A Wedding at The Clark Estate | Deanna + Frankie

A few months ago, I had the pleasure and honor of second shooting with a friend and fellow photographer, Candice Lawrence of Love, Candee Photography at The Clark Estate in Santa Fe Springs, CA. Deanna and Frankie are such a beautiful couple, it was truly a blessing shooting the celebration of their marriage together with Candice! I can’t tell you all the emotions that stirred up as I witnessed their exchange of vows and watched as friends and family celebrated their love. I can’t count the number of times I got teary-eyed and/or choked up, I’d glance at Candice and know that she felt the same. I have to tell you, shooting this wedding I realized two things;

1. I absolutely LOVE shooting weddings, capturing these priceless moments… more than I could have imagined!

2. I need to make sure and include a second shooter/photographer with every wedding package I offer! Really, two sets of eyes are truly a necessity when it comes to your special day, you don’t want any moment lost or not captured!

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3. (sorry, I know I said two but this is a biggie…) I want to get married all over again! To the same hunk of a man I call my husband, of courseBut honestly, your wedding day has got to be the most dreamy, magical, blessed-filled day EVER! Why wouldn’t I want to relive it over, and over, an over?! I still get weak in the knees when I recall my own wedding day, almost five years ago! And I’m so glad that I hired an amazing wedding photographer who captured all of those precious moments (even the ones I missed) and documented them so beautifully in a gorgeous wedding album!

So, without further delay (I mean, you’ve waited a whole three months, what’s another minute righthere are the images from Deanna’s and Frankie’s beautiful, love-filled day <3

The gorgeous Gown and Shoes by Badgley Mischka (yes, I had to scroll down and pull the spelling from the shoes, haha)

The Venue

The Guys getting ready (I loved getting to see this side of things, I wish I could’ve been a fly on the wall while my own hubby was preparing for our wedding day – again, thank God for our second shooter that captured all these moments for us, moments that I get to look back on as often as I’d like!)

the unofficial boutonniere pinner

A few Wedding Party formals

After I shot the guys getting ready, I was able to sneak into the Bridal suite to shoot a couple of the Bride with her girls celebrating right before the ceremony <3

And the BEST part of the day? The CEREMONY!

And I <3 these next two shots, especially the first where Deanna is admiring her wedding ring <3 The witnesses sign their name in blood! haha, j/k about the blood… even though I’m sure my hubby believes this to be the case :/

Aren’t these the most gorgeous sisters ever?!

A few Bride + Groom portraits and more details <3

And last, but certainly not least, the events of the Reception

Love first dances <3

And the special dances honoring their mothers

I love how Deanna’s sisters are watching in the background, love, love, LOVE!

just catching up with the guests

LOVE the next capture. These girls were TOO cute!

and the last photo of the night <3

If you made it this far, thanks for looking <3 It’s my first wedding share, so please forgive my lengthy post. They say that it’s easier shooting people that you have no emotional ties to, as it’s easier to cull/narrow down the images from the event but so far (and if you follow my work you already know this by now), I don’t find that to be the case! I just see so much joy and love in so many images that it’s hard not to share with you all <3 I hope you don’t mind

Deanna + Frankie – I wish you both everlasting love and a very blessed and peaceful marriage <3

Candice – THANK YOU for bringing me along to such a beautiful wedding and allowing me to shoot by your side, I can’t tell you how much FUN I had, thank you!