Lisa & Oliver Wedding, 7-12-08 {Chico Wedding Photographer]

Congratulations to Lisa and Oliver, who got married on Saturday at Oliver's beautiful family home in Stilson Canyon in Chico, California. Lisa was a beautiful bride and a treat to photograph, as were her best girls -- one of whom I get to photograph getting married next month in Chico. Lisa and Oliver give you the feeling of such deep commitment to each other and have such wonderful and loving families and friends.

The smoke from our recent forest fires which have plagued northern California relented a bit and visibility was pretty good for us. It was even cooler than in recent days. You couldn't ask for a more perfect wedding day.

An amazing amount of work was done by Oliver's family cleaning out a beautiful, rustic barn on the property for the reception site and it was just a miraculous transformation. I can't imagine doing it justice in photos. It was strung every which way with festive lights and decorations. What a backdrop!

My excellent friends Mary and John of Digital Memories stopped in for a while and set up to shoot video of the ceremony (a total surprise!) as well as shooting some stills of the ceremony and formals with us. I love those guys!! Thanks, Mary and John! :-)

I just had to blog a couple photos of the mother of the bride and the mother of the groom. Are these just a stunning couple of moms, or what??

I'm a few days into editing the photos and hope to have them done within the next several days. I just couldn't wait any longer to post them on the blog!

Best of luck in the future, Lisa and Oliver!! :)












































And let's not forget the amazing Lynne, who not only planned this beautiful event (see that notebook?), but did that positively elegant wedding cake. Thanks, Lynne. You did great!!