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Ponte Wedding - Jenna & Brian

This is my 11-11-11 wedding.  I think every wedding venue across the country was booked on this particular Friday.  It's one of those dates that gets snatched up two years in advance.  I think it's VERY ironic that 7-7-7, 8-8-8, 9-9-9, 10-10-10 and 11-11-11 all fell on weekends.  I just checked for 12-12-12 of next year and, unfortunately, it falls on a Wednesday.  Of course, these dates only come around once a century.  

Cool date or not, I think Jenna and Brian's wedding was perfect.  

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Ponte Barrel Room

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Ponte Wedding - Barrel Room - Kristen & Cody

Below is the wedding of Kristen and Cody.  They were SUPER SUPER fun and very much in love.  

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Photo of the Day - LOVE

This was the bride's idea... she brought the sparklers and wanted to capture the word 'Love.'  I've seen it before but this is my first attempt at it.  Next time I'd make sure to put the bride and groom in the middle.  I have other ideas so if you are one of my clients and you'd like to experiment with light then let me know.  

Leonesse Winemaker's Dinner

Julie and I enjoyed a perfect evening at Leonesse's Winemaker's Dinner on Friday.  Food was prepared by Mike Cragg of Temecula Catering.  What's cool is that Mike used to work at the Ritz Carlton in Laguna Niguel... the same hotel that I worked at when I was putting myself through college.  

Palm Springs Wedding - Riviera Resort - Jayme & Derek

This is only the second wedding we have photographed in Palm Springs.  Which is unfortunate since we live only 45 minutes from the area.

The Riviera Resort was recently remodeled and holy crap did they do a good job.  It is a photographer's dream venue with lots of cool corners throughout the property.  I wish I had an extrat 2 hours to get all the shots I wanted.

Jayme was amazingly photogenic and had total confidence in me (and in herself).  I can't tell you how important this is if you want to get the best photos possible.

Photo of the Day - Autumn Sky

This shot was taken at Ponte Winery on 11-11-11.  Dramatic skies like this one are pretty typical October through March and REALLY help to create better photos.

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Estate Wedding Temecula

Estate weddings in Temecula have become very popular.  Especially since there are SOOOO many amazing homes in the area.  

Lake Oak Meadows Wedding, Temecula CA - Laura & Gabe

It was a super busy summer and we only had time to blog a few weddings.  Now that the craziness of wedding season has come to a close we now have time to go back and show more weddings.  

This is Laura and Gabe.  Just an AWESOME COUPLE who are very much in love.  

Newport Beach Wedding - Amy & Keith

Keith is a professional photographer.  I didn't know this when they booked with us.  But it was obvious when I walked into their house on Balboa Island.  There were beauiful photos on the walls and antique cameras on old wooden tripods.  I can't tell you how many people reminded me throughout the day that Keith had high expectations.  

This kind of pressure is actually good for me.  It takes me out of my comfort zone and makes me think outside of the box.  

I was especially happy with the low-light evening shots.  These can be especially challanging when you are working in an outdoor location. Most photographers (including myself) like to bounce light off of a ceiling but this wasn't an option.

Julie and I moved our studio from Mission Viejo to Temecula 7 years ago and we really haven't worked in the OC much since.  We definitely miss the variety of Orange County.