Kevin + Emily

Casa Del Mar Wedding, Santa Monica, CA.

As a wedding photographer, there is always this moment where weddings take over and you stay in photographer mode, never realizing that you need a pick me up or some fresh, new inspiration. That was exactly what I got at Kevin and Emily’s wedding! Every detail was beautiful and everyone was down right stunning.

I had never shot a Casa Del Mar Wedding before and I won’t lie… The lighting there is a bit challenging but because of all the work they did designing and decorating (giant props to Jen over at First Pick Planning), I couldn’t stop taking photos! That says a lot 🙂

The day started out absolute beautiful. With hardly a cloud in the sky. It was a major difference from the day before when it rained torrents all day long. Everything was on time and on track! We started out with the ladies. They all had the cutest matching robes and were in such an upbeat mood. In fact they already had all the details ready for me when I got there!

Once I got the detail photos done and the ladies all dressed and looking beautiful, I headed over to the guys room. After handing out some groomsmen gifts (which were really cool -BTW) we had the guys do a little toast and then got Kevin ready for the first look.

It was mid day and the sun was hot and bright with little to no shade so we decided to do the 1st look in the hallway downstairs near the ceremony location. It worked out perfectly. Private and intimate.

Like I was saying before, the sun was really bright! We had to scour the area for shady locations for photos and although we didn’t find too many spots, I thought that the ones we found were great!

I had such a fun time at this wedding and I am so thankful they included us in their special day. If you know someone who is having a Casa Del Mar Wedding please have them contact us. We would love to help them as well. If you know Kevin and Emily, leave them a comment below!

– XOXO –

Stephanie