Stephanie Williams Photography Blog

I’m so exited to share this session with you…when Pernel + Aaron contacted me for their wedding, I was already booked! But, I’m so glad they booked for a day after session! I really love shooting these types of sessions - there’s so much more freedom than on the wedding day! We had an adventure in Escondido, pulling off on the side of the road whenever we found a good spot to shoot. Pernel + Aaron make an unbelievably gorgeous couple, and we had so much fun at their session….I had a hard time narrowing down my favorites for the blog…

Marika + Jamie were married at a gorgeous, intimate venue in La Jolla called The Darlington House! These two make the perfect pair! Their wedding was filled with love, lots of family and friends, and a really hot Chevy Nova!  Wynn Austin of Le Chic Wedding Consulting did a wonderful job and was such a pleasure to work with, Tapenade served the most delicious food, and Sweet Cheeks Baking Company made the wonderful wheat themed cake! I absolutely loved Marika’s dress by designer Carolina Herrera….it was very important to them to have an eco-friendly wedding, so many of the details of their wedding had very little impact on the environment. Marika’s dress was second hand, all the paper in the wedding was post consumer waste paper, the favors were seeds from their favorite cooking herbs, Marika grew the flowers for the Ukrainian wreaths herself at home, all the flower arrangements were locally grown, the table runners were recycled and made from curtains, and the caterer served locally grown food!
a Next Exit Wedding

impromptu bouquet toss on the beach!

Haley + Brent had a gorgeous intimate wedding at Balboa Park in San Diego. Their ceremony was held in the Alcazar Garden, which just happened to be  blooming with vibrant purple, blue and pink flowers of all shades! Their reception was held at the Prado overlooking the park. The day started out overcast, but the sun broke just in time for the ceremony. Here are just a few of my favorites…

Guy’s Suits: Banana Republic
Girl’s Shoes: Chinese Laundry
wedding favors: monogram tea cups from Anthropologie

I fell in love with Haley’s Melissa Sweet dotted organza wedding gown!