Thomas and Laura tying the knot in a garden! When I first heard about the location for this wedding I had a hard time visualizing how it would all fit, but all I can say now is, WOW! Watson’s Veggie Garden on Main Street is definitely a tucked away gem. Even the drizzle of rain could not steal anything away from this quaint little spot. In this garden, Pastor Travis Aicklen officiating at the ceremony, brought this man and woman to husband and wife.

This vintage inspired wedding included flowers from Sweet Memories, with some of my favorites! One of the valley’s favorite places to dine, Fugazzi’s catered the wedding with delicious food.Musical stylizing for the processional was provided by the unique beard and voice of Jerrod Turner of the Gospel Whiskey Runners.

Now, let’s bring together the best of two worlds, Taylor’s Hot Dogs and Brewbakers beer! These late night dogs were a nice topper to the hungry bellies on the dance floor. Watching all the dancing feet, I couldn’t help but notice Thomas and his groomsmen ‘s feet, which were all fitted into a pair Toms Shoes. To add a sweet touch to the evening, there was a dessert table full of homemade goodies. One of the popular desserts of the night was the Oreo balls, enjoyed on unique plates that were collected from various thrift stores.

I can’t thank Thomas and Laura enough for having such a unique and beautiful wedding, and thank you for letting me be apart of it and thank you for making my job easy.

You made it to the end! Check out their engagement photos here.

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James and Lindsay started dating way back when they were 16 and 17, and amazingly managed to survive dating long distance throughout college.

Their wedding was held at the beautiful Palmdale Estates.

This wedding had a ton a details to photograph, she rode up to the wedding in a horse drawn carriage, the boys showed up with the groups favorite beer in hand, "Pliny the Elder" (which was a fun prop), and the couple even peddled up to the reception on beach cruisers (yes Lindsay did ride a bike in her wedding dress, loved it).

The wedding was beautifully decorated, the location was amazing, the weather was perfect (look at those clouds!), and the couple picked the perfect time of day for it all to happen (sunset of course), enjoy!

Good Tuesday to everyone, I’m still up burning the midnight oil to finish up Shelby’s Senior portraits. It was pretty hard for me to pick which ones to share, we took a pretty wide sweeping set of pictures covering lots of styles. She was a very quirky, artistic young lady, and quite a talented photographer herself! You can check out some of her work here and here. Shelby at one point attended Central Valley Christian, but then transferred to Golden West High School, where she is a soon to be graduating senior! My favorite part of her shoot was rolling around in her jeep at sunset, brought back lots of fond memories.

To see the whole set, go here (your going to have to ask her for the password though)

I actually met the Griffin’s while photographing their house for the December 2010 issue of Lifestyle Magazine.

Enjoy!

One Day Without Shoes is the day we spread awareness about the impact a simple pair of shoes can have on a child’s life. On April 8th, 1/4 million people went a day, part of the day or even just a few minutes, barefoot, to experience a life without shoes first-hand, and inspire others at the same time. We set up a photo booth at the 210 Cafe in Visalia to help do our part to share the love. Drop it MODERN© graciously donated a pair of back drops for everyone to play with. Enjoy!

To see all the photos go here!

Don’t forget to tag yourself and your friends! Might as well “Like” our Facebook page while you are there too =)

Forrest Cavale: Visalia Wedding, Portrait and Commercial Photographer

Tamara and Erik were married at the beautiful Stauffer Chapel at Pepperdine University in Malibu California. Tamra and Erik met while they were both attending Pepperdine University, and according to Tamra’s mom, Tamara was sure that she was going to marry Erik after their first date. The ceremony was full of close friends and family and it was a pleasure to photograph this beautiful wedding, the love that their families have for them was apparent through the whole weekend. Despite a rainy day Tamara made the best of it with matching rain boots and umbrellas for each of her bridesmaids. Even though it was raining on the day of their wedding, the weather was perfect for their engagement photos on the beach in Malibu California.

Forrest Cavale and Zach Niles are Wedding, Commercial, and Portrait Photographers for Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield and San Jose areas

Students at Pepperdine University, Tamara and Erik decided to have their engagement photos up in the hills and down on the beach. This was our first time integrating video in to a photo shoot, the video was shot with a Nikon D90 and still images were taken with a Nikon D3.

The success of  the “video portrait” taken during this photo shoot has inspired us to revamp our offerings completely, expect to see a lot more video in the future, and see a videographer joining the ranks very soon!

I was lucky enough to book a wedding in Yosemite CA, at The Ahwahnee Inn I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.