Dustin & Caroline: Scripps Seaside Forum

Talk about a long distance romance!  Dustin & Caroline met while Caroline was visiting in the USA to learn English.  Through a bible study group, they met and soon were best of friends.  Their friendship turned to love and then it was time for Caroline to return to her home in Switzerland.  But with the sheer force of love and a modern convenience called Skype, they stayed in touch and visited each other as often as they could.

On Sunday, July 29th, Dustin and Caroline finally tied the knot and started their life as newlyweds, never to be parted by oceans and continents again.  About 30 family members and friends flew in from Switzerland, many making a one or two week vacation out of the journey to San Diego.

The wedding took place at Scripp's Seaside Forum in La Jolla.  It was a gorgeous day and the wedding colors of turquoise and white looked stunning in this venue.  And I have to say the cupcakes were just divine!!  I couldn't believe all the flavors and colors.  Hey, the bakery even competed (and won!) in Cupcake Wars on The Food Network.  Click on any of the images to view them larger.

Catering:  Continental Catering
Cake/Cupcakes:  Little Cakes Cupcake Kitchen
Flowers:  Bride's Mom
DJ/Entertainment:  Techturret Productions

Colette and Shane: Vista Valley Country Club

It was about one year ago that I got a phone call from Colette.  I had photographed her sister's wedding a few years ago and Colette called to let me know that she was engaged and was super excited to have me be her wedding photographer too!  Awwwwww!  (my heart just started melting right then and there!)

Her fiance, Shane, is a super fun and funny guy and I just fell in love with him when they came in to meet me.  He and Colette make such a great couple and I was counting down the days till their wedding on June 30th, 2012.  They chose the Vista Valley Country Club in Vista, California, as their venue.  VVCC was doing some major renovations and theirs was the first official wedding to showcase all their hard (and expensive) work.  The wedding site is just incredible and I really do love everything that they upgraded for future couples.

Oh, and did I mention that Shane's groomsmen were just a hoot?  OMG, one came dressed with a top hat and cane (paging Mr. Peanut) and another with a multi colored spiked hair.  Hey, the colors matched the wedding!  I just loved it and had so much fun with these guys.

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Andrews!!!

Shari and Nelson: South Coast Winery

Who doesn't love the romance of a winery for a wedding venue?  Temecula is famous for it's wineries but my favorite hands down is South Coast Winery.  The architecture, the ambiance, the food and of course the wine all make for a beautiful site and lovely wedding day.  I was privileged to have Shari and Nelson drive all the way from Rancho Cucamonga to meet with me and hire me as their photographer.  That was probably over an hour drive time!

Here are some of my favorite images from the day.  I love shadow play and this site has some wonderful nooks and crannies for that type of imagery.  And Shari and Nelson are so great looking that any photo of them is beautiful.  Don't you agree?