PUBLISHED WORK
Thanks so much for popping by the blog. You can find a ton of my most recent work here so poke around. If you really want to get to know me follow my instagram feed. Warning! Lots of images of my two greatest loves, Eloise Eve (3) and Tate Aaron (1) .... so wonderful to have you following along. I'll try my best to keep everything as lovely as possible. xoxo, Meg
Allison Silber, Yasmin Zialcita Ali and Erin Taylor really knocked this event out of the park. It was fab and if I didn't see you there you missed a really good time with fashion, confetti canons, yummy things, and beautiful design! More images soon. just wanted to take a moment thank these lovely ladies for all of their hard work putting on such a fabulous event!
Flowers : Studio Choo | Cake : Fox and Fawn | From a vingette styled by Esla Events | Confetti Banner : Everylane
Leslie and Sim
One of my favorites images I've ever taken. I shoot the majority of weddings on my 50 1.2 but occasionally throwing on the 35mm pays off. The bridesmaid loosing it on the right completes this moment and I could never have seen it from that distance with my 50mm. A reminder not to get too comfortable!
Honestly, you can't go wrong with The Holly Farm.
Coming from all over the world, Martin, Kelly, and their families all met up in sunny Carmel to celebrate their marriage destination style. I've written about The Holly Farm many times before but I have a hard time not continuing to rave about it. The property is nestled in the hills of the Carmel Valley and is truly a hidden oasis... By the time I arrive for the wedding on Saturday afternoon guests have already been on the property for a few days and have always made themselves comfortable in the adorable little bungalows.. playing bocce ball or horse shoes on the lawn or smoking cigars in the garden... employees follow you around, raking meticulous circles and figure 8's into the crushed granite (or something like that ... I know for sure that is isn't sand because I made that mistake once ;) ) and even though you know behind the scenes people are bustling around to make everything about the days event perfect, every encounter is met with a smile.
Martin and Kelly couldn't have fit into the Holly Farm vibe any better. Their laid-back style and ease was intoxicating to be around and the amount of laughter and shared glances these two shared throughout the day just melted my heart.
A lot of times, when I am booking clients, I hear people tell me that it's my candids that really draw them into my work. I am sneaky like a ninja (did I just say that? yes. yes I did) ... and over the years have learned just the right moment to click my shutter (some call it intuition) but I have a hard time being critical or praising my own images. Usually when clients tell me what they love about my work, I just smile and say, "Thank You.." but in looking through Martin and Kelly's images I was really struck by the many candids I managed to catch this day. You see, for me, weddings aren't just about the bride and groom. Of course, they are the stars... but what I truly love about weddings is the sometimes once in a lifetime opportunity to have all of the people who you love the most and who love you together in one place. It's so important for me to turn my camera on them and document their presence just as much as it's important for me to capture that first kiss.
It was such a pleasure to have documented not only Martin and Kelly's love but all the love that surrounded them that day...isn't love really all we need?
Onward!
DJ- Antonio Diaz/Soundshine Entertainment
My darlings.... Oh what a year it's been! I've been doing some reflecting lately... a lot of reflecting, in fact, on every blessing, surprise, triumph, failure, beginning, and end that this year has brought me. Like any other year, I have learned many lessons about my business and myself and am looking forward to opening the door on 2012 with new schemes and goals in mind for the next 365 days. I casually remarked to a friend at my wedding last year that we never know what a year can bring and I am not sure I have ever been more right. In the middle of purchasing and moving into our very own new home, I shot more weddings this year than I ever have in a year and found myself documenting love all over the map. I will not sugar coat it, while being your own boss can be incredibly rewarding it is also oftentimes an all-consuming emotional roller coaster. Creativity can run dry and when you are stretched thin already can almost disappear all together- but I would never have made it through this year without the help of my most cherished clients- my brides and grooms.
You understand me. You see the world the way I see the world and appreciate and trust me with your most cherished memories. No matter how behind I am on album designs, print orders, or the million other tasks it takes to run a business (and attempt to have a personal life) every Saturday your smiles and excitement and love remind me why it is I do what I do. You all hold so much beauty inside of you and, in hopes that I do not sound as if I am a poet, it was truly an honor to find your souls through my lens.
You are all my favorites and without you, this year, truly, would not have even begun to have been this astounding.
I have never been very good at choosing "best" images so I took a couple of hours and chose some at random from all of the wedding galleries from 2011. I tried to grab images that might not have been posted yet but know that each and every one of you provided me so much inspiration that this task felt almost impossible. Some of these weddings I have not even blogged yet so look for those to come. I also shot so many beautiful families, portraits, engagements, and babies and want to thanks those clients as well.
Have a wonderful New Years Eve and Day... rest and relax.. regroup and make lists of all of the things you want to do this year. Leave room for error, leave room for the multitude of tasks that follow success, leave room for sleep and lots of room for love.... I LOVE YOU ALL and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
