David's got photography in his DNA. "My great grandfather had a photo studio in Modesto, California in the early 1900s. I loved to rummage through my grandparents' box of photographic prints and I remember looking at a metal print that was dated 1909 from the Joe Baxley Photographic Studio. That was fascinating stuff to me and spawned an interest in the craft. At one point in my life, I owned 7-8 cameras, including a 5x7 view camera and an old Graphic Reflex and I would hike all other taking pictures of anything and everything.

"Back then, I was asked to do a few weddings, but I had other interests. I was more inclined towards landscapes and documentary photography. I did a few assignments for local newspapers, mostly sports, but shied away from doing 'people' pictures; I was much too shy for that. I was fortunate to attend the Academy of Art University in San Francisco for awhile, where I received some formal training.

"I got away from photography for awhile, but in 2001, a friend got wind of my photographic past and asked me to photograph her daughter's wedding. I reluctantly agreed but I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. A weddings, I realized, was the ultimate story and to be asked to photograph something so important, so 'once-in-a-lifetime' was a great privilege.

"Shortly after that wedding, Christie, and I established our business which we called 'Lexigraphics,' named after our first grandchild, Lexi (we have two children and seven grandchildren). Since then, we have photographed hundreds of weddings, 25-35 each year, mostly in northern California but also at other destinations in the US, including Maui, Kauai, and in several states in the US."