Palmdale Estates, Fremont CA
Emma here for the post-wedding commentary. Usually, Alfred would be doing this, but Ella and I have locked him in his office until he comes out with all of Katy and Nolan’s edited pictures. He sometimes gets water and a slice of bread—but only on good days. 
Nolan and Katy met over a bag of Oreos. How cute is that? Their wedding was just as adorable and romantic as their first meeting, and their first date—swinging on swings.
Not a dry eye to be seen.
by Alfred Salom
I mentioned that we would be busy with personal engagements and with side projects. Rhoda’s wedding was one of our personal engagements. Emma was the MOH, our daughter Ella was the flower girl, and I served as babysitter for the night. I was asked to help second shoot this wedding (and would normally never pass up a chance to work with Ken–who also happens to be the photographer who I started assisting), but I was SO looking forward to being a guest for a change and getting to sit on the other end of the lens as I watched our two great friends get hitched—besides, as Emma reminded me, she needs me to assist HER with wrangling the little flower girl as she would be busy tending to the bride.
Just some snaps from the day:
Rehearsal:
Entourage:
My girl:
Reception:
Cake time:
More personal pics to come.
My wife’s BFF asked us to do a family shoot for their upcoming wedding. Their daughter Vicky wasn’t able to make their engagement shoot, so we put together a last-minute shoot for them.
I never thought getting two kids to look at the camera could be so difficult! But, at the end of the day, we got some good shots. The kids were so vibrant, and I’m hoping these pictures match that energy level. Vicky and Elle’s personality definitely shot through!
We had one of our Short and Sweet weddings (3 hours) last Sunday for a lovely couple, John and Molly. Our services were a gift to them from a close friend. What a sweet, and thoughtful gift.
Hats, hats, and more hats! Loved it. The coziness of the ceremony, mixed in with the beauty of the surroundings made for such a sweet wedding.
Molly was such a lovely, and playful bride. I just wish I had more time with her! I never knew three hours could fly by so fast (squeezing 15 minute formals here and there).
Just a note to my future couples, it’s good to have at least 45-60 minutes set aside for formals. The time is so worth it! I understand that this isn’t possible with the shorter weddings, so I try to squeeze everything into 15-20 minute increments.
