Traveling has been a passion of mine since I got my first passport at 6 months old (no joke!) I sat on my moms lap and made gaga sounds at the photographer. I started traveling alone at age 6 to visit my Aunt in Missouri every Summer. I haven't stopped since. Where I go, my camera follows. I love experiencing new places and capturing each one in my own way.
Happy New Year everyone! Its been a wild ride this past year…here’s to it only getting better from here on out!
Here is a glimpse to how my year went! My favorite shot from each wedding in 2007. I shot many many more weddings this year as an assistant, but I did not include any of those.
Jen and Bill were married at the Bali Hai (got a few more weddings scheduled here in 2008!) on April 14th. Jen is one of my favorite people, we still keep in great contact, I just shot their family Christmas photos, shot her sister’s wedding in July and may possibly be shooting her best friends wedding this November. 🙂
April 21st, I shot Mary and Casey’s wedding at Rancho Guajome Adobe (one of my favorite North County wedding sites!)
Josh and Maryann were married at Presidio Park and had their after party at the Hilton in Mission Valley. Expect more of them in the future as well…I’m shooting Josh’s brothers wedding in April of 2009!
Paula and Kane were married on May 19th at Marina Village. Its a hugely popular wedding site in San Diego. They were a lot of fun!
Caroline and Paul travelled all the way from Wales to get married at Paradise Point on June 1st. That was probably one of the most beautiful locations I have shot at to date.
Devon and Doug were married on June 2nd at the Catamaran Hotel. These two were wild! I’m sure you can tell by the beer pong before the ceremony!
Elizabeth and Nathan were married in an intimate ceremony on the most popular date ever, 7-7-07. This was my first of two weddings that day! They were married at Embarcadero Park and had their breakfast reception at a little restaurant in Sea Port Village.
Matt and Rachael tied the knot at Sycuan Resort and Casino. They were married the night of 7-7-07! Fastest ceremony I have ever shot! I got the kiss from behind, which I ended up liking a lot. They also had a photo booth – my fav!
Kika and Jeff joined together at the Bali Hai on July 28th. Kika’s family from Brazil was able to make it up, and they loved to dance!!
Heather and John were married at a hotel on the Oceanside Harbor. Heather is an old friend of mine and I had the honor of shooting her special day. The reception was at John’s parents home in Oceanside!
Kim and John booked me without ever meeting me – since they travelled here from England! John is originally from San Diego. Kim and I became pretty close that day, I turned in to a personal assistant/photographer! haha They were married at Bernardo Winery on Wednesday August 15th. (1 wedding booked there already for 2009)
Alison and Rob booked me so far in advance for their Thursday Aug 16th wedding at the Grand Tradition (in my hometown of Fallbrook!) that by the time it came around I was so excited. They truly cared about capturing some great photos that we spent extra time just shooting and exploring the Arbor Terrace Grounds!
This was the one Bella Pictures wedding I shot in 2007. There may be more in 2008, not sure yet. Diana and Greg were married in Julian at Angels Landing on August 11.
Over Labor Day, I flew out to Chicago to visit my best friend. We then drove down to So. Indiana to shoot my good friend Rachel (and Ryan)’s wedding. They were married at the Leavenworth Inn. It was so pretty, right on the water!
The very next weekend, I shot Jenn and Jon’s wedding at the Handlery Hotel in San Diego. This is my #1 favorite shot of 2007. I hope to enter it in some contests in the next year.
I once again hopped on a plane and headed to Cape May, New Jersey to shoot the wedding of my friend Jenn and her hubby John. They had a gorgeous wedding right on the beach! The Reception was at the Grand Hotel. I had a fun time exploring Philly and Jersey by myself!
My lone October wedding was Lauren and John (note, this was my 5th groom this year named Jo(h)n)!! I got along so well with this couple, they were fun to be around and so in love – I didn’t want the wedding to be over! They were married at a gorgeous mansion in Pacific Beach.
Adam and Tiffany were kind enough to fly me out to Texas to shoot their November 3rd wedding! It was held in Adam’s hometown of Littlefield. They were married at the Catholic church and had the ceremony at Zeke’s. I had a lot of fun on that trip and made a new photography friend (Tiff is also a wedding photographer!)
Erin is a friend of mine from high school! She married her marine, Joe on December 8th. They were married at their church on base, and had the reception at Mulligan’s Golf Course. It poured the whole day, but that didn’t bring them down at all! Blog coming tomorrow or Wednesday!
Whew, the last wedding of the year! Laura and Brian were married this past Saturday at the Sheraton on Harbor Island. They travelled here from Texas to get married and had an intimate ceremony with their closest family and friends. This is not my fovorite image from that wedding, I am still sorting through them all! Expect a blog very soon!
Well that was my 2007! Happy New Year everyone!!
XOXO,
M
Wow, you were a busy lady! Great weddings!
Normally, I’ve not found bouquette (sp?) pictures all that interesting. Most boquettes look the same to me and the idea that you spend a zillion dollars on some flowers to hold for thirty seconds and then throw them away seems absurd. Your shots give them all a personality of their own and you seem to find a way to shoot each one so that the colors are vivid and enticing against backgrounds that give them each something special. Looking over your shots from last year I am really impressed…you’ve come a long way from the closet/dark room at FUHS!