Noelle and Paul

On Monday I had the huge pleasure to shoot for my new friend Rachael Williams who is an AMAZING photographer and just a joy to talk with. I met her at PartnerCon in LA which is this huge conference that my lab Pictage puts together each year for its photographers, and they arrange for seminars to be taught by some of the industry's leaders like David Jay and Mike Colon. After that conference I walked away with my mind reeling from all of the information that I was just soaking up like a sponge, but more importantly I connected with other photographers and felt part of a community. That was HUGE for me! It's starting to feel more like home around here :)

During one of the breaks at the conference Rachael and I got to talking and it turns out we live pretty much down the street from each other. So cool! She is absolutely awesome and I have no hesitation sending anyone her way. This last weekend I got to second shoot for her down in Dana Point at a restaurant called Cannons which had a gorgeous view overlooking the harbor. Her clients, Noelle and Paul, were seriously so fun to capture. Paul is from the UK so not only did I enjoy hearing him speak, but he brought his whole family over and in the midst of their conversations I found myself reminiscing and missing London where I studied abroad in college. I just want to hop on a plane and get back there right now!

The details of their wedding had a blend of a nautical beach theme along with Paul's British home of all things typically English... he is a huge football fan from what I gathered, as he had his own cake decked out for Liverpool!





The view was just spectacular...





I got some shots of Rachael in action...







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Noelle was just a gorgeous bride! She decided to wear these earings that belonged to her mother...





She definitely has a dancers poise!








Yup, she's a dancer.





I loved the color in her flowers!





The flower girls were so stinkin precious!! They were dolls in their sailor dresses...








Such a picturesque ceremony








I loved this moment after their kiss...





During the family pictures afterwards, this picture caught this moment between them that I just fell in love with. In the midst of the excitement that breaks out after walking down the aisle and the surrounding family that partakes in it, time just stopped for them and no one else existed except the other... it's so beautiful and speaks such volumes to me.





And the happy couple...














Rachael, thanks so much for having me shoot with you... I had such a great time!