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Erin and Mike’s Destination Wedding – Carmel By The Sea, California – Point Lobos Ridge

admin — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:48:25 +0000

Studio Vérité Photography was born in Chicago and now our official home is California. So it was fitting to shoot a Chicago couple’s destination wedding in California. Erin and Mike wanted a wedding that was unique, not so traditional, and representative of themselves. They chose to have an intimate wedding in Carmel By The Sea – one of the most gorgeous locations in California – at a private residence on top of a mountain the overlooked the ocean and the city of Carmel. We took portraits at the Point Lobos State Reserve, a place that I personally hold dear to my heart because it is one of the first places I took my Chicago born husband to sell him on moving to California. Erin and Mike’s wedding was fabulous and I feel so lucky to have witnessed and shared a part in their perfectly done California Style affair.

Wedding Coordinator: Stacey Dillon of Stacey & Company

Location: Point Lobos Ridge

Florist: Fleurish Floral Designs, Melody King

Catering: Grapes of Wrath

Dress: Diana Gown by Watters, belt is Vera Wang

Hair: Art Dominguez, Venus Salon, Monteray, CA

Makeup: Gina Davi, Venus Salon, Monteray, CA

Mal & Jay – Wedding at Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, California

admin — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:55:15 +0000

I was so excited to shoot the wedding of Mal and Jay at one of my favorite restaurants and breweries in all of San Diego, the Stone Brewing Co. The atmosphere is what makes this location special beyond the great food and drink. Mal added an awesome unique DIY touch that I had never seen before, origami flowers and boutineers. We also were able to shoot some portraits in the actual brewery! Enjoy.

Location: Stone Brewing Co.

Coordinator: Ebony Aldridge

-Kristy

Joanie and Brad – Rim Rock Ranch – Pioneertown, California Wedding

admin — Thu, 02 May 2013 23:37:03 +0000

What’s more incredible than a DIY destination wedding in the desert, surrounded by Joshua Trees at a rustic and super funky ranch location? The bride wearing a beautiful gold dress by Sarah Seven, and that bride being one of my closest friends. This wedding was special and dear to my heart because in addition to me photographing the wedding, my 2-year-old daughter participated as a flower girl (but since there was no traditional wedding party, the children walking down the aisle were called the “cute gaggle of kids”), and I switched roles from photographer to guest and gave one of the toasts! Thanks so much to Jenna and Steven Coy of Flutterglass Photography for helping me out tremendously by partnering up with me and taking so many wonderful photos. They finished up the night photographing and captured the beautiful sunset portraits and the great moments during the toasts. The Rim Rock Ranchlocation was tremendously unique and provided a great set for all of the DIY details and decorations. Everything was handmade from the dyed coffee filter garlands, the homemade Smores complete with the J and B initials, the flower and succulent center pieces and to the blood orange cocktails juiced painstakingly by family members. I was impressed! If only photos were able to show how touching the vows were and how amazing all the other toasters were! Enjoy!

- Kristy

Event Planner: Francine Ribeau Events

Hair and Make-up: Heather Mary Ford

Dress: Sarah Seven

Location: Rim Rock Ranch

Food and Catering: Gastrobus Roadside Bistro

Jessica and Joe – Sonoma California Wedding

admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:26:08 +0000

I am so excited to finally show some of my favorite shots from Jessica and Joe’s wedding last summer that I captured while second shooting with Allyson Wiley Photography. I am so grateful to Allyson Wiley, who has been a longtime friend and colleague, to have invited me to shoot this gorgeous wedding in one of my favorite towns in California. I started off covering the groom as he prepared for the day at his parent’s estate. His family is the owner of the famed Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery in Sonoma, so it was fitting that the wedding took place under the Oak trees next to a vineyard. The details were important and really added to the beauty and cohesiveness of the wedding, as it was created on a cleared plot of land and completely from scratch! Enjoy wine country!

-Kristy

Olivia and Trevor – Carlsbad California Engagement Shoot

admin — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:03:18 +0000

Olivia said that on their first date she happened to see the 1970 Chevy Chevelle Trevor was restoring sitting in his garage and although she didn’t tell him, it definitely earned him some fast points with her! Fast forward to their engagement shoot years later and we incorporated the same car into the shoot. What’s extra cool is that the car will be complete by their wedding this summer and used as their wedding day transportation. They were wonderful to work with and I’m looking forward to their big day in a few months.

-Kristy

Melinda and Jay – Engagement, San Diego, CA

admin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:23:00 +0000

I have to thank Mal and Jay for starting off my “wedding season” right. Not only did they suggest some marvelous locations but they were virtually up for anything and gave some me some great moments. I mean, seriously, all these shots are taken a mere few miles from Downtown San Diego and there was such variety. I am looking forward to shooting their wedding in a few short months.

-Kristy

Studio Vérité Favorites from 2012

admin — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:10:18 +0000

Better late then never! These are the BEST of Studio Vérité Photography in 2012 according to Justin and Kristy. It was a busy year with a lot of fabulous weddings and it was difficult to widdle it down to a single blog bost. We are sure we missed a few. Thanks to all the Brides and Grooms who gave us the honor to take part in their wedding days!

All The Best-

Kristy & Justin

Caitlin and Erik – Wedding at The Pelican Inn, Muir Beach, CA

admin — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:38:53 +0000

My 2013 wedding season started off with getting to photograph the wedding of a very special old friend, Caitlin, and her man, Erik, in gorgeous Marin County. The celebration took place at The Pelican Inn, an Old English style inn that was so quant and cozy, it was the perfect location for a small and intimate wedding. The couple is expecting, and they had the cutest and one of the best cake toppers I have ever seen to represent them!

-Kristy

Emma & Bryan – Temecula Creek Inn, Temecula, CA

admin — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 07:01:13 +0000

My last wedding of 2012 was Emma and Bryan’s beautiful autumn wedding at the Temecula Creek Inn. It was an elegantly themed affair with feminine bouquets and soft colors under towering oak trees – its formalness offset by quirky groomsmen gifts (fanny packs!), a super laid back Bride and Groom, and marshmallow roasting sticks around the fire pit. I want to thank Natalie Bray of Natalie Bray Photography who made a great teammate 2nd shooting with me on this wedding. I think she would agree with me that Emma and Bryan made it easy to capture good images as they are a gorgeous couple and who can definitely work it in front of the camera. Thank you!

-Kristy

Here are some of the other vendors who worked hard on Emma and Bryan’s wedding:

Location: Temecula Creek Inn

Wedding Coordinator: Eventity

Flowers: Sweet Pea Floral Creations

DJ: Vynce “DJ Phreek” Pham

Lane and Justin – Blumen Gardens – Sycamore, IL

admin — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:20:05 +0000

I’m not going to lie. There was a lot of pressure on my shoulders when documenting Lane and Justin’s wedding. In the wedding party alone, there were five professional photographers. Yes five, including the talented bride and the groom!

I’ve known Lane for a couple years as a fellow photojournalist and wedding photographer with her own company, Willow Lane Photography. Justin is a photojournalist for the State Journal Register.

For this post I wanted to share some of my favorite documentary images, as well as some portraits made throughout the day.

Lane and Justin, I felt very honored to document your day. You may just be the sweetest couple I have ever trained my camera on! You made your wedding the perfect ending to my 2012 season!

Thank you and Congratulations!

-Justin