Junebug Weddings FEATURE: Shiva & Brett

We were thrilled to have our wedding images of Shiva & Brett featured on the fabulous wedding blog Junebug Weddings! A really great interview and well written article accompanied our photographs of this unique wedding that encompassed two ceremonies that day: Iranian and Jewish. The details were beautiful, and the setting was the lovely at Holman Ranch, in Carmel Valley. This bride is very creative, as she is an amazing textile designer. As the founder of her studio, Gunny + Galloon, Shiva has had her fabrics used in the bridal gowns of Reem Acra, Oscar De La Renta, and Vera Wang. Her fabric designs have also been in many designers for ready-to-wear, including Carolina Herrera. Shiva's wedding came together beautifully with the help and organization of her wedding planner, Amy Nichols, of Amy Nichols Special Events. Amy was an absolute pleasure to work with, as well as the talented and sweet Gina of Lola Video. It was a dream team and I look forward to working with Gina again soon in a few weeks at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco!
Please check out the Junebug Weddings blog feature, as well as the Real Weddings gallery!

Thanks again to Shiva & Brett, and Junebug Weddings!

Alisha

Best of Wedding Photography's 1st Lens & Light Honor!

Brook and I are proud to announce a special first time honor bestowed on us by Best of Wedding Photography which is invitation-only association for the world’s top wedding photographers! The membership standards are uncommonly high, as they seek photographers who are leaders in the field – in quality & style of imagery their success and recognition by brides, fellow photographers, and others in the wedding industry.

We were recently awarded in February. This is the premier Lens & Light Honor. Hard to believe we hadn't blogged about it sooner! We are quite thrilled by this recognition and we accept it with appreciation. We invite you to read about the Lens & Light Honor which includes an interview.

Thank you for checking in! We will post again soon...

Warmly,

Alisha

May 18th, 2010

Hey peeps,

How's it been? We are heading into our busy season. We photographed a fantastic wedding two weeks back at Holman Ranch, an amazing location in Carmel Valley. At the wedding we had a chance to work with some amazing people including wedding planner Amy Nichols, and Gina of Lola Video. Thanks to all for making our day a fun one!

I also wanted to take a second and plug the NACE meeting tomorrow night. I will be speaking along with celebrity wedding planner Sasha Souza, cinematographerAndrew Hsu of Studio MSV, and Jen Kwapinski of Jen's Cakes. It's on May 18th and begins at 6pm at the Silver Creek Country Club in San Jose. It should be a fun time so come on out and say hello, we would love to see you.

Brook out!

Roller Derby

First off, I gotta say that I love shooting weddings, it has been an amazing ride. However, let it be said that I also love photographing beyond the realm of weddings. I think it is good to give yourself projects as photographers. So this year I am giving myself photo assignments. The first one this year was the roller derby. We have a local Roller Derby here in Santa Cruz. So I contacted them and told them that I was interested in coming down and shooting for the evening. After I was given a press pass, I was on my way! I had a great time!! It was a challenge due to the lighting, but it was fun. Bottom line: FUN. If you are a photographer or not, tell us what you like to photograph. Also, feel free to suggest other cool stuff ***IDEAS*** for me to shoot. Now I am on the hunt for some random stuff. I think next up is the rodeo. Yeeee haw!

The Brook

Beautiful Thoughts..

Brook & I are really touched by some of the cards we've received recently from our amazing clients! Above image is a postcard from a bride and groom on their honeymoon in Bali! Who sends a postcard on their honeymoon? Brian & Ha Na do! Here's what they said:

Hello from Bali! We're having a great time here(as evidenced by me having no idea what day it is...) You'd have a field day here. We thought we'd avoid sending you a bad photo postcard, so we're sending you a drawn one instead that won't offend your professional sensibilities. In any case, thanks for being such an integral part of our wedding. You helped keep us both(esp. Ha Na)calm and we can't imagine the day without you. Alas, no more weddings of ours to photograph, but we hope to find reasons to keep in touch.

Love and best wishes,
Brian & Ha Na

Also wanted to share this lovely card:



And last but definitely not least, we got a card from some clients who were coming up on their anniversary.



We have a lot of passion for what we do and know the importance of taking beautiful images for the memories of their wedding day! We feel truly honored to do so!

Alisha + Brook