ars magna studio – photography blog

From their first date at Belmont Park (which we recreated for their engagement session) to their wedding at Grand Tradition in Fallbrook, Sara and Ben have shared a fantastic love.
We had a great time photographing their day, complete with white Arabian horses and twinkling Christmas lights.

Jess and Kabin have an amazing love story, across continents and oceans, through the an internet game of chess. Courtship for a few years and then a romantic proposal in Nepal. They now live in San Francisco, and had a reception in Redlands with Jess’s family. Jess wore black, with white gardenias in her hair, and a black birdcage veil. Jess and Kabin will continue their wedding celebrations again in Nepal next year.

I had so much fun with A & K at their engagement portrait session, I suspected their actual wedding day, at the Wilshire Ebell in Los Angeles, would be fantastic and wonderful; and it was. Gorgeous brides, fantastic setting, incredibly warm and loving families. It was an amazing wedding to be a part of.

Krista’s sister, Krislyn of Krislyn Design was the florist; and the color scheme and floral design in the coordinating bouquets and centerpieces were inspired.

Simone and Scott were married at the Edson Hill Manor in Stowe Vermont today. Simone is also an amazing craft artist, who made her own decorations including bouquets of paper flowers. As owners of Greenward in Cambridge’s Porter Square, they made an effort to have a unique and romantic destination wedding that was environmentally conscious as well. They even purchased carbon credits, in lieu of wedding favors, to offset guest travel carbon emissions.

Channeling a glamourous late 50′s feel, Simone vamped it up, Scott played it cool.

Trent and I met the fantastic Aimee and Dorian a few years ago. Being a photographer herself, Aimee gave us complete artistic license, which is always a recipe for happy photographers and happy clients.
Their wedding was on the beach in Oceanside. Dorian wrote the sermon himself.