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Greetings from Idaho everyone! I’ve never seen so many stars in the sky ever in my life! I’m in Idaho with the family and all the kids, we’ve been spending time together here playing in the snow and just enjoying each other’s company, but that won’t stop me from finding internet and posting Theresa and Manny’s wedding. Theresa and Manny’s wedding was held at the Heritage Museum in Santa Ana, an incredibly beautiful vintage venue with real historic pieces. We had a lot of time to really walk around and enjoy the site with everyone and had an aftersunset ceremony. The first look session was just amazing and everything in the end came together. Thanks for trusting me with your big day and i’m just glad I could be of service T&M. I also got to work again with the great videography team at Still Moments Studios, Nick Barcelona second shooting, and Gaby assisting. The photobooth was also set up by my team also. Hope you enjoy these!
My sappy love story award goes to Mariel and Jason! M&J who I now pridefully call Mazi and Jace their Australian names ;) have a really wonderful wedding coming in the summer of 2013 and its the most unique wedding i’ll be shooting to date. Before I can tell you about their wedding and theme though, let me tell you a little about this couple, a story that I really fell for.
Mariel and I went to Jr high and high school together, we were in the same program and were in numerous classes together for i’d say a good 6 or 7 years. After high school and college I really didn’t know where Mariel went, but thanks to facebook I was able to reconnect and found out what she’s been doing post high school life. She’s been traveling. Mariel’s list of places she’s been to work, travel, visit, vacation is endless. I can only imagine the things she’s seen out there. But a few years back she went to New Zealand on a trip with a few friends and she happened to meet the Australian native Jason. They hit it off almost immediately but sadly had to split ways after the trip. Mariel and Jason against it all was able to grow a beautiful relationship via webcams, skype, and the occasional trip. Jason visited the states and wherever Mariel would be working, and Mariel visited Australia where he grew up. They traveled all over the world together but on their latest trip, Jason got months off of work so he could travel the US with Mariel, where at the end, overlooking the Sonoma Valley at sunset, he got on one knee and proposed.
Its not hard to imagine what theme they’re going to be having now and why their engagement session had to be at the only place I could have thought of. A travel theme. Luggage tag escort cards, arrival boards for table #’s, luggages, hats, maps, postcards, binoculars, globe centerpieces, passports, the works. I really hope they go with my idea of having an arrival board that says the different flights and destinations and each person will have a flight # so they have to look up where their destination (table) will be. Ahh ya? ya? creative right?! haha Mazi and Jace might think its a bit too complicated though for their guests haha.
Anywho, above all of that, they would have an engagement session to last the ages. And planes of fame was perfect. We even reenacted the moment when Mariel came to Australia and Jason was holding a “Love of my Life” sign.
I can’t wait to shoot their wedding and see all of their ideas manifested and captured by my team. Gaby and I had a great time shooting these photos, special thanks to Steve Wallace for allowing me to shoot there and Gaby for assisting. Please enjoy!
Mariel and Jason fab photo’s, photographer amazing can’t wait to see the wedding Pics…Mariel so stunning and that’s just the engagement pictures. From Deb, Amalin, Nicole & Rosalie…Montmorency Australia.
When Meli came to me, she told me she was having a very small and intimate wedding with just her closest friends and family, but she wanted to have amazing photos. She was telling me that the photos were the MOST important things at her wedding and she wanted to make sure she did it right. I knew we were meant to work together from the moment we talked. (OK she didn’t tell me that from the start, but when I called her, her fiance Jose was playing on the XBOX and was super focused on playing and I knew we had a special connection ;) haha) Besides that, Meli’s personality fits perfectly into my style.
I always tell my couples that one of the ONLY things you’ll have from you day is your photos, so please please budget for it appropriately and get a photographer you mesh well with and whose work you love. Meli had focused on the proper things – she wanted to make sure she’d remember this day forever and be able to show her kids and grand kids these memories. SO she HAD to have great photos, something I can totally agree with. When we planned out our day we wanted to hit Hotel Maya (where they’re staying), INnOUT(they’re favorite place ever), their house, Shoreline Village, and the reception. I already knew it was going to be a crazy day and we’d get some amazing pictures, just considering our locations. On top of that I really wanted to make sure we caught their personalities and brought the proper props. I also got to catch up again with some really cool old friends. And I must say again, its amazing to see the rewarding and blessed paths we’ve all travelled. I really enjoyed taking these photos and editing all of them. Check it out. Please enjoy!
Mariel and Jason fab photo’s, photographer amazing can’t wait to see the wedding Pics…Mariel so stunning and that’s just the engagement pictures. From Deb, Amalin, Nicole & Rosalie…Montmorency Australia.