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Maria + Jame {Carmel Mission}

If there’s one bride I’d want with me during a red-tag sale at Jimmy Choo, it would be Maria.  I have no doubt she could negotiate a last pair of size 7 pumps out of any woman’s arms. The confidence and charisma just becomes her, and it was evident from our consultation all the way to the wedding.

Alfred, “You think she’d climb up on that ledge in her wedding dress?”

Maria, “Of course!! Just tell me where to sit.”

Alfred turns to me, “I’m in heaven.”

There are some weddings that are just easy. The couple is wonderful, the family is happy, the lighting is perfect, and the venues are just amazing. Maria had one of those weddings. I think it also helped that they were very keenly aware of “the light”. They knew which parts of their wedding had bad light, which ones had good light, and which ones were just “let’s cross our fingers…“. They communicated this early, and set their expectations accordingly. Geez, can you make it any easier! The result? Awesome shots that tell a true story.

A day or so after I sent Maria her teasers, she emailed me saying she now wants to marry Alfred.

Alfred says, “I’ve always been intrigued by Venezuelan women.”

To which I respond, “Do you know how easily an X-Box can just “fall” out of our 3rd story bedroom?”


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Ceremony: Carmel Mission

Reception: Highlands Inn

Second shooters: Emma Salom and Aimee Hatcher

Floral design: Floral Designs by Reina

Hair and Makeup: Swirls N’ Curls

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Jeff and Tina {Old St. Mary’s}

Wedding Ceremony at Old St. Mary’s in San Francisco

Reception: Hong Kong East Ocean in Emeryville

Hair and Makeup: Giao Nguyen

Jeff and Tina got married on a bright sunny day in San Francisco. Such a friendly bunch of people. Really down to earth and just plain happy. OH…and the food was so awesomelly awesome!

Okay, I have to admit and Tina might agree…I took too many shots of the shoes! I couldn’t help myself.

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Tina just couldn’t resist!

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Sandra + Mark {San Francisco City Hall}

Sandra and Mark had a lovely ceremony at the San Francisco city hall.  Just a great shoot all around. Great couple and a happy group. Can’t wait to cover their reception in the summer.

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Okay, so the following picture isn’t the most flattering for Mark, but his expression is just priceless. I’m sure he’ll forgive me.

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I don’t normally post group shots, but the following one had to be included. Great group!

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Ryan and Kelly are Engaged {Sonoma State}

EDITED TO ADD: This just in from Ryan (our groom):

“HOLY COW! These are amazing! We couldn’t be more happy with how they all turned out. We’ve already watched the slideshow 3 times in a row, and I just wanted to write you guys a quick note before we look at them all again. Al managed to capture our feelings for each other in photos in a way that I’ve never seen in the 5+ years we’ve been together. These pictures will truly be something we cherish for the rest of our lives. Absolutely incredible!  I’m so glad we found you!”

Recap:

Ryan and Kelly met on campus, so it was only fitting that we do their engagement pictures at Sonoma State. The days leading to their session were filled with rain, but we were blessed with clear skies.

They toured me around and were so easy to work with. Kelly was even agreeable when I asked her to go barefoot, as I thought it would give the shots a cuter feeling.

Thanks guys, can’t wait to shoot your wedding in June!

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Santa Cruz Bridal Shoot

Here are the shots from a recent photo shoot we did to fill the portfolio needs of some great vendors.

Hair/Makeup by Rhoda Icasiano of Izabella Makeup
Flowers by Trinni of Trinity Blooms
Headpieces and jewelry by Bonnie of One World Designs

I’d also like to give a shout-out to our wonderful models A&E who were so awesome. They are a real couple, by the way. At first, we were going to hire models, but we thought about it and decided we wanted to use a real couple for genuine emotion.  I’ll blog pictures from their personal shoot soon.

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This shoot definitely took a village.

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From left to right: ME!, SSS (second shooter Shine), Models E&A, Rhoda Icasiano, and the mother of our faux-bride. Emma behind the lens. ;)

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