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We are going South of the Equator!

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:37:31 +0000

Studio Vérité Photography is beyond excited to announce that we are going to be shooting a wedding at the end of March in Mendoza, Argentina at the Septima Winery! Both Justin and I love shooting destination weddings. Over the past few years we have traveled throughout the continental Unites States, Maui, Mexico, Poland, and India to shoot destination weddings. They have all been amazing and special but all have been shot solo by either Justin or me. It has been quite a journey for Justin and I who first met at a party for photojournalists years ago. Our first conversation was all about travel and our pre-career, carefree travels throughout Southeast Asia and Europe. We never could have dreamed then that our wedding photography, not our photojournalist careers, would take us across the world. We look forward to teaming up and shooting in Argentina and sharing that experience here with our photos!

OUR BEST OF 2011 PHOTOS!

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:34:15 +0000

A new year is under our feet and we are looking forward to what is ahead as far as the new couples we get to shoot and the wedding photos we have yet to capture and create. As a final salute to our fantastic 2011 wedding season we have chosen for one another our top photos of 2011 and have decided to showcase them in no particular order. It was a tough edit because we had many wedding hundreds of photos each. We say these are the BEST without confidence yet we can at least say they are some of our favorites for a variety of reasons. These photos are all shot by either Justin or Kristy and were shot mostly for Studio Vérité Photography while sometimes while working with another photographer as their 2nd shooter for the day. Many thanks to all our clients! It was very special to play a key role to a very important day and we appreciate you! If a photo from your wedding wasn’t pictured here, it’s probably because we were too lazy with our editing to search through it all and doesn’t mean we thought your shoot was inferior – we still love you and your photos! Anyway, we look forward to sharing exciting news for us in 2012.

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With Much Appreciation!

Justin and Kristy

Nicole & Mike / Newport Beach, CA

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:42:36 +0000

Nicole and Mike were a kind and beautiful couple and I had a marvelous time shooting their wedding. I mean, should I complain about spending the day cruising the Newport Beach Harbor while shooting their ceremony and reception and topping that off with at hour at the beach on a beautiful day? Thanks to Nicole and Mike for giving me a great variety of portraits at the end of the day!

-Kristy

Liz and Garret – Firefly Grill

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:46:49 +0000

Here is one from early in the season. In May I travelled from Chicago to Effingham, Illinois to photograph Liz and Garret’s wedding. The Firefly Grill is a venue my colleague Kristy Walker has raved about. I definitely enjoyed my time spent with Liz and Garret’s family and friends on a very toasty May day.

Justin

Bob and Todd

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:15:06 +0000

I had the honor and privilege of documenting Bob and Todd’s vows at the beautiful May Chapel in the Rosehill Cemetary. Afterward guests joined Bob and Todd in the backyard of their home.

P.S. The cupcake shown in the post was hands down the best I have ever had!

Thanks for looking.

-Justin

Sajani and Vishal…for a good cause.

admin — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:35:56 +0000

This summer I had the honor of participating in an auction benefiting the Red Cross. Teaming up with Chon, the very talented designer behind designwithchon.com, we offered the winning bidders Sajani and Vishal an engagement session and “save the date” cards.

Thank you to Chon for spearheading such a fantastic fundraising effort. And thank you to Sajani and Vishal for participating in the auction, and for making an October evening in Chicago look warm.

Justin

Katie and Kalen – Naples Florida

admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:22:25 +0000

Katie and Kalen traded fallen leaves in Chicago for the tropical palms of Naples Florida for their October destination wedding. The weekend kicked off with a catamaran tour of Naples Florida, followed by a poolside welcome reception. The following day, Katie and Kalen were married on the lawn at the beautiful LaPlaya resort. The party continued with some amazing dance moves demonstrated by many, including Kalen demonstrating his air jumprope skills.

Congratulations Katie and Kalen!

-Justin

Emily & Alex / San Juan Capistrano

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:23:20 +0000

I was fortunate enough to have been asked to shoot with Nate Goins Photography recently for Emily and Alex’s wedding in San Juan Capistrano. I say fortunate because it was one of those weddings where everything just came together for the portrait sessions. The lighting and locations gods were on our side and I am so excited to share the variety of portraits I captured. Oh, and besides killer photos, Emily had on a killer dress! Thanks to Emily and Alex, too, for being so fun to work for!

-Kristy

…and just had to include this one below of Nate Goins hard at work!

Carlo & Libby / Levyland in Carlsbad, CA

admin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:53:33 +0000

I’ve been doing a little shooting as a second shooter for some other awesome photographers lately. This time I was shooting for and with Patty Brutlag of Petula Pea Photography. I still get just as into the wedding and the couple as if they were my own clients and I wanted to share some images that I am excited to have captured that day. Thanks!

-Kristy

Emma and Roque / Temecula Creek Inn

admin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:36:49 +0000

This is a post that contains a lot of trees! I know, I know, I posted way too many tree photos but the location for Emma and Roque’s beautiful and intimate wedding was at the Temecula Creek Inn and what made the setting so picturesque were the darn trees! Actually, they both are nature lovers, so it works. They are golf lovers, too, and wanted to incorporated their love for the game into some fun portraits. The wedding was a very small group with just their closest family and friends as they were to continue the event in the bride’s home state of Maine the following week. Emma even brought a touch of her East Coast roots with a little Bocce Ball action. But what gets me every time I look through photos of these two (I already know they are best friends and so in love and perfect, etc.) is Emma’s eyes! Seriously, look at those things. I want to say a bunch of cheesy things like “peepers” and “under their spell” but I’ll spare you and just say ”Thank you” to Emma and Roque for inviting me to document your private and very important day. Well done!

-Kristy