Rachel at the Four Seasons
Jesse Mayberry & the Guys and Dessert!
Jesse & Rachel Mayberry at The Four Seasons
Oh, the beautiful perfect weather… the wonderful couple, and the elegance that IS the Four Seasons Hotel… We had a great day yesterday! Special thanks to my associate photographers, Shannon Stellmacher and Amy Shat! It was a pleasure to have you along with me to capture Rachel & Jesse’s day! Jesse wins with the coolest ever location for the groom and groomsmen photos! This couch sculpture was so cool, and it was good that the guys were all avid rock climbers as it was HIGH! The Four Seasons lived up to their reputation, delivering an amazing location, and a fabulous dessert bar! Thanks to Rachel & Jesse for choosing me to capture your wedding memories! Can’t wait to see you again! Enjoy your sneak peeks!
More Fedora Shots from San Francisco by Mill Cottage Photography
I met photographer Billy Jarrell through my friend Amy via Facebook, and was so stoked when he made plans to visit San Francisco for several days of shooting and a lecture with Amy Dresser, Los Angeles retoucher extrordinaire… Billy was so kind to let us tag along on a shoot yesterday, and rented some equipment (and now I hate him because I really want to buy it…) Fedora was our model, and she rocked the latex dress in the gritty streets of the Mission… and later a really great swimsuit at Ocean Beach. This is definitely different than my work you’re used to seeing on the blog, but it is good to step outside my comfort zone every once in a while to try something completely different. I loved her boots…
Fedora's Boots by Mill Cottage Photography
Fedora in the Mission by Mill Cottage Photography
Fedora in designer Jeff Taplin's SB Rock Star Swimsuit
Audrey's Baby Portraits by Mill Cottage Photography
It’s so hard to believe that I photographed Michelle & Patrick’s wedding almost 4 years ago… and I was thrilled to hear from Michelle that they had a baby girl back in October! Today was the day I got to see Michelle and meet Audrey, and she couldn’t be cuter! She’s got her mommy’s grace (and that of her namesake, Audrey Hepburn!) and she looks so much like her daddy too! Here are just a couple of teasers for you guys!! Really looking forward to sharing them all with you soon!!
wedding dress by Paloma Blanca, photo by Kimberly Sayre
Wow, as I download and look at the images from Kit & Ginny’s wedding at Hans Fahden Winery in Calistoga (a favorite place for weddings!), I almost have to pinch myself… Was it a dream?? All the ingredients were there… Sweet couple absolutely enraptured by each other, crazy gorgeous location, impeccable details, rich vibrant colors of jewel toned purples and blues, and a whole lotta love! Ginny’s Paloma Blanca wedding gown fit her perfectly and she was every bit the elegant, adorable bride!!
Hans Fahden Wine Cave - photo by Mill Cottage Photography
Kit & Ginny's Hans Fahden Wedding
It was a huge pleasure to work with Chris Flitter of Events by Twist for the first time (and I am sure not the last!!), and the staff at Hans Fahden are impeccable. The catering from Wine Valley Catering was delicious, and Paige and the crew from Passiflora Designs made this wedding a perfect jewel!
Paloma Blanca Wedding Gown Detail
Of course we had cake… Laurie Lucov Wedding Cakes heavenly confection was not only gorgeous, but melt in your mouth-make you want more GOOD! DJ Abe was in da house… and spinning all our favorites, and Kit & Ginny’s first dance was INCREDIBLE!!!!!
Kit & Ginny's Wedding First Dance
My associate photographer for the day was the wonderful Shannon Stellmacher, and we chattered all the way home about how great lucky I am to have the wonderful clients I have! It was so wonderful to see former (and future…hopefully!) clients as Ginny & Kit were referred by Valerie & Drew whose beautiful wedding I photographed 3 years ago! Kit & Ginny, I am so glad you shared your wedding day with me!! Happiness always!
So excited that 7/11 has finally arrived! Kit & Ginny, and their wedding coordinator, Chris Flitter have been a dream to work with from the very beginning! In a couple of hours I’ll be headed up to Calistoga to the beautiful Hans Fahden Vineyards! Here’s a spread from their really cool guest book I designed for them with their engagement pictures! Sure to be a hit!! Of course, check back for more images from the wedding in their “sneak peek!!”
Engagement photos in a guest book
Ann and Ron's wedding dance
Just getting started over here, and can’t quite figure out how to import the posts from my old blog. If you want to see the old posts in the mean time, visit Mill Cottage Photo Blog. Here are a favorite image from my most recent wedding! Enjoy!
Kim
Well, it sure looked like it went off without a hitch… They were married in their new backyard on Friday with warm friends and family all around them, and it was beautiful! From my photographer point of view, having just seen the incredible-after-all-these-years Denis Reggie last week, I made a vow to myself to try to capture images with as little camera awareness as possible, and really utilize my amazing fast lenses to really isolate moments!
Here are some of my favorites… Anne & Ron, congratulations, and I can’t wait to show you the rest!!!
When I spoke to Anne on the phone about her wedding photography, I knew immediately that we were a great match. I loved her personality, and couldn’t wait to meet her (and the love of her life, Ron!) Imagine the stress of selling, and buying houses, planning a wedding and knowing you wanted to be married in a lovely backyard setting, but not knowing where that backyard would be!!!
Every once in a while we do a studio playdate, and we always have a great time, and catch some great portraits! Today Josh & I got to play with Adam & Luke (and their parents, of course), and here area couple of favorites!
