Wedding Photography at the Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club
The Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club was the perfect venue for Nathan and Allicia’s beautiful wedding. Capturing their wedding photography was a lot of fun. Nathan and Allicia were so excited to tie the knot and Nathan’s expression when he saw Allicia for the first time in her dress as she walked down the aisle was precious. My favorite part was riding on the golf carts while going on an adventure to get some awesome wedding photos out on the golf course.
It was stress free day, praise the Lord! Everything went very smoothly and I am very happy with how their wedding photographs turned out. It really helps when you have a couple who are so happy being together! They love and respect each other so much that I know they are going to live happily ever after. Nathan is a great guy and treats Allicia like the sweet girl she is. Allicia has such a kind heart and it was a pleasure getting to work with them to capture their engagement and wedding photography.
I hope you enjoy the photos, these are my favorite Carmel Mountain Ranch Country Club Wedding photos. CONGRATS Nathan and Allicia!!!
And I cant forget to give a shout-out to my peeps, because the day would not have been as awesome as it was without the talents of Kevin the 2nd Photographer, Edelweiss Bakery, the florist, and The CMR Staff. They were all awesome.
Falkner Winery | Beautiful Wedding Photography
Brandon & Serena’s beautiful wedding at the Falkner Winery in Temecula was a real joy to photograph! They have a great circle of friends with many talents. So many of them had a hand in at least one detail at their wedding. This included have a family member officiate the ceremony and a friend create the floral decorations. Though every detail was beautiful, the real heart of this wedding was TRUE LOVE which Brandon & Serena share with each other. I have been waiting for this day ever since their country style engagement session last year.
Falkner Winery was a great host and everyone really enjoyed themselves. One of my favorite features of Falkner is their porch outside the their tasting room. The lush green vines that frame the spectacular view of Temecula wine country are breathtaking. Seriously if you haven’t been to Falkner and tried their wine I highly recommend it.
There might be millions of people in Temecula, but it sure is a small town. When I showed up to the rehearsal the day before the wedding I found out that my cousin Bernie was a groomsmen! Im not one of those people that have hundreds of cousins either. It’s a small world after all!
You can tell a lot by how two people dance. Its obvious when you see Brandon and Serena dance that they were made for each other. Their expressions of heartfelt joy are contagious. With the camera’s viewfinder pressed against the side of my face, I photographed their first dance. And I couldn’t help but notice the camera shift upwards in my hands because I couldn’t keep from smiling. 
It was honestly a real pleasure to be apart of their very memorable wedding day as their Temecula Wedding Photographer!
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And I cant thank my partner Kevin enough for doing yet another amazing job as the second shooter. Its great working with somone who reads your mind and is always one step ahead of you. Half of these photographs were taken by him and I cant thank him enough for sharing his artistic talents.
Temecula Creek Inn Wedding Photography at the Stone House
Temecula Creek Inn’s historic Stonehouse wedding venue is great for an intimate outdoor wedding. The bride gets to enter the ceremony by walking across this cute little bridge underneath the 300 year old oak trees. The light that is softened by the trees is very flattering and offers the best Temecula wedding photography opportunities.
There are some great feature here. First of all the Stonehouse is exactly what it sounds like an old house built of stone. Its prett cool looking and setting up the buffet and cake inside works great. There is a giant dance floor just outside the stone house. So all the dancing photos have a great natural background. The trees, creek, old shed, and waterfall are some of my favorite natural features here. The size of the grassy area is quite large and I imagine you could have up to 200 or so guests.
Check out some of the pictures below of a real wedding captured at the Stone House in Temecula.
Wedding Photography in Fallbrook, Ca
Praise the Lord for everything working out so beautifully at Ryan and Satig’s Wedding day. If it wasn’t for the Fallbrook weather turning out as good as it did, we would not have been able to capture the outdoor wedding portraits that we did. There was a 30% chance of rain and a lot of intimidating clouds around. Everyone’s prayers were answered though because it didn’t rain on their wedding day!
Im not going to call this my last wedding photography gig of 2011 just yet. Im never sure when someone is going to call at the last minute for a spontaneous wedding! In fact, Ryan planned this wedding in about 3 months with some great help from his friends. Getting to photograph Ryan’s wedding was an absolute pleasure. The wedding guests were smiling almost the entire time. It was like everyone had known each other for years and years. My favorite part was when the Armenian music was played and family members from both sides started dancing together.
It was all about celebrating Ryan and Satig’s love for each other. And everyone is excited for them to start their life as a married couple together. Getting to practice my wedding photography in Fallbrook, Ca is so much fun. I love how the landscaping is always mature, lush, and green. The oak trees seem like they are hundreds of years old and its so easy to get creative photographs.
I felt that a lot of the images looked great in black and white. There is just something magical and timeless about a black and white picture. Unless color is a prominent element in the photograph I prefer to transform it into a black and white piece of art! I hope you enjoy the wedding photographs below and please “Like” Anibaldi Studio on Facebook if you havent already!
If there are any photographers reading this…This was my first wedding shooting with the Canon 5D Mark II. OH MY GOSH! I cant believe I hadn’t splurged on this full frame camera before. I’m not one to plug equipment because I believe it’s the photographer who creates a photograph and not a camera, but wow. I love the image quality even at high isos of 3200. This comes in really handy inside a dimly lit church. The focus accuracy was much better than my 50D and battery life was better too. The image quality is gorgeous. Did I mention image quality yet? The bokeh is buttery smooth and the focal points are tack sharp.
Country Backyard Wedding Photography
I met Nicole and Wayne at another country wedding at the Long Shadow Ranch in Temecula. They brought so much life to the party that they ended up showing up in a lot of the photos! 6 months down the road they called me up and said they were getting married!
They wanted awesome wedding photos just like their friends Courtney and Travis received from their country wedding! When I heard about Nicole’s wedding plans I was even more excited. She was planning a one of a wedding on her property with a rustic vintage theme. It turned out awesome, and her home will be special for the rest of her life, cause Im sure every time she goes out in the backyard she will be able to remember that’s where we said our vows, shared our first kiss as a married couple, and that’s where I shoved the cake in your face!!! Oh yeah there was a whole lot of cake flying everywhere! In fact the entire cake got thrown, missed its target and landed on a guest! Everyone was laughing and having a great time.
My favorite part of the night though was when I had the kids aim there hay throwing towards my camera. After a couple of shots I felt more and more hay and decided to abandon ship. But the kids pursued, luckily Nicole saved and and began fighting the hay battle with the little munchkins. Check out the photos below to see how that turned out!
This was a very memorable wedding. everything was handmade. Most of it by the bride and groom themselves. I had a great time capturing these memories and wish Nicole and Wayne a happily ever after!
