Weddings Archive

My lack of blogging has not been because I am not busy enough. Quite the opposite, actually! I have at least ELEVEN photoshoots to blog right now!! As things start to slow down around here, I’ll be able to get back in the blogging swing of things!

First up, a wedding I attended that I never got a chance to blog! Jodi and Ray were married on 09-09-09 (a wednesday!) in sunny/hot Las Vegas Nevada. They live on the East Coast. This wedding was a bit different than normal for me. I was actually brought as a wedding gift by Jodi’s best friend Cortney!

In Vegas, a lot of the packages come with a wedding photographer and there isn’t much you can do to change that! This is what happened to Jodi and Ray. Cortney still wanted to them to have some awesome photos despite the untrained photographer in their package. So here I am! I had a similar situation like this, for Janice and Andrew’s Vegas wedding. I had to pretend to be a guest and fill in the blanks when possible!

Because of that, there aren’t as many bride and groom photos as normal!  We were very limited in our time at the golf course and literally had under 5 minutes to sneak away and shoot!

The day started off at the Luxor hotel with Jodi getting ready!

The handsome groom, ready to marry his bride!

The ceremony was held at the Bali Hai Golf Resort and was short, sweet and easily over 100 degrees!

These next two images are the ones I had under 5 minutes to capture!

After the golf course, we headed to a lounge/bar place for an intimate reception!

An impromptu first dance…the music downloaded from two cell phones and played simultaneously!

It was a very sweet wedding and Jodi and Ray are obviously nutso for each other!  I was so glad to be asked to be a minor part of their day!

xoxo, M

Sally and David had a beautiful outdoor wedding last week…and it rained before and after the ceremony!  They were so lucky to have gorgeous blue skies the short time in between!

Love the traditional Vietnamese ao dai she wore for the end of the reception!

This may be my new favorite getting in to a dress shot!

David is Scottish and I love love love their kilts! And how they blended the two different cultures!

Gorgeous Sally!

That’s Larry Samuels on the left, doing his thing!

I’m posting two overall shots this time…first one is mine, second is Mandi’s! Loved them both! (can you spot me in the 2nd one?)

Another awesome shot by my associate photographer, Mandi!

Fav <3

Mmmmmmmm..Flour Power cake!

The reception was at the Pearl Restaurant in Rancho Bernardo

Sally is a life long dancer, she performed an impromtu tap dance for David!

I had so much fun getting to know you two at the wedding! I hope you are enjoying your amazing month long Honeymoon to Australia and New Zealand! (Jelaous!!)

And big thanks for making the day run smoothly, Courtney Tibbets from After the Engagement!!

Enjoy your Slideshow!

xoxo, M

PS I’m in Chicago until Wednesday so I can’t post the slideshow on here right now!  You can view it at the link above, but I will come back and add it when I get home! 🙂

Tanya and Justin were married last Tuesday – yes, a Tuesday!  Can’t beat that! 🙂  Tanya was referred to me by Christina Werner of BB Weddings and Events!

I am a bit partial to where these two said their I Do’s.  It’s where I got married – Ocean View Villas in Pt Loma!  Its hard to believe its already been 11 months since my celebration!

Gorgeous bouquets by The Flower Girls!

Somebody’s happy to be married!

My fav <3

Tanya’s nephew was cracking me up…he wanted one so badly!

Stunning <3

Tanya and Justin, here’s to many years together! Thank you for asking me to be part of your special day!

xoxo, M

I can’t even remember the last time I had been to San Francisco!  Definitely not in this decade.  So of course I was excited to shoot the wedding of Mike and Rachel downtown San Francisco!

The morning started at the Marine Memorial Club, which is also where the reception was held.

Photo below by my assistant Cathy

Ready to marry Mike!

You’re so beautiful Rachel!

Who doesn’t love a man in uniform?

Watching his bride walk down the aisle!

Great shot by my assistant Jamie

The ceremony was at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the building behind them!

We took the limo down to Crissy Field – check out that view of the Golden Gate Bridge!

Love this photo that Cathy took!

We then ventured over to The Palace of Fine Arts

My Fav <3

Back to the Marine Memorial Club for some dinner and dancing!

The funny woman on the left…that’s Nicole 🙂  My junior high best friend. She hasn’t changed a bit except now she is a lawyer and can legally drink =P Love ya Ed!

This little man had MOVES!

Rachel and Mike – you two are so great together, I can tell how you make each other so happy!

xoxo, M

Enjoy the slideshow!!

Candice and David have been so patient waiting for their blog! 🙂

They were married on a beautiful (read = warm) October day at NTC Chapel (next to Cerimone!) and ending at the Oceanview Room on the Pt Loma Sub Base down the road.

The dynamic duo of Julie and Mick made sure the day (and night) ran so smoothly – while Norma from NR3 provided great company and some laughs!

Candice chose to get ready alone (at her parents house) that morning which was extremely stress-free!

I snuck underneath the dress with her…never had that angle before 🙂

Wow. I could shoot Candice all day long!

Her cute pup that had to miss the festivities!

The guys kept themselves occupied by watching You Tube videos (Photo by Mandi)

While David kept his cool…

No need to count…its 24.  Yes, 24 bridal party members!  My largest to date!

My fav <3

Thanks to Erin for coming to shoot details for me!

My other favorite of the day…just before the Grand Entrance

These two families seriously knew how to get DOWN!  I have never seen a dance floor more packed than this night!

So glad that Maui was amazing, it was great getting to know you two on the wedding day!

xoxo, M

Thanks to one of my favorite brides Janice for the referral!

Enjoy the Slideshow!