Julia Williams Photography

As I promised yesterday, here is the second part of Cassie and Justin’s wedding!

They had a signature cocktail consisting of something green (and from what I heard, yummy, although I did not partake)

While I couldn’t partake in the signature cocktail, they also had a candy bar, which I partook in…. profusely!

The amazing cake (and groom’s cake)

Cassie and Justin had an awesome entrance, complete with a line of high-fives!

Midway through the first dance, they broke into a choreographed dance celebrating the 90’s (think the running man, set to ‘Poison’ by BBD)

The toasts were super emotional

Cassie danced with her father…then her mother… then her stepfather… and combined, I think I saw more tears then i’ve ever seen at a wedding!

And I can’t believe i’m showing this, but you can clearly see ME, giant and pregnant (check out the swollen cankles! I had real shoes, but I had to switch to sandals because my feet swelled up so badly)

While Brandon was taking that picture, I was capturing this moment:

The rest of the night was filled with fun and dancing!

Some final details:

Congratulations Cassie and Justin!

Cassie and Justin used to be co-workers at the Islands in Mission Valley, while each was in college.  Cassie’s mom went to lunch with Cassie at Island’s one day, and asked about Cassie’s cute co-worker.  ’You should ask him out,’ Cassie’s mom pushed.  Cassie did.  And thus began a relationship that was truly meant to be, pushy moms aside.  Cassie is Brandon’s cousin, so we’ve seen a lot of her.  I remember meeting Justin for the first time at Cassie’s graduation party.  She seemed a little nervous about subjecting him to her very large and very open family.  When he got there, though, she just glowed in his presence.  I wasn’t surprised when we heard about their engagement, and we were thrilled when they honored us by asking us to shoot their September wedding at the Hyatt Regency in Mission Bay.

And now… pictures!  They are such a good looking couple, and there were so many awesome images, I am splitting the pictures into two posts.  So enjoy the first half of their wedding day!

Isn’t Cassie gorgeous?!



It isn’t super obvious, but the bridesmaid on the far right was 38 weeks pregnant!  I was proud of myself for shooting a wedding at 33 weeks pregnant… but she upstaged me by far!
Cassie and her dad are adorable together.

This is unusual processing for me, but I really liked the antique feel of the photo on the left.

Justin was equally good looking.

Some ceremony details:



Cassie was giddy walking down the aisle

Cassie’s mom Gail, the woman responsible for it all!







Married!

Pictures of the happy couple and the reception coming tomorrow!

Last Sunday, Brandon shot his first wedding of the year.Jenna and Nick first met in high school. He was a senior boy, she a lowly freshman girl.  Years later, they were (appropriately) married on Valentine’s Day, the day of love, at the Grand Tradition in Fallbrook.  Disney-o-philes, they had a Cinderella-blue cake covered in bows and table numbers reminiscent of Disney cartoons.  And naturally, they celebrated their wedding day by going to Disneyland!

The beautiful bride:

Isn’t she stunning?

Some details:

Jenna’s grandmother recently passed away, so when Jenna’s father gave her a hankerchief belonging to her grandmother, she was understandably emotional.

Reception details:

The First Dance!


Jenna slipped into shoes that were a little more comfortable so she could dance up a storm!  DJ Paul Peterson from High Energy DJ got things going.

Matching Disneyland hats, so cute!


My favorite image of the night – Jenna’s face is just priceless!

Genelle and Eric were married waaaay back in March at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu.  After posting a teaser here, finally, here is the rest of their beautiful wedding!  They had a peacock color theme, and used rich jewel colors throughout their ceremony and reception.  They also had all kinds of little do-it-yourself projects, my favorite of which was the various pieces of advice handwritten on cards and placed on tables around the cocktail area.  As you can see below, Genelle was a stunning bride… and Eric isn’t too bad himself

Genelle’s Vera Wang dress was totally unique

Kate Baker Floral Design provided the awesome flowers – the bridesmaid’s bouquet was one of my favorite ever!

The recessional is always one of my favorite moments of a wedding day – the joy and excitement is so much fun to capture.

Brandon captured this photo right after the ceremony was over

The first dance – then the DJ got the party going!

The most memorable moment of the night – in Genelle’s dad’s speech, he was recounting memories from when Genelle was little, and while talking about how she was his ‘little princess,’ Eric reached from behind his seat and pulled out a plastic crown!

And a picture from the photobooth!

Vendors:
Venue – Calamigos Ranch, Malibu
Florist – Kate Baker Floral Design
DJ – California Sounds
Dress – Vera Wang
Videographer – G & D Productions
Cake – Susie Cakes