Archive for June, 2009

 Jeff and Janica were married a year ago, on June 14th, in a lovely wedding at the Northern California winery, Wente Vinyards in the city of Livermore.

Jeff and Janica are a wonderful couple, in many ways.   Beautiful on the inside and out, Janica is a scientist and Jeff is an engineer and both are parents to a new baby boy.  I feel so lucky that Janica found me for her wedding.  Their wedding was on a beautifully sunny, blue-sky day.  I loved travelling for this California wedding outside San Francisco, only 2 1/2 hours from where I grew up.  The location was a dream, the flowers were elegant, and Jeff and Janica’s family and friends were a blast to be around.   The day could not have been more beautiful and their photos remain many of my favorites.  I expect they always will. 

We even went in the city of San Francisco for a day-after/engagement-type shoot and got some great portraits at the Palace of Fine Arts, The Bay Bridge, a classic San Francisco trolley, and of course, the Golden Gate Bridge. 

Happy first anniversary, Jeff and Janica!  Thank you for including me in your wedding; I’ll always remember it fondly.

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You can see more of Jeff and Janica’s wedding photos on my website, www.melissakelseyphotography.com

 

I leave Monday morning for a wedding in South Carolina!  It’ll be kind of a working vacation, but I’ll have some nice days to relax up until the wedding on Friday.   Ani and Stephen, the bride and groom whose engagements you may have seen HERE, are good friends of mine.  We’ll spend most of the week enjoying Charleston and Folley Beach, where Stephen and Ani are getting married.  I’ve never been to the South and I can’t wait! 

Emails and phone call responses may be delayed, but I’ll try to stay in touch while I’m away.  Thank you!

Where we’re going:

 folley-beach

Where we’re staying:

folley-beachhouse

 

I really really meant to wish all of my May 2008 brides and grooms a happy 1st anniversary in May, but it got away from me.  It’s wedding season and it’s a little crazy!  So, I hope these lovely couples will forgive me for wishing them “Happy Anniversary!” in June.   Thank you to these wonderful couples for allowing me into their lives on their all-important wedding day.

May 3rd, 2008 | Lauren and Ernest

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May 12, 2008 | Whitney and Ryan

 utah weddings

May 16, 2008 | Laura and Ryan

salt lake wedding photographer

 

 

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