stacie & colin’s engagement session

Sunday May 11th

We have been doing so many Balboa Park and downtown sessions lately that we were really excited to get back to the beach last night with Stacie and Colin for one super fun and romantic engagement session!

The weather was really chilly and overcast, but Stacie and Colin came all the way out from Vegas for the shoot, so there was no turning back. About 15 minutes into the shoot, we were all moving around so much and having so much fun that the cold just disappeared!

Here are a few of our favorites from the session…..

Ok.. so were really not sure how this pose happened, and I am not sure we could ever do it again, but one minute Stacie was Pigggyback with Colin and then it was Cirque de Solie time!

While we were shooting the image above Skip said to me… look over there, there is a little dog out there on the rocks… no wait.. it’s a sea lion! Poor little guy, he was sooo cute! After awhile he waddled back into the ocean, we sure hope he found his family!

We had the best time ever working  with Stacie and Colin and can’t wait till their June wedding at Los Willows!

To view more images from this session, please visit Stacie & Colin’s page on our site at http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com/stacieandcolin.html

lauren & Kevin say “I DO” at Gershon Bachus in Temecula!

Saturday May 3rd

Gershon Bachus~ Temecula

Flowers By- Heather at The Victorian Rose Whenever our brides are looking for something really different and unique for their flowers I love to recommend Heather, her work is stunning!

Cake By: Sweet Layers

DJ- Divine Entertainment

Saturday we headed back up to Temecula again with our assistants Janelle and Lizz for day 2 in our wedding weekend double header for Lauren & Kevin’s wedding at the beautiful Gershon Bachus Vineyard Estate. Laurens dad found this amazing gem of a wedding venue, and he couldn’t have picked a better spot! The owners were wonderful and watched over every detail all day long. The vines were just at the right spot for pictures, and the day rolled along perfectly! The love between Lauren & Kevin filled Temecula Saturday, these two have that oh so special love that just makes your heart melt when you see them together. And believe me when I say there wasn’t a dry eye around when these two read their vows… WOW, I was really happy I had my camera to hide behind!

Here are some of our favorites from the day, I wish we had room to put them all up here, everything was so beautiful it was hard to choose!

 

And then the party started!

Congratulations again Lauren & Kevin! And a BIG thank you  to both you and your families for making us all  feel so welcome! It was an amazing day!

To view more images from Lauren & Kevin’s wedding, please visit their page on our site at: http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com/laurenandkevin.html

 

 

arlene and eric’s fabulous temecula creek inn wedding

Friday May 2nd

Temecula Creek Inn

Wow, wow, WOW! What a day this was!

First….. Arelne and Eric are the two sweetest people you ever want to meet! So warm, genuine, they are just wonderful, and they and their families were just the best to work with!

We also had the extreme pleasure of working with some of our favorite other  wedding vendors.. what a dream team!

The Flowers were done beautifully by Gerryanne of Temecula Floral  DJ- Jerry Beck of Becks Entertainment provided the best music all night long, we love Jerry, he not only has the best mixes ever, we always leave every wedding we do with him dancing all the way to the car, but he is such a sweetheart! And video was provided by our favorite video guy John of NR3 Video Productions. Working with John and his wife Norma is like doing a beautifully choreographed dance for me. We work so well together, and when you have that video/photo combo, the end results are amazing!

Here are some of my favorites from Arlene and Erics big day…………

I just love this shot, I didn’t even know Skip was behind us, but here I am shooting while John is doing  video, and our assistant Janelle is holding John’s video light… that gave me the shot below.. team work.. you gotta love it!

To say it was a pleasure working with Arlene and Eric is such an understatement!I just can’t say in words how amazing this day was… so it is a good thing we can speak through our images

Thank you again  so very  much Arlene and Eric… and CONGRATULATIONS!

To view more images form Arlene and Eric’s wedding, please visit their page on our site at

http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com/arleneanderic.html 

 

shadowcatcher boudior & pin-up sessions, they’re HOT!

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to get in some Pin-up/ Boudoir sessions for some of our up-coming brides! We had a great “girls day” getting all of these done, and transforming a few of our brides into pin-up kittens… wow they looked amazing! Since these are all surprises for  their hubbies to be I can’t post any sneek peeks from them but here is one from Kelly’s session.

Kelly is our favorite and oh so talented hair and makeup diva.

Being a HUGE fan of the work of Varga and Petty the kings of pin-up, I love, love doing these sessions! Pin up sessions are usualy done with a  stark white background and have a sort of vintage 30-50’s kind of look. You can wear just about anything, the more retro the more fun! Boudoir can be done in any type of setting, and you can wear anything from a sexy nighty to bra & panties, whatever you are most comfortable with, you set the limits.

If you are considering a surprise wedding gift for your special guy, give this some thought. The sessions can be done in the privacy of your place, alone or with a group of your friends or other brides to be!  We have so much fun at these sessions, I bring along a couple suitcases of fun props, some coronas, champagne or wine. Hair and makeup is also vailable by Kelly. We can turn your images into a book, calendar, whatever you desire ;0)

Just send us an email for more info!

shadowcatcherimagery@cox.net

Lisa & Brian’s balboa park e-session

After a fun filled, relaxing, oh so rare Saturday off, Skip and I got to spend some great time down in Balboa park on Sunday with Lisa and Brian!

Lisa and Brian are getting married in October at the Ranch Bernardo Winery.  Despite the heat, we had a great time working with these two, and despite what they said, they are total naturals in front of the camera! The look on Lisa’s face when she looks at Brian is sooo beautiful! We can’t wait for their wedding!

To view all of the images from Lisa and Brian’s e-session, please visit their page on our site at  http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com/brianandlisa.html

 

Amy & Steve’s Oceanview Villas Wedding at Sunset Cliffs

Saturday Skip and I headed off to Sunset Cliffs for Amy and Steve’s wedding. We had been hearing a lot lately about what a great venue the Oceanview Villas was and couldn’t wait to check it out.

The venue works out really well because you can block out all 6 of the condos there for family and have the whole place just for you … nice!

When I arrived up at Amy’s getting ready room, Kelly from Studio 158 was just finishing up with the girls makeup, so I had some time to get in some fun makeup and shoe shots.

Even though the ceremony was short and really sweet, we started to loose the ring bearer about 5 minutes into it. He was ADORABLE!

The weather was kind of overcast and really cool and breezy, but that only added  some really great scenic drama to the Amy & Steve’s Bride & Groom alone session!

Amy and Steve had the entire back patio tented in which added some uch needed warmth for their guests, and it looked great!

Their first dance had a fun surprise for us, they did the first dance surrounded by their guests on the dance floor and every guest had a giant sparkler.

Amy & Steve also had a photo booth set up, and all of their guests had a great time with it….. they did too!

Congratulations again you two… it was really great being a part of your day!

To view more images and a slideshow from Amy & Steve’s wedding, please visit their page on our site at http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com/amyandsteve.html

 

 

Susan and David Say “We Do” at Pala Mesa Golf Resort

Saturday April 12th- Pala Mesa Golf Resort

Today we set off to Pala Mesa with a new member on the Shadowcatcher team… our new assistant Lizz. Lizz was a super bridesmaid  at Trisha and Keith’s wedding last month and  we saw right away this girl had assistant potential and then some, and we were lucky enough to have her join our amazing team of  talented and hard working assistants

Besides it being their wedding day, today was Susan and David’s 13 year anniversary of being together! Lucky 13!

The weather was a tad on the really warm side, but the day was beautiful! It was a small wedding, which was fun because we really had a chance to get to know  everyone and get them all captured in some amazing photo memories.  

We had a really great day, filled with lot’s of laughs and warm moments… and not just from the weather Susan and David are a terrific couple and we all thank them so much for choosing us  to be a part of this special day!

To view a slideshow of images, and all of the images from their wedding, please visit their page on our site at http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com/susananddavid.html

 

Lindsay and Greg at the Dalrington House

 

 Saturday April 5th,

 

Day two of our double-header wedding weekend had us out in Del Mar at the Darlington House for the wedding of Lindsay and Greg.

Our assistant Janelle and I headed inside to work with the girls while Skip and the guys had a great time working with all of the fun architecture of the house.

Lindsay’s gown was stunning! A beautiful ivory color with delicate lace trim. She looked amazing!

 

 

The day went beautifully, despite a little bump in the plans when the minister

 no –showed ;-(     Fortunately, their DJ is an ordained minister and was able to step in and do a great job of getting these two married! 

DJ Saves The day!

We always carry an emergency bag with us at weddings full of hair spray, bobby pins, band aids, etc. I never dreamed we might find the need to have a book of wedding vows and a certificate of ordination in there too. So now just in case…..Skip is an ordained minister, we did it online yesterday and it is perfectly legal.  We can shoot your wedding, and marry you too!

 

We were really happy that our timing went well and we had the time to whisk Lindsay and Greg off to the beach for some fun and romantic shots by the ocean. We grabbed a plate of some yummy looking appetizers from the kitchen for them and zoomed off to the beach.

After some champagne and fun on the beach, I think we were able to get these two back in the right wedding mood

We take pictures.. we don’t read signs ;-)  Oops!

Lindsay and Greg, it was an honor to be a part of your wedding day and we all wish you both the best!

To view more images from Lindsay and Gregs wedding, please visit their page on our website at http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com/lindsayandgreg.html

 

 

Amber & Kerry’s Destination Wedding!

Friday April 4th.

Every now and then a couple comes along that just blows us away! Meet Amber and Kerry. A self proclaimed engineer nerd, Amber couldnt have been more fun. Add Kerry and you get the perfect balance of the most amazing couple ever!. These two are  so warm, cute and loveable …… Our day was filled with laughs and fun!

Narrowing the images to put in their Blog took me forever, once again I wish I could put  everything in here!

Their wedding at Los Willows was a beautiful Tropical/Irish mix in theme and everything came together beautifuly!

 

 

 

Congratulations Amber and Kerry! And thank you again for choosing Shadowcatcher to be a part of this amazing day! We all had the best time!

To view more images from Amber and Kerry’s wedding, please visit their page on our site at http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com/amberandkerry.html

 

Trisha and Keith Get Married!

Saturday March 29th, we headed down to Point Loma and the Oceanview Room for the beautiful and super fun wedding of Trisha and Keith!

Trisha’s gown was beautiful, the bodice was encrusted with tiny blue rinestones that sparkled like diamonds.

I always love the frenzy of the bride getting into her gown.I think it is the only time in our lives that it takes at least 3 other women to help us get dressed!

Trisha had a super cute surprise garter to match their wedding theme. A Seahawks garter!

Our stunning bride… Trisha!

And our handsome groom for the day… Keith. Can you tell he is a bit of a football fan?

A really beautiful moment during the ceremony.

Trisha and Keith always look so great together and we had a blast working with them!The day was filled with lot’s of really close family and friends and the warmth and love of these two was felt by all.

Thanks so much you guys for having us as a part of your day, it was amazing!

To view more images from Trisha and Keith’s wedding, please visit their page on our  site at- http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com/trishaandkeith.html