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shelby +rich [rancho valencia]

01.15.09 | weddings

Venue: Rancho Valencia, Rancho Santa Fe
Photography: Natalie Moser Photography
Flowers: Annette Gomez
Hair: Joie Chauvette - Brides by Blondie
Makeup: Melissa Rae
Dress: Ines Di Santo from M Bride
Shoes: Betsey Johnson
DJ: Gary Kelley
Cake: Rene Clark (Rich's Mom!)
Details: DIY!!! Proudly done by Shelby and family :)

WARNING... LONG POST... BUT... WORTH IT!!! ;)

A while back... I had the absolute pleasure of capturing Shelby and Rich's amazing wedding at the beautiful Rancho Valencia in Rancho Santa Fe (near San Diego). "Wow" is all I can say... the couple, the family, the decor, the guests... were all amazing. I felt very honored to be a part of the wedding, especially since both Shelby and Rich are photographers... it's always a little more of a daunting task to shoot for those who shoot, too. ;)

A little more about Shelby and Rich... Shelby had been blogging about her pre-wedding experience on the Exquisite Weddings Blog, allowing readers to follow her on her journey. You might remember Shelby and Rich's fun engagement session if you follow this blog... the one with the red chair... it was a favorite of mine. ;) These two were referred to me by my dear friend and client Lyndsy... any friend of Lyndsy's is a friend of mine... these two were no exception.

This wedding was unique not only because of the love these two share but also because of the cultural flair that was injected into the reception. Rich's parents are from South Africa and they added some very meaningful moments to the big day including the gifting of two cows (as is a traditional custom), and the placing of an amazing head piece on Shelby. Other fun items... a custom made surf board in lieu of a guestbook! Scroll down to check out their day...

Seriously amazing cakes... by Rich's mom... WOW.

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baby hope [little ones]

01.07.09 | portraits

I had the pleasure of capturing the first professional pics of baby Hope a while back. She is the beautiful daughter of my wonderful clients and friends Andi and Steve. They were married about a year and a half ago and were blessed with a pretty little lady in the fall. I also got to capture their belly pics a little while before Hope arrived... check those out here.

Meanwhile, we were able to put together an announcement/Holiday card... what a novel idea! Ha! I know how hard it is to get those cards out as a new mommy (oh yeah... that's why those holiday cards that I designed and ordered for myself and the fam are still sitting in the box next to me... but I digress). So... I think these turned out pretty cute.

First the front...

Then the back...

And, on to some pics of the lovely lady, mom and dad...

Daddy is a firefighter...

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the de nicolas [family]

01.06.09 | portraits

Right before the holidays, the De Nicola family called me up to see if I could squeeze in a "quick" family session... heck... why not?! Tom and Matt have been friends forever so it was really cool to be able to shoot his family. So... Matt, E and I want over to their house and we did a relatively quick session with the intention of doing some photobooth style pics for their holiday cards and maybe a couple more shots. They hung out on the couch for a bit and celebrated one of the joys of the season... togetherness. Let me know what ya think. ;)

First, their photobooth style Christmas card... front...