Charlotte & Matt. Twin Pines Ranch Wedding. Idyllwild, California
Charlotte and Matt got married up in the Idyllwild mountains in Banning, California on 1200 acres at Twin Pines Ranch. This venue was amazing, and really has it all. The property has been around since 1962 and has transformed into a wedding venue since then. Nestled in the middle of the mountains, the landscape around the venue is breathtaking. We had so many different options when it came to photos all around the property. The ceremony started as the sun was starting to dip behind the mountains, creating the perfect glow of light for the wedding vows. After the first kiss, Charlotte and Matt walked down the aisle to a vintage Riverside County fire truck, complete with the siren and lights! Not a bad getaway vehicle, if we do say so ourselves! We started the romantic photos right during golden hour, and we could not have asked for better light! Surrounded by mountains, no matter where you turned the golden glow of light covered everything and we couldn’t go wrong photographing in any direction. After the epic romantic photos, we headed into the reception and had what just might be the best wedding meal ever, BBQ! Smoked on the property the morning of the wedding, it was divine. After toasts and speeches, the party really started. One of the many unique options Twin Pines Ranch offers, instead of having a traditional DJ playing today top music, a string band played! Complete with its own caller, the wedding guests were taught and square danced all night! Chairs were nearly empty the whole night as almost all the guests partook in the lessons and were square dancing pros by the end of the night. Towards the end of the reception, the venue brought out the wooden plank guestbook, which had been signed all throughout the day buy the guests, and was branded with a custom ‘CM” provided by Twin Oaks Ranch. We’ve photographed a lot of weddings over the years, and this is the first branding we have seen. Such a fun keepsake for Charlotte and Matt! As the evening came to a close, guests lined up and created the classic sparker tunnel for the bride and groom to run through, such an epic way to end an amazing day. It was our first wedding we’ve photographed at Twin Pines Ranch, and we hope we can capture another one soon! Here are some photos from the day!
If you want more info about Twin Pines Ranch in Banning, here is their link!
https://www.twinpinesranchca.com
Tommy + Anaelisa /// The Ace Hotel Wedding. Palm Springs, California
Trendy Palm Springs wedding ending on a high note with a wedding attire pool party!
Tommy and Anaelisa had a pretty epic wedding at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs, California! Every detail of the day was perfect, from the dress, to the center pieces, to the adorable hand drawn menus, to the amazing (to say the least) dancing that ensued. The phenomenal day ended around 1am with everyone jumping in the pool, wedding attire and all! (photos of that at the bottom!) Ashley and I didn’t partake in the middle of the night pool party. Partially because we wanted to stay dry, and partially because we are party poopers, I guess. ha! Nonetheless, the day was amazing and we were honored to document it!
Charlie & Brooke /// Moniker Warehouse Wedding. San Diego, California
Stellar wedding day at the great Moniker Warehouse in San Diego, California!
Charlie and Brooke and a stellar wedding day at the Moniker Warehouse in sunny San Diego California. They had the biggest bridal party we have photographed so far with 28 people total! The more the merrier as we always say. A great couple in an amazing venue always makes for a phenomenal wedding day. Check out their big day below!
The Sangks /// Joshua Tree Family Session
The Sangks flew out to California for a little family vacation, I was honored to be a a small part of it as they visited Joshua Tree National Park for some family portraits! They were such a pleasure to work with. Plus, working with a couple who has a baby with better hair than I will every have always makes for goof pictures. Here are a few frames from their day!
Craig & Allison /// Orange County Engagement Session
We Doing a little bit of time traveling here. We already blogged Craig and Alison's wedding. But as we were going though our previous shoots we realized we never blogged their engagement session! That had to change. So here we are! You can check out their phenomenal wedding here, and just scroll on down to check out a few images from their engagement session!
