"California"

San Francisco, you sure are lovely, especially when seen through the eyes of lovebirds. Lovebirds and IQvideography. It's enough to make me tear up just a little as I sit here with my hands clasped under my chin watching this highlight film. Totally falling in love with San Francisco and these two. Oh, these two. You'll see what I mean. [iframe http://player.vimeo.com/video/65075888 600 338] From the lovely bride... From...

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On their own, Milou + Olin and Bash, Please are fabulous. No question. But combine their talents and it's a match made in blogging heaven. And with just one look at this ultra-chic black and white bash, you'll be singing the very same tune. It's modern romance at its finest with a wedding gallery you...

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What do you get when you combine a glitter loving (+ uber-stunning) bride-to-be, a dapper baseball playing Mr. and the breathtaking backdrop that is Capitola Beach?  The answer is simple: a devastatingly gorgeous engagement session captured by the always amazing This Love of Yours... Photography.  An engagement session, I might add, that features one light-filled image after another and more than its fair share of pretty.  Care to...

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You know when you log onto your computer first thing in the morning, and you're kind of in a haze waiting for that coffee to kick in? I'm about to knock you right out of it. Because I have a wedding from Viera Photographics +Thomas Bui Lifestyle that is just going to make you smile. It's going to brighten your day nice and early. It's the perfect amount of quirk, with...

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A wedding captured by Troy Grover is a thing to be celebrated. Especially when that wedding includes a Bride in one of the prettiest gowns ever. Ever. But this is so much more than the dress. It's an all white wedding crafted by Gatherings By Stacie + Floral Occasions and the result is true Southern California...

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The best part of being bride and groom (besides the obvious getting married part) is the chance to play model for a day. To get the most gorgeous captures of you and your sweetie all dressed to the nines and so very in love. And whenever we get the chance to sit back and soak in a pre-wedding portrait session, you can always count me in. MoAE Story Photography has a wildly talented way with the camera and filled the most stunning full...

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It absolutely never fails. Weddings at the SmogShoppe are some of the stylish around. It somehow attracts the some of the most seriously chic couples, and this Bride and Groom fall beautifully in that category. With only a month to plan their dream fête, they pulled together their family and friends and a few stellar vendors -  and that day? It couldn't have been more perfect.

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It's not every day two childhood friends become husband and wife. But when it happens, you better believe the wedding will be a celebration like no other. And while every detail of this Coyote Ranch wedding is spot-on stunning, it's the love that steals the show...the heart and the soul that outshines any amount of pretty. See the day unfold through...

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Please excuse me while I pick my jaw up off of the floor because this 30th birthday dinner party is completely beyond. Designed by Amanda O'Shannessy and photographed by the birthday girl herself, Melanie Duerkopp, there isn't a single thing I'd change. And if I'm being honest, it's the first time I've ever legitimately looked forward to the idea of a 30th birthday. A casual...

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I've never really had a sweet tooth.  I can walk past a plate of donuts and cookies all day long, but give me some french fries and ranch and I can't look away.  The one exception?  Cotton candy.  I love that bundle of sugary sweetness with a crazy passion, i.e., I'll stop at every fair and carnival along my route home to stock up on bags of blue and pink goodness.  I am not kidding.  So, when I spotted this beautiful shoot from the geniuses at ...

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