Carla and Kevin's engagement session

And here they are...Carla and Kevin!  Enjoy!  :)

We started in the beautiful redwood grove on the UC Davis campus.  It feels like a slice of California coastline, right there in the middle of the state.

 

 

Big trees = perfect fisheye moment.  ;)

 

It did rain a little, but stopped before long...yay!

 

Such a sweet couple.  :)  I'm so glad to have Carla as my cousin, and Kevin as future cousin-in-law!

 

 

Carla majored in English, and she and Kevin both love to read.  So we spent some time photographing at the library on campus...in the Shakespeare section!

 

"A Midsummer Night's Dream"...

 

Love this one!  So happy together... :)

If you'd like to see more, the full set of photos will be posted here soon when they're finished, and more are coming on Facebook too.

Happy Thanksgiving weekend, everyone!  Cheers!  :)

- Kelsey

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Kelsey Schweickert  |  San Francisco Bay Area wedding photographer
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Carla and Kevin ~ engagement session preview

Yesterday we dodged the raindrops at UC Davis to do Carla and Kevin's engagement portraits...and in between those raindrops we found some fantastic photo spots.  We had so much fun meandering around the campus.  In spite of the forecast, it actually didn't rain much at all, for which we were very grateful!

I'm coming down the home stretch finishing Jimmy and Lisa's wedding photos, so as soon as those are up I'll share more of these.  Carla and Kevin are fun, thoughtful, kindhearted people, and I'm thrilled that they asked me to photograph their wedding next year!  :)



- Kelsey

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Kelsey Schweickert  |  San Francisco Bay Area wedding photographer
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Why the blog has been rather quiet this month.

I've moved!  Same town, different place.  It's all very fun and happy...but as you can imagine, a ton of things had to get put on hold for a couple weeks!  Back to work now, looking forward to posting again soon...

 

- Kelsey

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Kelsey Schweickert  |  San Francisco Bay Area wedding photographer
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The past month has been inordinately busy...filled with good things, happy times, work I enjoy...but very, very full.  So this past weekend I put a lid on all the busyness and went down to Manresa State Beach with a bunch of church friends.

It was just the thing -- lots of good laughs with friends, quiet moments to reflect, time in God's beautiful creation, and a trip to my favorite Half Moon Bay nursery on the way back!  (Hey, I got out of there with only $40 damage to the checkbook, not bad for an incurable gardener!)

The camera came along, of course.  I was "off duty" and didn't take a whole lot of photos, but I think you'll enjoy these few... :)

 

 

Koob on the beach!

 

 

The winning team

 

Kurt and Jonah bodysurfing 

 

Jordan's awesome pirate kite

 

Annalisa!

 

Fisheye moment.  Hehe.

 

It was a gorgeous sunset...

 

And a beautiful moonrise too...the moon was almost full and incredibly bright that night.

 

Good times around the campfire

"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me,
for I am gentle and lowly in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

- Matthew 11:28-30

Till next time, friends!  :)

- Kelsey

Discovering beauty...

Kelsey Schweickert  |  San Francisco Bay Area wedding photographer
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Lisa and Jimmy...sneak peek!

Congrats to the new Mr. and Mrs. Ginilo!  They were married yesterday in beautiful Sonoma, CA, and everything was so gorgeous, I can hardly wait to share photos -- so here's a sneak peek for Lisa and Jimmy before they head off on their honeymoon.  Actually it's way more than a sneak peek...because I couldn't narrow it down to just a couple photos!  ;)

 

  

 

 

 

 

More to come.  :)  Can't wait!


- Kelsey

Discovering beauty...

Kelsey Schweickert  |  San Francisco Bay Area wedding photographer
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