Pro Pics: S + J Wedding | Mountain Winery | Saratoga

Beautiful wedding at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga with shades of purple flowers and blue accents.  Navy blue is becoming one of my favorite colors!

All images courtesy of Meg Perotti.

Rebranding = Torture

I had this super long post about how I got to my new brand - and realized that it was way too long of a story and quite painful for me to relive it.  Let's just say it was a super long process (it started in August 2011), required a lot of patience and soul searching and I had to make some really tough decisions.  But at the end, it was worth it cause I got this.  It's awesome and I love it.  I have to thank Tammie and Vonnie from Lettermade Press + Design. They both totally got what I was all about and listened to my wishes. They are both unbelievably talented.  Once you see what they did for me - you will agree.
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 Tadaa!!  Awesome right?!  I love it. They also designed my business cards which are letterpressed (and super awesome too).  I'll have to take some photos and share with you soon. Right now I am working furiously on a new website and blog so you'll start seeing the new logo on everything once I launch the new site.

Side note: there is no pink frame around the new logo.  The frame is from the blog and frames all photos with it. 

Press: Cover for Ceremony Magazine

One of my goals for last year was to make it inside a magazine - in print.  Don't get me wrong, I love the blogs and featured weddings they share but there is something about being in a magazine.  It's tangible and you can cuddle with it at night.  So you can imagine how THRILLED I was to find out that I made the cover for Ceremony Magazine that is launching up here in the bay area.  I had a vision for this photo shoot and Mary from Very Merry Events helped me pull it all together.  Her personal touches and cute pie pops were adorable. 

Here is the cover. The magazine should be hitting the stands pretty soon.

Here are a couple of images I took on site.  It got pretty windy so we had to secure the sign with a couple of fish wire.  We also had to take quite a few shots of this so you could see all the letters.  You can see here that the "s" almost got away!

You will also see this bouquet on the cover for Ceremony Magazine in October 2012. Woohoo!

I posted some more images earlier for this photo shoot here.  I also worked on another table top and will post photos of that in the next post.

Pro Pics: J + J Wedding | Sir Francis Drake | San Francisco

Do you remember the wedding that I share with you a few weeks back?  Orange with purple accents and a bride with gorgeous red hair.  Their awesome photographer Vero of Vero Suh Photography just shared some photos with me and I am in love with them.  Her ability to capture the details of the wedding day are amazing!  Take a look for yourself!

All images are courtesy of Vero Suh Photography.

 

 

 Definitely my favorite photo from my 2011 weddings.  Love!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Photos with Meg Perotti

I debated on whether I should post photos of the family on my blog.  But the pictures that Meg Perotti took are just too awesome and so I had to share.  If you want pictures for ANYTHING - you should contact her.  She did a wonderful job managing my 3 year old - and that is no easy task.  If you have ever been around a toddler then you know how unpredictable they can be.  So if you need a wedding photographer, engagement pictures, newborn photos or family photos then she is your gal.

This picture cracks me up.  This is what my toddler was pretty much doing the whole time.  How Meg managed to get him to cooperate is beyond me.  I had a bag full of candy that I had to bribe him with.  All she had was a stick.  And the stick worked.

Editorial Photoshoot | Ceremony Magazine | Mandarin Hotel

Here's a sneak peek of a photo shoot I worked on for Ceremony Magazine last month.  I am very excited to see this in print next year.

 My favorite detail on this bouquet is the ribbon treatment I have for the handle.

  

 

A + A Wedding | Hakone Gardens Saratoga | Chinese Banquet Wedding

When Alicia contacted me to help with her wedding flowers, I just couldn't say no!  You see, Alicia is the younger sister of Anita who got married a year ago.  And I just so happened to be a part of Anita's lovely wedding day.  You can see her flowers here.  When I met with Alicia and Andy I just kept thinking how sweet they were as a couple.  You can just see how much they care and love each other in the images that the photographer captured on their wedding day.

Ceremony: Hakone Estate and Gardens, Saratoga
Photographer: Chau Ly with W Photography
Florals: Huckleberry Karen Designs