November 2010 Archive

Photos by Mandi Contreras

Mandi and I had the pleasure of photographing Hanh and Alex’s beautiful golf course wedding.  I got to be her second shooter for once which is a lot of fun!  They had some beautiful red and black details and one of the most interestingly decorated cake!  Oh and it was Red Velvet so of course I was a happy girl!

Photo below by Me

Photo below by me 🙂

Photographer – Mandi Contreras
2nd Photographer – Melissa McClure
Cake – Heaven Sent Desserts
Ceremony and Reception – Twin Oaks Golf Course

Mandi Contreras is an associate photographer for Melissa McClure Photography.  To contact her directly, email mandi@melissamcclure.com

Little Bella has the sweetest most adorable cheeks ever!  I photographed her newborn session a year ago and this year her mom wanted some photos for her first birthday party!  She is such an observer too. She was intrigued by the grass and sticks at the Santa Rosa Plateau and wasn’t afraid to get dirty!  She wasn’t quite walking by our photoshoot but I hear through facebook that she recently took her first steps. 🙂

By her last outfit change she was SO over the photoshoot!

It’s rare that I have a wedding where I have never met the couple.  But since Erina and Aaron live in DC, I didn’t get the pleasure to meet them until the night before at their rehearsal dinner.  They both just and sweet and kind as I could have hoped for!  Their friends loved to dance and they had an incredible dessert bar too!  This post is extremely portrait-heavy, so enjoy!

Oh, and I want to give a little shout out to Lindsy Hines of Weddings by Lindsy.  It was our first time working together and is was a total joy!

Ceremony and Reception Location: Japanese Friendship Garden, Balboa Park
Photography: Melissa McClure Photography
Assistant Photographer: Mandi Contreras
Coordinator: Lindsy Hines – Weddings by Lindsy
Florist: Brides Mother
Getting Ready Location: The US Grant
Hair: Mish Mucho
Makeup: Ashley Lowe – AC Makeup
Officiant: Peter Reck

Photos by Mandi Contreras – Associate of Melissa McClure Photography

Congrats to Tory and Veronica!  Mandi can’t wait for your wedding next year!

Mandi Contreras is an associate photographer for Melissa McClure Photography.  To contact her directly, email mandi@melissamcclure.com

This family was in town for a wedding and contacted me for some family portraits!  What a great idea! They all live in different states so its rare they are all together. It was a blast especially since I got to capture the kiddo’s first sand experience! Enjoy 🙂