Before I get into posting a few images for this super awesome couple, a quick update regarding photographic watermarks. I seriously HATE the thought of stamping some ugly logo/photographer credit on all of my blog images. I feel strongly that they distract from the photo, and so I held off from doing this for a long time. ‘Till a few days ago when I saw some of the photos I took in some random photographer’s online portfolio. Dude basically stole the images off my site and posted them as his own work. Of course I immediately emailed him and he did remove them, but now I’m wondering how many others have my photos in their portfolios. So. To maybe try and prevent this a little, from now on, all blogged images will have my new watermark: Sara Michele Stills + Cinema. A little name change too (and a new blog design is in the works too!). I’m not happy about this change, but it looks like in this digital age we live in that its a necessary one. 
Don’t worry though – all of my actual clients will be receiving the images with no watermark on them.
And so, now we can move on to the fun stuff!
Jessica and John Altan! Amazing couple. Fun wedding! Jessica and John Altan went to school together their whole lives but they didn’t actually start dating until college. They had the awesome idea of stopping by all the schools they went to together for a quick photo session at each after their ceremony. Here is one from their middle school ->
My day with them started at the groom’s house with a feast of sloppy joe’s and a toy gun fight:
Some quick family photos there, then off to the bride’s house. Mad props to Jessica for a PERFECT wedding day schedule. We had plenty of time for pictures, and everything ran exactly on schedule (this is incredibly rare in the wedding world!).
Ceremony was held at Sacred Heart in Roseville.
The reception was held at the Sterling Inn. The first photo is a “tradition” among Jessica and her friends –>
Thanks to Brendan Pfaff who was the DJ for the evening and introduced me to Jessica and John Altan. Brendan is a total class act amongst DJs, one of the best out there for sure.
Congratulations John and Jessica!!!
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