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Brett + Maggie | Higuera Ranch | San Luis Obispo Wedding Photography

I first met Brett 9 years ago when I documented his sister’s, Gina wedding in Pismo Beach. I remember being so excited for Gina’s wedding because it was one of my first local weddings after moving to San Luis Obispo with my girlfriend. I couldn’t wait to shoot the wedding because I knew the beautiful scenery and weather in the Central Coast offered endless possibilities for awesome pictures. I have since moved away from San Luis Obispo and truly miss it, so getting an email from Brett to shoot his wedding at Higuera Ranch in SLO was exciting for me. I couldn’t wait to go back to the place I use to call home and also to see Gina and her adorable kids. San Luis Obispo was just as beautiful as I remembered. There were so many beautiful moments in Brett and Maggie’s wedding in the backdrop of so many beautiful decorations. I loved that because people were already familiar with me that every one was comfortable being around me opening up so many opportunities for me to capture some awesome moments. Here are a few of my favorite frames from the day.

Wedding vendor love:

Wedding venue: Higuera Ranch in San Luis Obispo

Wedding planner: Vanessa Noel Events — Vanessa Vierra

Wedding photographer: ARI SIMPHOUKHAM PHOTOGRAPHY

Florist: Noonan Designs — Katie Noonan

Hair & Makeup: To Have and to Hold — Briana Gros

Wedding Band:

Catering: Trumpet Vine Catering — Erica Nolan

Cake: Cake Cathedral — Jenny Perello

Linens & Rentals: All About Events – Lindsay Wagner

Transportation: SLO Safe Ride

Katie+Greg | Montana De Oro Wedding Photography | San Luis Obispo

When Katie first contacted me about photographing her wedding in San Luis Obispo, one of the things she noted was that it will be a very untraditional wedding. I had no idea. When I arrived to document the wedding at Montana de Oro, the learned that the bride and groom had camped out at the reception site the day before the wedding. They had also planned to camp out again with their guest right after the wedding. I loved it. I loved the fact that the importance of their wedding day was based on spending time and celebrating with their loved ones instead of worrying impressing their guest with pretty details. I really enjoyed spending the day with Katie and Greg and their group of friends. They had their ceremony on the bluff of the cliff over looking the ocean with their baby boy in one arm and with their family looking on with support. Here are a few highlights from my day with them.

I find this image funny because while I was photographing the groom, he started to get some work done. I started to take pictures of him on his laptop and he turned to me and said, “If Katie sees me working on my wedding day she’s going to kill me.” A few minutes later, this shirt appears. The universe finding it’s way to tell us things.

Still getting use to the new hardware on their fingers.

There cake cutting and exchange by the fire pit.

In true camping fashion, there were no lights with the exception of the light coming from the fire place. It was so dark that a camping head light was needed to see while cutting the cake.