JEN JOHNSON PHOTOGRAPHY » wedding http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com Southern California, Orange County, Weddings, Engagement, Family Photography Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:24:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 YOUR SNEAK: DIANA & RAFAEL http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com/2010/08/your-sneak-diana-rafael/ http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com/2010/08/your-sneak-diana-rafael/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:48:15 +0000 JEN http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com/?p=1537 On Saturday, Diana and Rafael committed their lives together in a beautiful ceremony in Yorba Linda. Their love was palpable and their sweet excitement to be married was felt by all!

Enjoy the sneak preview!

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]]> http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com/2010/08/your-sneak-diana-rafael/feed/ 5 YOUR PROMISE: JENI & MATT http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com/2010/06/your-promise-jeni-matt/ http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com/2010/06/your-promise-jeni-matt/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:22:45 +0000 JEN http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com/?p=1311 A couple of weeks ago, I assisted my funny friend Ally at a wedding in Fullerton. The bride and groom, Jeni and Matt, were totally gorgeous, their wedding was beautiful and a reflection of God’s love, and their friends flippin’ rocked! I enjoyed this wedding so much that I wish I was a guest! I would have loved to have set my camera down and ran onto the dance floor with them. Isn’t that the BEST kind of wedding?

The beauty of second shooting a wedding (being the back up photographer), is that you can focus on details and unique shots. Ally was wonderful to work for, never made me feel like I was in her way, and gave me some great opportunities. She’s shooting Diana and Raphael’s wedding with me in August, so I’m excited to get to work with her once again!!!

The beautiful dress. I just love the look on mom’s face as she’s helping her daughter get ready…it’s a mixture of pride and emotion! Gotta love the giggles…they sooth the nerves and are good for the soul.

Look at the excitement and anticipation here!!! She can’t wait to see her groom!

Jeni only has eyes for Matt, but dad only has eyes for her. So sweet!

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After dinner, but before the cake was cut, an impromptu gave of Frisbee broke out. I love these people.

It’s really too bad that their friends were so shy.

This cake must have been good. There were serious lines to get it and people stalked the servers until their got their piece!

Grandma wasn’t playing…she found hers right away!

But these guys didn’t…so they went on a mission. : )

The daddy/daughter dance was so special…it always makes me choke up!

But then things got rowdy! Mom jumped onto the dance floor right away!

Congrats to Jeni and Matt!!! May you have a long and happy life together…and may you and your friends always have fun on the dance floor!

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]]> http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com/2010/06/your-promise-jeni-matt/feed/ 3 MY JOURNEY: WORKING WITH FRIENDS http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com/2010/06/my-journey-working-with-friends/ http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com/2010/06/my-journey-working-with-friends/#comments Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:00:35 +0000 JEN http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com/?p=1220 One of the joys of my photography career has been meeting wonderful new people and having them become friends. I met Ally Michelle this last year and we became fast friends. She’s got a great personality, a huge heart, and the BEST tattoo I’ve ever seen. : ) At WPPI, we cemented our friendship and she’s started to come to my church, too.

I’m shooting a wedding in August and emailed her a month ago to see if she’d be willing to second shoot for me. As it turned out, she had a wedding last night and needed a second shooter, too, so we worked out a trade! I LOVED working with her. She’s got a great eye, keeps the day moving quickly, and is just a lot of fun. She isn’t afraid to shake her booty on the dance floor, either!

At one point in the day, during portraits with the bride and groom, the videographer handed her his equipment quickly and then went to speak with the bride and groom. I caught this hilarious photo just after it happened. It was one of the most bizarre things I’ve ever seen at a wedding, but she handled it with grace and humor!

Later, after dinner was served but before the cake was cut, Ally had a chance to visit with some friends that were guests at the wedding. I walked over and offered to take their photo and this is what happened next! What fun people!!!

Ally, thanks so much for inviting me to work with you last night! I can’t wait for my wedding in August…I know we’ll have a ton of fun once again! XOXO!

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]]> http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com/2010/06/my-journey-working-with-friends/feed/ 3 YOUR PROMISE.TIFFANI AND JEFF. http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com/2009/11/your-promise-tiffani-and-jeff/ http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com/2009/11/your-promise-tiffani-and-jeff/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:00:48 +0000 JEN http://www.jenjohnsonphotography.com/?p=704 A couple of weeks ago, I tagged along with the delightful Sarah and Derek of Frenzel Photographers for a wedding at the Villa de Amore in Temecula.  They’ve shot my family, a cousin’s wedding, and two friends’ weddings.  Sarah was also very sweet to sit down with me and talk about the mechanics of my first DSLR sometime back.

We spoke about letting me shoot with them sometime, and on Halloween, they had a wedding and allowed me to join them!  We shot like maniacs and then finally had a break during dinner to sit down and talk shop.  Sarah and Derek, thank you so much for your generous spirit and for all the advice you have given me.  I SO appreciate you!

And a special shoutout to the newlyweds, Tiffani and Jeff.  You two had a lovely day and I thought your ceremony was so touching and beautiful.  May you always be blessed as you walk down the road of marriage!

The Villa de Amore had a gorgeous bridal suite and when we arrived, the dress was already hanging and ready to be photographed!  The bride’s niece was a total doll and I love this shot I got of her peaking out before the ceremony started!f2A few gorgeous detail shots.f1A special moment of prayer before the ceremony began.f5I grabbed the bouquet during some photos and got a few fun shots. It’s Temecula, so of course there would be a french oak wine barrel!f12I love this sneaky shot I got of one of the groomsmen and the look on Tiffani’s face and her father walked her down the aisle!f6And the ceremony begins!f8THE moment!f11After the bridal party was announced and they all danced in (left), we stole the bride and groom away for some gorgeous sunset photos.f16HAWT HAWT HAWT! What a good looking couple!f18

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Being that this was my first real wedding to assist on, I knew I had an opportunity to stretch my wings and try some creative shots and then work on honing my detail work when I wasn’t the photographer in the lead.  I’m SO THANKFUL to Ashley and Jeff for the opportunity and I’m pretty proud of my work.  But more importantly, I’m so happy for Liz and Brock and for the commitment that they made to one another.  May they live happily ever after!

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Walking through Yorba Regional Park in full wedding regalia was hilarious and this fabulous couple exchanged a few sheepish grins as people congratulated them, but it was the perfect opportunity to take some photos of the gorgeous bride in her gown and the happy groom looking studly.

Sara and Hector, I love your newlywed glow and how joyful you are just to be together.  I know God will bless you with a lifetime of love and I’m so proud to have been asked to document your celebration of marriage through my camera.  XOXO!

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