The Bride's Cafe { featured: Sage+Kevin at the Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain }
Janie surprised us today by featuring Sage+kevin's wedding at the Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain in Paradise Valley ( Scottsdale), Arizona... it's about 2 hours south of Sedona.
...everything about Sage+Kevin is classy, and they were a lot of fun to work with :)
Janie, thank you for your love! we can't wait to meet you in person... :)
Style Me Pretty { featured: weddings from Sedona and Tempe }
..we were surprised this new year with not just one featured wedding on Style Me Pretty, but three,,, cool :) and as if that were not enough, we learned that Christine+Trent's wedding was the first full-featured wedding on their blog for 2010... well, the honor was all ours! thanks, Abby+Eddye!
...we were quite excited about Abby at Style Me Pretty featuring this vineyard shoot last week in two parts. Abby and her team have an amazing blog, and we're happy to have our work shown,,, thanks, Abby :)
...a little over a week ago our longtime friend Emily, the creative mind behind Once Wed, featured Sam+Steven's wedding that took place here in sedona back in june.
...click here to see the wedding story slideshow from Sam+Steven's wedding.
Emily, thanks for honoring our work by featuring it on your blog :)
blessings, katrina + andrew
all images copyright 2000-2009, sedona bride | katrina wallace + andrew mejia | fine art wedding photojournalism | accepting commissions worldwide | ring: 928.204.2631
another nice little surprise... brides magazine online is featuring some cake shots we did for sedona cake artist extraordinaire Andrea Carusetta ( Blaut) of sedona cake couture.
having appeared a few times on the Food Network Challenge! series, Andrea has become a star in arizona. Andrea works statewide, and can make your event cake or wedding something special to remember.
great work, Andrea!
~xoxo~ katrina+andrew All images copyright 2000-2008, Sedona Bride | Katrina + Andrew Fine Art Photojournalism Accepting Commissions Worldwide
we are quite excited to see that Joy+Josh's wedding has been featured on In Style Weddings Style School, and will also appear in an upcoming issue of the magazine.
click here to see Joy+Josh's wedding story slideshow, and click here to see our blog entry for their wedding.
thanks for choosing us to work with you, Joy+Josh. your kindness and friendship continues to amaze us :)
~xoxo~ katrina+andrew All images copyright 2000-2008, Sedona Bride | Katrina + Andrew Fine Art Photojournalism Accepting Commissions Worldwide
Bertie Mansfield, the publisher of Brazilian wedding blog { casando ideias } sent us a note the other day asking if she could feature Kim+Rick's wedding on her fantastic blog. Having been fans for a long time we were happy to oblige! Check it out :)
Oh, one more thing... The blog is published in the Portuguese and English languages, so it covers a pretty wide audience, and offers information and tidbits on everything 'wedding.' Beautiful blog, Bertie! And, a big ' obrigado' from us :)
~xoxo~ katrina+andrew All images copyright 2000-2008, Sedona Bride | Katrina + Andrew Fine Art Photojournalism Accepting Commissions Worldwide
Yesterday, and today, we got a couple of nice little surprises from Style Me Pretty! Not only was the 10th Anniversary party for Phoenix Bride&Groom featured yesterday, but today a few of our elopement weddings were also featured. Click on the pics below to read about each feature :)
Thanks, Eddye! :)
Blessings, Katrina + Andrew All images copyright 2000-2008, Sedona Bride | Katrina + Andrew Fine Art Photojournalism Accepting Commissions Worldwide
We have had several features on The Bride's Cafe, but it never ceases to make us giddy inside when Janie gets excited about our work. She is a sweetheart, and she has impeccable taste, which is why the honor is all ours :)
The feature will run from Friday morning July 17, and throughout the weekend. Stop by if you get a chance and enjoy The Bride's Cafe!
Thank you, Janie! :)
~xoxo~ katrina+andrew
All images copyright 2000-2009, Sedona Bride | Katrina Wallace + Andrew Mejia | Fine Art Photojournalism | Accepting Commissions Worldwide | ring: 928.204.2631
Celebrating 10 years of bridal magazine greatness, Fran Samuel, the publisher of Phoenix Bride and Groom magazine, invited Arizona's top wedding vendors to participate in a fun-filled evening extravaganza commemorating the event.
The event took place at the Arizona Grand Ballroom, located in the hiker-friendly foothills of South Mountain.
This was an incredible collaboration of extremely talented and creative minds. Jim and Ken of Events by Showstoppers and Victoria Canada, wedding coordinator extraordinaire, and her team. They poured months of detailed planing into turning an enormous empty space into a warm, inviting, imaginative, and fun party.
The participation lent by all of the thirty-or-so vendors is really too much to note here. The caterer and vendor's names are on the cute, turn-of-the-century-esque, name posters that Victoria and her team created, so you can see most of the participating vendors in the slideshow below.
We also want to mention that there was a fun video of interviews and outtakes of vendors congratulating Fran, and the team at the magazine, that kicked off the evening, put together by Serendipity Videography.
Click on the image below to start the slideshow right here on this page, or click here to start the slideshow in a new window.
Here are some favorite images of ours from the cover shoot, some of which are also included in the magazine. Shot on location by both Katrina and Andrew at L'Auberge de Sedona and West Fork hiking area in the Coconino National Forest in Oak Creek Canyon.
Follow the green grass road... to a magical rose petal carpet. In Showstoppers' signature, over-the-top and original style, they created a detailed rose petal carpet with the petals of 800 roses! Wow. Typical of these guys to go so above and beyond in all they do!
I (Katrina) LOVE bougainvillea's... I was thrilled to see them as an accent of purple in the bouquet. The bouquet and center piece was created by Ken at Events by Showstoppers.
Our lovely model, Megan Batenic, in a beautiful hair accessory Patricia Vega, renowned Argentinian hair and makeup artist, created last minute for us after a shipment of hair accessories failed to arrive. Patricia is not only a very talented hair and makeup artist, but she also creates the most amazing hair accessories.
Our two gorgeous models, Megan Batenic and Andrew Blake... You two were a lot of fun! :) Katrina's angle on the left, Andrew's on the right...
The image that became the cover photo and inspiration for the color theme of the 10th anniversary party! The table, chairs, plates, etc., are from our friend Deb at Tri-Rentals Rentals. I (Andrew) really like this image Katrina got because the model, Andrew, surprised Megan with this kiss, and Katrina was right on it to snag the just the right moment :)
I (Katrina) LOVE LOVE LOVE this shot by Andrew... it did not make the editorial in this issue, but it's gorgeous and one of my favorite's from the shoot. Isn't the daffodil boa fabulous?! Another over-the-top idea from Jim and Ken at Events by Showstoppers.
...and here are the pictures for the party that was 10 years in the making! :) We cannot stress what a fabulous and wonderful team Victoria, and Jim and Ken made. Their collaboration created the most amazing event. As Fran, the publisher of Phoenix Bride and Groom, later put it, "Dreams really do come true...!"
Victoria had old fashioned posters created to mark every participating vendor. In combination with all the amazing details of the clown on stilts, jugglers, and acrobats, and even a popcorn station with flavored popcorn (cheesy chipotle popcorn and jalapeno-pineapple popcorn!) there was no detail left behind :)
Those are *cactus* in the floral arrangement! Ken at Events By Showstoppers created them as well as all the carrot and celery center pieces.
Instead of a candy bar ... a popcorn bar! How fun is that!? What a great idea from Victoria.
The first part of the party was all black and white... After the opening speeches everyone was then invited into the other half of the enormous tent for the remainder of the party, which was gorgeous with bright, vibrant colors.
2000 roses were used to make this amazing rose petal carpet!!
...the first issue, held by Fran, and the latest issue, held by Jennifer Rabito :)
Jim, of Events by Showstoppers, getting into the acrobat's ring... Showstoppers put together the rose petal carpet, all of the floral arrangements, lighting, backdrops, drapery, and palm trees; nearly everything that you see upon first glance.
One of the most fun things about having a rose petal carpet is getting to throw around the thousands of petals! A shot of Victoria and the girls from her studio that worked so hard to put it all together...
~xoxo~ katrina+andrew
All images copyright 2000-2009, Sedona Bride | Katrina Wallace + Andrew Mejia | Fine Art Photojournalism | Accepting Commissions Worldwide | ring: 928.204.2631
Just a sneak peek to show Sedona Bride's image that is on the cover of the 10th anniversary issue of Phoenix Bride and Groom wedding magazine! We will post more images from that fashion shoot shot at gorgeous L'Auberge de Sedona and from the fabulous Phoenix Bride and Groom's 10th anniversary party today! Can't wait to show you what an amazing job Events by Showstoppers did on the party. The ever so talented Victoria Canada and her hardworking team collaborated with them to make the most fabulous event. And wait until you see the cake by Sedona Cake Couture!
~xoxo~ katrina+andrew
All images copyright 2000-2009, Sedona Bride | Katrina Wallace + Andrew Mejia | Fine Art Photojournalism | Accepting Commissions Worldwide | ring: 928.204.2631
If you haven't had a chance, check out the Winter/Spring 2009 issue of Phoenix Bride and Groom magazine. We were blessed to not only have Mary and Jim's storybook Sedona wedding at L'Auberge de Sedona featured, but also a good amount of editorial work as well.
Many thanks to our amazing couples ~ Katie+Lee wedding in Mexico!!, Crystal+Matt's wedding in Prescott, and all our weddings in Sedona ... Sara+Drew, Aimee+Albert, Mary+Jim, Jessica+Charles, Kara+Will, Jennifer+AJ, Catherine+Troy, Daramee+Damon, Kate+Joerg, and April+Jake ~ whose images were in the magazine. You are a big part of the reason we love what we do :) Also, thanks to Fran and her team for such a consistently cool magazine :)
All the images below are our images (Katrina Wallace and Andrew Mejia), with the exception of the cover of the magazine which was shot by our talented friend Ben Quillinan.
I love this full feature about the "groom".... we always try to photograph the groom and his guys before the wedding as well. It's such an important part of the day and makes for some fabulous pictures to remember a wedding day by!
And these two images below of Katie and Lee's wedding in Cabo San Lucas at the beautiful Dreams Resort.
Here's a shot of Mary and Jim's wedding feature at L'Auberge de Sedona and a link to their wedding day slideshow and our original blog post on their wedding.
All images copyright 2000-2009, Sedona Bride | Katrina Wallace + Andrew Mejia | Fine Art Photojournalism | Accepting Commissions Worldwide | ring: 928.204.2631
We just wanted to say a big thanks to Angie, Judy, and Bobbie, at the The Wedding Chronicle, for giving us the honor of the cover of the March-April issue of The Wedding Chronicle.
Emily+Eli are featured on the cover of the magazine, and are also featured within the publication on a two page spread. Click here to view their original post on our blog, or click here to see their wedding story slideshow.
If you aren't familiar with The Wedding Chronicle, you can find it at many locations in the Scottsdale / Phoenix area at no cost. It is chalked full of information about weddings; floral and decor, cakes, coordination services, music, catering, and some of the nicest venues the valley has to offer.
All images copyright 2000-2009, Sedona Bride | Katrina + Andrew Fine Art Photojournalism Accepting Commissions Worldwide
Several months ago our good friend Hollye Schumacher, an amazing Scottsdale-based photographer, called us and asked if we could help her out by shooting a wedding for her. The date of the wedding had to be moved and it fell on her sister's wedding date. We of course were more than happy to help out!
We found out, too, that the wedding had been slated for filming for the television series Platinum Weddings, which features on the WeTV network.
Click here to see the slideshow of our shoot for Summer and Matthew's amazing wedding. Hollye and her team provided post-production and posting of the slideshow for the client.
Here are some of our faves from the shoot. Enjoy!
xoxo ~~ katrina wallace + andrew mejia ~~ All images copyright 2000-2009, Sedona Bride | Katrina + Andrew Fine Art Photojournalism Accepting Commissions Worldwide
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