The Fredy Family: road trip

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Yosemite Trip #1 in 2013

Travel is part of a wedding photographers job. Luckily we are huge fans of traveling and day trips so last weekend we got up very early and drove down to Yosemite Valley for a meeting that I had at noon with a 2013 bride. Since they are planning their wedding from out of the area this was the only time we would be meeting before the wedding.

We had never been to Yosemite in the winter, even Mike who lived there in the summers for half his life had not seen the valley with snow. What a treat! It was so pretty! But it was cold. Very very cold. I wish I had been better prepared for it. The kids had a blast. They love Yosemite.

We headed in on HWY 120 out of Groveland

Big Oak Flat entrance station.

HWY 120 in the park. A sheet of ice. And only 4 cars passed us the other direction.

El Capitan

I guess there is still a need for payphones..... no cell service

The Yosemite chapel is down right adorable! Can you imagine this as your wedding backdrop? In fact there was a wedding there that day!

The wedding that I booked is at the Ahwahnee with the same amazing staff that worked on my last Yosemite wedding that is featured in Real Weddings!

Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls

Upper Yosemite Falls

HWY 140 heading of the park and down to El Portal

Sweet baby Annabelle

Skunky and Hanuta

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Lake Tahoe

Today I scheduled a consult with a bride who was in town visiting her parents in Lake Tahoe. I thought it would be a great opportunity for us to take the kids up to the snow for a quick trip. Since we are so close it seems crazy not to take advantage of it. Their aunt Andrea also met us from Reno.

The consult was at this amazing bakery in Tahoe City called the Tahoe House Gourmet Bakery. Oh my gosh it was so good. Mike and I each had the croissant stuffed with Black Forest ham, guyere cheese and green onions. I am still drooling over it.

We took the kids down to the public beach in Tahoe City which of course is covered in at least 2 feet of snow. It actually warmed up quite a bit so it wasn't at all cold while we were down there. The kids complained only when they got snow in their boots or when we told Cole he could not bring the dead crawfish home with us. Gross!!!!

For those who want to know the camera details. These were all taken with the Canon 5Dmk3 and the 24 1.4 L lens. (except for the 2 above and the very last photo. Those are iphone)