Sarah and Bryce at the classic Flood Mansion!

A mutual friend of Bryce and Sarah's introduced them (Even while they were both still dating other people, he told them they should meet!  . . . he was pretty sure of himself on this one). And then a couple of years later, he married them! That marriage happened at the Flood Mansion, which is right around the corner from their house, in the neighborhood they love, surrounded by all the people they love.

Sarah and Bryce are seriously the cutest. They loved and laughed all day long, which is, from what we can gather, pretty typical of all their days. But we're super grateful we got to hang out with them on this one in particular!

Venue- Flood Mansion Event Coordinator- Glow Event Design Florist- Sharla Flock Designs Cake Artist- The Whole Cake

Emily and Andrew's Welcome Dinner

This is a little out of order here, but the day before Emily and Andrew's wedding (previous post), they had a welcome dinner in Christmas Cove, a little fishing village in South Bristol, Maine, where they arrived by boat, courtesy of some of Andrew's neighbors. Yep, it was about as dreamy and poetic and nautical and romantic as it sounds!

Emily and Andrew in Maine

I was kinda disappointed when I fell in love with my husband. His family being from Idaho, it was pretty clear it meant giving up on my dream of "Thanksgivings on the coast of Maine while visiting my husband's family . . . " <Sigh>. Yep, I scored those holiday trips to the exotic land of . . . Pocatello . . . <Sigh again>. BUT, my dear friend Emily, on the other hand, got married to her dear boy Andrew in Maine this summer (because he's from there, as in, his parents still live there, as in, she'll get to go to Thanksgivings on the coast of Maine while vis . . . yeah, do that whole dream of mine). But alas, I did at least finally get to go to Maine, to photograph the wedding . . . And, Pocatello does have Arctic Circle. So, not a complete loss.

Anyway, back to the wedding! It was beautiful! They had a super small ceremony in Clark's Cove, an apple orchard where Andrew grew up picking apples; Emily's grandma arranged the flowers; her sister did her makeup; Andrew's parents arranged a lobster bake in Muscongus Bay; and they scooped up ice cream from Andrew's ice cream business, Em's Ice Cream (named after Emily! And that they flew there from Denver!). It was intimate and open, casual and extravagant, all at the same time. It was perfect and I felt so lucky to be a part of it.

(By the way, I could have easily filled this blog post with twice as many pictures, just of skies and sunsets! That place is ridiculous).

Ceremony Venue- Clark's Cove Apple Orchard Lobster Bake Reception- Muscongus Bay Lobster Ice Cream- Em's Ice Cream

Leslie and Travis

Hello! Sometimes, when your family asks you to take their pictures it turns into well, a huge pain. Bu this time, when my sweet baby(ish) cousin called me and asked me to photograph her small wedding to her high school sweet heart how could I resist?

So I flew down to the real OC and made some pictures of two very shy and very sweet lovebirds. It is in these moments that make what I do a privilege, I am so honored to have been a part of this moment. Everyone in the family came together to make it happen, there was no floral budget, no designer, no fancy venue, just two people in love, surrounded by those that love them.

Here is a little sneak snippet of their day.

Enjoy,

maria

Patrick and Jeff's Wedding at Fort Mason

We LOVED this wedding so much! Not only was it in a beautiful San Francisco spot on a beautiful San Francisco day, but it was with some beautiful San Francisco people- Patrick and Jeff.

Patrick was actually at our wedding 12 years ago. (That would be ours as in mine and Shawn's, not mine and Maria's-- I know, it's confusing since Maria and I kinda act like an old married couple sometimes). But Shawn and Patrick have worked together for a long time, so Maria and I were lucky enough to get to photograph this celebration, and I was lucky enough to sit down and have dinner next to the hubs, who, by the way, (and I know this is probably a terribly insensitive stereotype of me to make, but) was by far the worst-dressed guy there ;).

Anyway, great vows; great food; great succulents; but most of all, a great First Dance. Seriously, I think it may be our favorite one to date (and we've seen a lot of First Dances). I'm not even sure how to explain it . . . there was just a lot of love there and it was palpable. We were lucky to witness it.

Venue: Fort Mason, General's Residence Event and Floral Design: H. Julien Designs Cake: Masse's Pastries Catering: Ann's Catering