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Jessica and Jimmy
Jessica and Jimmy tied the knot last weekend at St. Paul's Cathedral in Oakland, with the reception following at the Hilton Garden Inn. Jessica, in addition to being beautiful, also has the most warm, optimistic, and sunny personality. I don't think she stopped smiling all day long. The weather has been crazy lately, and last weekend was no exception. It alternated between typhoon-type rain and dry skies but high humidity throughout the day. No matter what happened throughout the day though, Jessica remained the picture of poise and grace. It's raining cats and dogs- no problem, let's grab an umbrella. Construction almost makes us late for the ceremony- no worries, we made it with 5 minutes to spare. And so it went, throughout the day, any minor problems that arose, Jessica approached with a smile. She wouldn't let anything spoil the joy of her wedding day.
Here are some of the things that caught my eye throughout the day:
These were on the counter when we arrived at Jessica's home.
All of seven of Jessica's bridesmaids were there getting ready together. That many girls together would normally mean chaos-but everyone was super relaxed; just hanging out and laughing. It was a great start to the day.
the ring exchange
It had rained all day up until and through the ceremony. Right after the ceremony ended, there was about a 20 minute break in the rain, so we made a mad dash for photos at those huge columns across the street from the cathedral.
Quite possibly my favorite image of the day. (Photographers- these images were processed using Totally Rad Actions - the revenge. They are delicious. Go get them right now.)
...and then it started to rain again
to smash or not to smash? (he didn't smash)
Great lighting really makes a difference in the atmosphere of your reception. Their wedding colors were pink and silver, and they brought in a lighting team to add pink lighting around the perimeter of the room. It pulled everything together and really added to the 'wow' factor when you entered the room.
Jessica and Jimmy planned for a very cool flambe presentation during the reception, which preceded a dessert of bananas foster. Yum! (These two images were shot by Dana Scheller, who was my second shooter for this wedding.)
The dance floor was packed all night long. Gotta love that.
Jessica and Jimmy- Thank you for being such a joy. Best wishes as you begin your new life together!
xo,
~k
Here are some of the things that caught my eye throughout the day:
These were on the counter when we arrived at Jessica's home.
All of seven of Jessica's bridesmaids were there getting ready together. That many girls together would normally mean chaos-but everyone was super relaxed; just hanging out and laughing. It was a great start to the day.
the ring exchange
It had rained all day up until and through the ceremony. Right after the ceremony ended, there was about a 20 minute break in the rain, so we made a mad dash for photos at those huge columns across the street from the cathedral.
Quite possibly my favorite image of the day. (Photographers- these images were processed using Totally Rad Actions - the revenge. They are delicious. Go get them right now.)
...and then it started to rain again
to smash or not to smash? (he didn't smash)
Great lighting really makes a difference in the atmosphere of your reception. Their wedding colors were pink and silver, and they brought in a lighting team to add pink lighting around the perimeter of the room. It pulled everything together and really added to the 'wow' factor when you entered the room.
Jessica and Jimmy planned for a very cool flambe presentation during the reception, which preceded a dessert of bananas foster. Yum! (These two images were shot by Dana Scheller, who was my second shooter for this wedding.)
The dance floor was packed all night long. Gotta love that.
Jessica and Jimmy- Thank you for being such a joy. Best wishes as you begin your new life together!xo,
~k