Venue: Verandas, Manhattan Beach
Photography: SherriJ Photography
Florist – Flowers by Laurel
Makeup & Hair – Tara & Meyon at Bob Roy Salon Manhattan Beach
Wedding Coordinator – Sara Lehnberg, Verandas
Band & DJ – Dwight Kennedy
Dress – Somsi Couture
Suit – Jos A Bank
Desserts & Catering – NY Food Company
Invitations: Bride’s own design
*UPDATE This wedding has been published on Engaged and Inspired HERE. (August 23, 2011)
This past Friday, Melissa and Ray were married at Walnut Grove with their closest friends and family. (Friends and family may see all images online HERE) While I was walking around, I found a perfect little green walnut on the ground for the ring shot.
The day was sunny and hot in Moorpark, as Melissa started getting ready in her bridal cabin.
I think she was kinda nervous when I arrived. I took this picture of her after she read her vows. Then right before the first look, she had a huge smile on her face! She could not wait to see Ray.
For the ceremony site, Melissa decorated the trees with DIY fabric balls, and lined the isle with rose petals.
After the ceremony, we took some romantic photos for a few minutes, while guests were having cocktails.
Tables were named after their favorite wines.
Of course, what wedding is complete with out a embarrassing best man speech? What was said will remain a secret to those who attended. But all I’ll say for now is that it was embarrassing for Ray!
Lots of twinkling lights were strung from the trees above the reception area.
Last but not least, a couple shots behind the scenes of me shooting, scouting, and being silly.
Venue: Walnut Grove at Tierra Rejada Ranch
Day Of Planner: Michele Spring of Mia Bella Weddings
Photography: SherriJ Photography
Florist: The Exotic Green Garden
Hair: Stacy Godwin
Makeup: Adam Winter
UPDATE September 20th, 2011: This wedding has been published on California Wedding Wave. CLICK HERE to see the feature!
Reagan and Ken celebrated their marriage this past weekend with a double wedding. On Friday, they had an intimate family ceremony at Our Lady of Malibu. Before their family dinner on the Malibu Pier, we had some time for a quick photoshoot at the beach.
It kinda reminds me of their engagement session from back in September. Reagan wore her mother’s altered wedding dress; her favorite part of the new design was the deep V back.
On Saturday, they continued the celebration at Sherwood Country Club in Malibu for a more formal ceremony followed by reception.
As the ladies were getting ready, I took some detail shots. The girls giggled at the “Doll-sized” corset.
Family formal shots were taken right at the ceremony site. Some advice I give all my couples, is to write a list of family members they’d like in the family formal pictures, and then give that list to someone in the bridal party. Reagan did and appointed her most organized bridesmaid. I couldn’t believe it when we were done with ALL of the family formal pictures in about 10 minutes!! Actually, I can believe it. It really pays to be prepared.
With family formals done quickly, we had extra time to photograph the bridal party in different locations, including the front of the site.
Taking a romantic golf cart ride to our photo spot!
The pathway leading to the picturesque waterfall is lined with thick rose trees on both sides.
I love Reagan’s veil. I think it was taller than me with my arm lifted high!
A special part of dinner, was a coffee station with the most AMAZING drinks! Pictured on the right is Jenna Armstrong, superstar assistant and 2nd shooter! =)
Location: Sherwood Country Club, Malibu
Photography: Sherri J Photography
Day-Of Coordinator: Peggy Shevlin Event Specialist
Ceremony and Reception Music: The Ho-Dads, Bob Schuster
Cake Baker and Decorator: LaStarr Cakes & Co., Starr
Florist: Britica Designs, Bianca Landworth
Calligraphy: First Impressions Designs (bride’s personal company!)
Hair and Make-Up: T.E.A.M. Hair and Make-Up, Mar
Update: This wedding has been published on Hind Sight Bride! Feb 20, 2012
This past weekend I had the pleasure of photographing Kelly and David’s destination wedding. When Kelly described her wedding to me, I was super excited. She planned on a very intimate ceremony with about 25 guests, lots of personal details, and the location…. Yosemite! I’ve actually been wanting to go to Yosemite for a while now, so this was a dream. Included below are mostly pictures of the guest experience and Kelly. First, a picture of the “Tunnel View.”
A welcome gift bag awaiting at the hotel for us. Included in the bag was snacks, water, mini flashlight, map, paper soap, band-aids, sun block, compass, hand sanitizer, carabiner, off repellent, matches, and tissue. I love all the details Kelly thought about!
I started with some pictures of David at 9am. Location: The Lower Yosemite Falls Lodge.
Kelly got ready in a cozy cabin at the historic Awahnee Hotel, right under the falls.
Kelly’s dress was customized with a beautiful red flower and sheer gold fabric on the backing. She also made her necklace, earrings, and the hangars!
Ever since I got my Canon 100mm macro lens, the “ring shot” is one of my favorite things to do. I like to incorporate one object that represents the wedding. It’s usually something simple like a pine cone (as shown below), a leaf, a bird’s nest from the table decorations, or flowers.
Intimate ceremony at the falls.
Guest added leafs with their finger prints on a tree Kelly made.
Since the wedding took place in the morning, everyone had a great lunch at the historic Awahnee hotel. I was done shooting by 3:30pm, which is the record earliest finish time for me! After their busy morning, Kelly and David were able to start their relaxing weekend hanging out with friends and family, hiking, and rock climbing.
*Pleast note: for personal reasons, some of the images from the wedding will remain private.
Karina and Kevin tied the knot this past Sunday at Malibou Lake Mountain Club. For their wedding they pulled inspiration from the Anthropologie store catalog and chose bright yellow and blue to brighten up their day. I had a chance to get to know them during their Malibu engagement in December right down the street from their wedding location. You can peep some of the engagement pictures HERE. Friends and family may see all the wedding images HERE.
This beautiful bay window at the reception spot overlooked the ceremony site, and it also made the perfect spot for the dress shot!
There were so many flowers all over the property. It smelled so good! And at sunset, the reception site was so pretty. I love the twinkling lights.
When I arrived at the site earlier in the day, I noticed the entrance sign to Malibou Lake. It had twinkling lights on it, and I just knew it would make a great night shot! I was pretty much looking forward to picture one all day long.
A couple of shots behind the scenes.
