Claire and Jake

March 18th, 2006
Woodlake, CA
The moment we walked in the church we were pleasantly reminded of Spring. There were beautiful arrangements of wildflowers, lillies, and pussywillows everywhere; the fragrance was so amazing! Claire's attention to detail made thier wedding so cool to be a part of down to the 'rose-buds' in her hair and the song selections. We even got a rainbow!Family and friends welcomed the newlyweds to the party with bubbles. The Crawford Barn was a perfect place to have the reception. It is rustic enough to be comfortable drinking beer in jeans yet perfectly romantic.
Ryan Olson among others got down with the limbo stick! woo!

Jared and Nikki

Another gorgeous day! March 12. 2006
Brandon and I had the great honor of spending the afternoon with Jared and Nikki to shoot their engagement pictures. This couple is SO fun to hang out with! We started out in Cayucos on the beach then went up to Cambria and had espresso and ice cream at the Rainbow Bean coffee house. We brought their dogs, Roxy and Dino to the beach they were so cute! My mouth was sore from laughing and smiling. Nikki is a beauty with an addictive laugh and Jared (who thinks he's not photogenic) totally is. It is going to be so fun to shoot their wedding.

I love my job!

Avila Beach
March11, 2006
The weather has been crazy over here. Snow? rain? hail? what will it be? Today it was fabulous! I met up with Kim Wescott, a second-mom, friend, and fellow photographer(I worked for her before starting Manuele Photography and she played a BIG role in getting me to where I am today!) I took a few pictures of her and her husband, Rick. Then I got to bounce back into 'assistant' mode and shot along side her for a family shoot. The Pope family was SO cool. They were so easy to photograph. Happy, easygoing, alive!
Here are some pictures of their very talented and photogenic sons.

My beautiful sister

March 10th, 2006
I am SO blessed to have a sister.
"You'll be glad you have a sister someday" my parents would tell me when I would cry to them about Caitlin hitting, mocking, taking, biting, ruining, etc. And they were truly correct. I am so thankful to have her just minutes away from me. There is not a soul that can share the speechless understanding we have with each other. And for this I am forever blessed.

While wasting time today Caitlin, my favorite model, let me take a few pictures of her in her new coat.

Brian and Sarah Manuele

We welcome the newest Manuele to the Family!
March 4th, 2006
Brian and Sarah balance each other beautifully. He is crazy and she is poised. The day of the dress rehearsal was the first time we met the infamous Sarah and we definately see what stole the heart of our cousin Brian! We had so much fun with all the family and friends! It didn't even feel like work!

Tammie and Ryan

February 28th, 2006
Tammie and Ryan are in Love! They are bubbling over with it and that makes it SO fun to photograph them! I cant wait for their wedding in July. We drove to Montana de Oro and climbed around taking pictures as they cuddled!

Stephanie and Eli Jackson

February 19th, 2006
Stephanie is Gorgeous! As soon as I met her I was so excited to shoot her wedding.
Though the weather was threatening to pour, God shed light on their wedding with a beautiful day! Both families were so gracious and welcoming and the flower girl and her brother were so much fun to hang out with before the ceremony!

Yay! my first official blog

Welcome to the Manuele Photography Blog. I'll be posting new and exciting things here as we shoot!
Enjoy.

'Careful what you wish for'
This is my little sister Caitlin engulfed in gumballs. We had a lot of fun shooting this. You can see this one and more at the SLO Barnes and Noble on display March 9th-April 13th