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03 Jun 2010, Posted by Carmen in Blog, Outdoor Wedding, Weddings, 0 Comments

Allied Arts Guild Wedding | Menlo Park, CA | Wendy + Matt


So happy to finally post some photos from Wendy & Matt’s Allied Arts Guild wedding – such a beautiful and sweet venue for such a beautiful and sweet couple!  Wendy’s a nurse, and got referred to me by a bride I photographed last year who is also a nurse.  By random chance, the bride from the wedding that’s posted here before hers, Megan, is also a nurse, referred to me by yet a different bride who is a nurse.  And then I just recently delivered an album to yet another unrelated bride who is a nurse… So apparently, I’m totally on a roll here and if you are a nurse and getting married, you *really* need to call me! ;-)  (Matt, by the way, is a chemist at Stanford, in case you want to send chemist grooms my way too!)

But really the best thing I can say about Wendy and Matt is what they said about themselves… on hand-made pens.  They had many super-cute favors made for the reception, including mini Chinese food take-out boxes filled with M&Ms with their photos on them, and special pens for the guests to sign the guest book and take home with them.  Here’s what it said on the pens:  ”Wendy & Matt    We’re Awesome”  I agree! :)

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04 May 2010, Posted by Carmen in Blog, East Bay Wedding, Outdoor Wedding, Weddings, 0 Comments

Palm Event Center Wedding Photography | Pleasanton, CA | Megan + Archie


Spring had definitely arrived by the time I photographed Megan & Archie’s wedding!  I loved all the freshly blooming flowers at the Palm Event Center at this time of year, including the cherry blossoms… almost as beautiful as Megan that day! ;)  Her personal flowers by The Flower House were just as gorgeous… And I really appreciated Archie, who despite dealing with eye-watering allergies looks cool as a cucumber in every shot… Maybe it’s the gambler in him, but he didn’t need any explaining about what great attitude is all about!  Thank you both and everyone who contributed for an excellent day.

LOVE these next two shots my second shooter Sapasorn got of the ring bearer and flower girl… Aren’t they the cutest??  Oh wait, I say that about all ring bearers and flower girls… ;)

This is Megan’s mom, watching her daughter come down the aisle:

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