Meg Perotti Photography Blog

Hutchi and Ben : A Southern Wedding in Kentucky : The cover of Kentucky Brides Magazine

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 04:52:08 +0000

Happy Weekend!

I have been waiting to share this wedding for almost a year now! I can’t hardly believe that it’s been that long since I first stepped foot in stunning Kentucky for Hutchi and Ben’s beautiful wedding at Stone Farm. When my assistant and friend, Karen, and I got off the plane we really weren’t prepared to absolutely fall in love with the blue grass state- but we were immediately taken with the gorgeous landscapes, adorable farm houses, horse culture, and sprawling land. Living next door to me in Los Angeles, Hutchi and Ben have been friends of mine for years and I couldn’t have been more honored to have been the one there to document their day. Special thanks to Miss Karen for battling the heat neither one of us was used to and running around all day making sure everyone was hydrated! Anyhow, this was literally one of my favorite weddings of my entire career for so many reasons and I am so excited to finally share it with you!

I also want to share that Hutchi and Ben are on the cover of this months Kentucky Bride Magazine!

I have a ton more images to share than ran in the magazine so… put on some blue grass music and get ready….

Oh, baby! I am 14 weeks pregnant… something special for you too!

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:14:40 +0000

I made the announcement on facebook and twitter a couple of weeks back but now that my belly is starting to pop out I thought I might make it official on the blog. Tim and I are expecting our first little one on or around November 3rd! If I look a little sleepy in that picture it’s because I AM. All the time, in fact. I have practically spent the last three and half months taking one long deep nap. Lucky for me, though, I have completely escaped morning sickness (apart from a few weeks of needing to keep crackers by my bed) and I am definitely starting to feel more closer to normal. Pants are officially too tight and I had to buy a few maternity staples this week to bring back feeling comfortable- although, I have a feeling I am going to be spending the summer in dresses. Baby is already the size of a lemon- moving around in there, making little faces, and maybe even sucking it’s thumb! We are so excited to find out if it’s a little boy or girl… either way, couldn’t be more thrilled for what the journey will bring us!

In celebration of our baby news, I wanted to extend an offer :

All newborn and kid portrait sessions are 20% off if booked in the months of June and July. Sessions must be done during an available morning or afternoon Monday-Friday only. All sessions are normally priced as follows:

STANDARD KID/NEWBORN SESSION : $550

up to two hours of shooting, 90 day online proofing gallery, one location, archival hard drive of final jpegs

Bay Area Wedding Photographer : A Wedding at Kohl Mansion : Erin and Scott

Assistant — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:43:56 +0000

So excited to see Erin and Scotts beautiful Kohl Mansion wedding featured today over at Elizabeth Anne Designs!

Because we got married in November we had to choose a venue that had an indoor reception space but it’s no secret that I prefer outdoor weddings. There is something so magical about twinkling lights, dancing under the stars, sun set toasts… but there are a small handful of venues in the bay area that are indoor/outdoor that I just *love* to shoot in and one is Kohl Mansion. This place has such rich history… rooms that speak of secret passageways and you can almost picture the Downton Abbey style “help” moving around dusting and serving grand meals in the dining room. When I was a little girl, my great Auntie Mary, who was a nun, used to live on the same property as Kohl and we used to roam the halls looking for books that opened secret rooms and play hide and seek so it’s always a treat for me to go back there…. Erin and Scott are just treasure type clients … working with them was such a breeze and their wedding day reflected that.

Onward to images! Enjoy!

Bay Area Wedding Photographer : Alex and Doug : Portrait session

Assistant — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:38:15 +0000

Happy Friday, all! What are you doing this weekend? I am heading out this afternoon with my Mom to visit my aunt and sister in Sacramento and I’m so looking forward to some girl relaxation time! The women in my family really know how to relax and it’ll be nice to just hang out in the warm weather and talk gardening and Madmen and what not. Whatever you do, I hope you get out and enjoy the weather, it’s finally beginning to feel like a proper spring.

Alex and Doug have been behind my camera more than once and they are always a pleasure to photograph! They came out and modeled for a mini workshop I did with my interns last year and, as always, they killed it!

Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend! xoxo

Bay Area Wedding Photographer : Ashley and Chad : Los Gatos Engagement Session

Assistant — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:16:35 +0000

{ The beautiful Ashley and Chad in beautiful afternoon winter light. }

Bay Area Wedding Photographer : Megan and Kevin tie the knot at The Olympic Club in San Francisco

Assistant — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:30:51 +0000

This coming weekend I have my first wedding of 2012 so it only feels right to blog my last wedding of 2011- FINALLY. Believe it or not, I still have a few weddings from 2011 to share that have been held up for one reason or another so if you haven’t seen yours up here yet- stay tuned!

Megan was really a bride after my own heart- she had me with her emerald engagement ring- what a DREAM! I had such a great time communicating with her about all of her wedding details and working with her and her family was just a dream. Megan and Kevin tied the knot at the gorgeous St. Josephs Cathedral in downtown San Jose followed by a beautiful reception up at The Olympic Club. It was such a great way to end my 2011 season! Onward!

Bay Area and Napa Wedding Photographer : The Lab Event

Assistant — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:06:56 +0000

Finally getting around to blogging my images from the brain child of Erin Taylor, Allison Silber and Yasmin Zialcita : The Lab Event this past January- These girls sure know how to throw an amazing party! We had such a fun time visiting with brides and hanging out with vendors and I’m excited to share some images of the absolutely breathtaking tablescapes the vendors worked together to create based on an inspiration board contest run by a bunch of great wedding blogs. Click on the feature links to learn more about what vendors were involved with each table!

Onward!

Wedding Bee featured this gorgeous “Rustic Chic” tablescape…

Snippet and Ink ran a great post about this toasted marshmallow inspired wedding.

A Savvy Event produced this coral and berries inspired table..

They ended the night with a fashion show of some amazing dresses from Sarah Seven’s new collection.

Bay Area Wedding Photographer : Published : Green Wedding Shoes + Magnolia Rouge Magazine

Assistant — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:00:08 +0000

Near the end of last year I started to feel like I hadn’t done anything fun in awhile. I was really yearning to shoot some images of pretty things that didn’t come with the pressure to perform that a wedding did. I happened to come across the first issue of Magnolia Rouge and immediately wanted to be a part of issue 2! Kate was such a doll and when she told me Issue 2′s theme was Nature, I reached out to Yelena and we started brainstorming. What ended up as our final product was something a little bit beautiful and a little bit freaky and I love it!

Check out the incredible issue 2 of Mag Rouge here and visit Green Wedding Shoes for my recent feature.

|| THE TEAM ||

Designer: Yelena Johnson of The Stylish Soiree || florals: Karen of Huckleberry Designs || Model : Lindsey of Bellalu || Styling (Hair + Make Up) : Jane Kim of The Glamourist || Rentals: Amanda at One True Love Vintage Rentals || Paper: The Aerialist Press || Dress: Haute Bride || Freaky items: Paxton Gate

Bay Area Wedding Photographer : Karen & Andy : A portrait session in Yountville

Assistant — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:28:07 +0000

It’s always an honor when someone in the wedding industry asks me to photograph them so I was pretty thrilled when miss Karen from New Sunrise Events contacted me about doing a session with her and her husband around Christmas time last year. I got to Yountville early so that I could sit outside Bouchon with a coffee and take in the absolutely breathtaking beauty that is Napa Valley in the fall…. seriously, the entire session we were all marveling at nature!

In hopes that I am going to get through sharing the ridiculous amount of sessions from 2011 that I never got around to sharing before 2012 sessions start stacking up I will be a woman of little words but many images for awhile.

These images already make me yearn for fall months to hurry up and get here !! Enjoy!

Bay Area Family Portraits : Indu Huynh and her beautiful Family

Assistant — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:21:10 +0000

My intern, mentee, and great friend Miss Indu and her most adorable family.