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Matt and Nikki: Tom Ham’s Lighthouse

Well… I haven’t been blogging about it, but i’ve been busy!  A sneak peek from a not-too-long ago wedding.  More to come!

Megan + AJ: San Diego Engagement Photographer

Engagement session season is upon us!  (or really i’m just doing a better job blogging all of my sessions, since a few of my upcoming blogs were shot a while ago:)

Every bachelor party needs a bachelorette party, right?  That’s what AJ and his friends thought at they went out in to celebrate.  The bachelorettes agreed, and the two parties stuck together throughout the night.  Megan, a member of the bachelorette party, hit it off with AJ, a bachelor party-goer.  New to town, she agreed that it would be cool to hang out.  AJ didn’t live in town, but luckily, as a pilot, the gap wasn’t a deal-breaker.  And thus it began.  The pair just were married in their home state of Michigan last weekend, but I was able to shoot their engagement session here in San Diego before the wedding.

I love this moment… the moment right before two people actually kiss

And the moment right after – where you can see love in their gaze

Stunning

Ana and James: Coronado Engagement Session

Ana and James were the first winners of a free engagement session from our booth at the San Diego Bridal Bazaar!

Luckily, the sun decided to appear for their smoking hot engagement session.  Summer in San Diego has finally arrived!  (and only midway through August… its about time Mr. Sunshine).  But the shining sun didn’t compare to these two… look at this, can’t you just feel the heat between them?

Once in a while, I have a super ‘soft’ image that I just adore.  This was the first photo to catch my eye when I was skimming through their engagement session.  I love how you can just feel the passion between them, and how they are just about to touch lips… but aren’t quite there.  The moment right before… the moment of anticipation.  Love it!















Tammy + Eming, Tea Ceremony, San Francisco Wedding Photographer

Tammy and E-ming didn’t just have a wedding… they had a wedding extravaganza, and we were lucky enough to shoot (almost) all of it!  Tammy and E-ming were legally married in city hall in San Francisco on the appropriately auspicious day.  Since it fell in the middle of the week, they had TWO other wedding ceremonies (in addition to myriad other wedding activities).  We’ll be blogging other parts of their weddings (yep, more than one!) over the next few days.  First up, they had a small ring exchange, followed by the tea ceremony, at Tammy’s parents’ house in San Francisco, on a beautiful sunny day.  While the ring exchange wasn’t a “formal” ceremony, it had just as much (if not more) emotion.  The light at Tammy’s parents house was simply divine, the excitement was palatable, and gave everything this amazing bright feel.  I don’t think we could have asked for a nicer SF day.  Stay tuned for more!


Amie + Victor, San Diego Wedding Photographer

Another one of my ‘i’m REALLY catching up this time!’ posts! Early last summer, I shot Amie and Victor’s wedding with Emily.

Amie and Victor held their ceremony and wedding at her father’s home in San Marcos. The backyard was amazing – totally meant for entertaining! They had the awesome Natalie there to make sure everything ran smoothly. In addition to their wedding coordinator, they had a DJ AND a band, who were both amazing. Even better? The circulated hors d’oeuvres, which were absolutely delicious (so delicious I kept making the servers stop so I could take pictures of the food… then snag one. Hey, I was pregnant and constantly starving!) And even better than that? The bride and groom! While Amie seemed really nervous earlier in the day, I could see her relax after she saw Victor – she just basked in Victor’s presence.

The ringbearer was adorable!

And the groomsmen were some of my favorite ever – just hilarious. Like neverending jokes, kung-fu fighting, having such a good time hilarious that I was laughing and crying while trying to take their photos.

Look at the butterflies!  This went off much better than the previous wedding where the couple had released butterflies… but we’ll get there (someday, hopefully before the summer!)

Mmmm…see… delicious food!