A whole new me!

Hello Family and Friends,
I am very excited to announce a big new change in my business: a new name. Actually it is not really a new name, because it is the name I've been using my whole life, Josh Gruetzmacher! This change has been brewing for a while now, and it was a difficult decision to switch everything up. Thanks to everyone who was involved in giving me advice about url's and everything else.

My new website can be found at: www.joshgruetzmacher.com

My new blog will be: www.joshgruetzmacher.com/blog

My new email will be: josh (at) joshgruetzmacher.com

Other than the new branding and site, not much else will change. I am still committed to providing couples with the best possible images from their wedding. A huge thank you to all of my past clients. Your beautiful smiling faces make me look good. I owe you all big time! Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your lives :) With the peak wedding season approaching, I am getting very excited for all of the awesome weddings that are in my lineup for this year. 2010 is the best year to be getting married since the dawn of time (I'm a little biased since I'm getting married this year). Thank you all, and stay awesome!

I got engaged!!!

On December 19th, 2009, I asked Alexis to marry me, and she said yes! It was an epic event! We are so happy!!! I will post again soon with our full story :)

Brandon and Nicole

While I was down in Santa Barbara, my best friend, Brandon and Nicole got engaged!!! I am so happy for them. Brandon and I have been friends for as long as I can remember, and it make me happy to see him with someone who compliments him so well. Nicole is very cool, and I have gotten to know her well since they started dating a few years ago. I love getting to hang out with these guys! I also have the honor of being able to be Brandon's best man for the wedding. 2010 is going to be a huge wedding year for me with so many friends and even family getting married. We took some engagement photos on the beach, and some under the pier (where they got engaged). You can see more photos in the SLIDESHOW too.

Even though I have done photos in so many spots in Santa Barbara, I had never used any of these spots before. I love the photo above, and the others from under the pier.

I saw these cool arches when I was driving down Chapala before. This building and these arches in particular build upon the Spanish architecture that defines Santa Barbara in a cool way. It was a cool spot to see and shoot at.

Congratulations!!

Zack and Chelsea

I got to meet Chelsea and Zack earlier this year when I was shooting Chelsea's brother's wedding (Charlie and Chrissy). I'm stoked that I get to be their photographer too! For their engagement photos, they came up to San Francisco, and we cruised around the city finding spots to shoot at. You can also see more photos in the SLIDESHOW. Good times :)

Jonathan and Sarah

Jonathan and Sarah and an awesome couple! I had a good time getting to know them while we wandered around downtown SF looking for cool photo spots. Some of the shots we got are below, or you can see more in the SLIDESHOW.