I have been on a bit of a blogging hiatus due to technical difficulties and traveling this summer for some amazing destination weddings. I thought this 2 part wedding would be the perfect wedding to blog about to get back into the swing of things. As you can tell my images are small, so still trying to work out the kinks of my custom blog, my apologies. However, I hope you can see the genius in this wedding by A Good Affair Wedding and Event Production. Natalie’s weddings are always over the top and done with amazing taste and style, especially when you get amazing wedding venues like these. The Mission San Juan Capistrano is a dream wedding venue for any Southern California Wedding Photographer. The Spanish landscape is breathtaking and romantic boasting endless places to capture dream wedding images. The Mission is also the oldest building in all of California, so it is a very special place dripping with history and wonder. The Batista is a small Catholic Chapel on the premises and Victoria & Greg chose to have their military wedding there. Since this wedding is so awesome, I have way too many images to share in just one blog. I will blog first about the mission and their romantic images, and in the second blog I will showcase the Classy Wedding Reception at the Newport Hyatt Regency. I will link the part 2 blog here when it is published. Thank you Natalie and all the other vendors featured below for another GREAT wedding!

Coordination: A Good Affair, Wedding & Event Production,www.agoodaffair.com
Ceremony: Chapel at Mission San Juan Capistrano, Lisa Dittmer, http://www.oldmissionsjb.org/
Reception: Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, www.newport.hyatt.com

Photographer: Capturing Moments, Jaimee Hubert,www.capturingmoments.com
Florist: My Floral Bliss, Holly Cellini, http://myfloralbliss.com/
Bakery: Tom Girl Bakery, Lisa Tom, http://tomgirlbaking.com/
DJ: Honored Occasions,www.honoredoccasions.com
Lighting: Honored Occasions, Steve Shanahan, www.honoredoccasions.com
Draping: The Finishing Touch, Doug Geisen,
Hair & Makeup: Design Visage, http://www.designvisage.com
Cigar Roller: El Canito Cigars, Edward Carmona, http://www.thecigarrollers.net/
Photobooth: SoCal Shutterbooth, http://shutterbooth.com/southern-california/
Linens: La Tavola Linens, Carly Mitchell, http://linens.latavolalinen.com/
Luminaries: Vessel Décor, Napoly Salloum
Transportation: Classique Limos, Carolyn Kent,  http://www.classiquelimo.com/

Don’t Miss Part 2 of this blog to see this AMAZING wedding Reception at

Hyatt Newport Regency

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I have blogged so many photo shoots at this small park in Fullerton, California! It seems like most of my blogs have been here at this park lately, as I do mini shoot days here every few months and do 6-8 photo shoots back to back in one day. I have shot hundreds of shoots at this small secluded park and I know it now like the back of my hand. It is a great natural setting for family, pregnancy, engagement, and I have even shot many wedding shoots here. The park is rustic and often over grown and there is never anybody there. Enjoy this photo shoot of a long term client, I have shot every member of their family by now over the passed 8 years. Their kids are so stinkin’ cute that it was easy to capture great moments. I prefer to shoot candid, although I love stylized shoots too, but my personal style has always been to capture a family in their home or a natural setting and let the kids be themselves and the family sit together and capture what happens when they interact. Makes for great memories and real candid pictures to be cherished for decades to come.

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Even though my blog is still under construction, I had to go ahead and blog my recent wedding of Lisa and Daniel shot at the gorgeous Muckenthaler Mansion in Orange County, California. I have to say I loved the simplicity of this wedding the most! Lisa and Daniel decided to keep the guest list small and they had NO bridal party, which is becoming more popular. It really does make for a smooth running day, with no stress, and it is all about the couple. The couple also chose to see each other before the ceremony which has become extremely popular, called the “First Glance.” The couple still gets a great moment alone and it takes the pressure off for nervous couples, plus they still get the moment walking down the isle, that moment is not taken away, and many times my brides are still overwhelmed with emotion. Also, more pictures can be done before the ceremony so you are not rushed after the ceremony and make your guests wait so long for pictures, and you have more time to get amazing magazine quality shots! The bridal party, when there is one, and couple actually get to spend the day together and is typically more fun.

This venue, Muckenthaler Mansion, in Fullerton, Ca. is fantastic and unique! As you can see, it is great for romantic shots, the ceremony site is cute and quaint, and the Mansion is old and rustic with a modern artistic splash. Collette’s Catering does the best cakes and their food is simply always amazing! Check out the links to see more on this venue and catering. All of the vendors on this list are amazing and I have worked with them for years, you cannot go wrong with any vendor on the list!

Muckenthaler Mansion Venue:
http://themuck.org/s/

Colette’s Catering Website:
http://www.colettesevents.com/

Steve Burdick, Amazing Wedding DJ
http://www.steveburdickevents.com/

Tosti Studios, HD Wedding Videographer
http://www.tostistudios.com/

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Thank you so much to The Knot and A Good Affair for choosing me to photograph the Knot Party OC 2011. It was a great night full of wonderfully amazing vendors at one of Orange County’s best wedding venues, Rancho Las Lomas. Natalie with A Good Affair Wedding and Event Design. Natalie really out did herself on this event, it was over the top spectacular. David Tosti with Tosti Studios shot with me and we had a great time. I was truly honored to shoot this event and to appear in The Spring Issue of The Knot 2012. I attached the previous blog on this event and the unique vendors that participated. The blogs are really worth looking at, there are super unique wedding ideas!

The Knot Party OC 2011 Blog:
http://jaimeehubert.blogspot.com/2011/09/knot-party-oc-2011.html

The Knot Party OC Unique Wedding Vendors:
http://jaimeehubert.blogspot.com/2011/09/this-is-blog-as-promised-dedicated-to.html

For More of Jaimee’s work check out:

www.capturingmoments.com

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I LOVE the Fullerton Arboretum……maybe I love it so much because I was married there over 12 years ago. This is a 26 acre property with quite a few places to have your wedding ceremony. Congrats to Olivia and Cian who chose to have their ceremony overlooking the lake, where my husband and I got married under a huge arbor covered in purple wistaria. There are plenty of amazing places for romantics, so pad your timeline for your romantics so you have a little extra time to cover this beautiful property. This wedding was after day light savings and we lost the light quickly or I would have had a field day of possibilities! There is a bamboo forest with a creek running through it, a dessert, rose gardens, tropical section….too many cool places to list. This happy couple chose to have their wedding reception at Meridian Club in Fullerton directly on the other side of the 57frwy. This venue is catered by Collette’s Catering and the food and cakes are always yummy! Check out the Fullerton Arboretum if you are looking for an amazing outdoor venue in Southern California.

Fullerton Arboretum Website:
http://fullertonarboretum.org/fr_weddings.php

Meridian Club Venue and Catering:
http://www.colettesevents.com/

 

The brides father had passed and they had a very special song sung in his honor.

 

Cake by Collette’s Catering!

 For more of Jaimee’s work check out:

www.capturingmoments.com

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I am finally blogging about this article that I wrote for Orange County Bride Magazine. The article is on Wedding Photography Pricing in Southern California. There is a broad spectrum on wedding photography pricing, but also a standard in the business of what the going-rates are according to experience and expertise. I have to educate most of my clients on what is most important within a given budget. I really wanted brides to be able to read the article and know what to look for and expect for their given budget.  I also don’t see many articles on pricing and wedding photographers generally do not quote wedding pricing on their websites. I wanted to put out a realistic pricing guide of Southern California so brides know what to look for according to their budgets. I talked to several experienced colleagues in Southern California while writing this article to insure they were on the same page as me as far as the standard. 

Pricing Southern California Wedding Photography

Your Wedding Photographer is arguably one of the most important vendors you will hire for your wedding day. Getting an experienced wedding photographer is not only about assuring yourself amazing magazine style images, it is also the responsibility of the photographer to be in charge of your entire wedding day timeline. Wedding photographers are not just clicking images, they moving groups, keeping on time, giving direction, and making sure your wedding day runs smoother and better. Afterward, they are editing thousands of images and many times creating priceless portraits and a wedding album. It is a very “niche” industry, where consistency in coverage and longevity in the business is everything! Personality is also definitely key when you are looking for the perfect person to stand in front of you all day. So what should you expect and look out for with your budget in mind and wedding photography pricing in Southern California?

Tight Budget– If your wedding photography budget is under $2,500 you are going to have a hard time finding an “experienced” wedding photographer, or a photographer with magazine quality images.  To help with this, consider having your wedding on any other day but Saturday, as large discounts can be given from most vendors and venues. Try not to worry about getting a large package and spend your budget on a good and capable photographer. Instead,  pay for their time and expertise and get your prints and albums after the wedding. Make sure they have an extensive portfolio, a great website, and many references or reviews from previous clients to insure their experience. Seeing multiple weddings from beginning to end with web hosting, where all wedding images are put online, gives you the ability to view recent weddings to see your potential photographers style and consistency overall.

The Going Rate-The starting rate for an experienced wedding photographer in Southern California ranges from $3,000-5,000 depending on style, experience, and your wants/needs for your package. If your budget is on the lower end of this, then as I said above hire for time and expertise, and worry about your album and extras later. If you are on the top end of this budget, you are going to find a great photographer, and you get to pick for personality and style as well as get an album and second photographer. Even still at this rate, be careful to hire a photographer with longevity. They should have an extensive portfolio and website, great albums, published work, reviews and/or endorsements and a name built for themselves in the wedding industry.

High-End Budget- If you have a budget over $5,000 then you are in luck! You can pick from the best, and this is where you want to be to get a great wedding photographer with all day coverage, a second shooter, a wedding album, engagement shoot, etc.  Experience should not be an issue at this rate, so you really are hiring for personality and style. Wedding Photographers with a very established name and recognition within the industry can start upwards of $9,000-$25,000.

 Orange County Bride Magazine

http://ocbridemag.com/ 

For More of Jaimee’s work check out:

www.capturingmoments.com

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I really cannot thank my amazing clients enough. I am very humbled by all of the amazing reviews that I have received from my clients. Getting client reviews is not an easy task, especially when you have to start a new account with a username and password to leave one. So again, thank you to all of my amazing clients who use me time after time, year after year, and give me lots of pats on the back. You keep me going in this crazy world we live in! 🙂

Check out Capturing Moments 60 Reviews on Wedding Wire:
http://www.weddingwire.com/reviews/capturing-moments-photography-newport-beach/f61170596981c0e7.html

Yvette Zapien
Wedding:
09/10/2011
1 Reviews

5.0 out of 5.0	Quality of Service:		(5.0/5.0)
	Responsiveness:		(5.0/5.0)
	Professionalism:		(5.0/5.0)
	Value:		(5.0/5.0)
	Flexibility:		(5.0/5.0)

Services Used:
Photography

Capturing Moments is by far the BEST and works with you and your budget.
I was looking for a great photographer that would capture all detail, but yet traditional pictures as well. I came across looking on Facebook & started following Jamiee and her work, BREATHTAKING & AMAZING popped into my head. (“she’s the one, she would be perfect & what we are asking for, I gotta book her”).. She was one of the vendors in a small wedding venue gathering in Newport Beach. I went to met with her and come to find out we went to the the same high school.. small world 🙂 Booked her that night. Scheduled an appt for pictures. LOVED the engagement & the wedding pictures.. We, The Zapien’s couldn’t been more Happier and Blessed to have her capture all the wonderful memories as Jamiee did. Jamiee’s so friendly and always has a warm smile on her face & was great with the wedding party / families, we didnt want her to leave us. Thank you again Capturing Moments 🙂
Till we meet soon, Yvette & Vincent Zapien

harmro
Wedding:
08/21/2011
1 Reviews

5.0 out of 5.0	Quality of Service:		(5.0/5.0)
	Responsiveness:		(5.0/5.0)
	Professionalism:		(5.0/5.0)
	Value:		(5.0/5.0)
	Flexibility:		(5.0/5.0)

Services Used:
Photography

Capturing Moments was above and beyond everything I’d hoped for in a photographer. Jaime took our ideas to do the engagement shoot at the library and turned them into fun, imaginative and beautiful shots. My husband and I were both anxious about the shoot but JaIme made it seem more like we were hanging out and having fun and still managed to make every shoot beautiful and incredibly flattering. She went out of her way to work with our hectic schedules and was able to turn what I was expecting to be an incredibly hectic day, into one of my favorites filled with love and laughter, that we were lucky enough to have amazing documentation of.

Capturing Moments, highly recommended no matter what the event. Trust me, you will love the day, her company and the final product!

Amanda
Wedding:
08/13/2011
1 Reviews

5.0 out of 5.0	Quality of Service:		(5.0/5.0)
	Responsiveness:		(5.0/5.0)
	Professionalism:		(5.0/5.0)
	Value:		(5.0/5.0)
	Flexibility:		(5.0/5.0)

Services Used:
Photography

We couldnt have chose a better photographer to capture our special day then Jaimee Hubert from Capturing Moments. She’s so talented, professional, fun to work with and from the moment you meet her she will already feel like a old friend of yours. We have been getting photos back from her from our wedding a couple weeks ago and every one of them is breathtaking. Id recommend you 100 times over!

nattygrl85
Wedding:
08/07/2011
3 Reviews

5.0 out of 5.0	Quality of Service:		(5.0/5.0)
	Responsiveness:		(5.0/5.0)
	Professionalism:		(5.0/5.0)
	Value:		(5.0/5.0)
	Flexibility:		(5.0/5.0)

Services Used:
Photography

Jaimee Hubert of Capturing Moments was absolutely amazing. When my husband and I first met with Jaimee with both fell in love with her and her work. She was so creative and easy to work with; she really made the whole photo experience fun. Our photos look stunning and so artistic; really a piece of work that can be hung over the fireplace and always look stylish. Her attention to the tiniest details is amazing and ideas for a better shot are so fun. We truly had a great experience working with Jaimee as well as her assistants. I highly recommend Capturing Moments if you are planning a wedding or even a special occasion photo shoot!

valerie51
Wedding:
08/06/2011
1 Reviews

5.0 out of 5.0	Quality of Service:		(5.0/5.0)
	Responsiveness:		(5.0/5.0)
	Professionalism:		(5.0/5.0)
	Value:		(5.0/5.0)
	Flexibility:		(5.0/5.0)

Services Used:
Photography

Jaimee is amazing, energetic, artistic, and very profesional . She will be our family fotographer for life ;-))

Giannina
Wedding:
08/06/2011
1 Reviews

5.0 out of 5.0	Quality of Service:		(5.0/5.0)
	Responsiveness:		(5.0/5.0)
	Professionalism:		(5.0/5.0)
	Value:		(5.0/5.0)
	Flexibility:		(5.0/5.0)

Services Used:
Photography

Jaimee’s work is beautiful! She has a great eye for amazing photos.

Jenny
Wedding:
06/25/2011
7 Reviews

5.0 out of 5.0	Quality of Service:		(5.0/5.0)
	Responsiveness:		(5.0/5.0)
	Professionalism:		(5.0/5.0)
	Value:		(5.0/5.0)
	Flexibility:		(5.0/5.0)

Services Used:
Photography

Jaimee is amazing. She does fantastic work, has a great attitude, and is SO easy to work with. Neither my new husband nor I are comfortable being the center of attention, let alone acting like supermodels… but we had such a great time with her that we didn’t even have time to feel uncomfortable! She’s worth every penny.

For More or Jaimee’s work check out:

www.capturingmoments.com

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Loved this super HOT couple, Natalie and Phil, and their Surf and Sand Beach Wedding. The wedding ceremony was gorgeous and it overlooked the ocean in Laguna Beach. Planned by Natalie Good with A Good Affair, this wedding was all decked out and the reception room was gorgeous, complete with a candy table, a photo booth, and decor to die for. The ring bearer was their little pug dog in a purple tutu, super cute.The bride Natalie was smokin’ hot and very sweet, together Phil and Natalie are definitely lookers. 🙂 This couples engagement shoot is a must see. At the end of the blog I included 2 links to their 2 part engagement shoot in the rustic fields and downtown Laguna. David Tosti shot 2nd camera with me on this wedding and rocked it as always. The groomsmen shots were taken by David.

Surf and Sand Website:

http://www.surfandsandresort.com/

A Good Affair Event Planning and Design:

www.agoodaffair.com

Natalie was a gorgeous bride and her pug in a tutu so toot!

 Love this shot by David of the “Girls” Getting Ready!

 

 

Shot by David Tosti

 

 

 Event he parent of the groom had fun in the photo booth!

 Loved their look alike bobble head dolls!

 The Reception was a great time!

Natlie and Phil Engagement Shoot Part 1:
http://jaimeehubert.blogspot.com/2011/05/hot-laguna-beach-engagement-shoot.html

Natalie & Phil Engagement Part 2:
http://jaimeehubert.blogspot.com/2011/05/super-hot-laguna-beach-engagement-part.html

For more of Jaimee’s work check out:

 www.capturingmoments.com

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I had the opportunity to shoot this years Annual Knot Party in OC. First off, I want say how wonderful this night was! It was really over the top and Natalie with “A Good Affair” really outdid herself with the coordination and design.

The Knot has an annual party every year in OC. This year it was at Rancho Las Lomas, one of the best wedding venues in Orange County. This Spanish styled venue features two white tigers, zebras, birds throughout, and a multi-level venue that keeps you wondering. The night was titled “Cocktails and Connections,” and it was the best Networking event I have ever been to. Everything was amazing, from the food to the unique wedding vendors, not to mention the decor to the floral arrangements were just awesome. If you do not know what The Knot is, you are most obviously not in the wedding business or recently married. The Knot is one of the biggest Wedding Networks for bridal resources. The Knot has a national and local wedding magazine and website for brides looking for ideas, vendors, gowns, and wedding tools. Click on their website for more information on all The Knot has to offer!

I will be posting up a follow up blog to showcase all of the unique vendors, and this blog will be showcasing the amazing design aspects. All the Knot employees were very friendly and gracious. It really was a great night, sorry if you missed it!

Blog 2~ Unique Wedding Vendors of the Knot Party!
http://jaimeehubert.blogspot.com/2011/09/this-is-blog-as-promised-dedicated-to.html

The Knot Website:
http://wedding.theknot.com/?tksite=0&MsdVisit=1

Event Coordinator~ A Good Affair
http://www.agoodaffair.com/

 

All the florals were done by Lavenders Flowers and they were gorgeous!

Great job Kelly!  http://lavendersflowersandgifts.com/

 The lounge area with all the desserts was transformed from the usual brick patio!

 Natalie Good with A Good Affair coordinated and designed the entire event!

 The downstairs at Rancho Las Lomas was complete with couches and sitting areas, food vendors, elaborate tables, and a dance floor!

 The evening started out with a cocktail hour complete with hors d’oeuveres, a full bar, and the wonderful signature cocktail!

www.rancholaslomas.com

 All hors d’oeuveres and food were done by 24 Carrots
www.24carrots.com 

 Loved these unique chair covers provided by Wildflower Linens

 The humungously gorgeous Chandelier hanging on stage was the hit of the night!

 The bump was also acknowledged which is a resource for expecting Mothers. They also have a magazine and online resource.

The ladies of the Knot were friendly and awesome!

One of the favors for the night were water bottles!

Guests were all in a drawing for fabulous prizes and giveaways!

For other unique and fantastic vendors check out my follow up blog!

Don’t miss Blog 2 of the Knot Parties Unique Wedding Vendors!

http://jaimeehubert.blogspot.com/2011/09/this-is-blog-as-promised-dedicated-to.html

For more of Jaimee’s work check out:

www.capturingmoments.com