Courtland Wilson

Elke and Sean had a viking themed wedding in Merced, CA at Castle Noz. He lit this fire pit with a flaming arrow shot from a castle tower. Yes, that's a 8 foot flame.

The first dance between AJ and her dad during a backyard wedding in El Dorado Hills, CA. His genuine expression says it all. Black and white makes it more powerful.

Mikala and Karen's engagement session in Lake Tahoe, CA. This was towards the end of the session where the wind picked up, causing a dramatic look.

Two flower girl sisters were twirling the hearts away while waiting for the family photos portion to start. Shot at The Palms in Chico, CA.

I captured this flower girl picking her nose during the ceremony on a beach wedding in Aruba. Bonus points for flipping me off at the same time!

These flower girls were chasing each other with bubble guns, so I added the couple nearby and told them to shoot bubbles at the bride and groom. Natural light, shot at The Riggers winery in Richmond, CA.

We had 10 minutes for portraits inside the San Francisco City Hall. The main stairway that everyone uses was taken, so I decided to showcase as much as the inside architecture as possible. I added a blue gel behind the couple to make them pop against the natural warm tones of the interior.

This was taken shortly after a surprise proposal at Jenner, CA. This wave snuck in on us on the beach which made for an amazing laughing shot.

Kathy and Tom were married at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento. There wasn't a cloud in the sky, so hard light is all we had to work with outside. I noticed all of these triangles on the side of the clubhouse, and got this.

Madeline and Joe are huge rock climbers, so we wanted to get creative on the wall. This is their attempt at the famous Spiderman kiss on a rock quarry in Auburn, CA.

One of my favorite shots from Kim and Tyler's wedding in October at Saureel Vineyards in Cool, CA. This was shot through a beautiful tree to showcase the fall colors, making the couple pop.

The mother of the bride wanted a group photo of the bridesmaids before getting into their dresses. She didn't even know I took this above her head.

Elopement in Rocky Mountain National Park. The newly weds traveled from Chicago and brought their dog Penny along for the adventure.

The gold string lights created a "runway" affect, so I added a purple gel behind the couple to create a silhouette. Shot at Monte Verde Inn in Foresthill, CA.

Taken during an engagement session at Helwig winery in Plymouth, CA. This is the wine cellar in the basement, stretching for hundreds of feet.

Tamara and Rob had a small wedding at the San Francisco City Hall, and wanted something different than the average staircase photo so many photographers do. I placed them each in their own column of window light and had my friend Danielle (the primary photographer) lift Tamara's dress to give it some movement, while Rob was in the foreground ahead of his bride. The final result makes you look twice, maybe even three times. I love this photograph in black and white because of the soft fall off the window light naturally provides.