Wedding Planner: Jenny Connors, Sheer Delight Events

Cake: Sift, Napa 

The boys even got into the fun!

Location: Bridgeport

Wedding Gown: Maggie Sotero | Bridesmaids Gowns: David's Bridal | Tuxes: Men's Wearhouse

Hair and Makeup: Elizabeth Cedillo

Floral: Epic Stems

Cake: I Would Rather Be Baking

DJ: Elegant Music

Left to Right: Miss Teen Vacaville- Sky Kucala, Miss Vacaville- Hazel Payne, Mrs. Vacaville- Elicia Stewart, Mrs. Solano County- Katie Smith, Miss Solano County- Ciara Holmes,  Miss Teen Solano County- Kaila

To book any of the vendors please click their links, or scroll to the end of my post where you can find their contact information. :)

SPA L SALON AND SPA: 

3442 Browns Valley Rd. Ste 200 Vacaville, CA 95688

Phone: 707-448-3105 | Email: spalsalon@hotmail.com | www.spalsalon.com | www.facebook.com/spalsalon

STEMS FLORIST AND EVENTS

637 Merchant St. Vacaville, CA 95688

Phone: 707-451-8585 | www.stemsfloristvacaville.com

BLACK TIE ARABIANS

5949 Silveyville Rd. Dixon, CA 95620

Phone: 707-685-0817 | Email: blacktieranch@msn.com | www.blacktieranch.com

Enjoy some of my favorite shots!!!

Enjoy my fav shot from this beautiful newborn session with Morgan.  LOVE the rustic flair!

Enjoy one of my favorite shots from an adorable newborn session with Giana. CUUUUUUUTE 

Beautiful Tutu and Custom Headband by Kool Kids Boutique in Vacaville, CA 

I had the opportunity to shoot a beautiful outdoor garden wedding for the most sincere family ever.  I had a wonderful time and it was an honor to get to know such loving and genuine people!  Enjoy a one of my favorite shots from their day. 

Event Coordination and Florist: Stems Florist and Events Vacaville, CA, Caryn Mikich

Officiant: Personal friend of Bride

Wedding Gown: Great Mall of Milpitas, CA

Tuxedos: Tuxedo Den, Vacaville, CA

Caterer: Anderson Family Catering Winters, CA

Cake: Emily Back of Winters, CA

DJ: DJ Barnett Entertainment, Troy Barnett

Bridal Hair: Leah at Expressions, Vacaville, CA

Kat Loera | SF Bay Area Wedding and Portrait Photographer | Boutique Babies | Aspen's 1st Birthday

Happy Birthday to Aspen, this little angel is celebrating her 1st Birthday! 

Aspen is always waving to me! :) Here's my favorite shot from her 6 months milestone ;)

Recently I shot the Morris Family, how gorgeous are these ladies!!  What was so wonderful to see was how excited they were to spend time together and how much fun they brought to their shoot!  What a great time!!! 

Here's a little sneak peek...

Devon is graduating this year from Vaca High... 

I have been shooting like CRAZY and will post some sneak peeks soon but for now, I am so in LOVE with this shot from a recent shoot.  Just beautiful. 

Portrait Photography : Fry Family | Family and Children's Photography | Vacaville, Ca

Boutique Babies : Cason | Newborn, Baby and Children's Photography | Vacaville, Ca

Here's another in from Cason and Sadie's shoot the other day.  I love this series of Sadie, how adorable is she!!!!!

Boutique Babies : Cason | Newborn, Baby and Children's Photography | Vacaville, Ca

I'm excited to share a sneak peek of the newest addition to the Stems Florist and Event's crew, CASON.  How beautiful is he!!!  It was a beautiful day in Downtown Vacaville and fall colors were all around.  

Congratulations Amanda!

Enjoy!

By popular demand I recently began offering Boudoir Photography and I am SO EXCITED to share some shots from my first shoot!  This was the most amazing experience for me.  I wouldn't have expected but it's actually an emotional experience to capture a woman in a vulnerable state.  I felt a tremendous responsibility to really showcase her true beauty and I think it was a HUGE success, these shots are GORGEOUS. 

Shot at The Citizen Hotel in Sacramento, CA

Enjoy ;)

The day was absolutely GORGEOUS and the sunset even more so.  Judy and Diogo make the loveliest couple anyone could imagine and I thoroughly enjoyed shooting their engagement photos out at Baker Beach in San Francisco, CA.  Here's a sneak peek!

Shoot me an email if you have any questions. 

muuuaaaahhhh!

Fall Ball images are finished! Hit the play button to view the slideshow. This was such a wonderful event! Enjoy!

I had a wonderful time at Susan and Jim's Vacaville wedding last weekend!!  What a GORGEOUS bride!  Susan and Jim had the most touching ceremony, performed by their personal friend.  I could barely keep the tears from falling!!  After several days of rain, the day was blessed with beautiful weather and the sunset ceremony was just perfect.  Allow me to share a beautiful sneak peek of their special day!  Enjoy!

I am so pleased to have had the honor to capture Mary and Nathan's Love Story as it unfolded!!  Mary and Nathan wed at Travis Airforce Base in a heartfelt ceremony followed by a beautiful reception surrounded by family and friends.  Love was all around and it was amazing to see such a wonderful grand celebration!

Here's a little sneak peek! Enjoy!

Below are a couple of my favorite images as well as the gallery link.  www.katloera.com/smsf2012. Enjoy. 

How adorable is this newborn baby I shot recently!  CUTE!!!

Announcement:  Exciting news to share!!  KAT LOERA Photography is the new aliak, LLC.  aliak, LLC will remain the parent company, but the new 'every day' business name will be KAT LOERA Photography. 

You may be asking why the change?  Well, to be honest, even though I LOVED the name aliak, which is a play on my beautiful daughter's name... Clients just had a really hard time pronouncing it!  Even friends who know our daughter never really "got it" so I finally decided to just go for it.

So, took some time to develop new branding and got a little personal this time around... I love the new polished look and am so excited to order some new marketing materials as well. :)

A few days ago I posted a sneak peek from a fitness shoot with my client in Vacaville.  Well, I've just finished post processing and my gosh, the images are so stunning... had to share a couple more favs.  She's seriously a dead ringer for Julianne Moore!!! Enjoy!

I was BEYOND excited when recently asked to shoot a fitness session for a woman who radiates strength and beauty!!!  The day was so fun, I shot her cross-fit routine and oh my gosh, talk about a CRAZY hard workout!!!  Definitely inspiring! :)  

Here's a sneak peek of one of my favorite shots from the day. More to come in a couple of days. Enjoy!

Today, I had the best time photographing Aspen, a beautiful 6 month old baby girl at a local park in Downtown Vacaville.  She was an absolute doll, SUPER happy with the best personality. She was SO easy to photograph, constant smile, just a cutie-pie!!! 

Enjoy one of my favorite shots from today. 

To schedule your Boutique Babies shoot click here

My family is passionate about empowerment and strength of character and one of the ways we instill this in our daughter has been through introducing her to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  She has been training almost 2 years now and it has been a wonderful experience for our entire family.  We have had an opportunity to meet the most sincere and wonderful people and made such great friends along the way.  

Of course, I'm always documenting things along the way, "telling our life's story" and here are some shots of a couple of recent seminars our daughter had the opportunity to attend.  One with 6x World Champion, Leticia Ribeiro and one with 3x World Champion Kyra Gracie. Both were dedicated to women and girls only and incorporated excellent practical and leverage techniques specifically designed for women and those fighting attackers much larger or heavier than themselves.  What an awesome experience to spend time training with so many girls from all over California and some traveled far beyond to learn from these renowned women who are Multi-World Champion Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners. Opportunity of a lifetime.  

Leticia Ribeiro Seminar, San Francisco, CA  { link to full gallery } 

Kyra Gracie Seminar, San Francisco, CA { link to full gallery }

This Sneak Peek is HOT off the press!!  Just shot today, we shot Mary and Nam's stunning engagement shoot at Domaine Chandon Winery in Yountville, CA.  What an adorable couple, and couldn't ask for a more gorgeous setting! Mary and Nam drove 2 hours all the way from Morgan Hill... I may be a little biased but I think it was worth the long drive!:) Sharing one of many favorites from today- More to come!

Supporting local community is so important to me and is something very close to my heart.  Each year I make it a personal goal to donate my services to a local foundation or non profit organization.  Last month I was fortunate to meet a wonderful woman, Debbie Bell who heads the NF Foundation of California.  

WHAT IS NEUROFIBROMATOSIS?

Neurofibromatosis, also known as NF and formally known as von Recklinghausen’s Disease is a genetic disorder of the nervous system that results in the growth of noncancerous and cancerous tumors along nerves.

About the sunrise run

In 2011, Vacaville Sunrise Rotary and Neurofibromatosis CA joined forces to host the Sunrise Run, the successor event to the separately hosted Fiesta Run and NF Steps.  The Sunrise Run features a half marathon, 10k run and 5k run/walk, as well as 1/4 mile and 100 yard kids runs.  All of the courses conclude at Vacaville High School’s Tom Zunino stadium where friends, family, food and festivities await.

I was honored to shoot their annual Sunrise Run held in Vacaville, CA.  Enjoy some of my favorite images taken from the day and a video at the end. :)

CLICK to view full gallery

CLICK to view video

Enjoy!

OMG and How can I forget a special thank you to Matthew for agreeing to let me shoot Vanessa's sexy heels on the hood of his baaaaaby! WHAT A GREAT SPORT!  Guys, you can relate.  (Like guys really read my blog! HAHA)

Video:

My Favs:

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Today, I had the honor of shooting Sandy and Paul's engagement session.  Talk about a sweet, sweet couple!!  By the end of the day we felt like old friends, they are into MMA as much as we are!  The day began meeting at Peet's as a touch point, that is after their long commute from San Jose!  Then it was off to Lake Solano in Yolo County for their photo shoot.  The weather was so beautiful, but it was a HOT one, over 90 degrees! By the way, can I ask just what happened to Spring??  Because it clearly skipped Vacaville this year! Sandy and Paul were real troopers and never complained once about the heat OR the kids that KEPT running into our shot, I think they thought we'd make them famous or something! Hahahha.  

Enjoy a sneak peek of their shoot!

Today was so much fun with Vanessa and Matthew in historic Folsom, California. We began the day with perfect weather at gorgeous Folsom lake and then moved onto the bridge in historic Folsom city. 

Enjoy a Sneak Peek!

Hello!

Mother's Day is RIGHT around the corner (May 13th)  Why not give her a certificate for a gorgeous, glamourous portrait session?  Or make it a Mother & Daugther session with the works, including full hair and make up!  A day they'll never forget and beautiful portraits to be cherrished a lifetime.

Gift certificates can be applied toward any purchase or Photography Collection.  The perfect gift!

Email for more information

20x20 Wall Portrait

Today's sneak peek is of an ADORABLE little princess who was just the cutest thing ever!!  She had so much energy and such a great personality.  

ENJOY!

Today's Sneak Peek is from my recent engagement session with Yiming and Felix at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens.  

This SWEET couple is from Wisconsin and I think they've been to more places in California after moving here for just a year than I have!! :) This was such a fun session and the location, OMG absolutely breathtaking!!  

Had the most amazing time photographing Shadan and Braden's engagement at City Hall in San Francisco, CA.  How stunning does Shadan look in this Sneak Peek!  

Enjoy a sneak peek below... 

Here's one of my favorites from the couples shots.

And here are a couple of Gorgeous, sultry shots of Corin... Just beautiful!

Looking for the perfect gift for your special someone?  Gift certificates can be applied toward any purchase or collection.  The perfect gift!

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Attention Ladies- Inspired by Valentine's Day, and by your personal requests, I am so excited to now offer Boudoir Portraiture! As a special treat, included with every boudoir session is a traditional portrait.

Boudoir sessions can be individual or booked as a "Boudoir Party" where you can get together with a bunch of friends for a girls night! SO FUN! 

Boudoir isn't about the risque, it's absolutely about empowerment, about capturing the innate confidence a woman feels about herself and her body.  It's an honor to be chosen for these projects.

Email or call to book your session!

Featured in SolanoFit Magazine

I am pleased to share a recent ad layout I shot and designed for local business Fabio Prado BJJ/Millennium SportsClub.  The ad is featured in the current issue of SoFit Magazine!

Check out Fabio on the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter where a member of Team Faber he coaches alongside Urijah Faber and fellow Team Alpha Male coaches Master Thong, Dustin Akbari, Justin Buchholz, and Lance Palmer.

Check out the below slideshow of our favorite images.