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Mar 23

Colin and Tristen – Rancho Buena Vista Adobe

Things look a little different around here? What do you think?

This past Saturday was Tristen and Colin’s beautiful wedding at Rancho Buena Vista Adobe. Its a 163 year old estate and it is so rustic and unique!

When Tristen contacted me last year her name sounded so familiar. I ended up asking her where she grew up and it turns out we went all the way from grade school to high school together! She was a couple years younger than me, but we both remembered! What a small world.

Claudia from Makeup by CJ came down to do Tristen’s makeup, she was the makeup artist at my wedding as well!

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Colin was so excited to see his bride!

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Probably my fav of the day 🙂

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Something you can’t tell from the photos but Tristen is freaking hilarious! She has such a funny sense of humor, she cracks me up! I got some really funny poses out of her but decided to leave those for her own own! haha

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Loved the name cards, er, rocks!

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Colin is a geographer so their head table had a map on it! Love the intimate details!

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Tristen’s sister and Colin’s best bud giving their toasts

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Ok one hilarious and possibly embarrassing photo! Love this, these two are so in sync they even dance alike 😉

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I had so much fun at this wedding and I recognized so many faces, it could have been a school reunion! 🙂

Hope you two are enjoying your Honeymoon!

Enjoy your slideshow!

xoxo, M

posted in Weddings

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Mar 18

Leah and Dustin – Orange County Wedding

Last month I had the pleasure of assisting the lovely Kimberlee West at a wedding in Orange County.

The day was beautiful, the bride was even more gorgeous and it all went smooth! Well, except for the ring bearer pulling the fire alarm minutes before the ceremony was to start! The bride laughed and thought it was on purpose! I mean, the groom is a fireman after all, it would be too perfect! But it was a coincidence and the church ladies were able to call off the fire dept. before they arrived!

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The stunning Leah!

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A fun shot of Kimmee in action! Check out her blog to see more photos from the day!

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The culprits 😉

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Calm and ready.

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Leah surprised Dustin with recording a song of her singing as she walked down the aisle. I don’t think I spotted a dry eye in the house!

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After the ceremony, we ran off to The Montage Resort. It was my first time there and I hope not my last!

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Not quite sure what it is about this image, but its my favorite of the day!

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Leah was a laugher! The best kind of bride ;0)

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Y-M-C-A!

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Thank you for bringing me along Kimmee, I had such a blast with you!

xoxo, M

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Mar 14

March Headshot Exchange!

Yesterday I grabbed some of my photo buddies and arranged another get-together/Headshot Exchange!

First an overall group shot so you can see what its like out there! We went to Balboa Trails just north of Balboa Park.

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This precious one made a cameo! If you follow my good friend Melissa Koehler, then you should know Aiden!

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Scott:

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My new friend Bradley Hart. I like him even though we went to rival Colleges in Illinois!

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The lovely Michelle Bellafatto:

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One of my favorite photography couples, Betsy and Jeff from La Vida Creations!

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My personal favorite from the day 🙂

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Scott again 🙂

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If you have been a longtime blog reader this beauty may look familiar! For a refresher course, go here. It’s my October 2007 bride Lauren!

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Lovin’ this shot of Marj!

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I had to post this shot of Betsy rockin her Gobee Bag!!

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If you don’t recognize this face by now, I’d like to welcome you to my blog! It must be your first visit 😉

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When its your turn being shot, this is what it feels like!

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And lastly, a shot of me channeling my inner ‘Tyra” 🙂

Photo by Bradley Hart

I love hanging out with my photo friends, you all rock!

xoxo, M

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Mar 9

Katie and Ian – After Wedding Session

Katie and Ian are such troopers! The walked all over the train depot, sat in itchy weeds, dodged oncoming trains and avoided crazy men with shot guns! It was an eventful shoot for sure! We headed up to San Juan Capistrano to find some yummy light.

Katie and I met on a local chat board because we were both getting married around the same time. Its been so fun getting to know her over the last year and share our experiences!

Shout out to Megan Tyson (916-267-4868) for the awesome job on Katie’s makeup!

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We drove down the road and ended up at this gorgeous field of weeds, among other treasures!

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My favorite of the day 🙂 Katie was a good laugher.

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Whew that was a monster post! Thanks to Katie and Ian for rocking the shoot and being open to any of my crazy ideas! And thanks also to my lovely assistant Mandi, you are awesome!

XOXO, M

posted in Trash the Dress