Kim & Oren

Kim and Oren were married at the Hyatt in downtown San Diego. They had a traditional Jewish ceremony (which I love!) including the ketubah, tish & bedeken, chupah, and yichud. We took photos all around the Hyatt property as well Seaport Village.

The kosher reception followed in the Hyatt ballroom. The band rocked and the hora went on for a really long time. Fun was had by all. :)

Nina & Manny

Nina and Manny aren't getting married until next February but we got an early start on their engagement session since they want to use the photos for their save-the-date card. It was sort of a half engagement, half family session since Manny brought his adorable kids along to share in the photo fun. I don't do a ton of family photo shoots. I stick mostly to weddings, but a family this affectionate made my job very easy.

Mick & Julie's Customer Appreciation Party

I just wanted to thank Mick and Julie for having me at their Customer Appreciation party last week. Quite a few of my clients were there so it was a great opportunity to catch up! I also got to hang with some of my favorite vendors. You know who you are!

Melissa and Alan

Mick and Julie came up with a brilliant idea last year, to give back to an active military couple who could not, due to many circumstances, have a wedding of their dreams. They hosted a contest to find the perfect couple and Melissa and Alan won! Mick and Julie asked me to volunteer my photography for the wedding and reception and of course I agreed. It was an amazing day and Melissa and Alan were all smiles.

The wedding took place at St. Francis Chapel in Balboa Park. We walked all over the park to take pictures. Melissa and Alan were up for anything and we had a lot of fun! The reception was at The San Diego Art Institute.

Some of the other great vendors that were involved.
Catering- Personal Touch Dining/Tracy Zemke
Event Beverage Service/Darryl Hines
NR3 Video Productions/Norma & John Russell
Flowers by Nancy Stevens
Concepts Party Rentals/Haydee Alderete
DJ: Mick Scrivener
Wedding Coordinator: Julie Scrivener
Chocolate Haven/Georgie Marin
Hair & Makeup: Ellie
Wedding Cake: Shirley Resnick (the best wedding cake in San Diego!!!)
Dance Healthy
Lighting: DJ Daniel Peterson - Disco Friend
Daydream Invitiations & Accessories
Pastor Mike Mitschke
Ceremony & Cocktail Hour Musician: Miles Moynier
Transportation: Elite Image Limousines
Hotel Accomodations: The Dana on Mission Bay
Website Development: Sleeker Sites

RaNae and Evan

RaNae and Evan had a fun and intimate wedding at La Jolla Women's club. Before the wedding RaNae and Evan had a first sighting at The Grand Colonial where RaNae got ready for the day. After they saw each other for the first time and spent a quiet moment alone, then they hopped into their 1956 Bentley and we drove around La Jolla for some photos.

Below are some of my favorite spreads from their finished flushmount album.

Kelly and Brent

Kelly and Brent were married in Old Town at one of my favorite churches in San Diego, The Immaculate Conception. Following the ceremony the newlyweds took a limo to their reception at the Coronado Golf Club. Kelly and Brent were one of my favorite couples of the year. I had a blast shooting their wedding along side Heather Elise, of Heather Elise Photography.

The wedding was coordinated by Sarah Noland of Smack Designs and all the linens were specifically designed for Kelly by Irene Gonzales from A Perfect Table.

Dawn & Don at Temecula Creek Inn

Dawn and Don celebrated their wedding day amoungst their closest of friends at Temecula Creek Inn. They had their ceremony just outside the 150 year old stone house followed by a sit down dinner indoors.

The flowers were all done by Katrina Custom Florals.

One of my Weddings was featured on Style Me Pretty!

It's been a really long time since I have blogged but I just had to post about Carrie McCluskey Photography getting featured on Style Me Pretty. Style Me Pretty is a fabulous wedding planning blog and if you haven't seen it yet, you must check it out. They only feature the best wedding vendors so it was a real honor to have one of my weddings featured, not once but in 5 separate posts!

You can read all about Mary-Kevin and Patrick's wedding here.

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Thank you Mary-Kevin for making my job easy! Your wedding was beautiful and thank you to Lisa for all you help covering MK's wedding.