About our blog

People say to me all the time: “You're so lucky. You get to go to weddings all the time." They're right. We are lucky. We get to be among people having a great time, looking and feeling their best and participating in what is often the most important day in someone's life.

Here’s the other thing we are lucky to see: the terrific style and creativity that our clients bring to their celebrations. If there is one thing we’ve learned while photographing weddings, it is that a wedding doesn’t have to be expensive to be lovely. We dedicate our blog to sharing the terrific ideas that we’ve seen before and will see this coming season, with a focus on ideas that are simple, elegant and stylish.

All these images are the work of us or our associate photographers from events we've photographed. So, we say "thank you" to our clients who have shared their warmth and happiness with us.

About John & Theresa Valls

Because we love to travel, we photographed our first wedding together in exchange for two plane tickets to Europe. That was our original plan: we'd photograph a wedding or two, basically just enough to underwrite our love of italian food eaten in Italy. What we hadn't counted on, however, was how much we would grow to love everything about shooting and working together.

John's wedding photography is influenced by his advertising work with agencies, companies and magazines he shoots for. Avoiding an overly-produced style for his photos, John's images reflect his light touch as well as his ability to capture what is descriptive, yet beautiful.

My background in design management helps us create wedding albums that are both contemporary and timeless. I'm an avid believer in the strength of a killer edit, so I work with our clients to compile a photo selection that will meaningful and satisfying 25 years in the future.

Updated: Lynn and Roger, May 9th, 2009 at the Viewpoint Inn

May 21, 2009 Posted in peek, slideshows

joys-sneak2-000001 I am so excited about these sneak peek pics that I’ve just received of Roger and Lynn from our associate photographer. It was so much fun to photograph Lynn and Roger at their wedding earlier this month, partly because it was simply a perfect, perfect day. Both Lynn and Roger were so relaxed and mellow, (well, maybe Roger exhibited a few nervous-groom vibes, but only for a moment.) Lynn was serene and gorgeous and gave me the impression that she was truly “present” in her experience.

The day was warm and sunny, with loving family and friends in attendance. Everything occured exactly as planned and the couple had the cutest wedding party consisting of their nieces and nephews. And their ceremony was literally surrounded by family: their brothers and sisters held the corners of the chuppa and their mothers gave touching readings.

Since Lynn and Roger and avid cyclists, they were planning post wedding day bike ride up Larch Mountain, leaving from the Inn. Hope the ride was awesome, you two. Hope you enjoy this little taste of your pics. Stay tuned for the rest; we’ll have everything ready in a couple of weeks. And a big shout out to you, Robert for being your usual amazing self.

Update 6/3/09: Here’s a link to a slideshow of our favorites. And go here to see the entire gallery of wedding images. Congratulations Roger and Lynn!