My friends at Exquisite Wedding Magazine asked me to come out to The Not Wedding hosted at The New Children’s Museum downtown 2 nights ago. This event hosted a “mock wedding” combined with a small bridal show offering a chance for engaged couples to get a bit of a behind-the-scenes look at a wedding – and also a chance to meet some wonderful vendors. My duties at this event were a bit more relaxed than most of the other people involved – I simply had a chance to photograph the guests as they arrived.
Breakers Beach Wedding – Coronado Island
North Island Air Station on Coronado is a spectacular location for a wedding. The beach is enormous and the new hotel is comfortable and elegant. On top of that Freya and Justin are an amazing couple who can’t seem to take a bad photo if they tried. Both Jon and Chris of SD Photo Studio were very excited to be a part of this amazing day.
West Coast Reception
Unfortunately – the wedding happened on the east coast and we were not able to get out to cover that event… BUT Fortunately, Kristen’s family invited a west coast gathering and had us cover the event. This reception took place in an absolutely beautiful back-yard in North County San Diego and it included both a Croatian “cake smashing” as well as a slightly more “traditional” (for America at least) cake cutting.
Wedding In Ocean Beach
Chris and Jon were at it again last weekend in Ocean Beach. We don’t get to team up together for every wedding – but when we do we always have a blast working together. This wedding took place in the courtyard at the Ocean Beach Hotel which is immediately adjacent to the Ocean Beach Pier. The sky on this particular day was a photographers dream come true – with a mix of light overcast and some awesome cloud formations.
Kim and Thom :: Married
To begin with… let me describe how this wedding ended. The day after the wedding – the coordinator, florist, band, venue and of course my team had a chance to exchange some brief “thank you emails”. And within these emails this wedding was unanimously described as “The Feel Good Wedding of the Summer”. Words just can’t express the joy felt by everyone who attended this beautiful wedding. The whole day from the very early start to the reception at Hilton Torrey Pines, ran as smooth as I could ever hope – and everyone looked absolutely stunning!!
Coordinator: A Diamond Celebration
Venue: Hilton Torrey Pines
Band: Kicks Band and Entertainment
Flowers: Third Bloom
Greek Wedding with Coronado Reception
This beautiful wedding began and ended at the Marriott Hotel on Coronado Island while the Greek Ceremony took place at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Hillcrest.
Little Italy Wedding
Del Mar Wedding
Our first wedding of the year was a cozy affair in Del Mar at Pacifica Breeze Cafe. As far as locations for small weddings – it does not get much better than this with beautiful views and gorgeous architecture all around the venue. Although this wedding was booked on short notice – I feel like I made a great connection with Miles and Chelsea and I absolutely love the photos we came away with.
Paradise Point Wedding
Paradise Point is one of the most beautiful places to get married in San Diego. Being on a “point” there are amazing views to be had all around the resort, the there are well spectacular gardens and water features throughout the property. Carlos and Blanca invited me to photograph their intimate wedding on the Island View Lawn which is a simple and small “Island” surrounded by streams and bridges. The reception took place in the Bayview Room and hosted a spectacular sunset.
Winter Wedding in San Diego
The best part about living in San Diego is that you can have a great wedding with beautiful weather at any time of year. This December wedding in Chula Vista was truly magical…
