Stephanie Williams Photography Blog

Joanna + Brandon are an awesome couple, and despite crowds and one very ornery life guard, we had a blast shooting around Santa Monica. We can’t wait to shoot their wedding, coming up very soon at the Skirball Center.

Ashley + Jeff are the sweetest couple! They were married at one of my all time favorite venues, Rancho Las Lomas in Silverado, and I absolutely loved their wedding style - whimsical little birds were seen perched throughout the soft pink and yellow flowers, a sunny yellow VW bus was their getaway car, and there was a table set up for guest to write well wishes to the “love birds” on little bird shaped papers. Ashley + Jeff cut out the birds from recycled scrapbook paper. The beautiful flowers were all organic and designed by the talented Suzanne M Smith Designs and there were vintage mason jars and glass bottles holding flowers throughout the venue. Their adorable fabric bird cake topper was from Etsy designer Angela Cotton. In Ashley’s own words, “it was important to Jeff and I not only to have the wedding be personal and heart-felt but to reduce waste and be as environmentally friendly as possible. Really, in a lot of ways it was cheaper to do things this way; finding our containers at thrift stores, crafting many of the items, using etsy (for many things, including my jewelry), etc. Jeff and I are proud that we had our hand in most everything designed for the day. Our flowers were no more expensive than regular flowers would have been thanks to Suzanne.” I fell in love with Ashley’s dress, which was one of Maggie Sottero’s couture line. Needless to say, it was really hard to narrow down favorites for this post…

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cutest little bird cake toppers ever!

I feel like I have been waiting forever to blog these images! This shoot was a major collaboration for the e-zine Utterly Engaged - if you haven’t checked out this online magazine, please do. There are so many helpful articles on how to have an amazing, budget friendly wedding without skimping on the details. Issue #2 just launched this past week, and many of these images are featured in the e-zine. I really could not of asked for a better team of amazingly talented girls to work with! Bouquets and Floral + Table Design by JL Designs, delicious desserts by Sweet and Saucy Shop, make-up by Devon Duff and hair by Robin Lamph. The theme of the shoot was Eco-Chic, and everything detail and all the dresses were in some way eco friendly. The dresses were from designer Morgan Boszilkov of Natural Bridals and SarahSeven from Etsy. Both designers use eco-friendly, organic and sustainable materials to create their gorgeous designer dresses. Morgan believes that “sustainable fabrics are not limiting, but have endless potential for creating fabulous designs” and after seeing her creations, I couldn’t agree more. The tablescape and bouquets featured local, organic flowers and everlasting flowers carved from bolsa wood and the decor was vintage pieces found at thrift stores and flea markets. Hair pieces were by Batcakes Couture, Twigs + Honey, and Tessa Kim. Jewelry by Voleur de Bijoux, Joie de Vie, and Bella Lu and Me. There are so many images from this shoot, I’ll be blogging at least one or two more posts from it!

Pam + Tony are such a sweet and loving couple! They were married at the Westlake Village Inn on a smoldering 4th of July! Despite the heat, the day was nothing short of perfect, and they were surrounded by lots of people who love and support them. The day ran extra smoothly with coordination by Lynda Mort.

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Another gorgeous, sunny day shooting an amazing couple - Roni + Peleg are world travelers, best friends, and just super cute together! We can’t wait for their wedding at the Skirball center later this year!
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