Julie & Alex

To say that the wedding season started with a bang would pretty much be an understatement. Regarding photoblogging, I am about three weddings behind!These shots are from Julie & Alex's wedding at Wilson Creek Winery in Temecula, CA. It's a bit further of a drive for us OC'ers, but I highly approve of winery weddings; the countryside is gorgeous, the wineries are well landscaped and outfitted for elegant events, and who can forget each winery's signature specialty! At Wilson Creek it's the Almond Champagne. MMM!!

Julie preppingJulie's marvelous bouquetAn heirloom affixed to Julie's garter added something old and something blue!JulieThe bridesmaids!Julie's vows.Can't forget that hairdo, can we?Alex the groom.Uh oh, I think that champagne is kicking in...Alex's son. I have a lot of favorites of this little guy because he is SO PHOTOGENIC.What a little heartbreaker, huh?Oh, BUSTED! Oh well, nobody's perfect.The florals at this wedding were among the best I've ever seen, no exaggeration. They were custom-made by Katrina O'Donnell. As a photographer, I am all about spectacular decorations, so I highly recommend her!Mm. My favorite perk of a wedding career.A closer look at Katrina's amazing design work.This was pretty cool: Twins playing electric violins for the ceremony music. One of them also sang. How spiffy is that! Apparently these guys (Jason and Nolan) were also recently featured on the show America's Got Talent!Alex's daughter watches the ceremony.Julie's daughter reacts enthusiastically to a photo posing prompt.Remember when I said that a lot of the wineries are completely outfitted for elegant events?Take a look at this "ordinary" event tent...not so ordinary once Wilson Creek gave it a good do-over!