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We are Johnny and Cindy Stafford, a husband and wife photography team located between Yosemite and Fresno. We love shooting weddings in a documentary and artistic style and capturing the individuality couples bring to their wedding day. We are available for travel for destinations throughout California. Visit our most recent photography below or our old blog here. Enjoy!

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Yearly Archives: 2009

Alice & Austin’s Elderberry House Proposal

In romantic holiday fashion, we got a call from Erna’s Elderbery House asking if we were available to photograph a wedding proposal the next night. One of their guests had planned to propose to his beautiful girlfriend during their weekend getaway to Chateau du Sureau and wanted to have the moment captured. While I was...

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Happy Holidays!

We wish you much joy this holiday season!
Johnny, Cindy, Jonah and Jadyn Stafford

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Carlos & Adrienne’s Fall Yosemite Wedding

Ceremony: Yosemite Chapel
Reception: The Ahwahnee Hotel
Adrienne and Carlos were married during a beautiful late morning Catholic Mass at the Yosemite Chapel surrounded by the gorgeous Fall colors that filled the park during November. From every angle, the trees were full of golden leaves backed by a clear blue sky. This is quite a contrast to...

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Caitlin & Keith’s Yosemite E-Session

There have been so many heartfelt and emotional tributes on this Veterans Day and we didn’t want the day to end without us giving tribute to an incredible couple who we photographed in Yosemite this past weekend. Like many military couples, Caitlin and Keith have been living apart. Keith is a U.S. Marine who has...

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Erin & Matthew’s Holy Trinity Wedding

Hair Stylists: Neo Dolce Salon
Makeup: Studio Six Salon
Ceremony: Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church
Reception: Fresno Convention Center
Wedding Coordination: Shelli Armstrong & Mary Araujo
Catering: Pardini’s
Rentals/Decor: Town & Country Party Rentals
Floral: Lou Gentile’s Flower Basket
Cake: Sweet Dreams
Desserts: The Dotted Apron
Band & DJ: John Bilezikjian & Band
Videography: McLane Video Productions
Custom Lighting: Media Solutions, Inc.
Invitations: RSVP
Menu Cards: Exclusive Creations
We were...

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Cindi & Devan’s Tenaya Lodge Wedding

Ceremony & Recpetion: Tenaya Lodge
Stylist: Beautiful Brides
Cake: Sweet Dreams
Floral & Decor: Sheri Edwards
DJ: TNT
Cindi and Devan were married at the beautiful Tenaya Lodge in Fish Camp, just outside of Yosemite. They were first introduced by Cindi’s Maid-of-Honor, Karianne, who meet Devan when she moved to North Dakota (yes…North Dakota). Karianne had perfect success as a...

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Shannon & Tony’s Elderberry House Wedding

Ceremony: Yosemite Chapel
Reception: Elderberry House at Chateau du Sureau
Stylist: Bellissimo Brides
Floral: European Gardens
Officiant: Fr. Mike Lastiri
Cake: Creme de la Cake
DJ & Music Ensemble: Sierra Entertainment
You always know a wedding will be great when the groom makes a special request for a fun guys-only photo shoot. Right before the rehearsal we headed to Lewis Creek where...

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Erin & Matthew’s E-Session

Erin and Matthew’s wedding was just two days ago and a couple of weeks ago we photographed their engagement session. We really enjoyed getting to know them and hearing about the wedding plans. Both are part of agricultural families, so we decided to visit the plant (part of Matthew’s family business) to get some photos...

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Bri & Donnie’s Central Coast E-Session

We headed over to San Simeon, just North of Cambria, for Bri and Donnie’s engagement session to one of our favorite beaches. They loved the idea of an ocean shoot and wanted to include their beautiful dog, Cody. He was not disappointed (except that he didn’t get to be in all of the photos). We...

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Annie and Bryan’s Tenaya Lodge Wedding

Ceremony & Recpetion: Tenaya Lodge
Floral & Cake: Sweet Dreams
Stylist: Amanda at Hairway 41
Harpist: Laura Porter
DJ: Yosemite Entertainment
Annie and Bryan were married at the beautiful Tenaya Lodge, just outside of Yosemite. As you can see from the photos, Annie always has a smile on her face and throughout the entire wedding weekend she was so joyous...

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