Archive for August, 2011

This is Grace, and this is Micah. Say hello. If you have known Micah for at least five years, which I have, you can say you knew him before he was six feet tall. Now he’s pretty much a giant, and Grace, as you can see, is the very essence of the word “petite.” Needless to say, one of the best things about taking their engagement pictures was the height difference.

One of the other great things about their session was a spot Micah knew about, where he used to play paintball with his friends and siblings. It took about five minutes of hiking, and then there was this great little scene, with abandoned cars all overgrown and ready to be photographed. All I can say is that it’s in Vista somewhere, and we’d love to shoot your engagement pictures, too, if you want to know exactly where! :)

As I catch up on blogging here at the end of the 2011 summer wedding season, this is one of those long-overdue sessions that Grace’s friends have already seen on Facebook. We shot their wedding in June, so stay tuned for a deluge of some of our best work yet in an upcoming blog post.

Until then, please enjoy and comment!

Grace and Micah, you guys rock.

A bride-to-be kisses her fiance as they sit in front of an abandoned car marked with paintball splatters. San Marcos wedding photography.

A young couple stands beneath a Pepper tree at Brengle Terrace Park in Vista.  San Marcos wedding photography.

A young couple embrace beneath a pepper tree at Brengle Terrace Park in Vista. San Marcos wedding photography.

Micah and Grace engagement photos (54 of 98)

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Black-and-white closeup of a young couple smiling at the camera. San Marcos wedding photography.

Micah and Grace engagement photos (49 of 98)

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A bride-to-be is embraced and kissed on the forehead by her fiance amid a tangle of pepper tree branches. Vista engagement photos.

Sepia, stylized shot of a young couple kissing while sitting in front of an abandoned car. Vista engagement photos.

Collage of an engaged couple amid several abandoned cars and rusty parts. Vista engagement photos.

A young couple sits atop an abandoned car. Vista engagement photos.

Micah and Grace engagement photos (90 of 98)

Micah and Grace engagement photos (91 of 98)

Micah and Grace engagement photos (92 of 98)

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A young couple sits atop an abandoned car. Vista engagement photos.

A young couple stands atop an abandoned car. Vista engagement photos.

It has been over a year since we shot Jeremiah and Shannon’s wedding — so long, in fact, that they already have a little boy to keep them up at night. So this post is well overdue.

But never out of date.

See, we did Jer & Shan’s killer engagement session at the old Bonsall bridge several months before their wedding, and when the Big Day came around, we knew to expect TONS of chemistry and emotion. (These are two main ingredients of any great wedding picture.)

As Shannon’s family calls Fallbrook home, everything was held here in town. The ceremony was convened at the historic First Christian Church of Fallbrook (which was literally one of the first Christian churches in Fallbrook — if not THE first), and the reception was held at her family’s house down by Highway 76. There, among other awesome things that went down was an incredible photobooth, which we blogged not long after their wedding.

Their day was filled with great legacies of lasting marriages and family ties, and as friends we would have probably been there anyways. But being part of such a special day was a privilege that we will never forget. We love you guys (and your little guy)!!! :)

Close-up of a bridge and groom gazing into each other's eyes. Fallbrook wedding photography.

A cluster of groomsmen waits with the groom in an alley. Fallbrook wedding photography.\Collage of detail shots from a wedding in Fallbrook: seating cards, old family photographs, and the bride having her makeup applied. Fallbrook wedding photography.

A groom reviews his vows beside a window. Fallbrook wedding photography.

Close-up of a bridge and groom gazing into the camera. Fallbrook wedding photography.

Black-and-white shot of a bridesmaid looking down and holding her flowers. Fallbrook wedding photography.

Black-and-white shot of a bride looking up through a window. Fallbrook wedding photography.

A flower girl and ring bearer make their way down the aisle as guests smile in the pews. Fallbrook wedding photography.

A bride smiles at her grandmother. Fallbrook wedding photography.

Sepia shot of a bridge and groom with their eyes closed next to a window. Fallbrook wedding photography.

Black-and-white portrait of a bride and groom on the steps of a church, beneath an old-fashioned steeple. Fallbrook wedding photography.

Black-and-white closeup of a bride and groom laughing together. Fallbrook wedding photography.

A bride and groom hold each other. Fallbrook wedding photography.

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A bride and groom enjoy their first dance while guests look on. Fallbrook wedding photography.

Collage of wedding photos, mostly of the bride and groom together. Fallbrook wedding photography.

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A bride and groom stand in a field, her arm through his and flowers at her side. Fallbrook wedding photography.