Aaron Dieppa

Audrey and Gabe’s wedding ceremony was held at Sea Coast Community Church in Encinitas and the reception was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla. Both Audrey and Gabe are doctors and just recently finished school so their wedding was a nice reward for all of their hard work and perseverance. I had such a great time working with them. Audrey had such an adventurous attitude and Gabe was more than willing to follow his new bride anywhere she wanted so we were able to get some pretty amazing shots. This first one is my favorite…When I saw this cliff I knew immediately where I wanted to position them for the shot, but it was kind of difficult to get to as you can see from the photo below. But Audrey and Gabe were more than willing to do whatever it took to get killer photos and it payed off. There is this massive rock wall in La Jolla that drops from street level all the way to the cliffs that line the beach. And although I doubt it was ever intended to be used for rock climbing…it is. Haha! Crazy huh!? Hence the photo below. Eventually we made our way down to the beach where Audrey and Gabe both took off their shoes and ran into the water. And some more of my favorites…there are so many good ones it’s tough to choose which ones to blog about!

Special thanks to Gabriel Ryan for being my backup photographer for the day. I really appreciated the extra help and creativity man! Check out his blog if you haven’t already to see some of his shots from the wedding. In the meantime here are some fun shots I took of him…

Jackie and Mark have a lot going on right now. Not only are they getting married, but they’re also moving all the way down here from Washington. So when Jackie asked me to shoot her engagement photos I was so excited because I knew it would be fun to show them around sunny Orange County.

Jackie said she wanted some photos that had an edgy, urban look to them, but at the same time she wanted me to capture some romantic photos at the beach.

For the urban shots I decided to bring them to Old Town Orange right around the corner from where I live. I love doing portrait sessions there because the old architecture provides a variety of backgrounds with different colors and textures to work with. We had a nice and relaxing time casually walking around sipping our Starbucks and snapping off shots. It was fun!

After about an hour we all got in my truck and I took them to Laguna Beach to finish our photo session on the sand as the sun was setting.

I’m going to be shooting Jackie and Mark’s wedding in August and I can’t wait!

I had a wonderful time shooting Zach and Sandy’s wedding this weekend in San Diego with Ma5en. Ma5en is a really talented photographer, a true professional and a great friend. It’s good to work with other photographers in the industry because you can pick up little tips here and there that can really help you improve your work. Every photographer has their own way of doing things when it comes to their business, whether its how they compose their shots, or how they pose their subjects or how they manage large groups of people or how they change their lenses quickly without dropping their camera! There isn’t just one way of doing things, and sometimes when you think your way is the best you’ll come across an even better way. I definitely walked away from this weekend with a few valuable tips and tricks that will improve the way I work. Thanks Ma5en! You can check out some of Ma5en’s photos on his BLOG.

Now onto the photography! The ceremony was held at Blessed Sacrament Church, and the reception was at the beautiful Rancho Bernardo Courtyard. Zach and Sandy were such an amazing couple to work with. They had such an incredibly easy going, positive way about them that made photographing them a lot of fun. They both have really big hearts and their love for each other really shines through their photos.

Julie and Luke decided to have a traditional Chinese ceremony and banquet here with there friends and family because they’re going to Alaska soon to get married on a glacier! How cool is that!? Very! I would go if I could but the helicopter ride to the glacier can only hold 3 people so the pilot will also take the role of photographer.

The banquet was intimate and beautiful and the food was fantastic! As promised they had all sorts of traditional chinese dishes including shark fin soup, abalone and lobster! MMMmmm!

Julie.

Luke.

A little bit of spontaneous dancing is always fun!

They played this really fun game where they blind-folded Luke and then had girls and guys including Julie line up in front of him. Then he had to touch all of their hands and see if he could find his bride’s hands! He played it like a pro and picked out Julie’s hands right away! I was impressed!

Julie’s sister Mimi gave a speech.

Julie and Luke complimented each other perfectly and they were so fun to work with. I hope they have a wonderful time in Alaska!

This shoot was so much fun! We just hung out all afternoon in Laguna Beach soaking up the sun and taking pictures. Carrie and Daniel are both really cool people and I am so excited to be shooting their wedding in Cancun on June 15th.