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| Courtney + Myrran Featured on The Bride's Cafe! |
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I'm so excited to share that the lovely Janie Medley, founder of The Bride's Cafe, has featured the beautiful wedding of Courtney and Myrran!
To see the entire post, please click here:
Courtney + Myrran on the Bride's Cafe
Be sure to check back for part two of this wedding on The Bride's Cafe!
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| Saturday, July 19, 2008 |
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Courtney and Myrran are married! I couldn't be more happy for this delightful couple. Surrounded by beautiful scenery and the love and warmth of their families and friends, Courtney and Myrran said "We Do" under a grande oak tree overlooking a breathtaking valley and vineyard. The perfect setting for an amazing wedding!
Details, details...
Bride's Dress: San Patrick 1964
Wedding Ceremony + Reception: Healdsburg Country Gardens
Wedding Planner: Stephanie Beer, Convenant Coordinating
Makeup Artist: It's a Date
Flowers: Wine Country Flowers
Cake: Fleur de Lisa Cakes
Ceremony Music: Golden Gate Hot Club
Special thanks to Anton Lorimer for tagging along and shooting with me. For those of you who have not seen Anton's stunningly beautiful cinematography, hurry and go check out his work, especially the video highlight of Aubrey + Aaron's wedding, which was photographed by the amazing Gene Higa with yours truly.
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| Saturday, July 19, 2008 |
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My pug, Bogie, is 14-years-old and quite a celebrity in the world of photography. His face has graced the pages of numerous magazines, including Rangefinder, and he's even starred in a Gene Higa promo video.
Bogie has quite the fan base, too. It's a pretty regular occurrence here at our studio for Bogie to receive fan mail. He even gets packages. One came all the way from our clients in Jamaica. Just ask our UPS delivery guy.
I thought I'd post some of Bogie's fan mail... postcards, love notes, treats... that we've received recently from folks who just love Bogie. Thanks to those special people (and you know who you are) who are so good to my little pug!
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
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| Recent Weddings: A Sneak Peek! |
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I've got some amazing weddings to blog, but for now, here are a couple of images from two recent weddings I had the pleasure of photographing -- Courtney + Myrran at Healdsburg Country Gardens, and Diana + Edward (and Beastie the Bull Mastiff) at the Merchant's Exchange in San Francisco.
If you've been following my blog, you know me... I love flare, and I love dogs!
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| Monday, July 14, 2008 |
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Thought I'd stray from weddings and dogs for a post... I'm in Hawaii for a few days for a shoot and came upon these magnificent beasts while driving around the island of Oahu. The horses were so playful, nuzzling us and being such hams for the camera. Oh, and there's even a shot of the Hawaiian photo god himself!
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| Monday, July 14, 2008 |
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Oh my gosh, I have SO MUCH to blog, but have been behind on the blogging front as I've been so busy. I'm excited to finally post the lovely wedding of Holly and Greg.
Holly and Greg were married at the quaint Swedenborgian Church with my good friend and former bride, Shannon Berry, as the coordinator at the church. Shannon also does wedding planning, so check out her website!
I had photographed Holly and Greg's pug, Stanley, a while back. Holly chose to use Stanley's adorable mug as part of her table settings at her reception at the very chic Clift Hotel in downtown San Francisco.
Details, details...
Bride's Dress: Pnina Tornai
Bride's Shoes: Vera Wang
Groom's Suit: Ralph Lauren
Groom's Tie: Thomas Pink
Wedding Ceremony: Swedenborgian Church
Wedding Reception: Clift Hotel
Wedding Planner: Kathryn Kalabokes, Dream A Little Dream Events
Makeup Artist: Sherrie Long
Flowers: Paige Benjamin, Passiflora Designs
Cake: Jill Branch, Branching Out Cakes
Chairs & Linens: Classic Party Rentals
Solo Guitarist: Jay Alravez
Thanks to my assistant, Mary, for the awesome dance shot that is included in the slideshow!
*** Added *** I received a kind note from my bride, Holly:
"Hi Ann,
These are BEAUTIFUL!!!!! You truly are a master of your craft. Greg, Stanley and I cannot thank you enough for sharing your talent with us. I absolutely love the wedding pictures.
Thanks again,
Holly"
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| Wednesday, July 9, 2008 |
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| Photographing Photographers |
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They say "birds of a feather flock together." Well, that couldn't be more true, especially for photographers. I'm fortunate to call many photographers my friends. I have photographed their dogs, babies, weddings, and themselves! My studio partner, Gene, is no exception. Here are a couple of shots of Gene out on the Salt Flats of Utah. Bogie makes a cameo.
And, recently, when my friend and fellow photographer Tomas Flint flew out from New York to photograph Taylor Pham's wedding with me (see blog post below), I couldn't be more happy to grab some shots of this awesome photographer!
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