The Wedding: Craig and Raquel

Since my girls are so young, this is the closest I’ll come to understanding a mother’s heart when a daughter marries for a long, long time. Raquael is like my oldest daughter. She lived with Vance and I during high school. I was there the day she graduated. She jokes that her sister Rachael and I are like her other moms.

I am so happy for Raquel and Craig. Their wedding was beautiful and you could see how happy they were to become husband and wife.

I was able to take many more pictures of them outside the Oakland Temple, where they were married. However, I am still glad that we did another photoshoot before the wedding. They have so many great shots to enjoy.

Their reception was at a friend of the families. The place looked beautiful – they did a great job decorating. And, of course, the family’s trampoline was in the yard. Raquel came up to me and requested a few jumping pictures.

I shot them jumping into the sun, because the background was cleaner. The other directions had people, decor, etc. But shooting into the sun brings its own challenges – especially when your subjects are moving up and down.

The first time, this seemed to be the only picture to turn out. When I looked through these batch of photos a second time, I realized some of them could be very artsy with a little editing. I’ll be sure to post how they turn out later.

It was perfect. After the reception, Raquel’s three older siblings (Vance, Rachael and Mike) gave the couple a Vegas Honeymoon for a gift. I’ve been waiting and waiting to hear how she liked Vegas. We gave her tickets to the Phantom of the Opera and a few other fun shows.

Raquel… CALL ME!