Wedding Liners From Real Weddings – A Photographers Perspective

I think being a Southern California wedding photographer has its moments. Aside from actually taking photos, a wedding photographer not only has to pay attention to the details, but tends to listen in on a lot of the details. After, some guests, family members, and couples tend to just say the darnedest things at a wedding. And as they say, weddings bring out not only he best in people, but the worse as well. So,...

Wedding Photography at Ponte Winery in Temecula, California

Ponte Winery, located in the heart of the Temecula Valley in Southern California offers some excellent scenery when it comes to capturing wedding photography. Unlike many other wineries in the Temecula Valley, Ponte, offers easy access to it’s vineyards; brides don’t have to be shuttled to and from the vineyards in a golf cart nor are there any hills to for them to climb in order to get to a picturesque spot....

Winter Weddings in Southern California – Part 2 of 4: Favors & Colors

In part 1 of this series, I discussed, briefly, some winter wedding spots in Southern California. What I’d like to do now is briefly discuss some winter wedding favors as well as colors you may use for a winter wedding. You’re probably asking what does this have to do with wedding photography, well, a lot actually. You see, your photographer will be responsible for capturing your wedding day and if you...

Winter Weddings in Southern California – Part 1 of 4

I decided to write a four part series for winter weddings in Southern California. Actually, I have given the topic it’s own category and hope to add to the category on a regular basis. but for now, I’ll write the 4 parts to this series over the week – The general introduction (this post, favors and colors, photography opportunities, and finally a list of tips for your winter wedding. I’ll be...

Using Signs to Tell Your Wedding Photography Story – Part 2 (Humor and Defiance)

In part 1 of this blog series, I introduced you to using signs in your wedding photography to communicate special messages. In part 2, I take a look at the use of signs in wedding photography as humor and defiance. At practically every wedding venue, you will find your standard directional or street signs. You can use these signs to communicate a variety of meanings in your photographs. For example, if you’re...

Using Signs to Tell Your Wedding Photography Story – Part 1

I think this is an interesting post in that I don’t see too many wedding photos that use signs to help communicate an idea, or tell a wedding story. I personally find it a challenge to seek out signs at a wedding location that I can use in a photo to tell a story of the couple or just the bride or groom. I’m not talking about a sign for the name of the wedding venue (I’ll cover that in part 4 of...