Filed in:Leah Marie Photography Temecula | Personal

Sometimes there are opportunities in life that you LITERALLY  just can’t say no to.  Like when Exquisite Wedding Magazine asks if you would like to be on CBS News in 2 days.  Um, YES!!

So, we got the call on Friday afternoon asking us if we would like to be on the news and talk about how to get your wedding submitted– that MONDAY.  Our call time would be at 5am and our only concern was that we were working a wedding Sunday night until 10pm.  So, we debated back and forth if we should drive down after the wedding and stay in a hotel or wake up early and get on the road at 3am.

Long story short, waking up early totally won.  So, we went to sleep late and woke up early in order to hit the road at 3am.  Once we got there– we found out our segment was going to be featured at 5:15am and 6:30am.  There were several other vendors there to give brides advice for their wedding day and promote the Bridal Bootcamp that Exquisite Weddings Magazine was sponsoring.

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Michelle Garibay set up an AMAZING tablescape to showcase in the segment featuring current wedding trends.  The crazy thing was– the tablescape was from the wedding that we were working the night before and we were able to bring it down to San Diego for the segment.

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To see the feature, check it out at: http://www.cbs8.com/story/35486825/bridal-boot-camp-getting-prepared-for-your-wedding

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Filed in:Leah Marie Photography Temecula | Weddings

Patricia and Michael’s Temecula wedding over at Ponte Vineyard and Winery was absolutely incredible.  We had been looking forward to their wedding day for quite a long time.  From the second we met Patricia we could instantly see why Michael fell in love with her.  She is one of the sweetest, most kind hearted, and genuine people we have ever met and Michael just absolutely adores her.

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One of our favorite moments from their wedding day was definitely their first look.  We like to make the first look as private as possible so we took them over to the hotel side of the winery.  With Michael’s back to Patricia, she slowly walked down the long hallway behind him.  As soon as he heard her approaching, Michael immediately started beaming from ear to ear.  As he turned to see her for the first time, tears welled up in his eyes and the two of them shared the sweetest moment together.  A moment that would not have been possible if they had seen each other at their ceremony for Michael would not have been able to embrace Patricia into his arms, give her kiss and tell her how beautiful she looked.

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After the first look, it was time for the ceremony.  We couldn’t believe how beautiful their ceremony arbor looked with all of the floral details and arrangements.

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Then– there was the wedding party.  Uh, model much everyone?! They were all so much fun to photograph and most of them were related to Patricia and Michael in some way.

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After cocktail hour, everyone headed inside the Pavillon for the reception.  The decor was breathtaking but we especially loved the custom fabric draping on the pillars and soft pink uplighting.

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Venue: Ponte Winery

Coordinator: Michelle Garibay Events

Florist: Soiree Design and Events

Hair & Make-up: Sandra Michelle Artistry

Rentals: Madam Palooza

DJ and Uplighting: C Squared Events

Photo Booth: Captured Photo Booths

Cake: Cakes to Celebrate

Wedding Dress: Lovella Bridal

Groom Attire: Grooms Grotto

 

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If you follow us on Instagram, then you may have saw on our Story that we got to go on our first Temecula FAM Tour. We literally had no idea what a FAM Tour was because they are not really popular in the photography community (at least that we know of…). But come to find out, its REALLY popular in the wedding coordination community.  A FAM Tour is basically when wedding venues will invite coordinators out to tour their facility, sample their menu and share pricing details in order to educate them for their clients.  That way if a coordinator has a client that is looking to get married in Temecula wine country– then they have first-hand information that they can share with them.  Planners/Coordinators from all of LA and OC were invited to participate.

We started the day out at Temecula Creek Inn.  From there Viva Limousine took everyone over to Avensole Winery.

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Once at Avensole Winery, their venue coordinator Jessica showed us all around from the bridal suites to the tasting room.

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Then we headed over to Callaway Winery for lunch.  Its always fun to be greeted with champagne and then given the most amazing meal.  Totally didn’t know that the food at Callaway Winery is FARM TO TABLE.  They grow most of their own produce and if it is not grown at the winery then they source it from local farms with a 20 mile radius.

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Next was Fazeli Cellars, one of Temecula’s newer wineries.

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Then, Sweet Oaks Ranch…

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And finally, back to Temecula Creek Inn’s Stone House for dinner.

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Cheers, to old friends and lots of new ones!!

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Filed in:Featured On | For Photographers | Leah Marie Photography Temecula | Styled Shoot

As Temecula wedding photographers, there are a few career “bucket” list items that we have set out to accomplish. Getting a magazine cover was at the VERY top. So, when San Diego Style Weddings Magazine announced that they would be using THREE of our pictures for covers– we couldn’t have been happier.  These particular covers were from a styled shoot over at Renee Manor in Temecula, Ca.  This was by far the biggest shoot we have ever done to date.  There were 20 dresses, 12 bouquets, and several hair and make-up style changes for each of the 5 models.  Thank you so much for everyone who came together and made this shoot possible!!

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Venue: Renee Manor

Coordinator:  Weddings by Samantha

Hair/Make-up: Nancy Vestal Bridal Hair

Florist: Soiree, MFG Floral, Sweet Ribbons Events , Moments in Bloom, Blooms by Breesa

Bridal Gowns: The Dress Theory, Archive Bridal, Here Comes the Bride, Elyse Reuben

Accessories: Sandra Nicole Designs

Paper Details: Paper Villa

Cake: Laura Marie Cakes

Rentals: Abbey Party Rentals, Madam Palooza

Favors: SoBelle Favors

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Filed in:Engagement Sessions | Leah Marie Photography Temecula

We had the best time photographing Jesse and Cierra’s engagement session.  These two met in high school and have been dating ever sine their junior/sophomore year.  Being that they both love going on hikes and walks with their dog Maggie, we figured the best location for their engagement session would be out exploring in the middle of nowhere.

However, we had to meet somewhere- so Mt. Woodson Castle  was the perfect spot before heading into no man’s land. If you have ever been to Mt. Woodson then you know how beautiful all the architecture is and why it was a no brainer to stop by here.  If you haven’t been to Mt. Woodson then you absolutely must make the trip out to Ramona.

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After a quick change, we headed out into the Ramona Mountains where we wandered and had some fun!!

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So, funny story about these cows– we happened to run into them while they were grazing and not wanting to miss an opportunity we of course put them in the background.  Well one of them got curious and totally crossed over to check us out.  At first it was just curious but it kept getting closer and closer until it almost charged at me.  Didn’t really know how to react– but the bride’s mom was there and caught everything!!  We put it on our insta-story and will add a little behind the scenes photo at the end of this post.

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As promised, a little behind the scenes– As a wedding photographer we are often put in stressful situations where we can’t react like we normally would. Kind of like a flight attendant.   So, couldn’t freak out, run, scream or pay much attention to the fact that I almost got taken out by a cow.
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