Weddings Archive

Let me start of with saying that Yes, their wedding was in a cemetery and No, it wasn’t as creepy as it sounds!

Nikki and Eric hired me almost 2 years ago after finding me on Myspace of all places!  It’s been so much fun getting to know each other over the social networking site!

These two are so awesome and so much in love!  After their rad engagement session at Balboa Park, Tim and I knew there wedding was going to be a blast!  And they did not disappoint! 

It was held in the evening at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale.  It actually rained quite a bit in the morning, but by 3pm the skies cleared.  They had to put up last minute tents for the vendors, but that didn’t ruin the spirit of the day! 

Tim (my soon to be hubby) took this shot of Eric getting ready and I just love it!

Nikki and her bridesmaids actually made their own bouquets that morning!  I was impressed! 

The beautiful Nikki. This is another one Tim took. I just love how natural and relaxed she looks!

At their first look.  Eric may kill me for saying this but he was SOOOOO nervous he was freaking out during this time!  It was extremely emotional and even took them by surprise at how intimate it can be to see each other before hand.

My favorite shot of the day.

Sneaking off the path!

Another fav 🙂

This was a totally candid moment, I couldn’t help myself 😉

Married!

Receiving line after the ceremony 🙂

What a fabulous cake!  Normally I have a piece of cake, but they had a dessert reception and I was on sugar overload already. I heard it was great though!

See?  Lotsa desserts!

The couple wanted a more dramatic portrait of the gentlemen so I came up with this!

Mmmm…Almond Roca is my favorite ever!

Eric’s brother wrote and performed a song just for them! So touching!

And the party continues…

A HUGE thanks to my other shooter, Ally Michele, you are fantastic, I just love spending time with you!  Loved our post In N Out date after as well!

Nikki & Eric, there is so much I can say about how great I think you two are.  You have been huge fans of mine from the beginning and I appreciate your loyalty and praise!  You two will have an amazing life together, there is no doubt about that!  Thank you for letting me in to a bit of your life, I hope we can stay in touch forever! 🙂

XOXO, M

Please check out their slideshow for some more photos!

Last Friday, Tim and I took a road trip up to Pasadena for a double header wedding weekend!  First up was Bill and Andrea.  They are originally from Florida and just moved to town about a year ago.  Most of the guests were from out of state so they had a gorgeous intimate wedding with about 35 people!

There ceremony was at the Ambassador Campus and then a delicious dinner at Cafe Santorini in Old Town.  Pasadena has such a classic charm, it fit perfectly with this classy wedding!

But I am not going to lie…those Floridian’s can boogie!!

The day was so beautiful! This was Andrea’s view walking down the aisle to Bill. 

Love her hair piece! 

Gorgeous light throughout the ceremony!

This is probably my favorite shot of the day.  Andrea’s twin niece and nephew.

I love this shot Tim captured after the first kiss!

A nice formal portrait of the hot couple!

Tim took this one below too 🙂

After the Ambassador Campus, we headed back in to Old Town. These were all within a block of the reception! 

Double ring shots 🙂

Get down, get down!

A sweet moment.

Andrea and Bill, it was so great hanging out with you two on your wedding day!  I hope Yosemite is everything you dreamed of!  Good luck to you in the future!

And big thanks to their Coordinator, Gabby of Weddings by Shaheen, the whole night went smooth because of you!

XOXO, Melissa

Carrie couldn’t stop smiling the entire day. Even the late bouquets and warm weather couldn’t ruin her upbeat attitude. Just being around her made a person smile. And no one smiled quite as big as David! These two were laughs the entire day.

A BIG thank you to Kim of Kim Irons Photography for asking me to shoot with you on this happy day!

The whole wedding took place at Loew’s hotel in Coronado.  I loved this place!  It was my first time there.

Some down time before the ceremony

David laughing it up with his best man

Carrie even laughed when her dad stepped on her veil and pulled her head back!

Instead of Carrie taking David’s (long and hard to pronounce East African) last name, they created their own last name from part of David’s mother’s maiden name!  What a neat idea!

Down to the beach for some group shots!

I joked to the guys that they should throw her up in the air…they didn’t really do it, but she thought they were going to!

Party time!  Grand entrance was a lot of fun!

During the toasts, she couldn’t keep her eyes off of him!

The raddest cake toppers!!!

DJ Joe of JMC Events kept the dance floor packed all night!

Cutie flower girls!!

Good luck to Carrie and David on your new life together in Arizona!

Check out Kim’s Blog for a teaser from this wedding!

XOXO, M

The wonderful Kim Irons asked me to 2nd shoot with her this past August. It was my first time at Rancho Valencia Resort in Rancho Santa Fe and it was gorgeous!

Kirsten and Scott chose the resort for their Destination wedding. And it was hot, especially compared to the chilly Seattle weather they are used to!

The gorgeous bride!

I love this moment I caught during the ceremony of Kirsten wiping Scott’s tear!

The couple’s favorite past time is to play croquet! How perfect that there was this croquet field (is that correct verbage?) at the resort!

This little one was a handful, but she sure was cute!!

It was one of the best toast’s I have ever seen! The groom is a graphic designer and his groomsmen made and entire True Hollywood Story video about Scott’s life…I mean from beginning to the present! Everyone was laughing until they cried!

Thank you for having me along Kim, I had a blast with you! Good luck to the sweet couple!

xoxo, M