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Jeni and Dave | 05.09.2012

San Francisco, CA
05.09.2012
Jeni and Dave
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Jeni and Dave | 05.09.2012

39 Pictures / 21 Comments

Words and photos by Mauricio Arias

Jeni and Dave chose the iconic Palace of Fine Arts for their February wedding in San Francisco.

They got a rare sunny day in this notoriously foggy, overcast city. But they also got wind. Lots of it. As the wind repeatedly lifted Jeni’s veil up and, sometimes, completely off of her head, everyone laughed and shared these lighthearted moments together.

Jeni was a great sport for our creative portraits after the ceremony, not even hesitating to run up to the top of one of the historic structures in her long, flowing gown and bare feet.

We then returned to the Ritz-Carlton to feast and dance with the new couple’s closest family and friends.

Congratulations Jeni and Dave – I wish you all the happiness in the world!

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Daniel Aguilar

Pure Mauricio's magic. Love it!

(05.09.2012)

Jason+Gina 

Amazing work Mauricio... that flair during the ceremony is incredible!

(05.09.2012)

Lucas Mikuc

Masterpiece! Wonderful shots!

(05.09.2012)

Martin

Wow! Every shot look so different. Amazing work Mauricio!

(05.09.2012)

ed peers

So good guys.

(05.09.2012)

Cathy

Amazing images, Mauricio! Every single frame is perfect.

(05.09.2012)

Ashley {GirlyObsessions}

I love all of these photos, and the wind made for some spectacular shots! Really stunning work!

(05.09.2012)

Jenny DeMarco

These are amazing! You are a genius Mauricio.

(05.09.2012)

Ricardo Buchner

Wonderful pictures, with great composition and emotion... Congrats, Mauricio!

(05.09.2012)

Steve

This is insane, Stunning coverage from moments, using the wind, and observation with imagination. I am inspired and depressed (by my portfolio) at the same time

(05.09.2012)

JC Crafford

Excellent work, can't wait for each new wedding to get on your blog

(05.09.2012)

Jeni & Dave Ahern

Mauricio - THANK YOU!!! It means so much to us to have our memories captured so artistically and beautifully. We were so fortunate to have found you.

(05.09.2012)

Susana Barberá

Mauricio, a tus pies... there is not even one pic of the slide without an incredible light, composition, moments...creativity... I love them all!!! Me quito el sombrero, como dice mi madre...que Dios te bendiga esos ojos y ese corazón por muchos años :)

(05.09.2012)

bethany cox

O my God @Mauricio. These were out of CONTROL! Honestly they blew my mind. Well done. I hope this lovely couple know what a TREASURE they have in these images.

(05.10.2012)

Ed Atrero

Mauricio MAGNIFICO MAGIC!

(05.10.2012)

Joel C

Awesome, awesome work Mauricio.

(05.12.2012)

caroline

wow, these are incredible!!!

(05.13.2012)

Joaquin Corbalan Boda

Absolutely awesome, Mauricio. Really well documented, and of course great and creative portrait.

(05.14.2012)

Victor el marco rojo

Pure art!! Amaizing frases!! Felicidades!!! Soys una inspiración!

(05.15.2012)

becca spears

Mauricio- excellent blend of playing with light and framing and sincere heartwarming moments. I especially love the ceremony shots where they are looking at eachother with the priest on the right, and the windy ceremony shot- your decision to keep just the number of people in it that you did was perfect!

(05.15.2012)

Kevin Le Vu

Mauricio, you have captured the moment perfectly upon these sets of images! LOVE!

(05.15.2012)

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Dave Getzschman – Top Ten | 05.07.2012

05.07.2012
Dave Getzschman – Top Ten
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Dave Getzschman – Top Ten | 05.07.2012

5 Pictures / 9 Comments

As a kid, I habitually checked our mailbox, hoping to find the latest issue of American PHOTO. It was the only source for pictures of scantily-clad ladies allowed in our household – a coveted item for a pre-teen in the pre-Internet era. Of course, the articles told me nothing about the statuesque nudes depicted or how to woo them – just technical details about cameras and lighting.

Unwittingly, I developed an understanding of photography.

Twenty-five years later, it feels like life coming full circle to see my own photos featured in the magazine, yet I’m still just as clueless as I was back then about wooing women.

To the editors at American PHOTO, past and present: thanks for giving me such generous exposure. To my Dad, an amateur photographer who first introduced me to the medium: sorry for tearing the Cindy Crawford pictures out of your magazine.

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Josh Gruetzmacher

<-- That description by Dave is awesome! Congrats on the well deserved recognition.

(05.07.2012)

Cameron Clark | Cameron & Kelly Studio

Written like the journalist that you are. Very witty and gracious all at the same time. Congrats on the award, Dave.

(05.07.2012)

Daniel Stark

congrats, dave. i've always loved your work. cheers buddy

(05.07.2012)

Chris Mee

Huge congrats Dave you have incredible vision and it's great to hear you're fullfilling a lifelong ambition. Your description cracks me up too!!

(05.07.2012)

Jason+Gina 

Huge congrats!!

(05.07.2012)

brandon + katrina

HUGE fans of Dave's work. This award is so deserving.

(05.07.2012)

Jennifer Skog

Congrats Dave!!!! Well deserved!

(05.07.2012)

R. J. kern

An accolade couldn't have gone to someone more deserving! Well done on the fine work. I quoted you in a recent blog post... and appreciate the inspiration! http://www.kern-photo.com/index.php/2012/05/i-cast-my-vote

(05.08.2012)

JC Crafford

Congrats...an astonishing achievement, you deserve it!

(05.09.2012)

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Marguerite and Ryan | 04.17.2012

Sacramento, California
04.17.2012
Marguerite and Ryan
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Marguerite and Ryan | 04.17.2012

30 Pictures / 13 Comments

(words by erin)

When they had finally made it to the altar together, after Marguerite’s tearful walk down the aisle with her father, Ryan instinctually kissed her on the cheek, causing everyone to giggle and the minister to joke “Now that’s not supposed to happen until later.” Ryan kissed her again after he put her ring on her finger, and at least one more time, before the “official” first kiss. Ryan later told Marguerite he knew she was nervous and emotional and just wanted to comfort her. As he told her this, she nodded knowingly. This is just how Ryan is. To me, it represented how perfectly in sync these two are.

In the limo, on the way to the reception, Ryan launched into all these funny stories from his getting-ready time with the guys. It was obvious that Marguerite is the first person he wants to tell when something interesting happens, and he couldn’t wait to catch her up on everything that had happened during their hours apart.

These two also have a serene peacefulness about them when they are together – it’s the look that people have when they know everything is right in their world, and that they have made the right decisions about the kind of person they want to be, and the kind of person they want to be with.  It’s an inspiring thing to witness.

After the ceremony, as we were posing and adjusting Ryan and Marguerite for portraits, they both had such huge, joyful smiles on their faces, even between shots. It was obvious it wasn’t just for our cameras. I said to Marguerite, “You look so happy.” And she looked over at her new husband, squeezed his hand, and said, more to him than to me, “I am happy.”

(Thank you to Mauricio Arias for joining us at the wedding. Several of the photos are his.)

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Ruben

as allways, the photos are amazing...congrats to Mauricio, the last photo is spectacular

(04.17.2012)

nadine

what a lovely write up erin! between your story and the photos, I feel like I really got to know this lovely couple.

(04.17.2012)

molina

erin, i'd marry your words if i could. very sweet couple. and photos of course.

(04.17.2012)

Max A. Franks

Beautiful couple, beautiful set. Love the capture of the light through the cross during ceremony. I really want to know what song was playing during the one where at least 3-4 people are very enthusiastically singing.

(04.17.2012)

Johannes Hochzeitsfotograf

Some wedding portraits are distinctively original "CHRISMANS"

(04.18.2012)

fotografo matrimonio

congrats to the guys...a deep point of view on a story that has been a real pleasure to read...

(04.19.2012)

Luke simon

Holy crap you guys are just flippin' amazing, truly inspiring.

(04.20.2012)

Scott Villalobos

Stunning and distinctly Chrisman.

(04.20.2012)

david lange

That is a gorgeous veil shot! Brides often don't realise the photographic potential of veils. Well executed.

(04.26.2012)

fadhli fadzil

Impressing!!!you are my idol =)

(05.06.2012)

james moro

It never gets old looking at your beautiful images and trying to figure out how the heck how manage such totally unique and mesmerizing compositions. Your work is always refreshing. I love it :)

(05.06.2012)

Christian Roselló

Preciosas imagenes, la composición, la luz, el color, perfecto, enhorabuena buen trabajo.

(05.09.2012)

Gera Juarez

amazing!! pure inspiration!!! congrats!!

(05.11.2012)

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E’Lane and Baker | 04.02.2012

New Orleans, Lousiana
04.02.2012
E’Lane and Baker
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E’Lane and Baker | 04.02.2012

34 Pictures / 19 Comments

(words by erin)

Ever since Ben photographed E’Lane’s big sister Vicki’s wedding to Jacob in 2007, we have been very close to the Bobo family. We have visited them on the holidays, met up with them in Natchez and New Orleans, and spent several Thanksgivings with them. So when E’Lane asked us to photograph her wedding to her high-school sweetheart, Baker, we felt more like we were being invited to a good friend’s wedding.

Except for the small caveat that we were expected to actually work at this friend’s wedding. Which was fine by us, as E’Lane is one of the most beautiful and photogenic girls we’ve ever photographed. And her wedding would take us to New Orleans. It’s no secret that New Orleans is one of our favorite cities in the world. We jump at every opportunity to shoot there.

E’Lane and Baker started the weekend off with a rehearsal dinner at the famous ACME Oyster House, followed by an insanely fun after-party at the Ritz-Carlton’s Davenport Lounge, where the champagne seemed endless and everyone danced to the Davenport’s resident jazz band. It was a very classic New Orleans evening, and we were so thrilled to be a part of it all.

The candlelit wedding ceremony was held after sundown in the courtyard of the Montegut House. For the reception, everyone was treated to delicious creole dishes created by famous Louisiana chef John Besh. Since E’Lane is a pastry chef, the traditional wedding cake was foregone in exchange for a tower of brightly colored macaroons. At the end of the night, the happy newlyweds escaped on a pedicab into the chilly New Orleans night.

E’Lane and Baker, and of course the wonderful Bobo clan, thank you so much for letting us be a part of the family and continue to photograph your lives! We hope to see you at many more get-togethers, celebrations and milestones.

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Ruben

oh my god...these photos are amazing....you are unbeatable, you are an incredible source of inspiration...congrats!!!

(04.02.2012)

ted

.... the composition of these... lordy!

(04.02.2012)

davina + daniel

brilliant stuff guys, love this post!

(04.02.2012)

James

without a doubt, if I ever get married, I'm hiring you guys to photography my wedding. you guys are the best. freshest compositions, most original, creative work i've seen. you guys make me proud to be a wedding photographer and keep on inspiring me to push myself :)

(04.02.2012)

John Argueta

Awesome use of space, light, reflections etc. Thanks for sharing! JA

(04.02.2012)

brandon wong

ffs you guys have got to me kidding me. this post is nuts.

(04.02.2012)

Martin Hambleton

At first it's the control of colour. Then it's the complete mastery of composition. A masterclass and totally inspiring to look at.

(04.03.2012)

Julian

...I'd like to quote @Ruben: oh my god...these photos are amazing....you are unbeatable, you are an incredible source of inspiration...congrats!!!

(04.03.2012)

Rhys Wheatley

Love this set, great lighting and composition that really compliments the B&G.

(04.03.2012)

Joe Powers

Great photos! :)

(04.04.2012)

Moving Picture Weddings

So elegant! Love them all.

(04.04.2012)

ian

Oh my! just oh my!

(04.09.2012)

Joco Foto

These are superb as always!

(04.11.2012)

fer juaristi

guys you rock this wedding, love it!

(04.13.2012)

Tomás Badía

Elegante, sútil... un saludo.

(04.16.2012)

Fotografos de Bodas

Really creative pictures! One the best weddings I ever seen posted in this blog!

(04.17.2012)

Emma Rose

CHALK FULL of contest-winning images!!!!! I LOVE the one with the parking meter in the foreground, and the ones with the primary colours guys!!!

(04.21.2012)

Andy Le Gresley

A stunning set of images. I particularly love the shots with the strong shadows and great use of available light. Fantastic work!

(04.26.2012)

Kevin Le Vu

Gorgeous and speechless upon the angle used upon this image

(05.15.2012)

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