JunLi and Paul {warm whispers love}
Junli and Paul married along Oak Creek at the beautiful Creekside Inn, under a canopy of amazing Sycamore and Cottonwood trees.
The Creekside Inn provided the perfect setting for the bride and groom preparation, a unique and beautiful ceremony site 'tier' right on the edge of Oak Creek, and a fabulous reception on the lawn.
Jim and Ken, and their talented team at Events by Showstoppers, arranged all of the amazing floral and decor. Of particular uniqueness was the rose petal 'water pond' at the base of a gigantic Sycamore tree overlooking the ceremony.
The Weddings in Sedona team was super helpful and offered expert coordination services for the wedding. The talented Bobby Russell, of Sedona Sounds, played guitar for the ceremony processional, and DJ'd the night away with his great selection of music. Sedona Sweet Arts crafted the cake.
There are a ton of great moments in this wedding ... to see this slideshow in a new window click here.
Junli's mother is a jewelry designer and she created their gorgeous and unusual wedding bands... the image to the right is a pearl bracelet Junli created for her bridesmaides as well as an antique family ring.
Love this shot of Junli's dad watching the girls help Junli get ready... you can see them in the mirror. I like the layering and story telling aspect of the image.
Junli is a gorgeous bride!
Paul's mom helping him get ready...
The place "cards" were stones instead of paper...
We love love LOVED the creek stones used to outline the path to the ceremony as well as the very cute heart shapes filled with rose petals... very sweet.
Right after the ceremony Junli and Paul sneak a kiss while they wait for family and friends to gather for their group shot... a note to photography buffs... the shot on the right is not a filter or photoshop action... it's good old fashion knowledge of your shutter speed and how the camera works. The slow shutter speed made the outer area of the image blur ... I focused and zoomed in on Junli and quickly pulled the zoom out as I clicked the shutter. Kind of fun...
During the family portraits we always try to encourage and capture a real moment... not just the family looking into the camera for a formal shot but also fun shots like this one below.
Paul, with some help from his brother and groomsmen, put together the most amazing rock monoliths with a combination of red rock ( flagstones) and smooth creek bed river rocks. Since Paul is a math teacher, he got tricky with his knowledge of physics and math and unleashed the coolest set of monoliths using only the rocks' weight and balance to keep them together! What a cool idea...
Another angle on the pool of rose petals... it was inspired by their engagement... Paul had proposed to Junli on Oak Creek... he had his friend light dozens of candles and the floated down around Junli and Paul as Paul proposed... so sweet!
Delicious food by Simply Delicious Catering and an unusual and fun graphic cake by Sedona Sweet Arts.
The last shot of the night... be sure to check out the slideshow for all the fun moments during the reception...
~xoxo~
katrina+andrew
All images copyright 2000-2009, Sedona Bride | Katrina Wallace + Andrew Mejia | Fine Art Photojournalism | Accepting Commissions Worldwide | ring: 928.204.2631
Junli and Paul married along Oak Creek at the beautiful Creekside Inn, under a canopy of amazing Sycamore and Cottonwood trees.
The Creekside Inn provided the perfect setting for the bride and groom preparation, a unique and beautiful ceremony site 'tier' right on the edge of Oak Creek, and a fabulous reception on the lawn.
Jim and Ken, and their talented team at Events by Showstoppers, arranged all of the amazing floral and decor. Of particular uniqueness was the rose petal 'water pond' at the base of a gigantic Sycamore tree overlooking the ceremony.
The Weddings in Sedona team was super helpful and offered expert coordination services for the wedding. The talented Bobby Russell, of Sedona Sounds, played guitar for the ceremony processional, and DJ'd the night away with his great selection of music. Sedona Sweet Arts crafted the cake.
There are a ton of great moments in this wedding ... to see this slideshow in a new window click here.
Junli's mother is a jewelry designer and she created their gorgeous and unusual wedding bands... the image to the right is a pearl bracelet Junli created for her bridesmaides as well as an antique family ring.
Love this shot of Junli's dad watching the girls help Junli get ready... you can see them in the mirror. I like the layering and story telling aspect of the image.
Junli is a gorgeous bride!
Paul's mom helping him get ready...
The place "cards" were stones instead of paper...
We love love LOVED the creek stones used to outline the path to the ceremony as well as the very cute heart shapes filled with rose petals... very sweet.
Right after the ceremony Junli and Paul sneak a kiss while they wait for family and friends to gather for their group shot... a note to photography buffs... the shot on the right is not a filter or photoshop action... it's good old fashion knowledge of your shutter speed and how the camera works. The slow shutter speed made the outer area of the image blur ... I focused and zoomed in on Junli and quickly pulled the zoom out as I clicked the shutter. Kind of fun...
During the family portraits we always try to encourage and capture a real moment... not just the family looking into the camera for a formal shot but also fun shots like this one below.
Paul, with some help from his brother and groomsmen, put together the most amazing rock monoliths with a combination of red rock ( flagstones) and smooth creek bed river rocks. Since Paul is a math teacher, he got tricky with his knowledge of physics and math and unleashed the coolest set of monoliths using only the rocks' weight and balance to keep them together! What a cool idea...
Another angle on the pool of rose petals... it was inspired by their engagement... Paul had proposed to Junli on Oak Creek... he had his friend light dozens of candles and the floated down around Junli and Paul as Paul proposed... so sweet!
Delicious food by Simply Delicious Catering and an unusual and fun graphic cake by Sedona Sweet Arts.
The last shot of the night... be sure to check out the slideshow for all the fun moments during the reception...
~xoxo~
katrina+andrew
All images copyright 2000-2009, Sedona Bride | Katrina Wallace + Andrew Mejia | Fine Art Photojournalism | Accepting Commissions Worldwide | ring: 928.204.2631
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