This beautiful couple had a really fun dinosaur-themed wedding at the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley.

It was mid-September and fall was just beginning, but it looked like spring when I met with Connie her husband Brian, their daughter Ellie, and Connie’s twin sister Laura. We went to the botanical gardens at Tilden Park in Berkeley where there were lots of fun nooks and crannies to shoot, including the redwood grove that reminded Brian of his roots in the Northwest. They are such a beautiful family- and couldn’t Connie and Laura be models? Oh that’s right, they said they had dabbled in it together at one time. It’s easy to see why.

There are so many beautiful little gardens tucked in to the historic adobes in Monterey. I have several favorites I like to visit year round, but they become a special treat when spring arrives. Though lovingly kept- some of these gardens seem to be seldom visited- so ducking into one can be like entering a secret garden. Enjoy!