leigh + steve / a big heart

Oh man, one of my favorite couples of the year to go along with one of my favorite weddings. You might remember Leigh and Steve from their engagement session, well now I bring you their awesome wedding. It was all located in downtown San Diego, starting off at the Hotel Solamar for their getting ready shots and first look. We then headed to East Village in downtown to the Ultimate Skybox for the wedding. A big thanks to Asha Maura of Digs Studio for flying over and shooting with me.

Steve wrote his vows on this giant heart, which was a nice suprise for Leigh.

My assistant Kim always rocks the long exposures.

Coordination / Creative Affairs Inc. Venue / The Ultimate Skybox Florist / Jennifer J Designs DJ / La Jolla DJ Catering / Festivities Catering

michelle + armand / puerto rico shakin

A few months ago I had the opportunity to photograph a wedding in San Juan, Puerto Rico with the awesome Michelle and Armand. They hail from New Jersey and wanted to have a destination wedding in Puerto Rico and I was more than happy to help capture their memories. The sun, the sand and the food are definitely reasons for me to add Puerto Rico to my vacation destinations. We rocked the La Concha Resort and went around Old San Juan for some day after portraits as well. A big thanks to Uyen Vo for 2nd shooting and also check out the feature on Perfect Bound Blog from this wedding. Also, feel free to watch the slideshow of the wedding day at the end of the post.

Coordination / Karishna Khelani Venue / La Concha Resort Hair & Makeup / Leslie Ayala DJ / DJ Rockhand Florist / EOS Events Videographer / REB6Studios

kelly + matt / green wedding day

This was a gorgeous wedding with Kelly and Matt at the Del Sur Ranch House in San Diego, one of the worlds greenest buildings! A big thanks to Keli of Monarch Weddings and to Marissa Rodriguez for shooting with me.

Matt's best friend Jeremy was the officiant for the wedding, here he is practicing for the moment.

Coordination / Keli Christenson of Monarch Weddings Venue / Del Sur Ranch House Rentals / Abbey Party Rentals Makeup / Kristi Regina DJ / OccasionMan Productions Bartender / Kevin's Bartending Services Caterer / Perfect Everytime Catering Florist / Ali Eli Florist

aileen + elson / benchmark love

Ah the lovely Aileen and Elson, I have so much fun everytime I see them and their amazing group of friends. The day was gorgeous and we couldn't have asked for anything more, I even got parking in La Jolla right away for their first look! We did the first look where Elson proposed to Aileen and the sneaky guy even had a hidden camera setup for the proposal for a special surprise video that played at the reception. Love, its what we live for.

The ceremony was held at the Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala and the reception at the Scripps Seaside Forum in La Jolla. A big thanks Kathrina of Joe+Kathrina for 2nd shooting and seeing how crazy I roll, haha and to Brandi of Skybox Event Productions for having the wedding run without a hitch. A full vendor list at the bottom of the post, so now enjoy my favorite photographs from the day.

Coordinator /  Skybox Event Productions Ceremony / Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala Reception / Scripps Seaside Forum Makeup / Rita Nguyen Hair / Model Call Salon (Lizbeth Hathorn) Cake / Sumi's Oven Florist / Fancy That! Designs Caterer / Peartrees Catering Linens + Drapings / Fusion Linens DJ + Lighting / Playtime Attractions Transportation / Top Dog Limo Invitations / Kalea Inviatations Videography / NR3 Video Productions

jelynna + aj / underwater bridals

Jelynna, AJ and I had been planning this underwater bridal session when we first booked their wedding, I was actually more excited for this shoot then going off to Hawaii for their wedding, haha. I loved that Jelynna used two dresses for the bridal session, so we can get some different pops of color, it definitely added a different dimension. A big big thanks to Marissa Rodriguez, who helped out as well as took shots 5 and 6 from way down in the pool, she is a way better swimmer than I am. Also to July Chanthamart for the hair and makeup.

Our bridal session also get a few spreads in Issue 16 of Utterly Engaged, check out a few more images as well as the awesome magazine by clicking on the photo below.