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Wedding at the Richard Nixon Library, Yorba Linda, CA!

Zach — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:34:29 +0000

Here is the wedding of Cina and Kellie! You may remember them from their awesome zoo engagement shoot. They got married at the Richard Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, which is a gorgeous venue. The ballroom there is absolutely stunning and the long reflection pool made the perfect backdrop for their ceremony. If you’re looking for a venue, we’d highly recommend this place! Cina and Kellie’s wedding was perfect. We had no idea at their engagement shoot, but Kellie is a full blown, type A planner and her wedding really reflected it, down to the choreographed dances and heartfelt, well written speeches. Their wedding party was also amazing. They had such great attitudes and were fun people and we really enjoyed our photo time with them. We want to give a shout out to their videographers- Drew and Chad from Shade Tree Films joined us that day and they were an absolute delight to work with. A little secret is that videographers and photographers don’t always get along, so we were really blown away by their attitudes and pure awesomeness, not to mention their work is outstanding. Go check ‘em out. A side story- the museum has a helicopter and apparently you aren’t allowed to take pictures with it. Zach learned this after a security guard with headset intact kicked them out! But, not before we scored some sweet, fun shots with it. Moral of the story- if you have a fun/slightly crazy idea, tell Zach and he’ll probably do it. Oh ya, they also had a unique idea- instead of a guest book they had their guests write them notes for their 10th anniversary. They put all of them in a box and will open them on their 10th anniversary. They recommended any predictions as far as kids and life goes as well as advice. I thought it was a very cute idea. Congrats Cina and Kellie- your wedding day was a blast!

Wedding in Mammoth Mountain, CA!

Zach — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:40:26 +0000

At the end of June we shot the wedding of Juan and Lisa on the gorgeous Mammoth Mountain! Neither of us had been there before and it is absolutely breathtaking. The town is so cute and we enjoyed crepes and lattes and a scenic tour of Mammoth. Zach even got me to do a small hike (if you can even call it that) of .04 miles to see Devil’s Postpile- a cool rock formation. (Hey, .04 miles EACH way, we’re talking almost a full mile here people. Haha!) I was terrified of running into a bear the entire time and will probably never hike again. I am not a thrill/adventure seeker and would hyperventilate if I thought about running into a bear. Zach is the exact opposite. He loves hiking and adventure and thinks I’m crazy and unrealistic. But hey, why would the rangers give you the pamphlet “Be Bear Aware” if it wasn’t a legitimate threat?!? Juan and Lisa’s wedding was so much fun and their reception site was literally at the bottom of a ski slope. They actually had a brilliant idea that I wanted to share with all of our future wedding clients- they rented a party bus to drive them and their wedding party around Mammoth to lots of different locations. It was so easy and not to mention a lot of fun. The bus drove everyone (including us) from location to location easily and made it so convenient to grab a ton of different shots in a relatively short amount of time. Seriously BRILLIANT. The bride and groom and wedding party had a BLAST. We mentioned this idea to our upcoming San Francisco wedding and they are renting a stretch limo to take the entire wedding party around San Francisco! We are SO stoked! So, if you’re getting married in an area like San Francisco or Mammoth where there are tons of great locations to hit, consider renting a party bus or limo to take everyone around, give yourself plenty of time for photos and enjoy! We’re planning on visiting Mammoth Mountain on our own time soon! Congrats to Juan and Lisa!

Wedding at the Silverado Resort, Napa, CA!

Zach — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:58:08 +0000

Here is the wedding of David and Marissa- a couple who brought us up to Napa to shoot their big day! Napa is gorgeous and the Silverado Resort where they had it was great! The sun sets so late in Napa- we were leaving to go home and it was sunset, which was at 9pm! We’re actually headed back up to Napa for a wedding this weekend! It’s fun to go up there because Zach’s family lives somewhat close, so we get to visit and take a mini-vacation! So fun! Congrats David and Marissa!

Engagement Session, San Diego, CA!

Zach — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:16:15 +0000

A few weeks ago we went down to San Diego to shoot the engagement session of Brian and Crystal-Lee. They’re such a great, fun couple and I don’t think they stopped laughing and smiling the entire session. You can tell that they’re best friends and truly have a great time together. We started in Balboa Park and ended in Coronado at Hotel Del Coronado. The hotel was important to them because they went on many dates there together and Brian was going to propose there but his plan didn’t work out. So, definitely some fun history behind the photos! Lots of fun blogs coming up- Napa and Mammoth weddings coming down the pipe! Hope ya’ll are enjoying your summer!