There are some weddings that I look forward to all year long and this Trabuco Canyon ranch fall wedding with J & S was one of them. Story time… Many years ago, my last wedding of the year was on a hundred year old family ranch. It had been one of my most rewarding and […]

When the day arrived for D & M’s Carlsbad Flower Fields summer wedding, we knew not to expect the vibrant blooms in the month of June but what we didn’t expect was the most glorious cloudy day. The overcast skies brought a richness to the colors and light. D and M are high school sweethearts […]

It was a perfect holiday weekend on the mountain for this San Moritz Lodge Lake Gregory summer wedding. Everyone was up to enjoy the cooler weather at the lake and hike the trails. M & B met in high school and one day B started seeing M less as her “that idiot” and more as […]

This Avensole Winery spring wedding was so special in so many ways! I had met this beautiful bride when I did her brother’s wedding in Oregon many, many years ago at the most epic waterfall wedding. She had followed me ever since I had done her brother’s engagement and when the time came to plan […]

We’re back with another historic gem for this Redlands Fall Wedding at the Mitten Building. In the very heart of downtown Redlands, The Mitten Building was built in 1890 as a packing house and became a letter factory in the 1940s. It stood empty for many years before being restored to its current glory of […]

This sweet little Grand Tradition Estate Arbor Terrace wedding is quite the treat. Grand Tradition Estate and Gardens is a sprawling thirty acre property with several locations for wedding ceremonies and receptions. The Arbor Terrace lives up to its name with lush trees and several waterfalls as you walk up the path to the ceremony […]

After years and years of telling me I’d be her wedding photographer, C & H finally had their Europa Village Wineries summer wedding. Europa Village Wineries has a variety of options for both ceremonies and receptions that embrace the romance of Europe. C & H were married in the the Vienza Cave with a romantic […]

In every way possibly this San Clemente Casa Romantica wedding joyfully bright and colorful. Casa Romantica was initially a home built by the founder of San Clemente built as his representation of the California dream in 1927. He even patterned the development of the rest of the city after this property! Typically the wedding ceremony […]

This year has been a treat with delicious historical venues and this Carondelet House summer wedding was such a treat. This historic building is tucked away on a bustling LA street with only the brick front hinting at the beauty hiding behind those stunning doors. Curious as always about the history, my second and I […]

The vibes of S & J’s Villa Del Sol Summer wedding were downright perfection. Is it still in to say vibes? Well I’ve never been one to know what’s in or not but I do know fun, funky perfection with a touch of historic California style. Plus I’m wildly obsessed with how adorable and weird […]