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Lisa + Keith {Little Compton, Rhode Island}

Heather — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:00:56 +0000

Lisa + Keith’s wedding was one of two that we traveled to on the East Coast in consecutive weekends, so we thought, “Why not make a roadtrip out of it!” We started out in Boston a couple days before the wedding and stayed with Heather’s aunt and uncle. It was so nice just to relax and check out a ton of the old historic places. After a couple of awesome days, we drove down to Little Compton, RI and met Lisa + Keith. Their family had rented an old farmhouse for the week, which was extremely packed full of people, and made that their base of operations. There was wedding decorations everywhere and everyone was pitching in when we got there. It was like a craft store pinata was bashed open in the living room!

The farmhouse was right on the coast and you could see the ocean about a half a mile away. The scenery was covered with climbing ivy that covered old cars and farm equipment, mounds of blooming flowers, and winding crushed clam shell roads. We had a bit of a scare with the weather (it ended up raining, but cleared up for the ceremony and reception), but ultimately it turned out great. Lisa + Keith were such an easy couple to work with and everything went awesome. We’re fans of Rhode Island!

Lisa chose to pick her own flowers.

We asked them to grab a rock on the beach that they liked… it was interesting to see the difference in their selection.

A little rain crept up and surprised us, but we got through it!

Bridal party sword fight to the death!

I love the intensity Lisa. Keith… step it up a notch next time!

Jeff + Rafedah – {Sonora, CA} Boom Baby!!

Heather — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:29:43 +0000

First of all, let me say that we are jealous of Jeff + Rafedah. They received the most awesome wedding present that we have every seen (which you will see). That better be displayed proudly in your house! That’s all I have to say.

We had an amazing time in Sonora for this wedding. The town was so small and old fashioned; just our style! We were fortunate enough to get to spend an extra day here and got to do some interesting things. We went to a very weird town called Columbia for most of the day. Some of the activities included making candles, drinking sarsaparilla, and panning for gold (I wanted to yell “Eureka,” but we unfortunately didn’t hit the motherlode). Altogether a very cool experience.

The wedding was in an old Catholic Church on top of a hill in downtown Sonora and the reception was at Union Hill Inn. The reception site was so beautiful and hidden in the hills. Jeff + Rafedah made their grand entrance on our favorite mode of transportation: the tandem!

A.J. + Brittany {Newport Beach}

Heather — Sun, 30 May 2010 11:00:41 +0000

A couple of weeks ago we had the chance to come back to CA for a couple shoots and A.J. + Brittany’s engagement was one of them! A.J. + Brittany actually live in Arizona and just love coming to the beach for vacation and chose to get married here. We checked out their venue while we were there and we are super excited to be shooting their wedding in October. We had a lot of laughs and fun with some cotton candy, especially when we realized how awkward it is to eat ice cream on camera! So you’ll be seeing more of them later on in the year, here is their shoot!!

some random girl walking by gave me a nice opportunity to get this shot! convenient :]

Douglas + Erinkay – {Anaheim, CA}

Heather — Sat, 15 May 2010 13:31:20 +0000

We first met Douglas and Erinkay at a Starbucks a long time ago when they wanted to meet us and talk about their wedding. We clicked right from the start. Erinkay and I (Grayson) actually went to the same high school together and talked about that for a bit. I didn’t remember her (she was a couple years older than me), but luckily I had a yearbook in the car. No, I don’t keep my yearbook with me at all times; I was in the process of moving and grabbed a couple last items from my “previous residence,” aka my parents house. We thought that it would be funny to take a picture of Erinkay’s senior portrait on our phone and text it to her as a joke. We thought it was hilarious, but didn’t hear back from her until the next day. We were getting really nervous that she might have taken it the wrong way, but she loved it and we all got a good laugh. I think that is what sealed the deal for us!

Douglas and Erinkay got married at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. For you that haven’t seen this massive glass castle, its the one that almost makes you crash when you drive past it and the sun reflects right into your eyes. The party was at the Grand Californian Hotel right outside of Disneyland; which allowed us to take some cool shots of the bridal party. We did have a tough time getting past security though. We thought it was pretty funny that the reason that Erinkay couldn’t get through was that she looked too much like a princess and would mess with Disneyland’s mojo. We were told that they didn’t want little kids thinking she was one of the princesses and wanting to take pictures with her. It guess it would take away from the Disneyland “magic!” We finally got it sorted out and got some great shots. It was pretty funny and i’m sure that it will be something that they won’t forget.

One of the things that we loved about this wedding was that everyone loved Douglas and Erinkay so much (we understand why) and they were not afraid to show it. The reception was full of “performances” and awesome speeches. The sisters performed a song with cutouts of the couple, Erinkay’s dad and brother-in-laws sang a song to the tune of “my girl” with new lyrics, and the parents went all out when talking about the couple. It was really cool to see! We had a great time and wish Douglas and Erinkay the best in their marriage!

Jessica [the amazing]

Heather — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:46:00 +0000

I had the pleasure of shooting my good amazing/beautiful friend Jessica’s college graduation photos. She just graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a degree in art. Jessica’s art is amaaaazzzinnng! She does these portraits of people that just blow me away. She gave Gray and I this print I was in love with as a wedding present, we hung it over out TV so we could see it all the time! So if anyone needs a custom painting, she’s the one to talk to.