I shot Karen and Craig’s wedding about a month ago as Kim Fox’s second-shooter. It was such a fun day. Karen and Craig were the most relaxed bride and groom! Kim and I had a great time running around the hotel with them.

Here are my five most favorite images from the day.

Ah… Jimmy Choo. Every time I see Jimmy Choos I think of that Sex and the City episode where Carrie gets mugged and the mugger takes her Jimmy Choos.

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How amazing is the back of this dress? And Karen rocked it!

The handsome groom, Craig.

There was this great brick building behind the hotel that Kim and I just loved for some of the romantics.

A very sweet first dance.

 

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Last Saturday I spent the day shooting Teri & David’s lovely wedding with Jen Leshnick. I had such a wonderful time and Jen and I were able to get some great shots.

Wattles Mansion is an awesome wedding venue in Hollywood. It has great light, great history and is just a really, really cool place to spend the day.

I have a lot of favorites from the day…. so let’s get to it!

Check out this amazing dress! I just love that diagonal lacing down the back. Teri was rightfully very proud of this find.

The gorgeous bouquet. This bouquet made me realize how much I looooove peonies. So beautiful.

The beautiful bride.

The handsome groom.

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Teri and David decided to see each other in a First Look before the ceremony, so we had plenty of time for lots of romantics. I love both of these.

This wasn’t an accident… but I didn’t think I would like this shot as much as I do. I think it’s tied for my favorite shot of the day.

The SUPER adorable flower girl.

She just loved that parasol. So cute.

The gorgeous garden where the ceremony took place.

The ceremony was short and sweet. Just enough time for some really great personal vows and a long first kiss.

The details were so amazing. GD Designers did a truly amazing job with all of the florals and Teri, along with her lovely coordinator Wendy, designed the paper products for the day.

Because we did all of the family, group and romantic photos before the ceremony, I had some extra time during the Cocktail Hour to hang out with this beautiful little girl on the lawn. She was so interested in my camera. Check out those big, beautiful eyes!

Teri, David and all of their guests had a great time with the photo booth during the cocktail hour.

Thanks to Jen Leshnick for asking me to shoot with her, and to Meg for referring me to her.

Thank you, Teri and David, for a lovely day and for being so fun to photograph! Have a great time in Costa Rica!

I’ve just uploaded May and Shawn’s Wedding slideshow! Click here to check it out.

Happy Friday!

May and Shawn’s wedding snuck up on me quickly. It doesn’t seem like that long ago I was meeting with them for the first time to go over packages… but I guess that makes sense with the way the rest of my year has been flying by. Is anyone else amazed that July is almost over?? Geez!

What a lovely day for a wedding in Southern California! May and Shawn are such a great couple. They are so easy to get along with, and never questioned an idea for a shot. Love that! Plus, all of their friends and family were so nice and fun… how can you not have a good time when you’re surrounded by fun, kind people?

I was very lucky to have Meg shoot with me! She got some amazing shots (check out her post about this wedding here), and, as always, was a lot of fun to work with. Not only do we have similar shooting styles, which makes it so easy to work together, we are both always focused on having a good time with our clients and everyone at the wedding.

And now, the images…

The dress.

The happy bride.

The shoes! Hello!  May actually told me about these shoes during the engagement session because she knew I am so into shoes, as is she. I think its so fun to introduce some color or a fun pattern (like polka dots) into the wedding ensemble by way of the perfect pair of heels.

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The groom.

I thought all the guys looked very smart in their suits. I just loved those ties. I think that about this moment the guys were talking about World of Warcraft… and they were surprised to find out that I knew anything about the game (thanks to some friends of mine who were almost unhealthily obsessed with the game a while back).

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The ring exchange during the ceremony. Check out how happy May was the entire day! I just love the laughter.

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After the ceremony we made the slightly dangerous move of running across the canyon street to shoot in this great space with the whole wedding party. I’m not quite sure what was happening here, but I’m very I happy I was able to capture this very special moment between May and Shawn.

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This is my favorite shot of the day, for sure. Check out that amazing light with just a hint of flare. I’m so glad we were all brave enough to cross that street… anything for good photos, right?

Love this one, too.

I had to get a shot that showed off those shoes.

I love this shot. How GQ is Shawn in this photo?

I had to throw these images into the post because it was a running theme throughout the day of how Meg and I could incorporate Matt’s height into all the group shots we did of the wedding party. I took the first shot of Shawn, Matt and a friend at the reception… then quickly took the second one after Matt stood straight again. He was a fun guy and totally a good sport.

The first dance turned into a bit of a serenade with May and Shawn singing their special song aloud to each other. So sweet.

Again, I had a great day with May, Shawn and all of their friends and family! Thank you guys so much for entrusting the photography of your special day to me. I hope you are having a great time in Napa! Drink a glass of Chardonnay for me.

The slideshow will be posted soon.