So….at the beginning of the year I made a resolution to post at least one blog a week, but as you all know life catches up to you and sometimes resolutions never get accomplished. Well today I attended a weekly Calaveras Professionals Association meeting and made a new goal that I would like to share with you. For the next 30 days I will be posting 2 blogs a week….. maybe 3. I’m super excited to achieve this goal that way you “my readers” can see all the new happenings at alldrin photography so what better way to start than on September 1st………. I had a great time last week shooting Alex’s head shots for her modeling portfolio. We have three sessions scheduled and I’m super duper excited for the next two. Alex is super photogenic and is passionate about being a model someday! Here are a few sneak peak images from our shoot. Also keep checking back, because I’m running a great 2011 special for 2011 weddings if you book before October 31st…..
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I had a great time on this shoot with Ashley. She is expecting her first baby boy at the end of the month. The session was fun, because her good friend gave it to her as a gift and didn’t let her see any of the images until her baby shower where they were framed for Ashley and guests to see. Here are a few of my favorite shots of her cute little belly.
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve blogged, and man have we been busy with a wedding every weekend. This is Jen and Tyler’s wedding below that we shot back in June at a personal home in Arnold. It was a beautiful afternoon and this couple was all about the photos, they both loved to be in front of the camera. Here are a few of my favorites from the day.
There is a beautiful transformation in a couple when the wedding planning has ended and the true marriage has began to blossom. For Richard and Kim a destination wedding was important not only to be unique but to be able to have Kim’s mother Marsha be apart of the wedding day as a whole. Both Kim and Richard live in New Zealand and traveled many oceans to our small town of Angels Camp to get married. Marsha Kim’s mother lives in Angels Camp and had the pleasure of planning their entire wedding. From the photographer, cake, venue, everything was set and all Kim and Richard had to do was arrive and enjoy their special day. It was remarkable to see how many people traveled from all over the world to watch the uniting of marriage as this couple pledged their love to one another. People came from countries as fare a New Zealand, England, Peru, New York, and New Jersey, it truly was a great mix of wonderful people.
In New Zealand the symbol of forever had been instilled in both Kim and Richard which created the theme of their special day. Kim’s dress was custom made with a New Zealand symbol for lasting love and forever. This pattern was then replicated in Richards tie joining them both in the tradition that means so much to them. As they both set foot on the journey of marriage and love, Kim and Richard plan on honeymooning in Figi where they both always dreamed of going. It was a amazing afternoon wedding although the heat caught up with us. I truly enjoyed photographing their wedding. Here are a few shots from their special day.
Photographer: Alldrin Photography
Venue: Camps at Greenhorn Creek
Cupcakes: Lila and Sage
Videographer: Olyer
It’s final I truly have the best husband in the world. Erik my husband and I recently celebrated our two year wedding anniversary and believe it or not he took me to a castle….yeah I said it a castle. He surprised me with a trip to Napa a few days after our anniversary, because I had a weekend full of weddings the actual day of our anniversary. We stayed in the quite town of Calistoga. He arranged massages and mud baths for the both of us. I have to say that the mud baths were an experience that I don’t want to do again, totally weird. During our day filled with great foods and wine tasting we went to Castello di Amorosa “Castle of Love” which is a castle built right in the middle of the napa valley and took over fifteen years to build, it was breathtaking. I wanted to share with you some photos I took during our loving trip.
the castle even had real spider webs, go figure!
Here is the Link to Sterling Winery and Castello Di Amorosa
Now look at these two, what a stinking cute couple…..I met Heather a few months back at the Motherlode Bridal Show in Angels Camp and we just clicked. Heather has a sweet and loving personality where Greg is fun and hillarious….I was laughing so hard just by the little comments and jokes he was telling during our session in downtown Murphys last week. I just love engagement sessions, because I get to learn so much about my couple. Heather has been traveling all over the world lately for her job and that night she was flying down to LA for business. Greg has been the first person who knew of the company EMC who I photographed in Cabo San Lucus back in April. This couple is loads of fun and I’m really looking forward to shooting their sleek/modern wedding at Ironstone Vineyards in August…. Here is a cute photo of the both of them…..I will post more photos soon, check back.
Wow…I’ve never been to a wedding besides my own where all of the toasts made me laugh hysterically or tear up. AJ and Bryan are from Chicago and traveled and planned their wedding at AJ’s mothers home in Sonora. Its amazing how many small details and items AJ made to make her wedding day unique and special. One of the most romantic moments of the day was when AJ and Bryan had a first look before the ceremony, this truly was beautiful. From Cub’s tickets as place seating cards, milk chocolate candy, and a dark pink combination of flowers each detail had a specific meaning to this special day. Throughout the night a guest and I came up with an idea to make the brides bouquet like a traveling gnome and instead of taking just random shots of people at the wedding all the guests had photos with the bouquet, this turned out to be the talk of the night. I truly enjoyed their special day and can’t wait to someday travel out to Chicago and have lunch with my lovely bride and groom.
Wedding Photographer: Alldrin Photography
DJ: Sound Extreme
Catering/Cake: Lila and Sage Catering
All I have to say is what a beautiful day and beautiful couple! Christine and Chris got married this past Saturday at Boeger Winery in Placerville. Beautiful location + amazing bride and groom = the perfect backdrop for amazing photographs. I had the honor of photographing there wedding as they changed the date of their wedding to have me as a photographer, because the original date I had another wedding. I’m truly honored to be apart of your special day and I wanted to share a few of my favorite images from the wedding…
Wedding Photographer: Alldrin Phtoography
Venue: Boeger Winery
Florist: Natural Flair
One of the most fun and creative ideas Christine has at her wedding was serving Panini’s for dinner! They were great!
Were officially five weeks into wedding season and I’ve been excited to share some of the recent weddings I’ve shot, so over the next few days I will post more weddings and contact information for all the vendors that helped make these bride’s wedding day special. I’ll start off with sharing Emily and James’s wedding held at Greenhorn Creek in Angels Camp last weekend. When I first met the couple, James hated the a camera and had the idea of shooting their engagements on his fishing boat….every brides dream right? Emily quickly changed those plans and we had a great time shooting in Murphys for the afternoon. Emily and James are such a sweet couple and It was a lot of fun photographing their special day. Below are some of the special people that helped their wedding happen.
Florist: Blooms and Things
D.J: Sound Extreme
Ceremony/Reception Site: Camps
Cake: Lila and Sage
Wedding Planner: April Mosher
Here are some shots of their wedding day. I’m also tying out this new blog design for images and I would love to know what my readers think of it, theres a comment section at the bottom of the page!
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