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Brian and Stephanie {Wedding}

June 1, 2010 – 9:07 am

Well where do I start. What a B E A UTIFUL wedding. I knew ever since our engagement shoot that these two were going to make the most beautiful bride and groom ever! Kristin and I were so thankful to be apart of their special day and be able to document such a wonderful display of style, design and creativity. Stephanie designed the entire wedding by herself and had some amazing vendors to help pull off her vision. Stephanie is a HUGE fan of Green Wedding Shoes and is where she got  inspiration for a lot of her wedding.  Just want to give a special thanks to Jen from Green Wedding Shoes for featuring this wedding on your blog today. If you haven’t heard of GWS or checked out her website you have been living in the stone ages and need to go do it NOW!! :) It is an awesome place for brides to collaborate and share ideas while getting inspired to create something unique and special for their own weddings.  Anyways  I shot so many details and photos that it might take a while for this post to load.. But trust me its definitely worth the wait!

Brian and Stephanie had their wedding at the amazing venue called The Villa built in 1920 in San Juan Capistrano. Michelle the coordinator there did a fantastic job running the events of the day to create a calm and sweet environment for the Bride and Groom to enjoy. Check out the stunning grounds of this place.

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Brian and Stephanie first met at a dueling piano bar in Hollywood so I thought this was fitting :)

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Floral Occasions did such a fantastic job on all the flowers… The following  few quotes are from Stephanie herself.  “The flowers were one of my favorite things about the day. I don’t know the first thing about flowers so rather than tell Stacey what kind I wanted, I told her the feel I was going for. She totally got it. The flowers helped tie everything in to make this romantic, serene, vintage-feeling day. It was better than I could have imagined. We felt like we had our own secret garden.

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“Our favorite detail of the wedding was probably the centerpieces. Every table was a different assortment of vases, vintage tins and trinkets that we found over the course of our engagement at various garage sales and flea markets. Each centerpiece was like a little museum. I think people could really see “us” in each one.” The Keys were used as place cards.

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“We both agree that our favorite memory was when I walked down the aisle with my mom. All our guests, with the exception of some immediate family, stood around for the ceremony. It was like a big hug from our closest friends and family. It felt so personal. There was so much love around us.”

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Check out this unique guest sign in concept..  Each person got to choose a color ink pad to put there finger prints on the tree as leaves then sign their name.. I think this was such a cool idea.

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Check out the mini pies from  from Urth Caffe with ice cream for their desserts.. ummm.. so good!

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Also another amazing cake by  Melody from The Sweet and Saucy Shop! and you all know how much we love them!!

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battle on…

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Again a special thanks to ALL our service men and women for protecting us and allowing us to enjoy our freedom! We love you guys. This memorial weekend is for you!

Venue: The Villa – San Juan Capistrano
Florist: Floral Occasions
Wedding Cake Baker: Pies: Urth Caffe ; Cake – Sweet & Saucy Shop
Caterer: The Ramos House
Bride’s Dress: Lazaro from Mon Amie Bridal in Costa Mesa
Stationary: Joycee Designs
DJ and Lighting: Jeff Holmes – Moondance
Photoboth: Renowned Events
Make up Artist: Taryn VanDon; Hair by Selleca Wong

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Jason and Julie {Wed} in Brenham, Texas

April 9, 2010 – 11:04 am

Well we are finally getting caught up on the blogging. Today I am super excited to post our very first Texas wedding ever! Like I had said in an earlier post we were so thrilled to be able to document Jason and Julie’s love for each other in this capacity. We count it pure joy and humbling to be able to document such a special part in peoples lives. I first met the Evans family on my first trip down to Honduras  last year. I got to see the family’s love so deeply for not only each other but for others as well. It was so cool to be able to drill a water well along side such a beautiful family. I couldn’t help but think of how much I wanted to have my future family resemble the same qualities and characteristics as the Evans family. Needless to say that when they asked I would be willing to come to Texas to shoot Julie’s wedding I was beyond ecstatic! Not only was it going to be our first wedding in Texas but to be able to work for one of the nicest, sweetest families I have ever met was the deal breaker.

One of my favorite things about this wedding was that there was so much family history in every little detail. They got ready in the house where her Grandfather built in the early 1900’s. Its called the Fairview Bed and Breakfast. Look at how beautiful it is.

Always a little craziness when the girls get ready.. so much different than the guys :)

Erin, Julie’s older sister, doing her makeup

the girls

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A quick little pre-wedding  “Bananogram” sess.. I have never heard or played it before but it looked super fun!! Aparently a HUGE thing over at College Station :)

The preparation for the wedding ceremony.. I love these shots!

This is where the ceremony and reception took place. Its called the Gidding Stone Mansion and it was built in 1870 and is still completely intact! Its beyond beautiful!

I LOVED the shots inside this beautiful house!

…and the live jazz band!

The sparkler send off!

This is probably my favorite shot of the day.. Whenever one of the Evans kids would leave home for a long time like when they were younger a vaction or when they were older and went off to college. Mom and Dad would always stand on the front porch waiving the I love you sign with their hands for as long as they could see the person leaving.  They would sign each other for as long as they were in sight. If you look closely, you can see Julie and her Mom giving each other this “i love you” sign to eachother as they drove away! I thought that it was just a really sweet touch to end the night!

It was a beautiful day in so many different ways. Their only prayer was that God received all the glory from the day and it was pretty evident that this was the case!

I think what made it such a pleasure to work for this family is that they have treated us like family from the beginning. Providing trip details, time-lines, and travel arrangements. Welcome baskets upon arrival to our hotel room. Food provided for every meal. Even after the wedding was over Kristin and I decided to extend our stay and see what Texas had to offer (Enjoying the rodeo, Tim McGraw in concert, and some good ol’ Texas BBQ!) the Evans family extended this hospitality all throughout our stay. They completely blew us away with their amazing generosity! We love you all so much and are really excited to come back and visit ya’ll real soon ;)

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