I had so much fun with Jessica + Ryan! We decided to do their session in their favorite neighborhood, South Park. They spent a lot of time here until Ryan had to move to the East Coast for work. He was in town for Comic Con so we made the shoot happen in a short amount of time! Jessica is the sister of one of my good friends so it was fun getting to know her in real life rather than seeing her through her sister’s Facebook! We laughed a ton, they prepped me for my first Comic Con experience, had some delicious chocolate and just had a blast.

One of my favorite things to do after a destination wedding is a trash the dress session with the couple! It’s typically the next day, the nerves and stress have been lifted and they can truly enjoy just being married. Ozzie and Janie were so much fun and down for anything! We even met up with some of their guests at the Hyatt pool for some floatie fun!

If you spend more than 10 seconds with Janie you will discover her gregarious personality. The girl loves to smile and laugh. Ozzie is her perfect puzzle piece. While a bit more reserved than Janie (ok everyone is more reserved than Janie) he is still the life of the party, immediately welcoming into his circle and the first to laugh at Janie’s jokes. They just fit.

This one was special since I’ve known them for a couple years now. The easiest way to put it is that Janie + I share a best friend (Danielle). Who also helped coordinate this wedding. When I heard Janie + Ozzie were thinking Hawaii I was so excited. The whole day went so great. It was REALLY hot and humid but that didn’t stop anyone from dancing the night away. One of my favorite memories is when Danielle surprised Janie with a blow up dolphin during the reception. Janie’s love for dolphins is ALMOST as big as her love for Ozzie. 

Ceremony Venue: Sacred Hearts Mission Church
Reception Venue: Hyatt Regency Maui
Wedding Planner: Danielle with Ballroom Glitz
Photographer: Melissa McClure Photography
Brides Dress: St Pucchi
Hair: HJP Salon
MakeUp: Camiko Makeup by Camille
DJ: Barefoot Minded Entertainment
Florals: Dellables
Signage: Miss B Calligraphy
Transportation: Hawaii Executive Transportation
Cake: Cake Fanatics Maui

When I met my fiance he brought me along to my first beer release. A beer release is usually done at a brewery that is putting out a special beer with limited quantity. You go early and stand in a long line for the opportunity to buy this beer. This explains how I met Anthony. I started talking to the friendly guy behind me and it turned out he was a photographer too!  We became friends on Facebook and it was long before I started seeing him at other beer events. I finally got to meet his other half, Lindsey and we hit it off immediately! Over the years we got closer over the love of beer and it blossomed in to a lovely friendship. I was so excited they thought of me for their wedding. Of course we had to include craft beer – Anthony got us special access to the new Alesmith facility to do photos!

Also check out Lindsey’s custom made gown done by Anthony’s cousin Paul! So gorgeous!

Ceremony Venue: All Hallows Church, La Jolla
Reception Venue: Bali Hai Restaurant
Getting Ready Venue: Best Western Island Palms
Photographer: Melissa McClure Photography
Photobooth: AS Photobooth
Brides Dress: Paulos Fashion
Papergoods: Your New Friend Sam

I was really excited to hang out with Kelly and Adam and explore a few new spots in La Jolla! Even though we didn’t find the elusive secret swings, we did find some killer views! And their pups joined us at the end of the shoot and were some of the most well behaved dogs I’ve photographed!