(Straight out of the camera image from a Nikon D200, image by Sue Bryant)

This is an image one of my new photographers Susan shot while I was getting all the others exiting the outdoor 26 degree wedding we shot a couple of weeks ago in Lake Tahoe. Its really cool looking through someone else eyes on how they see a wedding. I asked Sue to capture for me as many little details, some she shot are just wonderful, even her husband Mike who was shooting got some really great shots. I am so proud of them! This next year they will start shooting on there own insted of with me and I cant wait to see how well they shoot thier own weddings for us!

These are just some of the weddings, anniversaries, celebrity events of this past year. Hoping and Praying that 2009 brings a change in our world, our economy and in the lives of those who seek the Lord!

 I’m winding up all my weddings for 2008, with only a few corporate events coming up all in San Francisco in November, the first at the Mark Hopkins Hotel, the second at the Ritz Carlton and SF MOMA Museum in December. Then its time for all those brides and grooms to get going and call us and get in here to book their dates or they’ll all be gone. There are only so many Saturdays open in a month and some months one weekend gets over 5 to 6 requests for the same date! Its nuts at times, but some months all brides seem to select the same date!

And now we have an election. This is a biggy folks, so I hope you are READING into both candidates and finding out who has the most experience, knowledge of the working goverment and not just voting for the best looking candidate. Now more than ever we need a strong, decisive leader, fighter for the American people who knows how to lead, and who loves America. So get out and vote on November 4th!

I’m not one who really like’s politians that much, I mean face it, how many times have we been lied to by these people? Yes, I know there are good ones and bad ones, but most of the time many come off as used car salespeople with fast tounges and before you know it you’re buying what they’re selling..then you know what happens after that. But last nights politcals were very different. I saw a different side and I beleive a changing of views of these high profile people who are working for us in government. Last nights event was a charitable fundraiser benifiting the UC Davis Center for Neuroscience and the Pacific McGeorge Institute for Laws of health and Aging. The Global Board Chairman was Senator George J. Mitchell, and he delivered a very moving speech to us all. Others who spoke were Senator Steinberg, Congresswoman Matsui, and some others. All in all, it was a great evening at The Tsakopoulos Library Galleria in Sacramento. Here are just some of the images I captured last night.

Senator Steinberg showing me the Tie presented to him by our present California Govenor

Senator Mitchell and Congresswoman Matsui

Its hard to believe that I’m turning 52 today, my mind and spirit is still stuck at 18, but my body tells me differently. LOL!  Its also a work day and again as in every year I’m booked for a job tonight soooo…no cake for me!

I did find this tidbit on the internet though of the worlds largest Birthday Cake, I wonder if it was chocolate?

Next Season on “Dancing with the Stars”!

Congratulations Jade and Akeem!

Senator George J. Mitchell

Being a professional photographer has its perks at times, shooting celebrities, authors, Govenors and other famous people allows you to get closer to them and at times have a private moment to capture them just being themselves without all the pressure and fuss that surrounds them. Next week I will have the opportunity to meet and photograph Senator George J. Mitchell who has helped change peoples lives throughout the world. Below is just a small amount of the Senators bio, it goes on in detail even more about this amazing man and his work.

In 2008, Time magazine included him on its list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
He is also chancellor of The Queen’s University of Northern Ireland. He served as chairman of the International Crisis Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of crises in international affairs, as chairman of the Special Commission investigating allegations of impropriety in the bidding process for the Olympic Games, and as chairman of the National Health Care Commission. Working on a pro bono basis, Senator Mitchell was the independent overseer of the American Red Cross Liberty Disaster Relief Fund, an organization formed to help victims of the 9/11 attacks.

At the request of President Bill Clinton and Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Senator Mitchell served as chairman of an international fact-finding committee on violence in the Middle East. The committee’s recommendation, widely known as The Mitchell Report, was endorsed by the Bush Administration, the European Union, and many other governments.

Nothing was going to stop us from having a great time and a wonderful wedding in Lake Tahoe yesturday, not even the 30mph winds and the 31 degrees it was outside. Can you say bitter cold..ouch! But we did have a great wedding, the sun broke through the snowy clouds just long enough to warm us up and get through the ceremony and family photos afterwards. Then it was off to the Horizon Hotel and a beautiful reception and just absolutley one of the best wedding buffets I have ever experienced, they fed us like my Jewish mother! Here are just a few images from our day. And as always ….more to come.