Hyatt Regency Monterey was the site of Melanie and Grant very AWESOME and FUN wedding this past Saturday, August 28, 2010.  

Everyone was enjoying and celebrating LOVE on the picture perfect day, with blue skies and mild weather — all in a stunning, romantic setting.

Great colors, no? Black and hot pink…..very sexy!!

 The Hyatt didnt miss a beat in terms of style, professionalism and quality. Everything was PERFECT!!!

Dont cha love the feathers in Melanie’s bouquet. Very sweet and romantic. Speaking of romance…..Grant was all about it once he got Melanie on the dance floor.

After the First Dance it was PARTY TIME..DJ John from DNA Entertainment was HOT and had this party rockin that dance floor till late into the evening.

Great job. Couldnt have been sweeter!! Congratulations Melanie and Grant!!

Peachwoods Santa Cruz was the site of Meghan and Victor’s very stylish and fun July Wedding.

The wedding colors were chartreuse (for lack of a better description) and purple with lots of fabulous lite green orchids and deep purple calla lilies. Meghan worn these to-die-for shoes at the reception.

Not sure which came first….the shoes or the choice of colors. I can see planning an entire wedding around these shoes. CAN’T YOU?

The Ladies looked amazing…..

A true Santa Cruz destination wedding - Meghan and Victor live outside Manhattan, I talked to folks from Georgia as well as California’s central valley. One thing everyone agreed on — they All LOVED the cooler Santa Cruz weather…cuz it is HOT this summer where they live.

Peachwoods did a great job as always - providing the beautiful setting. The Flowers by Laura Sweeley of Sweeley’s Design Shop were abundant and amazing.

It was a wonderful evening……and I heard something about a Paris honeymoon!!    Well Done Meghan and Victor!!

The Presidio Golf Course and Club House, San Francisco was the site of Jessica and Michael’s amazing June 26 wedding !!

Even the chilly SF fog couldn’t put a dent in the romance. These bride shots were near the Laurel Inn, Presidio at California.

Looks like a partly sunny day, no? …it was actually a very grey sky (photoshop magic) and these guys were freezing their tushies off, well Jessica was anyway. What a trooper!! You’d never know she was freezing…Of course, the love in Michael’s eyes no doubt warmed her right up!

Ahhhwww…I know, corny right? Well ya cant be a wedding photographer and not be a corny romantic.

Once again, freezing but still smiling!! My assistant and I worked quickly to get the after ceremony family portraits, the wedding party pics and finally the couple portraits…then inside for a warm, music and fun filled reception. The food was amazing, wine plentiful and the DJ kept everyone movin! Rockin Good Time at The Presidio Golf Course and Club House!!

Congratulations Jessica and Michael. WELL DONE!!

A recent evening at Natural Bridges was the setting for Gloria and Ariel’s VERY fun engagement shoot.

Trying to catch a nice, warm, clear evening in March at Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz can be challenging but we managed to do just that. Maybe not warm…especially  after Ariel, while holding Gloria, slipped and both took an unexpected tumble into the water. Brrrhhh…

But they were troopers and with a quick wardrobe change, the shoot went on…..(note to self: have em bring extra clothes to this shoot!)

We even had a resident Snowy Egret join us to say hello!!

April 10, 2010 is Gloria and Ariel’s  wedding day. With their ceremony at St Patricks Church in Watsonville and Reception At The Dunes.

Check out the slide show of this shoot.

It occurs to me as I write this blog post, that some wedding couples may not even remember what film looks like…digital imaging dominating the photography world for at least the last eight years.  Well, at a recent wedding I shot a few rolls and it surprised me just how great it looks and how much I like it. I started doing wedding photography with film so I have always known that there is a texture and feel to film images that you can’t reproduce with digital, but honestly, I had forgotten…

So, I thought it would be interesting to post some comparisons for your review. Perhaps you will agree that film images still have a place in the photographic world and will elect to have it included by your photographer in her or his capture of YOUR WEDDING DAY.

Can you see the difference? Digi on the left, film on the right. Digital is almost too clean and crisp, film has texture, grain and in some cases more accurate color rendition.

These black and white are both film. Beautiful, no??

One of my favorites from the wedding. What do you think? Film or digital?

Now, I’m not ready to advocate using film exclusively at a wedding (yet) but I do think at least a few rolls are fun and provide the client with a whole other look for their wedding photography collection.

Interested in learning more about the community of photographers who love and use film? Go to
http://keepingfilmalive.blogspot.com/

HAPPY WEDDING PLANNING!