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Amelia & Justin Lyon, Orange County Vendor: Photographer Website: Amelia Lyon Photography About Me: Hi, I am Amelia. I like to dance and sing my heart out in the car. My family has been in the wedding industry for 3 generations. Being the first photographer in the family, it has given me a unique perspective on how to keep things fresh and fun! Hello, I am Justin. I like to play Ping-Pong, and I too like to dance. Being a film and TV producer by trade, I am obsessed with finding the story that every image has to tell. Collectively we are wedding, portrait and music photographers. Now that we've started to tell you our story, why don't you let us capture yours?

Buddy + Tina…Almost Married!

March 10th, 2009 @ 8:33 am by Amelia & Justin @ Amelia Lyon Photography

I went back to my old stomping grounds in Manhattan Beach to shoot an engagement session with the lovely Tina and Buddy. I say “my old stomping grounds” because this was where I use to work as a nanny and would walk the main beach there all of the time (before I even considered photography as a career). I loved going back there, pleasant memories and the weather was amazing for a portrait session!

Buddy and Tina live just a few blocks from the Manhattan Beach Pier and I was so glad that they chose to have their engagement session there so I could have an excuse to visit one of my favorite beaches in Southern California.

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Kristin Brancaleone, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Vendor: Floral Designer Website: The Treasured Petal About Me: The Treasured Petal is a reflection of my love for scrumptious flowers, yummy textures, colors, ribbons, and all the other girly splurges that being a florist allows me to enjoy on a daily basis. Although I don't discriminate when it comes to flowers, my two favorites would have to be cattleya orchids and gloriosa lilies, which I carried in a ginormous bouquet on my wedding day. When I'm not crafting wedding florals and consulting with brides, I am usually at the dog park with my dogs Pesto and Basil, cooking healthy vegan dinners, watching Seinfeld with my husband Joe, at Bible study, or scouring craigslist for antique furniture to fill up my new house. I am also kind of a home-body and really love sipping tea in my pajamas while working my way down my google reader blog list!

Showcase: Leeann and Geoff’s Shabby Chic Wedding!

January 12th, 2009 @ 3:34 pm by Kristin @ The Treasured Petal

I feel like LeeAnn is one of my biggest cheerleaders. She has been so full of enthusiasm, encouragement and compliments since the day she first emailed me an inquiry.

She described her ideal wedding as elegant, playful, and feminine with antique touches. Being a self-proclaimed girly girl, I like to think that feminine and playful are my forte, so our styles meshed wonderfully. She chose a palette of fresh green, creamy ivory, and soft tangerine. Some of the motifs we incorporated were delicate chandalier prisms, graceful curly willow branches, lots and lots of satin ribbon, and flowers that were fragrant and super fluffy, like petally garden roses and poofy hydrangea.

Coordinator Paola of Just Chic Events was calm, organized and very helpful that day. There were THREE incredible photographers capturing all the wedding goodness- Jason Q. Tran, Jonilyn, and Natalie Williams. Such a dream team! The following pictures are from Jason and Natalie's blogs, and they perfectly capture the emotion, beauty and warmth of the day through their timeless images.

What is shabby chic? The look is antique, slightly worn, showing its age (hence the “shabby”) but in a completely fashionable, elegant way (hence the “chic”). According to Wikipedia, “It is a soft, relaxed, feminine, romantic way of decorating that looks comfortable and inviting.” Just in case you weren't sure! My husband looked at the title of this post and gasped, thinking I was insulting the couple!