I was privileged to be contacted by Bryan and Alicia almost a year ago, while they were living abroad in Japan. They found me through my personal blog, and hired me site unseen (which it seems more and more people do lately), and our first meeting was out their engagmenet shoot in Monterey.
Alicia (my assistant) and I drove up to Rohnert Park, which is quite a trek coming from Watsonville, and they put us up overnight, so we didn't drive home bleary-eyed and exhausted after the wedding. When we arrived, Alicia (the bride) met us at the door, in a bundle of nerves. I haven't seen a bride that nervous in a long time. But, she also said the sweetest thing. She said, "I keep telling myself to calm down, I'm a Kelly McCord bride, and everything is going to be great." I mean really, how great is that? Alicia and I tried to keep her calm, and fielded questions and concerns at the ceremony site. Every time the door would open where she was getting ready, I could almost physically see her jump. Once the ceremony started, and she saw Bryan waiting for her at the end of the aisle, it seemed like all of the nerves vanished. The reception was a lot of fun -- the crowd really got into the dancing, and nobody was shy having the camera pointed at them. From a photographer's perspecive, it doesn't get any better.
Their wedding day was really beautiful, and some of the shots I got, I absolutely love. Alicia is gorgeous, both inside and out, and I think that shines through in the photos. (Bryan, you're great too!). =) So I uploaded a few of my favorites (okay, a lot of my favorites), and I also made a slideshow. I'm really proud of the photos at this wedding, I really love how they came out.
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Getting Ready
I love the details:
Portraits:
My favorite kind of portrait:
Another of my faves:
After the first dance:
playing with the veil:
toasts:
dancing:
time to go:
