Michelle & Joe started their “getting ready’s” at the St. Regis Monarch Beach, their wedding romantics in Downtown Circle of Orange, and the wedding reception at Taps Los Lagos, Corona. This wedding was so eclectic with so many looks and feels, that I blogged this one 3 times in sections. You can find two previous blogs on this wedding as well. Tap Corona overlooks a lake, and it is a great place to have a wedding or event. http://www.tapsfishhouse.com/corona/  Since the couple owns the Taps in Corona (along w/Taps in Brea), they decided to have their wedding reception at their own restaurant vs. another venue. I have never seen a wedding with so much food, it was awesome. The entire restaurant was closed for their wedding. Initially the bar was stocked with all kinds of appetizers, including oysters on the half shell and lobster. Dinner was amazing and then dessert was absolutely delicious. There was a chocolate fountain, an entire room dedicated to cappuccino and coffee, a candy bar, and then the entire bar was filled with different desserts of their menu, cotton candy, and on the patio even had a smores bar where you could roast your own smores, very fun. Late in the evening the In-N-Out truck came to insure the guests would stay and dance on full stomachs. Truly the best food spread I have seen at a wedding. So many details, had to share these with you.

View their wedding video by Jason Young owner of Garner Films. He is an amazing videographer with all HD equipment and a very cinematic style to his work. Link below.
http://www.garnerfilms.com/video/joseph-michelle/

In-N-Out wedding truck rental link:
http://www.in-n-out.com/cookout_trailer.asp

Link to St. Regis Monarch Beach, Dana Point
http://www.stregismb.com/?PS=PS_aa_WSW_WestSouthwest_Google_BD_st._regis_monarch_Exact_051310_NAD_FM

           All us wedding Vendors taking pics at the photo station. Miguel Pola, Jason Daniel, and Me!

Winner or bouquet and grater toss got 2 nights stay at any Rizt Carlton in the world for 2 nights.

Very fun and the guests LOVE it. The truck came at 10:30pm. GREAT IDEA!!!

                 Taps Fishouse Los Lagos, Corona

I wanted to share some more images from my wedding on April 24th, 2010. We started the beautiful  “getting ready’s” and bridal portraits at the St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point, in which I most previously blogged about. From there, Michelle & Joe’s wedding ceremony including a Catholic Mass, was held in a church in Orange. The wedding romantics and bridal party pictures were then done in Downtown Orange, or the Historic Circle of Orange. Most commonly, engagement shoots are done in downtown Orange, but it is also the perfect place for wedding romantics. I love the look and feel of shooting in and around the circle of Orange.  It is rustic, edgy, pretty, and has amazing architecture to use for any shoot. For wedding romantics you can have a wide arrange of images to choose from making it look like many different locations. I have blogged previously on shoots in the Circle of Orange including an engagement shoot, a family shoot, a fashion shoot,  and most recently a high school senior. Michelle and Joe’s wedding was amazing!!! The images from this wedding range from classy to funny, from amazing and artistic, to edgy and interesting, as well as from detailed to candid. I will blog next about their wedding reception and details, held at the Taps in Corona. This is a great all around wedding, many images are pretty, edgy, detailed, funny, romantic, candid, etc…..This wedding is a great example of  choosing the right or perfect place for your wedding romantics and bridal party pictures! I also had the privilege of shooting with Miguel Pola whom shot second camera on this wedding, but is a well established Orange County Wedding Photographer as well.

Link to St. Regis Monarch Beach
http://www.stregismb.com/?PS=PS_aa_WSW_WestSouthwest_Google_BD_st._regis_monarch_Exact_051310_NAD_FM

Joe and Laura’s Wedding Video by Jason Daniel with Garner Films.
http://www.garnerfilms.com/video/joseph-michelle/

M

Orange County Bride Magazine is launching their new website and online wedding magazine. Their new site boasts top designers, vendors and venues in the Orange County and surrounding areas, including links to all of these resources and websites. A featured link to my website can be found on OC Bride’s website, link provided below. This savvy Orange County magazine is going online attracting the younger demographic of online brides who don’t get out much or don’t buy print. Check out their new site and my featured link.

http://www.oc-bride.com/