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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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27 Oct 2009, Posted by Carmen in Blog, Outdoor Wedding, Sonoma/Napa/Wine Country Wedding, Weddings, 1 Comments

Bernadette & Allan | Sonoma Wedding | Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma


I’m so happy to get some of Bernadette & Allan’s wedding photos up!  I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed myself shooting at Cornerstone Gardens for the first time – what an amazing location for a wedding!  I could have easily spent hours photographing in there… It’s like being in a vibrant art museum, only outdoors and with all the art consisting of beautifully landscaped gardens.  Some abstract, some political, most highly surreal… Definitely a visual feast!  I think one of my favorite moments of the day was during my portrait time with Bernadette & Allan, when we popped into one “garden” (no plants in sight! ;-) ) that I hadn’t noticed earlier, with a bunch of shiny silver tinsel pieces, each one with a person’s written prayer or wish on it, hanging from a metal sculpture.  I had this wonderful couple stand in the middle of all the tinsel flying around in the wind that had picked up at this point, and with no planning whatsoever, the piece of tinsel that flies into focus right in front of my lens says “I wish to find a loving man”.  Well, Bernadette sure did with Allan!

Thanks to David from Jigsaw Events for being such a helpful point person that day.  I hope everyone enjoys all the photos that were taken, and I hope I get to return to take the many more that we only had time to take in my mind!

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma wedding photography, Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA

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