Stephanie Williams Photography Blog

Karissa + DW’s wedding was held at Box Eight Studio, an artsy industrial venue in downtown LA. Their theme of succulents, rich fall colors, and peacocks went so well with the venue, and there were so many amazing, unique details at their wedding, from the hand designed invitations to to the custom tailored suits, it was impossible to narrow down just a few for the blog! For the table arrangements, the couple grew all the succulents for their wedding in their own backyard, and at the ceremony, the couple poured olive oil and balsamic vinegar together. In place of a wedding cake, there was a full display of delicious bundt cakes (we had to do a taste test by the end of the night, and they were so moist and yummy!) Instead of a getaway vehicle, the couple walked a block down the road and took the metro blue line to Union Station…of course, we followed along to get some awesome shots! It was such pleasure documenting their wedding day and their love for each other!

The second series of the Ruche Fall Lookbook just launched today! You have to go check out her new selection of Fall coats, sweaters, and accessories! I had so much fun photographing this series, and am so blessed to be commissioned to shoot in the style I absolutely love. If you click on the image below, it will take you to the new Fall Lookbook. I’ve also posted some of my favorite shots from this session. Make-up and hair was done by Vanessa Melgar of Nuclear Anatomy

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Grace + Tabi were married at the gorgeous Rancho Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano. I love the Spanish tiles and peaceful feel of this venue. The day was absolutely perfect, and couple enjoyed an intimate reception in the courtyard, surrounded by their close family and friends and super adorable little boy. Isaac and I were also so happy to see Marisa + Chad at the wedding, since we shot their wedding almost two years ago! Here are just a handful of our favorites…

A few weeks ago, we traveled up to San Fransisco to shoot Janet + Matt’s lovely wedding. Their ceremony was held at the First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto and the reception was at the brand new Rosewood Sand Hill resort. I absolutely loved their wedding theme of gray and yellow paired with red hearts paired with red and yellow gingham, and I had a small obsession with Janet’s Vivienne Westwood heart shoes! There were so many personal touches to their wedding, from the groomsmen’s socks to the vintage typewriter for the guest to write their well wishes. Isaac and I had so much fun documenting their wedding day!
Janet’s make-up and hair was done by the talented Make-up Artist: Giao Nguyen, who also has an amazing etsy shop as well. Videography was done by the amazingAndrew Oh. Isaac and I were thrilled to work alongside him since we shot his wedding last year! Other amazing vendors included…

Cake: Satura Cakes
Florist: Nicole Ha Designs
Band/dance instructor: Hep Jen
Dress: La Sposa Pronovias
Favors: candies and Anthony’s Cookies

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The first Ruche Fall Lookbook has been up for a bit, so I’m a little late in blogging about it, but I wanted to post some images from the first Fall shoot (I’ll post more image from the 2nd series and accessories next week!) I’m in love with Ruche’s selection of coats and scarves this year - it does make me wish for a little colder weather! You can click the image below to see the latest at Ruche! Make-up and hair by the super talented Devon Duff!