Monthly Archives: February 2011

St. Catherine Laboure, Harbor Island Hilton San Diego Wedding

The Saint Catherine Laboure church is really a beautiful place for a San Diego wedding. AND, it can accommodate about 500 of your crossest friends, it’s huge! After the wedding ceremony and family photos we went over the the Japanese Friendship Bell on Shelter Island for the bridal party photos and also for the romantic [...]

La Jolla Beach Elopement Wedding at Sunset

This couple wanted to involve their child into their La Jolla elopement wedding ceremony which Rev. Christopher Tuttle performed. Instead of doing the ceremony in the La Jolla wedding blow, or Cuvier Park, they decided to their elopement wedding ceremony on the cliffs right next to the wedding bowl.  We were lucky to have such [...]

San Diego US Grant Wedding

Elegance, beauty, sophistication, and amazing food, obviously I’m talking about having a San Diego Wedding at the US Grant in the gaslamp district. The bride got ready in one of the US Grant day rooms and then we got her into her dress in the presidential suite. They used the crystal room at the US [...]

Mission San Diego de Alcala, Presidio Park, Mission Bay Hilton Wedding

Not everyone will have access to a day spa to get ready at, but this bride not only had one but also married the guy that manages many of them. The bridal party was able to pop in whenever they wanted to refresh the makeup or to hang out throughout the day. Needless to say [...]

San Diego Harbor Island Hilton and Japanese Friendship Bell Wedding

This San Diego wedding was done on Harbor Island at the Harbor Island Hilton.  The wedding ceremony was done in the park across the road with all of downtown San Diego in the background, and luckily we had the shade of the large trees to keep things cool. We moved down the road to the [...]

Coronado Beach Elopement Wedding

This was another fine beach wedding elopement by the Hotel Del Coronado. I really enjoy photographing these small Coronado beach weddings, they don’t have the craziness of the big full size ones, but still have all the love. This elopement wedding even got a fly by from a military helicopter which I included in the [...]

Bali Hai, Japanese Friendship Bell, Pearl of the Pacific Wedding

This San Diego wedding had us going the full length of Shelter Island. We did photos of the guys at the Bali Hai, and a really nice boat owner allowed us to use his yacht. For the girls, we did the brides maid photos at the Pearl of the Pacific area. The wedding ceremony was [...]

UCSD Faculty Club Wedding in La Jolla

The faculty club in La Jolla at UCSD is a very relaxed and upscale location for a wedding, and the biggest secret is that it isn’t even expensive when compared to other La Jolla locations. As a La Jolla and San Diego wedding photographer I always like to scope out where I’m going to do [...]

Japanese Friendship Garden Balboa Park, Museum of Natural History Wedding

The Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park is a very special place for weddings. Where else will you be able to exchange your wedding vows while overlooking a koi pond. This couple had me do their wedding formal portraits at the Japanese Friendship Garden and around Balboa Park a couple of days prior to their [...]

Martin Johnson House UCSD SIO Scripps, Wind and Sea Beach Wedding

This was a small wedding done at the Martin Johnson House at UCSD Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO). Instead of the main lawn area by the historic Martin Johnson House, this couple wanted to get married in the lawn area close to the library, by the Buddha statue. Rev Christopher Tuttle was the officiant for [...]

Coronado Beach Wedding by Hotel Del and Trash the Dress

I love beach weddings in Coronado by the Hotel Del, and I especially love it when I have an adventurous bride that wants to do a trash the dress photo session. We did the trash the dress photos on a different beach in Pacific Beach, not on the same day as the wedding, although I [...]

La Jolla Wedding Bowl or Cuvier Park and Kona Kai Resort Wedding

The Kona Kai Resort in San Diego is a wonderful place for a wedding and reception. This bride got ready at the Kona Kai, then we all went over to La Jolla to the Wedding Bowl (Cuvier Park) for their wedding ceremony. The Minister was Rev. Christopher Tuttle. After the beach wedding we did their [...]

Coronado Beach Wedding by the Hotel Del Coronado

I have lost count how many Coronado Beach weddings I have photographed, but that’s not to say that I don’t enjoy photographing them.  This was a very fun couple, and the bride wanted some photos with a vintage look to them. I took that as my direction and provided wedding photos that they both absolutely [...]

Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Balboa Park, Ronald Regan Community Center

This was a fun San Diego Wedding for me to photograph. The groom had a great attitude, especially when he wrote “Help Me” on the bottom of his shoes. After we were done with the ceremony and family photos at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, we headed over to Balboa Park for the bridal party [...]