Santa Lucia Preserve – Carmel Valley, CA Wedding Photography (Scott & Meghan)
July 9, 2009I hope the teaser was enough to hold everyone over because this was such a great wedding and there are just so many awesome photos to show from it. Santa Lucia Preserve is just an amazing place to have a wedding, seriously stunning. Carmel Valley is seriously one of the hidden gems of California. So many people just go to Carmel by the Sea and never make it over to the Valley, they’re truly missing out. Santa Lucia Preserve is a private community, but there are some beautiful golf courses, wineries and restaurants in Carmel Valley to visit (not to mention the Robert Talbott outlet). It was so cool to shoot with my friend Becker from Orange County, he’s a huge hero in my life and has helped me immensely in my own business. We had a blast.
Onto some details for all of the wonderful brides who may find something inspiring from this wedding. Meghan is wearing a patterned gown from Monique Lhuillier, shoes from Stuart Weitzman, family heirloom pearls and a gorgeous smile. The Wedding Coach, Sanford Marshall and his crew took care of planning this fabulous event. Sanford is one of the nicest guys and he and his wife simply do things right. I really look forward to working with them again. Loop Event Arts & Interiors took care of the beautiful florals and bouquets that you see. They did a fabulous job and I love Meghan’s color scheme. The bride and groom got ready in separate rooms at the Santa Lucia Preserve’s hacienda, which is beautiful in it’s own right.
Here are a few, well a lot, of images from the day. Feel free to leave some comments below, I like that. Thank you. Enjoy.
The adornment table, guests were able to make their own hairpieces and bouttoniers.
Krystal Preciado: Very cool. I want to see this place in person. My fav is the 4th from the bottom. Love the natural light. Soooo you know Becker???
Brian Gross: Dude, these rock... but the one of them dancing with the light pouring through the windows is the stuff dreams are made of. Wow.
Catie Ronquillo: Way to rock it out with [b]! Great stuff!
Eliud Matos: Scott, these are stunning! What a beautiful couple and a gorgeous venue. You captured it all perfectly! I Really enjoyed it. Thanks.
Tim Sarquis: I agree with Krystal, the 4th one down is tasty for sure! Love that light!
katdodge: love the backlight! what a cool place to have a wedding.
Taylor: Gorgeous shots, man! The lighting is just perfect, and your colors are out of this world. The light coming through the redwoods is incredible! Great work!
Kia Gregory: Oh my. This is gorgeous. Everything about it.
Sherry: These are fantastic!! I seriously love the fisheye ones. So much fun. My favourite is the one where the fence is in focus in the foreground, while the bride/groom are in the background <3.
Jules Trandem: Wow ... These are stunning! You captured some amazing moments in this special day.
pinky: Beautiful! Love all the details!!! Awesome everything!!
kristen: wowza! this is too good!
Lacy Dagerath: That last shot is AWESOME...Love how the guests are standing around watching/admiring/enjoying... and you captured that beautifully! I really like this reception venue...& the way you captured it! beautiful shots!... and those shoes are popular! haha... My bride a few weeks ago wore those! here's the link if you want to see! http://www.morethananimage.com/blog/?p=263 It is so neat to see how photographers capture the same the same thing so differently! :)
Will Duris: really cool you shot with becker...
AbiQ: Ummmmmmm my favorite venue EVER
jen howell: What a beautiful wedding and you captured it wonderfully! kudos!