Monthly Archives: July 2013

Longer days and warm summer nights gets me itching for a camping adventure.  With our wedding in spring and clients coming first there hasn’t been time yet this year for Brett and I to air out our tent and head off on an outdoor adventure.  The closest this year I could come to camping was sharing some of our  star trails and night photography from the epic road trip we took last fall.  We put 6000 miles on our truck starting the epic trip in San Diego then winding our way up through Colorado to stay the night in a teepee.  Then we boogied to South Dakota for the evening in an old grain silo turned bed and breakfast.  We stayed in Minnesota for the changing of the leaves.  Saw lake Superior for the first time where we camped for a couple nights where we were awoken by geese each morning.  Popped into Nebraska for a Wedding. Did a couple long driving days to get into the mountains of New Mexico, and cruised into Phoenix for another wedding before making out way back to San Diego.  I became our official tent set up expert and Brett rocked at starting the fire and prepping dinner.  I’m starting to ponder where our next road trip adventure will take us.  star trails over a 16The amazing 16 foot tipi that we found on Air Bnb in Glenwood Springs Colorado.  We fell asleep looking up at the stars through the smoke trap and listening to the the colorado rivier rush by.
romantic escape in a tee pee a 16air bnb teepee on the colorado river, overlooking the river, with a queen size air mattress, carpeted floor and fully furnishedmoon rising over lake superior at LambOur first night of camping on Lake Superior at the Lamb’s Resort.  Camp site #55
camp sites on lake superior at Lambnight photographs of the moon over our camp site at the LambThis would be us making dinner with our funny little head lamps on. night photography and star trails at Lambstar trails at LambHistoric Renovated Grain Elevator in Herrick - Airbnb south dakota, grain elevator converted into a gift shop and bed and breakfastThe Historic Herrick Grain Elevator.  It has been converted into a cozy place to stay in South Dakota.

long exposures of the moon rising over lake superior, Burlington Bay CampgroundBurlington Bay Campground on Lake Superior
creative night photography at Burlington Bay Campground on Lake superior near the town of Two Harborsrelaxing by the fire at our camp site at Burlington Bay Campground on lake superior watching the moon riseWarming our little tosies by the camp fire.long exposure night photography on lake superior at the burlington bay campgroundcreative night photography at burlington bay campgroundmoon rising over Willow River State Park waterfalls in WisconsonThese beautiful falls were a mile hike away from our camp site at Willow River State Park Campground in Wisconsin.  We made camp just before sunset and challenged ourselves to get to the falls before dark.  We were rewarded by catching the moon rising over the waterfall.night photography of the moon rising over The Ackerhurst-Eipperhurst Dairy Barn in Bennington Nebraska The Ackerhurst-Eipperhurst Dairy Barn in Bennington NebraskaThe Ackerhurst-Eipperhurst Dairy Barn in Bennington Nebraska on a full moonstar trails over our camp site at Devils Canyon Campground in UtahDevils Canyon Campground in Utahnight photographs and star trails over fall trees in Bemidji NebraskaMoon rising in Bemidji Minnesota night photography in Bemidji Minnesota of the moon rising over fall treesnight photography at our camp site at Devils Canyon campground in Utahcamping on the lake in Kansas, Kanopolis Lake State ParkKanopolis Lake State Park, Kansasnight photography relaxing by the fire at our campsite next to the lake at Kanopolis Lake State Park KansasCimarron Canyon Stat Park Campground, New Mexico.New Mexico night photography at Cimarron Canyon State Park Camping Cimarron Canyon State Park Camping New Mexicofull moon night photographs in the New Mexico mountains of Cimarron Canyon State Park CampingCimarron Canyon State Park Camping New Mexicobeautiful night photography of the stars in new mexico mountainsfull moon photography of our campsite at Jacks Creek Campground in the mountains of new mexicoJacks Creek Campground.  One of the most beautiful placed we camped on the trip but the directions to get there were so complicated.  About an hour into to trying to find Jacks Creek I was telling Brett we should turn around and just stay at one of the 7 campgrounds we had already passed.  He pushed to go just a little further and we were rewarded.  beautiful full moon nature night photography at Jacks Creek Campground in new mexicofull moon night photographs at Jacks Creek Campground in the mountains of New mexicostar trails over new mexico mountains, Jacks Creek Campground

Katie & Ryan’s Scripps Forum Wedding was a truly fun occasion. When looking to have a beach wedding in San Diego the Scripps Seaside Forum stands out as a modern and unique venu with lots of versatility.  We love that the sand and the Scripps pier are just steps away from the ceremony cite allowing everyone to get their toes a little sandy after the i do’s.  A few of our favorite things that Katie and Ryan did to make this place uniquely theirs for the day was hang white globe lanterns around the outdoors, they set up their monogrammed bean bag toss area next to the bar, and place a flower petal design down their aisle.  Ryan even slaved for months crafting an IPA and a Whit beer for their guests to enjoy.  They were complete with custom wedding labels.

As far as summer beach weddings in San Diego go the weather is frequently a mystery to us.  You just have to pray to the sun gods and cross your fingers.  Katie and Ryan’s family must have been crossing a lot of fingers on their way over here from the east coast because the sun happily came out for their wedding day before disappearing into a gray overcast funk for the rest of the weekend.

There was definitely a lot of fun to be had at this wedding and we can’t be happier for Katie and Ryan.

white flower petal aisle designsafari chairs at a beach weddingwhite flowers in little hanging globes lining the aislewedding ceremony cite on the lawn at Scripps Seaside Forumguests mingling at the the forumwedding string quartetbeach wedding ceremony san diegohere comes your girl signbride getting out of a vintage wedding carscripps forum architecture lends itself nicely for weedingemotional father walking her daughter down the aislebeach wedding la jollagrooms firs look at his bride walking down teh aislefather giving the bride away at beach weddingbride wearing her motherbride in a vintage wedding veilbeach bluffs wedding san diegoFlower petal aisle designexchanging of the ringssweet moment between a groom and his bride during their wedding ceremonyscripps forum weddingfirst kissfirst kissjust marriedA group shot of all the wedding party and guestsRight after the ceremony is a great time to get a photo of everyone at the wedding. veil blowing in the windfun wedding party photosfun wedding party photossmall wedding party photosfun wedding party photosLa jolla shores wedding photosbeach wedding portraitswedding photographs scripps pierscripps pier fun wedding photosbride and groom having fun under the scripps pierwedding photos on the beach in san diegowedding photography with the scripps pier in the backgroundla jolla shores sunset aprildiy sign for your wedding and receptionsliders and appies by giuseppe catering scripps forumcustom brewed wedding beer custom designed labelsKatie and Ryan’s custom brewed wedding beer.
scripps signnautical pillows for weddingI loved the hand made DIY nautical pillows.blue and white striped straws and nautical name cardsMrs and Mr white and blue chair sashesblue and white wedding reception at the scripps forumRustic Beach Table Decorlanterns as table decorationsnautical beach table decorwedding cake with a bowscripps seaside forum wedding receptionfather daughter first dancebride and groom kiss at the head tablescripps seaside forum wedding receptiondramatic beach wedding photographyvintage bentley wedding car san diegowedding send offRose petals make for a wonderful send-off for the bride and groomRose petals make for a wonderful send-off for the bride and groomvintage bentley wedding carwedding sparklers on the beachwedding sparklers making a heartwedding sparklers on the beach