Carolyn and Ed were married this past Saturday at Oak Mountain Winery in Temecula, CA. Carolyn and Ed are a super-cool, laid-back couple and I had such a blast working with them!
Quick story about how Carolyn and I met … About a year ago when she called me to do some corporate portraits for her company. A few days later we set up a time and date for the shoot. Then, about a month later I’m sitting in the airport in Kauai, on my way home from a wedding, and I get a call from Carolyn saying the shoot’s been cancelled. “But,” she said, “I’m getting married next year and would love to talk to you about wedding photography.” And the rest is history…
Oak Mountain is a really cool property. It’s tucked away from the rest of the Temecula wineries, which is nice because it really feels like you’re on someone’s ranch, as opposed to some tourist destination. It sits up high on a hill, so it gets a nice breeze and is a bit cooler than the other parts of the valley.
Special thanks to Lindsey Byrnes for her fantastic work as second-shooter. Also thank to Sarah Zeal from Zealous Events for her great work keeping everything flowing.
[caption id="attachment_709" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Shoes and dress, Lawrence Welk Resort. I love the linear patterns on the left created by the headboard, painting, and bed frame."]
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[caption id="attachment_710" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="This is Elizabeth, one of Carolyn and Ed's flower girls. She was so inquisitive and had this incredible gaze into the camera. She sat down on the sofa and just looked at me. I love the shapes created by the cushions and the bottoms of the paintings, combined with her reflection off the glass table."]
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[caption id="attachment_711" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Carolyn and her makeup artist."]
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[caption id="attachment_712" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Carolyn's sister-in-law trying to hold it together after viewing Carolyn in her dress for the first time. I love the look on the other flower girl in the lower-left corner."]
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[caption id="attachment_714" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Carolyn and Ed gave each member of their bridal party one of those little Flip video cameras. Talk about behind-the-scenes action! Photo: Lindsey Byrnes"]
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[caption id="attachment_715" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Ed's father and mother adjusting his outfit. I love the way Ed's father is looking at him. Photo: Lindsey Byrnes"]
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[caption id="attachment_716" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="This is Braden, Carolyn and Ed's ringbearer. Braden did an great job during the ceremony and an even better job dancing at the reception. Photo: Lindsey Byrnes"]
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[caption id="attachment_717" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Carolyn and Ed's first sighting. We tucked them away behind the winery's main building to give them some privacy. I love Carolyn's look in the image on the right. Photos: Lindsey Byrnes"]
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[caption id="attachment_718" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="We need to give equal time to Ed, too. "]
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[caption id="attachment_719" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Ed and her father walking down the aisle. You can sense the joy on her face, her eyes gazing the crowd."]
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[caption id="attachment_720" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Carolyn means business."]
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[caption id="attachment_721" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="The kiss. I normally don't put these on the blog, but I love the way the wind is catching Carolyn's hair."]
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[caption id="attachment_722" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="For Carolyn and Ed's portrait session we took a stroll through the property's vineyard. "]
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[caption id="attachment_723" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Carolyn and Ed."]
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[caption id="attachment_725" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="I love these next two images. The angle is cool--I was basically hiding in the vines. I wanted to catch some of the leaves in the foreground to give the image more depth."]
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[caption id="attachment_726" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Carolyn and Ed."]
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[caption id="attachment_727" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="I love these, especially the one of Carolyn. She has such a fantastic look and the sepia tone brought out exactly what I envisioned from the image."]
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[caption id="attachment_728" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="There was great light coming down the mountain, and I wanted to work the fenceposts in somehow. I've been playing with some different tones, too, and I think these have kind of a cool Western feel."]
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[caption id="attachment_729" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Carolyn and Ed's first dance. The lighting conditions weren't ideal, so in this situation I tried to play with the directional light coming in the opening camera-left. I waited until Carolyn moved into place and "click!""]
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[caption id="attachment_730" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="Carolyn's sister and a wedding guest get their dance on. Nice balance on the drink!"]
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[caption id="attachment_731" align="aligncenter" width="970" caption="It was so great to see Carolyn and Ed actually follow through with the cake face-wash. Most couples think about it for a second and then say, "Nah". Not Carolyn and Ed, they went full-bore."]
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