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Cupid works his magic 365 days of the year. About 15 months ago, Cupid's arrow struck Aaron and Teri. They met while studying at CSU Fullerton and ever since then, their adoration for each other grow with each day. They're really cute - a month ago they decided to start a wine blog called, "The Vino Duo", where both of them write articles on the wines that they try together.  When Aaron contacted us, he explained that he was so averse to taking photos that he and Teri didn't have any of each other. This photo session was to be a surprise for her this Valentine's Day. We met up with them this past weekend in beautiful San Juan Capistrano. If there was any sign of nervousness from either of them, it definitely wasn't apparent. Aaron and Teri, we hope you love the photos! Now we're wondering how you will top this one next year Aaron - a different kind of session perhaps...? 

Happy Valentine's Day!


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Celeste D:

Hi! Love these photos! They are great! Especially the ones in the flower field. May I ask where in San Juan they are?

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Pete & Erika's Wedding

If you look back to one of our earlier posts, we blogged about a sailor and his mate. We first met Pete when my sister Michelle started dating Pete's brother Mark.  Shortly thereafter, my sister Christina started dating Pete's brother Erik.  When we first met Erika, she asked Pete if he was sure he wouldn't prefer to date one of my remaining 4 sisters (aka those sisters not already married to one of Pete's brothers.) As you can see Erika has a pretty awesome sense of humor and a wonderful personality.  Erika is super sweet and down to earth.  She is also one gorgeous woman!  I'm sure Pete would agree ;)

Pete is the classically handsome Navy Sailor.  He's a fun loving guy with an equally great personality.  And lucky for Erika, Pete had absolutely no interest in dating any of my sisters. LOL.

Pete and Erika were married at the enchanting Mt. Woodson Castle in Ramona, CA. I must say Rob and I were a little jealous of the wedding venue as we both had dreamed of getting married at a castle.  Fortunately, we had the honor of being a part of Pete & Erika's dream wedding day. 

Here's a peek of their day:



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Carrie & Mark were married aboard the "Eternity" in Newport Beach.  Although the forecast had called for a chance of rain earlier in the week, the weather was beautiful and the sky amazing!  

Here is a sneak peek from their wedding day:


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Newport Beach, CA

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Carrie's Gorgeous Wedding Gown


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Carrie is the 14th grandchild, so she was given this beautiful handkerchief by her grandparents embroidered with a special message and the #14.  The ring pillow below the handkerchief was sewn by Carrie's mother and made from both of her grandmother's wedding dresses. So sweet and touching.


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The Shoes


The Rings


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Floral Design by Sweet Flowers at the Ceremony Site:
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Carrie's mother lit the candle for the Curtis family and Mark's mother lit the candle for the Fitzpatrick family. Then Carrie and Mark lit the Unity Candle together.

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"F" for the new Mr. & Mrs. Mark Fitzpatrick

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The Handsome Groom


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The Proud Parents

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We took Carrie & Mark up to the upper deck after the ceremony to sneak in some sunset Bridal Portraits.

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Cec Curtis:

Love, Love, LOVE the pics! Can't wait to see the rest! Thank you so much for being there to photograph this wonderful day for our family Jessica and Rob! xoxo

(10.03.11)
Mark and Carrie::

All we have to say is, "WOW!" You guys did a phenomenal job!! That game night and coffee idea sounds great! Once we get things situated with moving, we'll let you know. Thanks again for the wonderful memories!

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Courtney & Mike were married at the lovely Bella Collina in San Clemente, CA.  The day began with a very unusual Southern California hail storm. Yikes! But by wedding time the hail had moved on and the sun was shining bright. Our team, which included Peyton and Kevin as well, had such an blast at their wedding!

Courtney & Mike are such a sweet and adorable couple. They are gorgeous people inside and out.  I'm sure all the guests could see how incredibly in love they are and that they were on Cloud 9 celebrating with all of their friends and family.  

We had the chance to work with the wonderful ladies at de Luxe Weddings and Events who did an amazing job coordinating and designing all of the details and working with us to squeeze in as many photos as we could!  We also got to enjoy working with Luke Sensebe from Premiere Events Group who rocked the party! 

Special thanks to Tanja Janjic from Bella Collina for giving us the grand tour and for making sure we were taken care of on wedding day. 

The florals were created by The Flower Girl.  The guests were well fed by Jay's Catering.  

Now onto the photos from Courtney & Mike's Special Day.... 

P.S. We also had our cinematographer Kevin along with us for Courtney & Mike's wedding day, so make sure to check out the Teaser from their day below.


The Hail:

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The Sweet Custom Hanger. LOVE it!

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And the shoes:
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Courtney got ready with her bridesmaids and her mother Joann in the Ladies Locker Rooms at Bella Collina. 
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Then the ladies headed over to the organic garden for some bridal party photos at the trellis. 
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Meanwhile Rob was over with the guys for some getting ready photos and the groomsmen portraits. 
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Apparently the guys wanted to see if they would be able to catch Mike if he ran away.


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 But for those who know Mike- they know that if he were running anywhere on the wedding day, it would be toward Courtney <3.


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Courtney walked down the aisle with her mother Joann.
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Congratulations to the new Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rice!

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This jumping photo was a special request from Courtney & Mike. OK, just Mike.  Awesome :) 


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Courtney had spotted a pitchfork while we were out photographing the bridesmaids. We just had to work it into a photo. LOL. So here's our take on "American Gothic".

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Courtney & Mike let us sneak them out of their reception for a few minutes to capture this Night Portrait.

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And they had some fantastic sparklers so we couldn't resist a little light painting!  Check out that heart. Nice work guys.
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Love, Laughter & Celebration! Congrats you two. It was an amazing night.
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I first met Katie in 2006 when her and I started Law School at Chapman. After graduation, we kept in touch via Facebook when she moved to the infamous Dover, Delaware for her career in the Air Force.  

Rob and I first had the pleasure of meeting Mark when he and Katie came to Socal for some wedding planning and visits with family and friends.  Listening to their love story over dinner was quite entertaining.  They each have different versions of how they first started dating and how the proposal went.  Apparently Mark thought he was pretty "smooth" in getting Katie's number to "prevent her from getting lost going to the beach."  Nice work Mark ;)  The story of the romantic proposal at what Katie and Mark like to refer to as "the ghetto plantation" was also adorable and hilarious.  

Their wedding day began with Katie getting ready at the Crowne Plaza in Irvine. 


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Katie's Beautiful Gown and Lovely Kate Spade Shoes


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 Their Catholic Ceremony was held at St. Catherine of Siena in Laguna Beach. 

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The Newlyweds! Congrats Katie & Mark!


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Although, the weather had been quite cool and gloomy a couple weeks before their wedding, the sun was certainly shining for the wedding day!  We were able to take a few portraits in the lovely gardens behind the church before heading over to the reception at Tustin Ranch Golf Club. 

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It's soooo hot! We affectionately title this photo: "Tattered". This is pretty much how we found the bridesmaids after they patiently waited during the bridal session. 


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Rob enjoyed spending the afternoon with the entertaining groomsmen.



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The bridesmaids were deciding whether to be happy or jealous of their gorgeous and madly in love friends.


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Katie and Mark let us sneak them out during the reception for a few more Bridal Portraits. Love it!


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The First Dance as Husband and Wife

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Kisses, Chocolate, and Jewelry :)

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