Thanks for visiting our blog! We are Mike and Natasha and along with our love for photography we absolutely treasure the opportunity to capture the most cherished moments in people’s lives. As a recently engaged couple we know exactly how important it is to choose just the right vendors for your wedding day. We hold a promise to capture your photographs in the most amazing way you’ve ever seen to each of our couples.

This moment we call “now” is precious enough, but when you consider it in the context of a wedding day – well those are the moments you want to keep forever. We feel blessed to be invited to these celebrations and we capture them in a way that is real, meaningful, and unique.

A bit about Mike

Totally crazy about: friends, music, nature, exploring the world, traveling, my family, and of course, photography!

Something people might not know: I absolutely loved playing guitar for about 5 years before I realized it’s probably not my true calling. Ever since I found photography I’ve been involved with it 24 – 7 and I could not imagine a better career.

Love to munch on: Salty stuff! Just give me a giant salt lick and I’ll be a happy camper, JK, hehe! :) I also love tangerines and all kinds of tropical fruits, mmmm

Guilty pleasure: I love cool cars and technology. There, I said it! I think I feel better now :)

An amazing experience: After finishing college at UC Davis I left to go backpack through Europe for 2 months. One of the many highlights was being in Spain right at the time of the famous annual bull-running in Pamplona. It was equal parts exciting and unnerving at the same time. It was such an adrenalin rush! On the morning of the run just about the only thing keeping me calm was a lady in her 60’s who was participating in this event for her 30th time! It turned out just fine, but next time I might just watch it from the side, along with thousands of others :)

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A bit about Natasha

Totally crazy about: warm weather and sandy beaches, being with friends and family, traveling to new places, and kick-ass photos! :)

Something people might not know: when I was in middle school I completely fell in love with tropical plants: I learned how to grow them and kept about a hundred different plants in my room. It became very time consuming, and while I still like them a lot, I keep quite a bit less than 100 now :)

Love to munch on: Hi, my name is Natasha and I’m a chocoholic. That’s right, I looooove dark chocolate and I can have it anytime of the day. Did you know that the Aztecs called it the “Food of Gods”

Guilty pleasure: I love to read blogs and I have about 50 favorite ones at this point. I think it’s called “blogstalking” :) To share with you just a couple, check out these amazing So Cal photographers: The Image is Found and The Becker.

An amazing experience: The most amazing experience that comes to mind is the birth of my niece Dasha. Although I’m far away from her and my sister I feel that I’m very emotionally involved in her life. It still amazes me how the baby appeared seemingly out of nowhere and immediately took a giant part in the hearts of my family. I’ve seen her a couple of times now, but already it’s impossible to imagine how the family ever lived without her. Thinking of her makes me very emotional every time.

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We both love to travel and these are some of the places we liked most: Costa Rica, Greece, Spain, Israel, and now Thailand! You can see some of our travel galleries here: Choco Studio Travel Photos

Some of the countries we hope to see soon: Brazil, Argentina, Cuba and pretty much any place tropical :) We also want to see Alaska and the famed coast of Oregon.

You can view more of our wedding portfolio at www.chocostudio.com, call or contact us through the web form, and check out our Facebook page and join: