Alice & Will

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Alice and I have known each other quite literally forever. A year apart, we shared the same elementary, middle school, high school, and college. So when Alice inquired about photography for her wedding, I knew that I needed to be there for this next big step in her life even if it meant having to travel all the way to Hawai’i (oh poor us!)

Alice is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet. Our hometown Wai’anae is a rural community on the west coast of O’ahu. There is one road in and out of the city, which causes a huge traffic mess during rush hour. Since she didn’t have a car, she would catch the bus with her grandmother to the airport (at least an hour ride without traffic) to greet people coming in for the wedding.

Alice and Will chose the beautiful Queen Emma Summer Palace for their ceremony and reception site. Everything was completely coordinated by Alice and Will with many friends and family helping. 

Congrats Alice & Will ... hope these photos will keep you warm on cold snowy Colorado days.
- Julia

Tara & Joe

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I totally knew I was going to love this wedding when Tara walked up the aisle to Rascal Flatt’s "Bless the Broken Road" sung by one of her close friends. I completely adore that song and love that it was used as the bridal processional. Being a wedding photographer, we get to listen to a lot of ceremonies. Joe and Tara’s was definitely unique and filled with personal touches. I particularly enjoyed the string of different movie quotes about love read back and forth by Tara and Joe’s friends. It was fun to listen in and think back on the movie scenes those quotes came from.

Tara met Joe while abroad in Ireland and they currently live there (yes … we’re a little jealous). Thus most of their wedding was coordinated by Tara’s father, John (go, Dad!). We had a blast working with John - what an incredible guy to plan a wedding! John is a local cinematographer and so of course he had a great video to show at the reception.

The little details added to the wedding were wonderful. Joe had gotten little custom made Droids for their wedding cake topper. Very techie geek-a-licious! We loved them. We were also a fan of the drink glasses etched with the Irish toast “Sláinte!” along with a blank space to write your name to keep track of your glass! John had made a little house for their card box. The seating assignments were displayed on large boards decorated with photos and their RSVP cards, which included words of wisdom from the guest to Tara and Joe. And, in a private booth, you could record your own personal greeting (on video of course!) to the newlyweds.

Sláinte Tara and Joe! Congratulations!


Ceremony : First Presbyterian Church, Santa Barbara

Reception : Cabrillo Arts Pavillion, Santa Barbara

 

 

 

 

~ Julia

 

Reception : Cabrillo Arts Pavillion, Santa Barbara

Eric & Milena's SkyBox Extravaganza

As Scott mentioned in his posting, Eric and Milena had already tied the knot in Bolivia. With all the formal portraits and typical wedding photos out of the way, we really had a chance to play around with Eric & Milena, who are a seriously fun and seriously photogenic couple.

Here I present evidence of the awesomeness of Eric & Milena's celebration:

1. Milena's romantic Maggie Sotero dress (which, by the way ladies, is apparently up for sale! Green your wedding and go with a used dress!) and awesome purple stockings and shoes. For a photographer, it was texture and color heaven. Love it!

 

2. The San Diego scenery - more specifically Balboa Park and downtown. Luckily the rain had past by the time we started shooting. It had been their idea to shoot at the Spreckels Organ Pavillion in Balboa Park, which provided a great backdrop for some wonderful photos. Then we walked around downtown San Diego near DiamondView Towers for more photos. DiamondView Towers is right next to the Padres stadium, which coincidently happened to be one of their first date spots (and obviously required a photo or two).

3. The venue. Scott's night time cityscape photos really just say it all. Check his photos out in the blog below!

4. The party. Putting it simply, Eric & Milena know how to throw a great party.

 

Making it official in the US ...

The details:

Venue: The Ultimate Skybox at Diamondview Towers

Planner: Amanda McPhail (amazingly helpful during the event!)

Appetizers and Bar Service: Tilted Kilt

Cake/Dessert: Nothing Bundt Cakes (Mucho delicioso ... they opted for bundt cakes instead of the traditional cake ... I had no complaints about that as they were bite sized morsels of heaven and in several different flavors to boot!)

And the bride herself did all the decorations and the wonderful succulent centerpieces.

 

 

Thanks Milena & Eric for kicking off the wedding season with a bang! We totally loved working with the two of you and wish you the very best!

 

~Julia

 

 

Eric & Milena's San Diego Reception

Eric & Milena tied the knot in Bolvia.  However, that didn't stop them from celebrating back in the United States as well!  

Eric and Milena held their 2nd Reception in San Diego at the Ultimate Skybox, which has fabulous views of Petco Park and the rest of the San Diego Skyline.  We took their couple photos at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park.

 

 

 


 

Blending Images

To create the special effect seen below, we blended two images.  It creates the sense of motion while putting our subject into focus.

the final product

& the originals