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

A few months back, Anne, whose wedding to Matt I photographed back in October 2008, contacted me about photographing a very special event for their family:  Anne’s parents, Bill and Jeanne, were celebrating their 50-year wedding anniversary with a vow renewal ceremony.  I was honored to be thought of on such a special occasion for their family, and luckily I was available.  So this morning I headed down to the Pt. Loma Submarine Base and captured some images of an incredible event for a truly special family.

Any marriage that lasts 50 years is very special.  It’s quite another thing when that marriage includes raising 13 children.  Between their children and spouses, and their children and grandchildren, they pretty much filled the room!

Saturday evening was spent with Nicole and Josh, who are getting married at Estancia in September.  Nicole and Josh were referred to me by their coordinator–and my old friend–Heather Balliet of Amorology.  Nicole and Josh played softball and baseball, respectively, at UCSD, so I’m really excited to see what they come up with for their wedding!

The first part of the shoot was done downtown, near Petco Park.  We then headed to Coronado for some sunset goodness.  Nicole and Josh were total naturals in front of the camera and I’m really excited to work with them on their wedding day!

Last week, I had the opportunity to photograph some tabletops designed by San Diego’s finest coordinators and florists.  The images will appear in an upcoming issue of San Diego Style Weddings.  The shoot also involved photographing the lovely Sarah in a few gorgeous wedding gowns.  I feel a cover shot!

[caption id="attachment_344" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Coordinator: Sharay Hood of "What a Wedding. Florist: Marites Perea of "Tessilk""][/caption] [caption id="attachment_345" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Coordinator: Courtney Toney of "Joyful Weddings and Events"; Florist: LaVonne Zamora of "Adorations""][/caption] [caption id="attachment_346" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Coordinator: Alexandra Roselee of "AR Affairs"; Florist: Thomas Lotus of "Lotus Flowers""][/caption] [caption id="attachment_347" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Coordinator and florist: Haydee Delacruz of "Haydee's Creative Flowers""][/caption] [caption id="attachment_349" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Coordinator and florist: Haydee Delacruz of "Haydee's Creative Flowers""][/caption] [caption id="attachment_350" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Coordinator and florist: Paula Marn of "Flowers Forever""][/caption] [caption id="attachment_352" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Coordinator: Cynthia Zatkin of "CZ Events"; Florist: Patrick Higgins of "Artistic Florals""][/caption] [caption id="attachment_353" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Coordinator and florist: Heather Balliet of "Amorology""][/caption] [caption id="attachment_354" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Coorinator: Jennifer Molloy of "Amore Events"; Florist: Dawnielle Smith of "The Divine Event""][/caption] [caption id="attachment_355" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Coordinators: Rebecca Gaffney and Mia Saling of "Red Letter Days"; Florist: LaVonne Zamora of "Adorations""][/caption]

On Sunday evening I met Amy and Geoff, who are getting married in August at the La Costa Resort and Spa, in La Jolla for their engagement shoot.  It was a gorgeous evening in LJ, evident by the buzz of tourists and lack of parking.  In fact, as I made my third or fourth loop around the block in search of a parking spot, Amy and Geoff waved to me from the intersection, and I could see by their grins that they were clearly relishing in my frustration.

Right from the start, Amy and Geoff were into it.  Sometimes it takes some warming up to get couples comfortable in front of the camera, but Amy and Geoff jumped right in with great expressions and laughs.  They were referred to me by Libby and Ravi (see pix on the old blog here), who’s wedding I photographed back in March, and it’s been so fun to get to know the four of them and their great group of friends.

Erin and Scott were married this past Saturday at the North Chapel at Liberty Station, with the reception held at the Admiral Kidd Club.  Erin and Scott are super-cool, totally down to earth, and were such a pleasure to work with.  I’ve been looking forward to this wedding for a while, not only because Erin and Scott are so great, but I got a chance to work with good buddy Dan Boswell of dvArtistry, along with his second-shooter, Wes.  Dan’s same-day edit was spectacular as usual!

Special thanks to my old friend, Lindsey Byrnes, for being a fantastic second-shooter.  Also thanks to Haydee from Haydee’s Flowers, Kelly for doing a great job assisting and running a flawless photobooth, and Melissa Barrad from I Do… Weddings for ensuring everything ran smoothly.