I am so sick and tired of being sick and tired!!  The kids and I were sick for a week then we were better for a week, then I got sick again.  Once I started getting better I pulled a muscle...just tooo frustrating!  I do hope all of you are staying healthy!

Good new is, I have been keeping busy.  Check back soon for engagements, bridals and a few other tidbits!

Best wishes!

Tonight I photographed the wedding of these two incredibly relaxed, adorable and sensationally sweet couple.  Our day started at the Buddhist Church of Sacramento and then we headed over to the Sacramento Convention Center for a wonderful reception. 

Check out the remaining photographs here: http://pechan.smugmug.com/Weddings/303085

I was able to meet this absolutley fabulous couple in Old Sacramento a couple of weeks ago.  We had a wonderful time and took wonderful shots in the process.  Check back in August for their wedding photographs!

The other wonderful engagement photographs: http://pechan.smugmug.com/gallery/2618826#138194395

I was able to photograph these two at the place they first met!  I just can't get over how incredibly sweet Brandon and Sherida are!  Check back in September for their wedding photographs.

Take a peak at the rest of the engagement photographs: http://pechan.smugmug.com/gallery/2598218

These two are getting married in April of this year here in Sacramento.  Don't they look so calm and adorable for a wedding that is a month away?

Check out the rest of the photographs:  http://pechan.smugmug.com/gallery/2590726#136538933

March 15th is an important date for many in this Country as it is the day certain tax returns are due.  Of course personal returns aren't due until April 15th.  I can't tell you how much I hate the entire tax process.  Not just because at the end of the day you could be paying half of your income (Income, Gas, Sales, Property, Gift, Death) to the Government, but it is the process of paying taxes that really frustrates me.

The tax collectors assume you are guilty until you prove you are innocent.  Therefore, you have to be knowledgeable in all aspects of accounting, taxation and law in order to ensure you don't loose your shirt.  Of course if you are not "all knowing", you are supposed to be able to rely on the professionals. Let me tell you, not all CPA's are experts in taxation.  Just like not all lawyers are experts in criminal law or not all teachers can teach physics or not all doctors can perform brain surgery.  The tax law is not just confusing because of the way things are written, but you also have to know any judgements that have been cast on particular issues as they can set a precedents.

So if your not an expert, you run a risk of loosing allot or even going to jail.  For what?  Services that we benefit from right?  Of course everyone knows how poorly the government spends the money...Health care, Education, retirement...pick a topic I am sure each one of you have an opinion on how you could spend the billions of dollars our Government receives just a little more effectively.

Okay...I will leave it at that..I know we could all go on for hours on this topic. I wish you the very best with your corporate returns due today as well as your personal returns due in a month!!

Although these two live in Colorado, they will be saying "I Do" here in Sacramento in 2008.  They were so much fun and cute too!!

Take a peak at the rest of their photographs:  http://pechan.smugmug.com/gallery/2576404

Karen and Adam hired me on a Wednesday and we photographed their engagement session two days later in another State. 

 Check out the rest of their engagement photographs:  http://pechan.smugmug.com/gallery/2560242

On Saturday,  I flew to Colorado to check out a few potential living places and to photograph an engagement session.  I went through Parker (the pinery), Castle Rock (castle pines) and Evergreen.  Unfortunately, the scenery was no where near as beautiful as the shots I took in Utah. The last shot is from the airplane leaving Utah.

I was finally cleared to post process this wedding from March of 2006!  Congratulations you two!

Their on-line gallery: http://www.pechan.smugmug.com/Weddings/290611