Playa del Carmen destination wedding: kim and franky part 2

it's been 6 weeks since i had my toes in the sands of playa del carmen, and i'm already dreaming of my next trip (a cruise to the mexican riviera in june!) so until then, i thought it was time to share part 2 of franky and kim's destination wedding. 

they were awesome enough to also want to do a "trash the dress" session the day after the wedding. it's a newer trend that can scare some people (the dress! the memories! the dry cleaning bill!), while others take it as an artistic way to have a little more fun in the outfits, with the stress of the wedding behind you. 

being in the land of ancient ruins and beautiful beaches, we took a little hike and captured the essence of the area. 

and a huge congrats out to the newlyweds, they will also be welcoming a little bundle of love this fall! 

san dimas, ca wedding photography: a stylized shoot. part 3

again, a huge thank you to all the creative souls who worked together to make our stylized session a success. 

You can find them listed here and here

couple: jenn and chuck mcbride

san dimas, ca wedding photography: a stylized shoot. part 1

so what happens when creative people plan a creative shoot together? 

pure gorgeousness. 

a special thanks goes out to the following for collaborating and making this all happen:

set design: candice benjamin

flowers: rebecca castilo

makeup: amy clarke

hair: dianna lopez

wardrobe styling: tashina hunter

hair accessories: tessa kim

cupcakes: swurlz cupcakes

model: denise salceda

part two will be up soon! 

san dimas, ca wedding photography: a preview of whats to come

just a little teaser of what's in the works...

{mr+mrs} after the wedding session: tai + dina

i was a guest at their wedding. i knew it would be a spectacular day after photographing dina's bridal shower (the same shower that was featured on the blog the loveliest day), and so i was bummed that i didn't have my camera with me at their wedding. so when dina emailed me (from her honeymoon!) that she and tai would love to do an after the wedding session, i was beyond elated! 

i have so many more that are favorites, that i am putting together a slide show also. look for that after the new year, if you'd like to see more of their session!