This couple is sweet, wonderful and adorable. Had an amazing time at their engagement at The Parker. And their wedding was so fun and great just like they are.

Hair: Melody Rachunok
Makeup: Amy Clarke
Venue: Grand Tradition Arbor Terrace.
Amazing DJ: DJ Mark Moreno
Floral Design: Vesou

These guys were so much fun!

Best man thought it’d be funny to throw roses at them while I was taking pictures. He was right.

Beer.

B for Birds. Or Beeson.

Super fun dance party.

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Ashley and Jeff got married at Ashley’s family’s farm in Romona, Ca. It was a very relaxed and perfect day. Wonderful family and friends!

The detail on Ashley’s dress was so different. I loved the textures together.

Who doesn’t like a good outhouse?

I love the feeling of this picture.

These kids ruled the dance floor!

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You might remember the preview I did of this couple when I shot for my friend Kristin. There was no part of this wedding that wasn’t fun, real or heartfelt. Everyone was amazing and I’m so happy I got to be a part of it! Just my style : )

Adore this dress by Stephanie James.

Fun first look:

The guys.

The girls.

Thank you Audrey + Sam!!

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You might remember Laura + DeeJay from their fun engagement session at their middle school. Well their wedding did not dissapoint. It has to be one of the most relaxed and unique weddings I’ve ever shot! And it had soooo many fun details. We started with the Chinese tradition where the groom has to answer questions from the girls to get to the bride. (Hilariously funny!) After was the Chinese Tea Ceremony at the groom’s house. Then we headed over to the park for a casual party and BBQ. All the guests had a strict (but very fun) dress code. The girls wore tea length dresses, flats and a hair piece (even me! I had way too much picking my outfit!) and all the guys wore hats and suspenders. It was a fantastic Labor day wedding celebration!

Park: Monte Verde
Dresses: Anthropologie
Flowers: The White Lotus

How much do I love Chinese culture?! A lot, thanks for asking.

The ceremony site.

Laura’s mom walking her down. How cute are their hairpieces?!

Short, sweet and to the point ceremony.

The brightly colored fun wedding party!

Thank you Laura + DeeJay for sharing your amazing day with me!

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My dear friend Kristin got really sick when she went to Ethopia to adopt her baby and she wasn’t feeling 100% for this wedding. (Her adoption story is amazing; read about it here.) So I filled in. It was such an amazing experience and I’m so glad I was able to do it for her.

“Dana,
Thank you so much for being an amazing photographer. We really enjoyed working with you and we’ll be most definitely referring people to you as well as Kristin! We are really looking forward to seeing how the photos looked. You were an amazing pinch-photographer and we are grateful to have worked with you on our wedding. In short: you rock!
Sincerely,
Audrey and Sam”

They are the sweetest! How gorgeous does Audrey look in her Stephanie James dress and how dapper does Sam look?!?!?! I can’t wait to blog this whole wedding!

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