Ventura Wedding | Tricia + Scott

Tricia & Scott started off the wedding season for me! What a great wedding to start off 2009 with.  I met Tricia years ago through my brother Christian, but Tricia’s Dad and my Dad go way back.  My Dad used to take Mark surfing back in the day.  I just love shooting weddings of friends &  friends of friends.  It makes me feel part of the day.  The day started off great. I have to say that Tricia was the calmest bride I have EVER seen!  I wish I could have had it that together for my wedding but I was all nerves.  Tricia was the best. She was just so excited to marry Scott and there was nothing else to stress over. We got some fun portraits, they had a great ceremony and then headed over to the cocktail hour. There was so much time to just enjoy their friends and family.  It was a fun time! Congratulations Tricia & Scott!!!

This wedding was especially fun for me since my Dad was a guest.  It was great watching him have such a fun time hanging out with his friends.  Some of the guys were his buddies from High School and they had some pretty fun stories to tell!  On the right is a picture of my second shooter, Kip. I often use him to scope out locations and test the light. He’s such a good sport! And one hell of a photographer!

Here come the fun stuff!  I loved the beading on Tricia’s dress. Her dress went to perfectly with the theme of their wedding!

I just love first glance moments!  I think Scott was soooo happy to see Tricia before the wedding.

The Ventura Beach Mariott has some great places for portraits inside the lobby.  I love the bold bright colors they have decorated the hotel with. I’m sooo in love with that red wall!

The ceremony was short & sweet! What more do you need?!

I love getting the reactions right after the ceremony!  Everyone’s soooo excited that Tricia and Scott are married now!

I love this picture of Jacob that Kip got. Jacob was having such a good time playing with his friends at his parent’s wedding :)

Can’t you just see how in love they are when they dance!  Love it!!!!

I love this last image of Scott hanging out in front of the firepit! The weddings over and now it’s just time to chill out….. perfect!

Location | Ventura Beach Marriott

Dress | California & Main (Ventura, CA)

Flowers | Rincon Floral

Wedding Cake | Jana’s Creative Cakes

DJ | In the Mix