Now that Christmas is over (and I hope everyone had a great Christmas!) we've got a little gem of a wedding to show you. It's the wedding of Kristen and Benji (and I just love the name Benji!). They were married at the Historic Bleak House and everything about their special day was just delightful: it was a perfect late fall day but still warm, the weather couldn't have been any better, and the light was amazing! And on top of all that, Kristen and Benji are like super cool! Here are a few of our favorites!! Enjoy!
Kristen was beautiful and her makeup looked great, she had it done at Belleza.
Kristen's dress was just perfect! And if those sheers (is that the right word?) ever go missing from the Bleak House don't look at me! I really want that cuteness....
Kristen and Benji :)
Wedding party
Some things I like... I especially loved their cake, which was made by one of their friends (can you believe it!?! -- It was soooo pretty!). I also love that smile on the little red-headed ring bearer, he's trying so hard! I'm loving that color green and they threw pumpkin seeds instead of rose petals!!
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Ok, here are two candids from the ceremony that I love: a kiss from her father and...
...and this little fussbudget. Isn't she adorable?!!
A few more shots from the ceremony.
And the reception!
We always love twinkle lights:)
Ta-da! The end!!! Congrats Kristen & Benji ---HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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So I think just a few :) of our regular readers have been waiting on us to post this wedding which took place Nov 7 in Los Angeles! So here it is --- our big send off before Christmas and the Holidays because this will be the last item we blog until the new year!...Watson-Studios will be slowing down from Dec. 21 - Dec. 28 but Dan and I will both be available by email.
We gave a sneak peek of this wedding a few weeks ago but some of you may need a little background info (here are their engagement pics). This awesome wedding took place on top of the Thompson Beverly Hills Hotel (seriously 90210). And how did we end up doing this job? The bride (Robin) and I went to middle & high school together. Robin and Paul now live in L.A. Robin and I reconnected on Facebook last year and it has been SO FUN getting to know her again. Together Robin & Paul make a fun-tabulous couple, one I truly wish we could see more often.
To set the stage --- Robin being from Tennessee and Paul from New Jersey, they had a ton of out of town guests there to help them celebrate along with all of their L.A. friends --- everyone seemed to be truly on vacation and the whole weekend was just one big party.
Alright, on to the good stuff...
Just a little fun fact --- This makeup artist was on her way to give a certain MTV reality star a facial after she finished up with Robin :)
Paul is the nicest guy ever! and according to his brother, literally famous for his hair!
I loved everything about this wedding, just fyi.
Robin's dress was beautiful and she looked so beautiful in it!
This is definitely one of my favorites!!
Someone was stunningly reminiscent of Sharon Stone in Casino...(beginning of the movie, before she got all cracked out)
Hmmmmm... just saying. You know I'm right!!
Clink!
Handsome Paul
And beautiful Robin!
Groomsmen + dads
Bridesmaids
COLOR!! Robin loves lots of color and it really showed in her wedding details. Each groomsmen wore a different color tie and the bridesmaids had different bouquets. All of the flowers were gorgeous and at the reception they had a colorful candy and cupcake bar ---Yum!!
Not much to say, but we just love this little random shot of the first guests taking their seats :)
I am posting a lot from the ceremony because it was beautiful and beautifully backlit :)
So everything took place on the rooftop and it was perfect L.A. weather -- sunny, warm, a touch windy and just gorgeous!
I love this - I think the two of them are having a little moment together up there and are about to bust out laughing over something.
Woo hoo!
And then there was probably really fun 80s music starting to play right about now, which made everything that much more happy and fun.
My fave!
Loving this candid shot of the father of the bride
Beautiful, magical light...
A classic!
LOVE this fun, relaxed wedding party portrait.
cute
Ok, we'll try to show some more setting shots so you can get a feel for everything...
Just really fun everything, 80s music still going
And then the sun started to set...
And there were a few speeches..
Some of them were sweet, others were funny :)
And then there were a couple traditional dances...
People were just kind of hanging out and enjoying the rooftop in different spots.
A little spontaneous kiss from Robin to her mom
So then it was dark and the city lights were spectacular.
Then everyone started to come back up from the bar area....
...and started dancing. There was actually a dance-off between the New Jersey and Tennessee people.
Everyone was doing everything they could to win. I knew it was only a matter of time and at one point I actually said to Dan, "I bet you 50 bucks someone's going to be in the pool within the next 30 mins." I SWEAR 10 mins later...
A guy from Tennessee jumped in, then a guy from New Jersey and then about 15 other people after that! It was really funny :)
Things pretty much winded down after the pool party but this was one wedding reception we'll never forget! Thank you Paul & Robin you guys are the best!! And Merry Christmas everyone!! The End!
Oleg says:
very cool wedding, love all the wide shots.
Eric McCarty says:
All around amazing images. A lot of photographers do SOME things well. You do EVERYTHING well. Love the sense of the space you get from the LA skyline. Fantastic scene setters, candids, lens flare (esp toast shot), tilts, emotion. I'm a fan!
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Ahhhh.... Rebecca & Seth -- so sweet, so young and SO in love!! The first time we met with Rebecca we were like, "OK, this girl is a doll!!" We feel so incredibly lucky to be shooting their wedding in 2010! They are both just. so. cute. Thanks guys for a great engagement shoot!!
Hands down favorite :)
We did these at our farm....
A little montage! -- Top left is pretty, maybe my second fave...
Mmmmm, love this too :)
The End!!
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