You just never know how a wedding is going to turn out. I knew that there were amazing plans in store for this wedding. I knew that a mariachi band would play throughout the day. I knew that a full live band would take us through the night. I did not know that I would take the bride and groom into an historical movie theater. I did not know that I would take the bridal party into the stands of the Salinas Sports Complex. I did not know I would have this much fun at a wedding!
Lorena first heard about us from a co-worker of hers (huge thanks Josy!) that we had the pleasure of working with about five years ago. From the first moments that we were together on their wedding day, it was obvious that Lorena and JJ had planned their own special touches for their wedding. We all had a blast working together and it was an amazing celebration!
A stunningly beautiful church!
A stunningly beautiful bride!
While walking through old town Salinas, we fell upon the Fox Theater, originally built in 1921. I could have spent all day in there, but unfortnately we had less than five minutes. Big thanks to David of the Fox Theater for letting us in!
Lots of great words and touching stories surrounded Lorena and JJ.
Of course our good friend Tequila made a couple of appearances.
These guys ROCKED the room like no other.
Here's a sign your having a good party - when the room just can't contain it!
For the last shot of the night, I wanted to try something different. This group shot is composed of a about 12 individual shots of the various couples taken alone. If you know me, you know how much I hate to use photochop, but sometimes there's no other way. In my head, I knew how to make it work but had never actually tried anything like this before. But I've always said that a wedding, under pressure, is the perfect place to push yourself and experiment. Do you like it?
When I met JJ for the first time at the wedding, he confessed to spending hours on my website looking through our work with admiration and made me promise that his photos would be on my website as well. This one is for you guys!
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