Katie Volmer of Beauty and the Beach came out and dolled up Alex for us. We had to move quickly, but it worked out well!ĭid I mention I shot a hybrid of film and digital for this shoot?! Thank you Photovision for the beautiful film processing!Īnd how cute are these two together. If you didn’t catch that note about Alex’s wedding gown, our models were a real couple and they just celebrated one year of marriage last fall! This was where I popped around and photographed everything else with backdrops I couldn’t use earlier on, while the sun was hitting them.

We were fortunate to be in a valley of hills, so we had an entire hour of open shade covering the whole venue. I did my best to shoot into the shadows and keep from any rays of sun from shining through trees. Kelsey helped me with this by setting up smaller details in full shade while the sun was out. I had to find a way to make it look cold on a hot day, which was a new challenge. After selecting our location, we came to the realization that we would have full sun hitting all of the aspects of the venue we wanted to incorporate. Backlighting simply wasn’t an option for our cold, winter theme, as this would add a glow to the images and warm up the feel. From there the vision blossomed, and she expanded our team and brought all of the details together to make magic!įor starters, Kelsey brought in Loren James of Four Things Paper for our invitation suite! Loren, your work is just….dreamy.Īs a photographer, I especially appreciated this shoot, because it stretched me even more as an artist. Her and I collaborated on a vision of winter themes and a neutral color pallet with cool tones as opposed to the traditional reds of winter. When the time came, we brought Kelsey in and she brought everything to life. Jennifer asked if I would like to do a photoshoot with the bride in her dress after the wedding, and I couldn’t resist. She spoke about how sweet the bride Alex was and how beautiful she would look on her wedding day. I would go in for fittings and see this amazing, custom wedding dress hanging on her mannequin. This wedding inspiration started over a year ago, when I was having my very own wedding gown hand made by the sweet Jennifer Sitchler of Eden Couture. I’m excited to finally share with you my whole take on the special day! If you didn’t already catch it, this winter shoot was published on 100 Layer Cake recently! You can see the feature here. Did you know that Pechanga Resort & Casino of Temecula has its very own golf course and wedding venue… and it’s beautiful?! I sure didn’t, until Kelsey Rae Designs brought me down to this hidden gem called Journey’s End that sits on a golf course and backs right up to the Temecula hills.

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