Then Comes Marriage

Mr. & Mrs. Weigand

Posted on October 1, 2008 by drewb

You will definitely remember Krista and Erik from their awesome engagement session with their Vespas from earlier this year! I had so much fun shooting their engagement session and I just couldn’t wait for their wedding! Krista is so stylish and has such a grace about her. I knew she would look absolutely stunning in a wedding gown and I was right! As soon as I saw her dress I knew it was her. Simple, yet elegant with and the ruffles on the bottom and the back made it a little fun. Krista wore her Mom’s veil. I just loved it. I love when brides incorporate unique details into their wedding day. When Krista saw her Dad for the first time she said, “Does the veil look familiar?”. They also used the same cake topper that was on her grandparents wedding cake! How sweet is that?

Krista and Erik were married at the Newport Harbor Lutheran Church and had their reception at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club in Newport Beach. Their wedding had a very nautical theme. From the navy blue bridesmaids dresses, to the rope on the boutonnieres, and the place cards made out of little sail boats everything reminded me of sailing on the ocean. And their band was absolutely fabulous. That Vibe played great music and kept the party going. The even let Erik come on stage and show off some of his famous Karaoke!

Krista and Erik, I hope you had a fabulous time at your wedding because I know I did! I hope you are having an amazing time on your European honeymoon! Thank you for having us and congratulations! Here is your slideshow!

I loved the back of Krista’s gown!

Her Mom’s veil

While we were taking pictures a couple drives by in this cool, little, red car. I said, “That would be cool to take pictures with!”. And a few minutes later they drive back and ask if we want to use their car. How cool is that? Thanks Darren!

I loved Erik’s boutonniere!

And I loved how all the guys wore different ties

This little flower girl was just adorable!

My favorite shot of the day!

I was surrounded by USC Delta Gammas. I was so excited to see a familiar face! One of my UCLA Tri Delta sorority sisters! Great to see you Kendra!

Tara and Tyrone on Southern Weddings Blog!

Posted on October 1, 2008 by drewb

*** I posted this yesterday and it just disappeared. SO weird. So here it goes again!

I was so excited to look at my reader this morning and see that Tara and Tyrone’s gorgeous wedding was featured on the Southern Weddings Blog! It was such a great surprise! Go here to see the wedding and then go here to read the rest of their blog because it ROCKS!

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Mr. & Mrs. Hampton

Posted on September 23, 2008 by drewb

When I got pregnant last year I kind of became the unofficial pregnant photographer expert. After I had Brayden I got a lot of emails from photographers who were either expecting or hoping to be expecting soon. One of those emails came from Katy Regnier. She emailed me to ask me the logistics of what to tell clients and how to handle weddings that were close to her due date. I was very, very lucky to have two amazing photographer friends help me at my weddings when I was VERY pregnant (thanks Trista and Jasmine!) and it was such a relief to know that if I wasn’t able to make it to their weddings that they would be in good hands. Since Katy was local I offered to help her out if she had a wedding where she needed backup. When Katy found out she was having twins we both knew there was probably no way she was going to make it to her last wedding before her due date so I was more than happy to help!

That last wedding was Tara and Tyrone’s wedding. I’m always nervous for weddings, but I was even more nervous for this wedding because I had never met Tara and Tyrone before. Never even exchanged an email or phone call with them. And they didn’t even hire me to shoot their wedding so I just really, really wanted to do a great job to make them happy and to make Katy happy! As soon as I met Tara all my nerves went out the window. She’s so friendly and inviting and to top it off she’s a BRUIN! Hallelujah! Finally, a UCLA bride!

Tara and Tyrone had such a gorgeous wedding on the campus of Ambassador College in Pasadena. Their wedding was only the second wedding on campus! Tara planned every, tiny detail herself. I loved, loved, loved the yellow bridesmaids dresses and all of the yellow details. Absolutely stunning!

Tara and Tyrone have been together since high school and they are so sweet together. They have such an amazing life ahead of them and I’m so grateful to have been a part of their wedding! Congratulations Tara and Tyrone and I hope you are having an amazing honeymoon in Croatia!