When Amy inquired with me to photograph her wedding, she started her email by saying “ Jimmy + I met in prison”. Wait what?!? She followed up by saying that she was joking, but not really. Amy + Jimmy are both correction officers in Vacaville, California and they met while at work. I knew from our first interaction over email that we were a perfect match. I love sarcasm and Amy + Jimmy have THE BEST sense of humor. When Jimmy showed up for their engagement session, the first thing he said was “we’re not going to have to go through the ‘act naturally’ thing again are we?” I was like “woah buddy, the only awkwardness coming from this photo session will be me making a complete fool of myself.” He was satisfied with that and of course, I was the most awkward of all of us. Flashforward to their wedding day, they decided to tie the knot at the Mendocino By Overlook with a reception to follow at their family’s private residence in Mendocino.

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