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tanya & deric / when the smoke clears

A forgotten dress led to some of epic photographs, that is the story of Tanya and Deric's engagement session. We met up on a Monday in San Diego and went around downtown, starting at the Sante Fe Depot, where Tanya spends much of her time taking the Amtrak down from Los Angeles to visit Deric. We hit up some dope spots around East Village and upon a clothing change, Tanya realized she left her last outfit back in LA. They had an engagement video shoot scheduled with my pals Ren & Rob the upcoming Saturday and I said I'd be down to shoot again but asked, "how about we throw in some smoke bombs?" So the next few days we planned it out, with Deric working for the Border Patrol, we had easy access to a field where we can use as many bombs as wanted. He also had access to some bombs and one we found out was actually tear gas. Haha, we learned a lot that day! The day was so fun and we came out with some of my favorite work and two shots were actually selected for Junebug Weddings Best of 2016 Engagements Honorable Mentions. Enjoy.
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tags: sante fe depot, downtown, east village, smoke bombs
categories: california, engagements, published, san diego
Tuesday 05.24.16
Posted by Chaz Cruz
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ashley & ritz / figures in the light / hotel palomar san diego wedding

Even if you've known someone for years, experiencing all the love and devotion that surrounds those people on their wedding day can still leave you in awe. Case in point, the lovely Ashley, Ritz,and their dog Howl. I have known them since high school and we've remained friends throughout the years. So I've seen the loyalties grow (as well as fall) but the family, friends and even vendors that helped usher in their wedding, we all came together to experience an amazing night. It was put together beautifully by the team at Urban Shindigs, so feel free to view so much more on Ashley and Ritz's feature on Bridal Musings today. A big thanks to Stephanie Yang for shooting this one with me (and who's wedding I'll be featuring soon!) as well Ren & Rob, my favorite San Diego cinematographers.
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tags: downtown, hotel palomar, bridal musings, hey there cupcake
categories: california, san diego, published, weddings
Friday 03.11.16
Posted by Chaz Cruz
 

lauren & jay / rooftop vibes

Whenever I've photographed with these two, we've always made our best photographs stories above San Diego. Looking up at the clouds and down onto the street below. So it was perfect that Lauren and Jay celebrated their nuptials on the roof of the Andaz San Diego Hotel. A big thanks to associate photographer Kim Marcelo for shooting with me, see some of my favorites below as well as their details on Carats & Cake.
tags: the immaculata, downtown, us grant hotel, andaz san diego
categories: california, published, san diego, weddings
Tuesday 07.28.15
Posted by Chaz Cruz
 

maddy & paul / stars and skies

When Maddy and Paul came in and told me how close they lived to Pok Pok in Brooklyn and said they would put my name down whenever I wanted, I had to make sure to photograph their wedding (still haven't collected on that guys). But really, these two are the sweetest and they brought everyone to share in their love. They even took me down to Love Lane, fitting, especially for them. Enjoy their photos and thanks to Shannon Sturgis for photographing this one with me.
tags: nu hotel, downtown, love lane, 501 union, french bulldog
categories: brooklyn, new york, weddings
Wednesday 04.29.15
Posted by Chaz Cruz
 

lauren & jay / dualities

Light and dark, high and low, hot and cold, fire and water, life and death, male and female, sun and moon, Lauren and Jay.
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tags: downtown, east village, little italy, ironside
categories: california, engagements, san diego
Thursday 08.14.14
Posted by Chaz Cruz
 
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