You may find me being a little too excited about this wedding but the truth is, I absolutely loved Marie & Seth! This La Jolla Wedding was beyond perfection & the details were magnificent. I absolutely loved the wedding gown, the shoes, the flowers, the couple, the brides tattoo, the birdcage veil, the sweet flower girl, everyone in the wedding party were styled like they were models with their impeccable and totally unique styles.  I could go on and one but most of all I just loved the feeling that came from the bride and the groom the moment they came together for the first time that day.  You could feel the love, excitement and hope in the unity of this family.

Cynthia Zatkin of CZevents was the wedding coordinator and she did such a great job with every detail of this wedding.  Truely incredible.  Especially since the couple is from San Francisco and I know it must be harder to pull everything together when you are working with a client who is from out of town.

Marie (the bride) had a beautiful custom made gown from a local San Diego dress designer, Valena Valentina.  One of my favorite details on the dress was the back and the little jewels that draped down her back.  They were a beautiful accent to her incredible Tattoo.  I am sure that it is not surprise that I love shooting a bride that has tattoos if you have seen the wedding of Joe and Stephanie.

The bride had also selected the cutest pair of Jimmy Choo shoes!  I had never seen this style with straps that wrap around your ankle.  They were perfect and the bride was loving those Jimmy Choo shoes all day which says a lot for comfort.

The wedding took place near the La Jolla Cove at The La Valencia. It is the most beautiful site for an intimate wedding. La Valencia has the Ceremony area overlooking the beautiful private pool and looking out to the La Jolla Cove.  La Valencia also has a endless selection of unique areas for wedding photographers to photograph.  I have photographed several wedding there now and every time I have a completely different favorite spot.  You might remember the getting ready images I shot for Josh and Carrie Cox Wedding or the image I shot in the stair well a couple years ago that was featured in Studio Photography. Every time I shoot there, I always find a new favorite area. It is a wedding photographers dream!

One of my favorite photographs of the day was take by Jeremy as the bride entered the reception.  Having him shoot with me is always a treat.  He is an amazing wedding photographer.

The grooms two daughters were a huge part of the wedding and the reception.  This is a shot of his youngest daughter singing at the reception.  I have to tell you, watch out for this girl, she was an incredible singer.  I am not just saying that.  Really, really, really incredible!  

Then the groom’s oldest daughter took over the DJ stand and rocked the house!  Everyone was on their feet!  Wow, two incredibly talented daughters both under the age of 18.  I was totally in shock.  The La Valencia had a record for the most noise complaints set in the 30 minutes that she rocked the house if that give you any indication of how hard she rocked the house.  Impressive!

Here is a link to their slideshow to see even more images:  Marie and Seth at La Valenica Hotel in La Jolla, CA

Incredible Vendors for this Event:

Location~ La Valencia | Coordinator ~ CZ Events | Florist ~ Annette Gomez

Photo Booth ~ Classic Photo Booths | Chairs ~ Classic Party Rentals

Linens ~ Irene Gonzales | Furniture ~ Plush Impressions

The engaged couple decided on one of our associate photographer packages after meeting with Jeremy and loving his work and him of course. How could you not love Jeremy?  Their wedding was on a Friday and instead of working in the office for the day I decided to join the adventure of this great San Diego Wedding set in the incredible Rose Gardens in Balboa Park.

Everything that was a part of this wedding was incredible. The ceremony was simple & elegant. The day started with some photographs taken inside the Japanese Friendship Garden at Balboa Park. After some fun with Jessica & Ricky we headed to the Ceremony location, The Balboa Park Rose Garden. We stopped on the way to the reception in the Historic Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego to a couple of my favorite spots for some quick shots. The Gaslamp Quarter has amazing rustic & edgy backdrops that always make a great backdrop.  I love when you can go to so many different locations in one day.

Jeremy got so many great shot but this is one of my favorites of his.  Dancing in the street in downtown San Diego.  You are probably wondering how he was able to get them in the middle of a busy intersection in the middle of down town San Diego.  We will never tell our secrets.

If you are ever looking for a great sports bar & restaurant near the San Diego Beaches, Offshore Tavern & Grill is one of the best. Jessica & Ricky were able to spend some quality time with family and friends there during their reception. It was a fun location when looking for something a bit edgy such as a bar & grill along with the perfect area for a small reception or cocktail party.

Look at how cute these two are.  I call these brides in training.  Or just cute little girls.  Adorable!

There is something so sweet about Reiley and Scott.  You can tell they just love being together.  Whether they were sitting on the porch and Scott was serenading up with his guitar or if they were playing around in the wide open California fields.  They are so happy just to hang out together. You could look at either of them and you would find a smile looking back.

I loved hearing their story of meeting while they were studying abroad.  I just had this incredibly romantic vision of them in Spain meeting and having this whirlwind romance and thinking this could never last.  How exciting it is to be here years later planning their wedding and living out a dream neither of them could have imagined would come together.

I am looking forward to their wedding later this year at L’Auberge Hotel in Del Mar, CA.

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