Stacey Nicole and Colin’s Romantic Los Willows Wedding Day

Saturday June 22nd the whole Shadowcatcher crew headed out to Los Willows in Fallbrookfor the Destination Wedding of Stacey and Colin. Stacey and Colin are from Vegas where Stacey, an actress, plays Marilyn in the Rat Pack show .  We had an amazing engagement session with these two a few months ago out at the beach in Cardiff and were really excited to be with them again on their wedding day!

Stacey brought along her personal stylist from Vegas who did a terrific job on all of the girls hair.

Marqui Artistry did an amazing record fast and beautiful job with makeup on everyone.

Stacey’s handsome new hubby… Colin!

The bridesmaids dresses were beautiful… for sure something the girls could wear again!

On her way to the big moment………..

The wedding blended together different cultures, Colin’s Scottish background was evident with a bagpiper who played as guests arried and as Stacey came across the lake in the boat and down the aisle.

The stomping of the glass!………. Mazal Tov!

As a surprise for Stacey and Colin, Les who plays  Sinatra in Staceys’ show, got up and sang Fly me to the moon, just like Frank. You can heae him yourself if you click here….. http://cdbaby.com/cd/lankhorst

Ok.. now we have seen a LOT of garter tosses, but I have to say this was the steamiest one EVER! Leave it to Stacey ;0) This lady knows how to fire up a room!

 Stacey and Colin, what can we say that doesn’t start with… wow! You two have been amazing to work with and we value your friendships! You are two we will never forget… and we look forward to seeing you in Vegas someday soon!

To view more images from Stacey and Colins wedding. please visit their page on our site at http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com/staceyandcolin.html

 

 

 

Karen and Charles say… we do! At Los Willows!

Saturday June 14th

Ahhhhhh… Karen & Charles this is a couple that just makes you sit back and go awwwwww…..

When we first met Karen & Charles last year we knew this was going to be something special and we were so excited that they booked with us… and at one of our absolute favorite locations. Los Willows!

Their engagement session was a non stop  high energy laugh a minute time and the wedding day was just as good… if not better!

Here are some of our favorites from the day….

The back of Karen’s gown was spectacular! Super Bling and then some! Tiny rhinestones followed from the front of the gown all the way down the back corset.

The little rhinestones on the shoes completed the bling from head to toe!

Here is Remy, our waaaay to cute flower girl for the day.

A girl can only sit still for so long.. right Remy?

Could Karen look any more lovely… we don’t think so!

Meet Charles… Groom extraordinaire. Charles is my new hero….. with all the wedding planning etc. he had going on, Charles remembered to bring me a Panda hat! Woooooo Charles! I am sooo lovin that hat!

Gerryanne from  Temecula Floral  provided us again with some knock dead gorgeous flowers, and they smelled sooooo good! Gerryanne always has something special for Shadowcatcher Brides, if you are booking with us, be sure to ask her about that ;0)

We also had the opportunity to work with some other terrific wedding vednors that helped make the day run beautifuly

Dj- Pro Sound … loved the centerpiece game!

Video- K&K Productions- Great husband and wife video team! And they share their video light very well… thanks again guys!

Chocolate Havenprovided the most amazing chocolate fountain and goodies to dip, the room was filled with the sweet smell all night long…. yummmmm!

Karen & Charles…. you two are the best! Congratulations again, and we hope you are enjoying that fantastic honeymoon!

To view a slideshow and more images from Karen & Charles wedding, please visit their page on our site at- http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com/karenandcharles.html

6-7-8 the big dinino wedding date!

Saturday June 7th

The Shadowcatcher team headed out to downtown San Diego in full force Saturday morning.

It seems like we had been looking forward to Patricia and Chris’ wedding forever! And were sooo excited it was finally here! Skip and I met our assistants Erin & Janelle at St. Josephs and then headed over to get some shots of Chris and his guys at the Hotel Solamar down in the Gaslamp area.

From there it was off to the Marriott where we hooked up with Patricia and the girls to do some getting ready shots and some of the girls in action!

Patricia looked absolutely STUNNING in her Ines Di Santo “Madison” gown. Her hair was done by Shawna at The Loft Hair Design, Shawna can really rock a “Do”!

Patricia’s flowers were done by Splendid Sentiments and were STUNNING! From the brides bouquet to the magnificent centerpieces at the reception. We highly recommend checking this company out!

Our next stop was St. Josephs Cathedral for a beautiful ceremony.

A rolls for the get away car….. nice!

PK and Chris wanted to do something a bit different after the ceremony, rather that stand around and do formal shots, we all just cruised around the city shooting as we went……

Then it was back to  the El Cortez. This was our first wedding at the El Cortez and I couldn’t have been more excited, honestly all day long it was almost all I could think about ;0) I have always loved that building and couldn’t wait to get inside and check it out!

Patricia and Chris had the rare opportunity to get into the reception before the guests to check it out.

Signature guest book… ummm no….. signature mat… ummm no, how about something totally new… signature couch! Great idea!

This crowd knew how to PARTY!

Patty and Chris… we love you guys! Thank you so much for your friendship and choosing us as your photographers, we will always remember your day!

To view a slideshow of images and all of the images from Patricia and Chris’s wedding, please visit their  page on our site at http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com/patriciaandchris.htm

The other great vendors we had the pleasure of sharing the day with were….

Ranch Catering… Hey Rhonda!

Splendid Sentiments- Florals- www.MySplendidSentiments.com

Tonya Brewer- Makeup- 619-806-0060 Man does that girl have a case full of eyelashes!

Silvertunes- DJ Graham Silver who kept us dancin all night long! www.silvertunes.com

The Brides & Bridesmaids hair was done by Shawna at The Loft Hair Design in Escondido.

and last but not least… a BIG Blog shout out to Julieanna Hribar- www.eventamenities.com
wedding and event amenities firm. Julieanna kept everything running beautifuly all day long!

 

 

 

emails that make your tail wag ;0)

This was so sweet, I just had to post it. For us, this is what it is all about!

From Kelly’s mom…..

Heather and Skip,
   I just wanted to drop a note to tell you how STOKED we were when we first saw the blog of Rick and Kelly’s wedding…then even more so when the slide show came out.  We didn’t think it could get better and then you posted 700 fantastic photos within a week of the wedding!!!!
Your work has truly exceeded our expectations!  I had a gut felling about the two of you!  I wish you all the best!  Thank you, Thank you!!!!

Yes! Shadowcatcher Imagery does Senior Sessions ….. Just ask Tuesday! ;o)

Thursday June 5th.

We originally had Tuesday’s Senior session scheduled for Wednesday but somehow the June weather turned into December weather.. where did that rain come from?? Luckily we had the option of rescheduling and we were all so happy we did! I had a great time running around with Tuesday and think we really caught  some great shots!

Tuesday has a bit of a purse obsession, hmmmm, I sure can relate to that!

Shannon & Mike’s Wedding day… Woooo!

Saturday May 31st- Villa De Amore ~ Temecula

Saturday Skip, Erin and I headed up to Temecula for a wedding we had all really been looking forward to…… Shannon and Mike’s!  We had been out earlier in the month to look at the venue with Shannon and Mike and were blown away by the many, many many photo spots this venue has to offer, it is amazing! Our only worry was that there wouldn’t be enough time in the day to get it all in, looking back I still think it would have been great to have another 2 hours or so to work around there with these two ;o)

The weather couldn’t have been more perfect and we were lucky enough again to be paired up with our favorite video team NR3! The day was filled with so many tender loving moments and surprises, we all wound up a bit teary eyed MANY times! The love between these two just makes you stop. …..step back and go… awwwwww! WOW!

Here are a few of our favorite shots and moments from the day………

This was one of the great teary moments of the day, Shannon and Mike sort of saw each other before the ceremony and Mike surprised Shannon with some beautiful earrings.

BIG surprise #2 for Shannon, Mike surprises her once again  during the ring exchange in the ceremony with the most beautiful wedding ring ever, it was so bling the people in the seats in the back were blinded! And surprise again.. this time for Mike, a ring he hadn’t expected… you guys are tooo much!

This was great… something we had never seen before….  ya know how sometimes the DJ embarrasses the poor girl who caught the bouquet and the guy that caught the garter by having the garter guy put the garter on the bouquet catcher? Well… here’s a twist, DJ Chuck blindfolded the garter catcher and then stuck our groom Mike out there with a stocking on his foot. DJ Chuck guided poor unsuspecting garter catcher as he puts the garter on Mikes leg thinking it was pretty bouquet catcher, I think he was ready to pass out when the blindfold came off… toooo funny!

Again, this was one of those amazing days that makes us all say… WE LOVE OUR JOB!

WOOOO!

Thanks so much Shannon and Mike for choosing Shadowcatcher to be a part of this day, you two are the best!

To view a slideshow and all of the images form Shannon and Mike’s wedding, please visit their page on our site at-

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

Jessica and Andrew’s Big E-Session

Wednesday May 28th……

Meet Shadowcatcher’s newest couple… Jessica and Andrew!

This dynamic duo just recently booked with us for their August wedding at the Hilton Mission Bay… and we are so happy they did! Not only are these two a blast to work with but Jessica and i discovered we have two very strong things in common.. our love of Nordstroms and ahhh yes… shoes ;o)

Here are some of our favorites from their session….

To view more images from Jessica and Andrew’s E-Session, please visit their page on our site at http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com/jessicaandandrew.html

kelly and rick’s wedding day……

Saturday, May 24th

Kelly and Rick, it’s finally your turn to be our Blog stars! Woooo!

Saturday found the Shadowcatcher team heading up to Valley Center for the beautiful wedding of Kelly and Rick. We were all a little worried about what mom nature was going to throw our way for weather, but our good luck held out and the rain stayed away. The sky was beautifully decorated with deep blues in the background and some lovely shades of pink and purple thrown in for a perfect wedding day background!

Kelly’s Mom Deborah is an interior designer and handled all of the flowers and decorations herself, we think Deborah has a great second career as a wedding planner and event designer. The flowers and details were STUNNING!

Meet our beautiful bride Kelly!

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Kelly & Rick’s signature cocktail was the Prickly Pear Martini!

Ohhhh and the food! I could go on forever here ;0)

First, again we would like to thank you all so much for including us all in your amazing dinner, we even had hand calligraphed place cards with our names on them!

The food was done by Chef Andrew of Chile C0 Their card says they are Culinary artists at work, and it couldn’t be more true. The food was not only so beautiful, the taste was unbelievable, and the staff worked together seamlessly all night delivering a mouth  watering 4 course meal. They earned a 5 star thumbs up from all of us, we recommend them highly!

Even though the rain stayed away, it was a little chilly, friends and family warmed up a little on the dance floor and the heat from the sparklers helped a lot too!

Kelly & Rick… it was great getting to know you both and share this special day with you. You guys have something special, and we LOVED capturing it all!

To view more images from Kelly and Rick’s wedding, please visit their page on our site at-

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

 

Sherry & John’s e-session at the beach!

Friday May 16th

After a long hard day here in the studio, it was great for us to get out and enjoy an beautiful sunset shoot at the beach with Sherry and John!The tide was in just a little to far, but the sunset was AMAZING! And we all didn’t get too wet… well maybe just a little ;o)

We had a terrific time laughing and talking with Sherry and John, it really was just the break and change of pace I needed that day! Thanks guys!

Here are some of our favorites from this session…..

Towards the end of the session John surprised us all especially Sherry, by taking back her ring and then officially getting down on one knee and asking her to marry him…… that was soooo romantic and sweet, we all teared up! What a guy!

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We can’t wait for Sherry and Johns wedding in September… we just know it is going to be filled with so much love and tender moments! Ahhhhhh… we love those!

To view more images from Sherry and John’s beach engagement session, please visit their page on our  site at~ http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com/sherryandjohn.html

 

 

A little sadness has come our way…..

 

You will be soooo missed!