SAN DIEGO WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG :: SAN DIEGO POTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG: SCHNACK STUDIOS

A week or so ago I photographed some portraits of the Kolterman family. The images were shot at the Kolterman’s beautiful residence in San Diego.

Anne and Matt were married on Saturday at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe. Anne and Matt were really great to work with and their friends and family made the evening so much fun.

Special thanks to Nely for a great job second-shooting, and kudos to coordinator Lynn from Pure Planning for keeping the events of the evening running smoothly.

Gabrielle and Jeff were married a week ago at the home of Gabrielle’s mother in La Jolla. It was an Indian Summer afternoon filled with friends and family, some of whom traveled a pretty darn good distance to be there–a testament to how special Gabrielle and Jeff are.

In small-world news, Gabrielle and my wife went to the same high school, and they have a lot of mutual friends. So much of the day for me was spent being introduced as “Jenny’s husband”, which was great.

Special thanks to Michael for doing a great job second-shooting. Michael’s work has come a long way in the year-plus he’s been working with me.

Just got back from a weekend in Mazatlan, Mexico, photographing the destination wedding of Stephanie and Jeff.  They are a super fun couple with awesome friends and great families, and they really made me feel welcomed.

Hurricane Norbert did his best to thwart everyone’s good time, but the best he could muster was a quick squall on Saturday morning. The weather for the wedding was beautiful and typical Mazatlan–hot and sticky with a warm seabreeze off the ocean.

Had the unbelievable opportunity to photograph Terésa and João’s wedding in Lisbon, Portugal. Unlike my other destination weddings that involve U.S. residents getting married overseas, Terésa and João are Portuguese and actually live in Lisbon. I can’t begin to express the warmth and hospitality they showed me during my brief stay there. They showed me around, took me to dinner, and of course, were fantastic to work with on their wedding day.

Terésa and João’s ceremony and reception were held at the Kais Restaurant, which once housed a factory along the river in Lisbon. It was a civil ceremony and, interestingly, it is common practice in such ceremonies for the bride and groom to be seated. Once the ceremony was over, the guests were treated to wonderful meal and great wine.

Let me also add that the guests at the wedding know how to party. Dinner wasn’t finished until around 11 PM and dancing started shortly thereafter. I ended up leaving at 3:30 AM, but Terésa and João and their close friends didn’t leave until close to 7 AM! So, the fact that Terésa and João were actually conscious made their performance at our day-after shoot even more remarkable.