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Friday, April 20, 2012

Marie And Sean | The Prado

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Some images from a gorgeous Spring wedding at The Prado… Marie and Sean are a really relaxed, low-key couple who are obviously head over heals in love.  They planned an afternoon wedding in beautiful Balboa Park on a gorgeous Spring day.  Their decor was amazing! They incorporated a lot of old books into their center pieces and even made paper flowers from the pages.  Since they are both teachers and lovers of theater, this was perfect.  Another touch I loved…Marie had fabric from her Mother’s lace wedding dress added to her own dress. The neckline was absolutely gorgeous!  There were so many sweet, handmade touches at this wedding.  For their first dance, they danced to “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” but an incredibly sweet version by Ingrid Michaelson.  I felt like this song was just so fitting for them… understated, authentic, simply and absolutely lovely.  Best wishes to this lovely couple!  I can tell they are going to continue to be very, very happy together.

These flowers were made for this window!
Love this sweet moment between mother and daughter.
Look at those eyes! Stunning.
I absolutely love the way her fingers are delicately reaching for her veil…
Dapper.
Officiants are using iPads!
Walking down the aisle.
Father of the groom…
The wedding party
The bike was kind of their mascot for the wedding, as it could be seen on their invitations, programs, etc.  So cute!
Books are works of art filled with stories, history, knowledge… Why not use them as centerpieces? What a cool idea.
A globe…another great decorative piece with lots of meaning…
Paper flowers made from the pages of books!
Check out that beautiful light.
Last dance of the day.
Our mobile photo studio, Snapshot Studios, was a huge hit! Everyone had lots of laughs and lots of fun.

Venue  |  The Prado

Coordination  |  Swann Siorees

Music  |  Michael Tiernan

Florist  |  Rae Florae

Cake  |  Flour Power

Photo Booth  |  Snapshot Studios

All flowers & centerpieces were donated to the SD Hospice after the event through Swann Soirees…really great idea.

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Monday, April 9, 2012

Surprise!

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Jen and Brett, one of the fabulous couples we have photographed recently got our work and their wedding photos and story published. They didn’t mention that they were submitting the article and images, but we found out when we received the magazine in the mail. What a great surprise!

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Monday, March 19, 2012

Natalie and Brendan | Scripps Seaside Forum

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This couple has the greatest story… Natalie is from the US and Brendan is Australian. They first met while they were both traveling solo in Thailand. And they had their first date five months later in Greece. And that was pretty much it for them…they were in love and stayed together even though they were many thousand miles apart.  So cool!  They are both just full of life and Brendan is quite the joker. We had a lot of laughs and a lot of fun with these two… Here are some images from their beautiful wedding in La Jolla at the Scripps Seaside Forum.  The venue is an incredible combination of beautiful, natural coastline and stunning modern architecture.  The vibe of the day was vibrant, lively and fun, as you can see from the colors and especially on the expressions on people’s faces! We took photos of the newlyweds on Mt. Soledad, where Brendan proposed, which was kind of perfect with the American flag waving in the background. Natalie will be joining Brendan in Australia, which will be their home base from which I’m sure they will depart on many adventures together. Their reception was a killer party with lots laughs (and cries), corn hole competitions and and even a worm competition, where two of the guests danced ‘the worm’ across the floor. The winner received a bottle of Tequila that had the worm inside it;-)

Makeup  |  Bootleg Rouge Makeup

Ceremony  | Saint Brigid Catholic Church

Reception  |  Scripps Seaside Forum

Videographers  | Blue Tiger Films

Catering  |  Crown Point Catering

Florist  |  Ashley Elizabeth

DJ  |  Mick, Elite British DJ

 

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Rock the Dress!

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You’ve probably heard of ‘trash the dress’ photo shoots and thought, “I don’t really need photos of myself rolling around in the sand in my wedding dress as waves crash over me.” And, I’d have to agree that that can feel a bit trite, depending on how it’s done.  We’d just like to throw out our idea of what you can do to get the most out of this special time in your life. First of all,  there’s really no need to ‘trash’ that dress that probably cost you thousands of dollars.  It’s kind of like the rock stars that smash their uber expensive guitars  (that cost enough that feed a village for a year) because they can…not cool!  We prefer that you get the most out of your dress (and your wedding experience in general), which is why we call these editorial style shoots ‘rock the dress’ sessions. I can’t think of any other time in your life that you will invest so much money, thought and emotion into a piece of clothing (At least, I certainly hope not…unless you are going to the Oscars!).  All the focus around weddings seems to be on squeezing in to the dress, and not about what you can squeeze out of it!  It’s nice to be able to squeeze all you can out of the wonderful experience of wearing such a piece of art.

It’s also nice to spend your wedding day with your guests and not having to feel torn between getting lots of photos of the two of you and spending time with your guests. Stacie and Dennis wanted to spend as much time with their family and friends as possible, so their wedding day photography was about documenting the day as it unfolded, which involved them with their friends and family, most of the time.  They knew they would have a shoot later where they would go out, just the two of them, with no time constraints and have a photo session that was just about them…Since their wedding was in a more tropical setting, we chose Balboa Park as the location for the shoot to provide a contrast to their wedding photos and also with the thought that the classic and romantic architecture would compliment Stacie’s gorgeous dress. We had so much fun on this shoot, and these two got lots of applause and ‘congratulations’ by passer-by’s. We just pretended it was the wedding day, rather than telling them it wasn’t!  To me, the whole shoot was worth it just for the shot above! I’d also like to add that Stacie’s dress was not made much dirtier than it got on the wedding day:-)Congrats again to this beautiful couple! Enjoy the images…

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