Megan + Zach: Ethereal Open Air Resort

I first met Megan when she and her mother came into my home studio to view the senior portraits I had taken of her younger brother, Spencer.  And it just so happened that she and her family actually lived in my neighborhood, so basically you could say we are almost neighbors!  Megan loved my work and back then she told her mother than she knew I was the person to photograph her wedding someday.  Now to me, that is the greatest compliment I could get.  And it goes to show that I truly love becoming a family's photographer.  So when I got the call that Megan and her boyfriend had set a date, I was over the moon thrilled! 

Fast forward to this month, and here I am documenting one of the most special days in her life at an amazing venue.  Ethereal Open Air Resort is owned by the same company that runs the Twin Oaks Garden Estates and Green Gables Estate, which I was there working in July.  Let me tell you, Ethereal is beautiful!!  It is the same property as the California Botanic Gardens and the venue was filled with gorgeous flowers, lots of hummingbirds and butterflies, and decor that was rustic and charming.  If you know anyone looking for a wedding venue, please ask them to add this place to their list.  Plus, it's less than a mile off the I-15 at the most northern point of Escondido.

Here are a few of my favorite images from that day.  It was a pretty warm August day, but luckily the ceremony was late in the afternoon so temps dropped considerably for the reception and the couple even had ice cream available to cool everyone off.