Darlene & Reece

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  It was less than a week ago, but seems so much further back to me now that Christmas season is in full swing.  My tree is decorated and outdoor lights are up...I love all the sparkly things that come out this time of year!  :)

On to the important stuff.  I have so many other sessions/weddings to share, but I just finished this wedding and I'm so excited that I decided it gets to go next!

Reece and Darlene were married way up north in the town of Challenge, CA -- or rather near the town, at the Woodleaf Young Life camp.  Such a gorgeous place.  And perfect weather!

Darlene is a fellow photographer (and a good one!), and she and Reece made sure to allow plenty of time for bride/groom portraits before the wedding.  We wandered all over the camp and found all sorts of wonderful settings.  Good times!

 

- Kelsey
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Helen and Graham's wedding

Helen and Graham tied the knot amid the redwoods in Fairfax, CA, this summer.  We had a grand time doing photos beforehand in a nearby park and quaint downtown Fairfax.

These two are hilarious!  They kept me in stitches during their engagement session, and their wedding and reception were sincere and light-hearted, just like they are.  I love their adventurous spirit -- totally willing to do whatever it takes for a good photo.  It makes me feel so special to be trusted like that.  :)  Thanks, Graham and Helen!

All God's best to you two!  Enjoy life together!

- Kelsey

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Reece & Darlene - engagement

This wedding is coming up fast!  I met up with Reece and Darlene in Sacramento a few weeks ago for some engagement portraits, and their wedding is next week!  We had a wonderful time wandering around the Capitol grounds and Old Sac.  This is one romantic couple, let me tell you.  The way they look at each other...it's the cutest thing.  :)

Looking forward to photographing their wedding soon!  :)

- Kelsey

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Chris & Shannon

Chris and Shannon were married on a beautiful sunny day in Colorado...just after a snowstorm dumped a couple feet of snow on everything (and caused flight delays, and otherwise scrambled people's travel plans...but they all made it!).

It was a perfect "bluebird day" filled with sunshine, snow, and lots of friends of the happy couple.  I'm so thrilled Chris and Shannon found each other.  God clearly has a hand on these two lives!

- Kelsey

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Frank & Edith

Welllll so it's been a long and busy summer.  But who hasn't had a long and busy summer?  So that's no excuse for not posting.  Truth be told, I've been posting on Facebook and neglecting this blog, but that isn't fair to my readers who aren't on Facebook...so here goes!  Lots of catching up ahead!

To start off, here's a lovely older couple who celebrated a special wedding anniversary in June, and wanted portraits done to commemorate the occasion: Frank and Edith, still in love after 65 years!  (Yes, 65!!)

- Kelsey

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"Careful Unreasonableness"

Sometimes Oswald Chambers says something that really hits me between the eyes.  My mom mentioned this one to me a few days ago and it's just too good not to share...

"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow, they simply are! Think of the sea, the air, the sun, the stars and the moon—all these are, and what a ministration they exert.

"So often we mar God's designed influence through us by our self-conscious effort to be consistent and useful.  Jesus says that there is only one way to develop spiritually, and that is by concentration on God.  'Do not bother about being of use to others; believe on Me'—pay attention to the Source, and out of you will flow rivers of living water.  We cannot get at the springs of our natural life by common sense, and Jesus is teaching that growth in spiritual life does not depend on our watching it, but on concentration on our Father in heaven. Our heavely Father knows the circumstances we are in, and if we keep concentrated on Him we will grow spiritually as the lilies.

"The people who influence us most are not those who buttonhole us and talk to us, but those who live their lives like the stars in heaven and the liles in the field, perfectly simply and unaffectedly. Those are the lives that mould us.

"If you want to be of use to God, get rightly related to Jesus Christ and He will make you of use unconsciously every minute you live."

- My Utmost for His Highest (May 18)

Good thoughts.  Invite Jesus into your day, and just be yourself!

- Kelsey

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Kelsey Schweickert  |  San Francisco Bay Area wedding photographer 
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