Monthly Archives: June 2010

Hilton Garden Inn wedding at Carlsbad Beach

  Hilton Garden Inn wedding at Carlsbad Beach. This is a very quiet and peaceful place to have a garden wedding just footsteps away from the ocean. As you can see by the footwear of the bride she was into having a different type of wedding. The funny thing is that the boots were my [...]

Marin Art and Garden Center Wedding in the San Francisco Bay Area

The Marin Art and Garden Center in the San Francisco Bay Area is a wonderful location to have a wedding. They have a beautiful ceremony site under a number of large redwood trees which not only provides a beautiful background but some shade too if it’s hot out. This couple played up the “tree hugger” [...]

Cuvier Park, Wedding Bowl La Jolla Wedding

Cuvier Park, or the wedding bowl, in La Jolla is a very popular location for weddings big and small. This is probably why I do about 10 weddings a year here and why thanks to all of those weddings I have become familiar with every rock and bump on the reef and beach. This couple [...]

Carlsbad State Beach and Benihana

Carlsbad Beach, although mostly covered in cobble stones, does offer a great location for a beach wedding in San Diego. The permitting application is relatively simple and the lifeguards are helpful. My suggestion is to plan your beach wedding at low tide to maximize the amount of beach you have to work with. When doing [...]

Cuvier Park, Wedding Bowl La Jolla Beach Wedding

The wedding bowl, or Cuvier Park, is a wonderful place to have a beach wedding, small La Jolla Wedding, or a La Jolla Elopement. This couple decided to include a sand ceremony in their celebration and we did their wedding photos on the beach by Cuvier Park. This bride was having so much fun taking [...]

Riverwalk Golf Course Mission Valley Wedding

Riverwalk Golf Course is conveniently located in Mission Valley and a great spot to have your San Diego wedding. The outdoor ceremony site overlooks the golf course, and they will give you a golf cart for the wedding photos on the course. At the Rivewalk golf course we typically go to the water hazard features [...]

Liberty Station San Diego, Solare Restaurant

This was an engagement party celebration at an Italian restaurant called Solare located in historical Liberty Station in San Diego. Liberty Station has been revitalized recently, and as new phases get opened more and more wonderful gardens, walkways, and restaurants open. Solare is one of the first restaurants that opened its’ doors at Liberty Station [...]

The Lodge at Torrey Pines La Jolla

The Lodge at Torrey Pines is absolutely fabulous and everything you hear about having a La Jolla Wedding there is true. This was a large Jewish wedding on the main lawn area and we did their wedding photography on the outside of the hotel and back again at the lawn. We used to be able [...]

Omni Hotel San Diego Wedding and Convention Center

The Omni Hotel in Downtown San Diego is a wonderful place to have your sophisticated wedding in an urban setting right in the middle of the Gaslamp quarter and next to Petco Park. This couple decided to have their wedding on the Palm Terrace at the Omni and then while we did their wedding photography [...]

Japanese Friendship Garden at Balboa Park

Hidden inside of Balbo Park in San Diego is the Japanese Friendship Garden. Having a wedding at the garden is a unique experience of simplicity and serenity. As a San Diego wedding photographer I really enjoy shooting weddings at the Japanese Friendship Gardens and then going around Balboa Park for more photography locations. This couple [...]