Outdoor Wedding Style // Cor + Christine

I'm really blessed to be photographing weddings in Temecula, San Diego county, and throughout Riverside county. Christine and Cor's wedding was one that helped me to step back, sigh, and praise the Lord for the good in the world! The genuine kindness and joy I witnessed throughout the entire wedding was amazing.

You might remember Christine and Cor from one of my San Diego Beach Engagement Session's I shot back in Summer. They both grew up in great families in Hemet and decided to get married there too, the Hidden Hacienda! The warmth and style of this wedding venue was so unique. The aged bricks, vine covered fences, and overgrown greenery were just some of the elements that complemented the style of this wedding.

From the getting ready photos through the reception, Christine was all-smiles! This was especially true as she walked down the aisle and saw Cor waiting for her. With over 100 guests and the venue

NOTES: Photographing this wedding I believed help me take another step towards developing a signature photographic style. 90% of my images are shot outdoors using natural light. Im really inspired by natural elements and earthy tones, and believe this was conveyed through how I processed these wedding images from Christine and Cor’s Wedding. Will I process all photos like this, no, probably not. But hey, I think it worked great for this set of wedding photographs! What so you think?

And heres a photograph of a photographer taking a photograph!!! Thanks for grabbing this shot Talia, I love it!

Destination Wedding Photographer

Chelsi and Eric planned a beautiful destination wedding on the border of California and Arizona. It was held at a new resort out in the desert. This was my first destination wedding, and I cant wait to do another. It was a real blast and kind of turned into a semi-vacation.

My wife Rachael was my copilot and we had a great time together. Blasting music, telling jokes, talking about hair, etc… Oh yeah she really likes hair, and once she’s out of Paul Mitchell Hair School she wants to team up with me at weddings. Not shooting photos but styling awesome hair, as updos are her fav.

Back to the wedding story… Eric and Chelsi were a pleasure to photograph, and their happiness made it real easy to tell their story with photographs. Eric looked like the proudest guy in the world after the “I do”. And I could tell Chelsi had been looking forward to this day for sometime. The family, colors, weather, food, and everything came together for a perfect destination wedding.

And here is Eric, the groom, getting ready below!!! Well, mentally at least, its important have a clear head when you get up to that alter!!! This last shot was requested by the resort, as this was there first wedding. So after being escorted by security onto the roof, I leaned over the edge until Rachael’s grip on my shirt wouldn't let me out any farther, and I took the shot. I don't know what she was worried about, it was only 4 stories high!!!

USD Wedding Photography

A local San Diego Wedding Photographer and close friend, Al Wilson, asked if I would be the second shooter at Joel and Heather’s wedding. Excited to have this opportunity to shoot a wedding at USD, I jumped at it. It was a traditional Catholic Wedding Ceremony. My job was to capture images from a different vantage point and focus on the groom’s side of the wedding story.

Ever heard of a grooms-women (see photo above)? Its a new wedding fad!!! j/k It was just one of those details that made this traditional wedding unique.

Having a wedding at USD, need a USD Wedding Photographer? Hire a photographer who has shot their before, like me!!! I discovered the balcony is great for a wide angle shots and the side entrances towards the front are also very useful. Oh yeah, and the spot behind the altar that is invisible to the guests, but great for close ups of the couple during the ceremony.