GoodEye Photography + Design Blog

WARNING: This post has LOTS of big photos!! What can I say, Jared and Jasmine are an Attractive Couple (see: capitalization) that knows good photography when they see it. They reviewed my work online and booked me for their upcoming wedding without even meeting me first. I could’ve been some psychopath that also happened to […]

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Le Papillon restaurant had their annual get together of wedding industry professionals – this year at the new Boulder Ridge Country Club & Golf Course in South San Jose. It was great to meet so many new people, as well as get reacquainted with some old friends. There was a lot of talent in that […]

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Elizabeth booked my services just a couple weeks before her wedding day. There were only a few people attending (Mom, Dad, Sis, Kids) so it was an incredibly intimate affair. Of course Pacific Grove decided to rain that day – and rain it did – pretty much continuously. But it was light showers, not the […]

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I briefly met Shane and Linda last year at the local Starbucks for our “do we want to work together” meet-up. I thought they were great, and apparently the feeling was mutual. Fast forward a year and here we are – October 16, 2010. The weather threatened to rain – which would have put a […]

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Nici (“Nikee”) and Dalas (“Dallas”) are one of those couples that are just meant to be together. They’re laid back, funky and ironic in a cool way. We met at beautiful Highlands Park up in Ben Lomond; for those of you not familiar with the area, this is in the Santa Cruz Mountains past Scotts […]

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I met Dee and her twin sister way back in college, and thanks to Facebook we reconnected last year. We’d known of each others’ goings-on in a general sense through common friends, so she knew I’d gone professional with photography since the college days. As she was recently engaged, Dee contacted me to see if […]

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I met Rachel and Brandon when we had our engagement shoot back in July of this year down in my old stompin’ grounds, Morgan Hill. During that shoot – I discovered they were a special couple – not only are they both incredibly easy on the eyes, but they have a chemistry that makes them […]

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I met Grant and Karyn through Franco Uomo, the upscale men’s clothing store at Santana Row. While there, Grant got a few items for his suit, and when he mentioned he was getting married in a few weeks, Franco asked if he had a photographer. A couple days later, Grant and Karyn ended up hiring […]

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Rachel and Thom had a lovely little wedding in San Jose earlier this year. I designed the album below from their favorites… enjoy! Hint: click the “Fullscreen” icon to really see the album! [issuu layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml showflipbtn=true autoflip=true autofliptime=6000 pagenumber=2 documentid=100723001521-f7793220323e4189bf872b115c0a6de6 docname=rachel-thom-wedding-album username=goodeye loadinginfotext=Rachel%20%26%20Thom%20-%20Bride%20%26%20Groom%20Wedding%20Album%20-%20Proof01 showhtmllink=true tag=wedding width=900 height=600 unit=px]

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I met Jenn & Leon in November of 2009, they were a referral from a previous wedding I’d done (as is usually the case these days). We chatted over coffee, got to know each other and as the minutes flew by, I got more and more excited about their upcoming event. They have this spark, […]

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I didn’t meet Amber and Michael until three days before their wedding – they are local to Washington State, but were planning their wedding to take place in Santa Cruz, where I live. (WARNING: gratuitous self-promotion plug ahead) Being the young and tech-savvy couple they are, they searched Yelp for “Wedding Photographers” and with twenty-one […]

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It was a rainy weekend in San Jose, but luckily Rachel and Thomas had the foresight to have their ceremony and reception indoors at the historic San Jose Woman’s Club. The lovely couple had a Celtic/Scottish theme (the entire wedding party wearing dresses & kilts), and I’m sorry guys, but I think those legs need […]

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I’m used to dealing with first time bride and grooms, so I was delighted when I was hired to capture the memories of a 50 year wedding anniversary! Draped in Philipino ceremonial garb, Salvador and Lydia renewed their vows to each other in front of friends and family at Le Rivage hotel in Sacramento. The […]

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I’ve known Jenn & Johnny for a looong time, and was honored when they asked me to capture their wedding day. They are a lovely couple, and the camera adores them. Luckily they aren’t camera shy, and were willing to play around with my creative whims. They had a small wedding at a friend’s house […]

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Check out George and Claire’s 40 page wedding album proof below – they are such a fun couple and I hope the photos I chose for the layouts illustrate this. The venue is Larkspur’s Toll House Hotel in Los Gatos – the reception was in the middle courtyard, and with weather like we had, it’s […]

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My last “job” of the year was a birthday party for Tom Liston, the husband of Robin Liston, who I’ve worked with at Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park. Robin and her daughter, Ashleigh, wanted to surprise Tom (and all their 50+ guests) with a small ceremony between Ashleigh and her beau, Ross (both pictured […]

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I’m pretty happy with how Lauren and Branden’s wedding album turned out, especially the wedding ring spread above – believe it or not I shot the top-left and both right page pics on the wedding party dining table – some careful use of an off-camera Nikon SB-800 and quick adjustments to taste. Gotta love creativity […]

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{Slideshow Hint: Click for Full Screen Presentation} [slidepress gallery=’jonathan-and-dara-wedding-album’] A great looking couple, fun to shoot, lots of personality, and, of course, lots of love! Jon is actually a pretty darn good photographer as well!

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Catheryn & Sebastian had a wonderful ceremony at the Sainte Claire Hotel in downtown San Jose this last August – I had no idea the banquet spaces were so nice there! C&S are a beautiful couple inside and out. I really enjoyed our first engagement shoot down in monterey, they were real troopers braving the […]

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My goodness, this day started out with gorgeous weather on the coast of Pebble Beach, CA – then while the bridal party was getting ready, ominous clouds accumulated over the ocean. Marta, a real trooper, walked outside, staring at the intermittent lightning, holding her hands out expecting droplets to fall any second. Deep thunder warned […]

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