Diego and Christina are married! (teaser)

Our last wedding of 2011 was an amazing one! I am seriously SO excited to share Christina and Diego’s wedding photos. They were married in Paso Robles, CA and oh my goodness was it a beautiful day. Not just because of the picture-perfect weather (in late December!), but all of the friends and family and love all around was truly inspiring. I cannot wait to share their full wedding post, plus the glamorous old Hollywood invitations we design for them! Come back soon to see more!

Best of The Goodness: 2011

WOWZA. This has been SOME year! We are so thankful for everything that has happened this year. From all the fun new places we have traveled, to all of the unique couples we have met, to all that we have grown over the past 12 months, to QUITTING OUR DAY JOBS (woo hoo!), an everything in between. I just spent a good while looking back through all of our weddings and engagement sessions we shot in 2011 and reliving all of the fun moments we were able to experience and capture. So much fun! Here are some (okay, A TON) of our favorite images from the year. Enjoy!

And to finish us off, an image we took at yesterday’s wedding. Official teaser post coming soon!

What an incredible year it has been! Here’s to an even more amazing 2012!!

Andrew and Erica’s retro pink Christmas wedding

I hope all of you had a delightful holiday over the weekend! Geoff and I enjoyed a couple days off to spend with our friends and family. I have such a wonderful holiday treat for you today! We posted about their wedding design suite last week and today we are so excited to share with you Andrew and Erica’s wedding photos! First of all, Andrew and Erica are one of the most stylish couples we’ve had the pleasure of working with. It’s so easy to see how perfect they are for each other. They are both so sweet and their San Francisco pink retro Christmas wedding was nothing short of fabulous!

I am so excited to show you all of the amazing details at this wedding! Andrew and Erica worked so hard to put together an incredibly beautiful celebration. I think Erica has to be one of the most creative brides we have worked with! Let’s get to it! Erica decorated her shoes with sparkles on the heels and pink bows on the toes. So cute!

She MADE all of the flowers for the bouquets out of crepe paper and arranged them herself.

Her bouquet’s ribbon had a heart emblem that matched Andrew’s boutonniere.

I was with Erica for her final touches of getting ready at the church. She looked amazing! I was in love with her dress!

Geoff got to snap some shots of Andrew before the ceremony. Her was looking as handsome and stylish as ever!

Loving the pink socks!

The ceremony was held at St. Ignatius Church. Wow, was it ever beautiful.

The programs were designed by us to match her bright pink retro Christmas theme. Be sure to check out their entire design suite in their design post!

After the ceremony, we headed to the Palace of Fine Arts for portraits.

We finished up as the sun set over the Golden Gate Bridge, then headed off to the reception at the Century Club of California. Let me tell you, this place was transformed into a Winter Wonderland by Andrew and Erica with the help of their friends and family. It was GORGEOUS!

We designed these cute escort cards. They are made out of chocolates, yum!

When the guests entered the reception room after cocktail hour, they were greeted with Glee’s version of “Pure Imagination” and THIS! It was magical.

They used photos from their engagement session as the table numbers.

Okay, this I think is just to die for. Check out the marquee-stlye letters that Andrew and Erica MADE! What an adorable and whimsical touch for the photo booth. SMILE!

This had to have been the cutest plate of salad EVER. The beets are cut into hearts! I just about died when I saw that. Could this wedding get any more adorable?!

Andrew and Erica, we cannot thank you enough for choosing us to be a part of your wedding! It was a beautiful, amazing, unforgettable day and we know your life together will be no different!

Ceremony Venue | St. Ignatius Church
Reception Venue | Century Club of California
Florist | Laurel Designs
Catering | Griselda’s Catering
Cake | Two For Two Cakes
Chocolate Fountain | Chocolate Fountains Delite
DJ/Entertainment | Denon & Doyle
Bridal Hair | Drybar San Francisco
Save the Date, Invitation, Programs, Escort Card Design | The Goodness

 

Andrew and Erica’s pink Christmas wedding design

We’ve got some great Christmas inspired wedding invitation design to show you plus the cutest Christmas wedding you have ever seen! first up, the design! When we first met with Erica about photographing their wedding we knew it was going to be something special. She would be getting married in December told us all about her ideas for a retro kitschy Christmas wedding with lots of pink and sparkly details. So when she asked us do design her wedding invitations and other paper details, we were so excited! Of course we started with the Save the Date. One of the major details for the wedding was romantic roses and bold saturated pink colors. I created this wreath of holly and roses with vintage lettering. There is even a little silhouette of the Golden Gate bridge, to get people excited about the location, San Francisco.

The back featured another big pink rose and website information.

When it came time to create the invitations, Erica and Andrew wanted something a little more formal with that same vintage vibe. I love the gold envelopes and the pocket fold enclosure.

Here is a close-up of the wedding invitation.

The front of the pocket fold featured a cute matching monogram.

Detail of the inserts. I really love the San Francisco map we created showing the ceremony, reception, and hotel.

Another favorite detail is the wraparound address label on the RSVP envelope.

We also designed a wedding logo incorporating the rose wreath form the save the dates.

We designed the covers for Erica and Andrew’s wedding programs. The bright bold colors were a big part of the wedding decor, so we created these beautiful pink covers with the wedding logo.

The last thing we designed for Erica and Andrew’s wedding were their escort cards. Erica’s idea was to have the name tags placed into gold covered chocolates. I designed these cute scalloped edge name cards. The back layers is a beautiful pink glitter paper. Here they are all set up at the wedding.

Coming up next is the wedding post! Oh my goodness, you are in for such a treat! This wedding was absolutely beautiful!

Marc and Jen’s Arden Hills wedding

Today we are sharing Marc and Jen’s wedding which we photographed earlier this year. They both are such fun and unique people and it was definitely a treat to be able to work with them. Their wedding was at Arden Hill Resort Club & Spa in Sacramento.

I could have photographed Jen forever! She was so gorgeous.

Geoff hung out with Marc and the guys.

Marc and Jen shared a very emotional first look. Looking at these photos again makes me a little teary. They were so sweet.

It was such a beautiful ceremony. Marc and Jen were so happy to have each other. One of the reasons we love weddings so much is that they are always a reminder of how lucky Geoff and I have each other to love. :)

We had a few more minutes for portraits before we headed off to the party!

How flipping adorable is this cake? The splashes of bright yellow everywhere were just perfect.

Just before we left for the night, Jen changed into this adorable party dress, so we stole them away from the party for a few more photos.

Congratulation to Marc and Jen! I told Geoff after this wedding, I love how much we get to really know the couple because of the wedding. Meeting their friends and family, hearing stories about them, and learning even more about their love story. Getting to work with amazing couples like Marc and Jen just another thing we love about our job! Many years of happiness to you both!

Ceremony and Reception Venue | Arden Hills Resort Club & Spa
Catering | Arden Hills Resort Club & Spa
Cake | Village Cake Shoppe
DJ/Entertainment | Encore Entertainment
Officiant | Denise McCune
Bridal Hair/Makeup | Jessica Stine of Spanish Fly Hair Garage