A Vintage Travel Wedding: Chaminade
September 16th, 2011
Double Tree in San Jose
September 15th, 2011
Getting Ready: Double Tree in San Jose
September 13th, 2011A few from this stunning bride getting ready for her wedding at the Double Tree in San Jose. She looked like royalty.
One with her traditional covering for the ceremony.
Last touches before seeing her husband to be…
to be continued…
Leal Vineyard Wedding: Jo Jo + Heidi
August 23rd, 2011This wedding was so beautiful!! From the venue to the details to the couple and their darling little girl who was a big part of their day. I am officially in love with Leal winery. The potential for locations is endless! Heidi and Jo Jo live only lived a few miles away, which was so convenient. Heidi and I actually go way back as our moms are dear friends from their high school days. So Heidi and I shared a few kid parties growing up and I’m sure countless park dates too. She had the best birthdays with a fat trampoline in her grandparents backyard from my spotty childhood memories. It’s pretty fun to be in the wedding and portrait business and be able to capture peoples big milestones of love and laughter, especially when you’ve known them for years. Heidi and Jo Jo had a great bunch of friends. We had such a good time at you guys’ wedding! Thanks for allowing me to be part of your very special day.
All the girls looked up all day long to stop their tears.
Dad seeing his little girl and beautiful wife all dolled up for the first time that day…
Can you count how many people are fighting back tears? Ahhhh….love.
This was awesome, minus the video guy. Doup.
Their 2010 wedding plans got postponed to 2011 cuz of a little surprise. They did such a sweet job incorporating their new little girl into their day from the little wagon ride down the aisle playing “whose that lady” to their cake topper. So cute.
Leah from Spiral Hand did such a lovely job with the mix of garden flowers and different style vases. I loved the fresh and elegant look.
This is the house where the bride got ready and the couple (and more) can stay the night. Those black doors behind the couple open up to a wine barrel room that seats 20 for an intimate dinner. Just below the couple is a full size jacuzzi with a waterfall that pours into a water area below where the ceremony and reception are held. This place is off- the-hook!! Did I mention the boat? The olive garden that is full of twinkly lights at night? Or endless vineyards? It’s magic. I loved it.
Heidi has the best laugh- So beautiful.
They’re so smokin’ hot of a couple, I couldn’t resist asking Jo Jo to lean her up on this table and steal some kisses with his new wife!
Congrats to you both!! xx ~Julie
It’s all about the shoes…
August 11th, 2011
Reno Photographer: Christie Mumm and Family
July 22nd, 2011Christie called me up a couple months ago for a session while they were out here on vacation. She her self is a photographer in Reno and recently wrote a book on her experience with family photography. I’m stoked we crossed paths and wish I could have taken her to coffee the next morning to pick her brain, unfortunately they were headed south for some more vacation adventures. Hope you had a wonderful time on vacation. I had a great time hanging with your family and hope to have an equally fun-loving relationship with my teenage daughter come the day.
I love the gum in her mouth. I did make her spit it out for the rest of the shoot, but laughing with it is such a true picture of a teenager.
Total doll.
Panther Beach Engagement Session
July 18th, 2011Ella and Andrew found me online and were up from down south for a little vacation. We headed up the coast to the secluded Panther Beach that boast some funky rock out croppings, a natural rock bridge and a dynamic sunset. Ella walked straight off the pages of a magazine in her navy dress and glittery heels. Smokin’ hot and a heap of fun to hang with too. Check them out…
Summer Camp: Wedding Style
July 12th, 2011While most people think of camp, they think of those akward teenage years, first kisses, team building games, and kp duty (kitchen patrol). You can probably remember your favorite summer camp leader, but only by their camp name- Opal, Irish, Wingnut, Honeybee. What was your camp leader’s name? To you, they don’t even have a real name- that was their real name. Camps are now becoming not just a thing for your youth years, but brides are starting to bring that whole week of fun to their weddings. Why not? It’s crazy to see 100 people in less than 6 hours as they celebrate one of the most important days of their lives. Why not bring in all your friends and family for a weekend of fun. You get to bunk with friends, have bon fires with smores, and go on a scavenger hunt! That’s what Chris and Kelley did for their wedding weekend up at Camp Campbell.
Chris and Kelley met at the newspaper agency. They contacted me and shared that Camp Campbell recently revamped their camp venue in Boulder Creek and were planning on a weekend of it with a small crowd of friends and family. I loved it. I loved the idea that you get to enjoy your guest on either side of your big day. I love nature and all the beauty the redwoods are when graced with a couple in love. Camp Campbell was lovley. It offers a sweet little chapel in a redwood grove and acres of beauty to explore with the couple. Luckly, Chris and Kelly were more than willing to spend sometime in the redwoods. Not to mention the many DIY details Kelley poured into her day.
Four months and counting… Family Portraits
July 7th, 2011This sweet little guy is my cousin’s first baby, Kyle. It’s so fun to watch friends and family enter motherhood. Kym has carried her grace right into motherhood. Kyle is so sweet and happy. The entire shoot he didn’t make a peep, he just admired the great outdoors and flashed an occasional smile. Here are a few of my favorites!
Engagement Session: Ano Nuevo
July 1st, 2011Lisa and Brian took me to where he proposed to her, a beach near Ano Nuevo called Stumpy’s. I always love asking couples about how they met and how they got engaged. They are both there chiming in on who thought what, who said what and the two sides to every story always comes out. These two are so easy to hang with- I’m totally looking forward to their wedding! They have an AMAZING 16 inches difference (it could be 18, I forget), so we tried a few tricks to close the gap. We had Lisa on hay bales, jumping into his arms, seated, perched on the up hill of the sand doons to name a few. Before on the sand doons, we stopped off at Pie Ranch cuz I saw the fog ahead and wanted a little sunshine for their session. After the goats and hay bales… we headed north. Ano had stunning landscape all around us with some fog creeping in overhead and the moon on the rise. They braved the cold, wet, and wind and hopefully had a little fun along the way. Here are a few from their session…
Love this one.
