Kim and Kyle - Married!

I met Kyle when I first moved to California six years ago, and I can tell you that he's one of the kindest, most passionate people I know.  When he met Kim several years ago, it was a match made in Heaven, and the two of them make one of the happiest, cutest couples you can imagine!

The wedding was held at McMenamin's Grand Lodge, a quirky converted Masonic orphanage, with vintage charm and painting everywhere (even on the plumbing!).  Kim did a wonderful job designing all of the decorations and accoutrements herself, and I couldn't be more impressed!

The Children's Cottage, where the main events took place, had bookshelves everywhere, and made it easy to find the perfect book for this ring shot.

Kyle and Kim opted to see each other before the ceremony, which I just love because it gives us time to take some relaxed, intimate images.

We took a tour of the grounds of the lodge before the ceremony and found some great photo ops.  I particularly loved this parlor.

Kim and Kyle's bridal party was a very fun-loving bunch, which is how we ended up with this shot.

I absolutely adored the cake-- it's one of my favorites of all time, and I love the scrollwork and names!

Kyle and Kim, I'm truly honored to have been a part of your Big Day, and I know you two will be so happy together!

Sneak Peak - Kim and Kyle - Married!

So, I realized today that I'm more than a little behind on the blogging lately... It's been a very busy month, full of weddings, family and time in the mountains.  To make up for it, here's a sneak peak from Kim and Kyle's summer wedding at a quirky cottage and lodge!

More to come soon!

Lori & Mario - Married!

Lori and Mario have been one of my favorite couples to work with this year.  From their engagement shoot full of personality (and classic cars), to the end of their wedding and everything in between, they've been fun, willing to try anything, and totally in love!  Their wedding ceremony was held at the beautiful Queen of All Saints Church in Concord, with a lovely reception in the atrium of the Crowne Plaza hotel.

I just loved Lori's shoes-- you simply can't go wrong with sparkling shoes on your wedding day!

Lori looked gorgeous, as always.

Though we usually prefer to do a First Look before the ceremony, Lori and Mario built in some alone time between the ceremony and reception, which allowed us to relax for a while and take some fantastic shots of that newlywed glow with the church's colorful stained glass windows.

Of course, their transportation from the ceremony to the reception was a classic Chevelle.  Many thanks to Mario's cousin Manny for chauffeuring!

The natural light in at the reception was just amazing, and the first dance images are some of my favorites.

Pleasanton Wedding Faire and More Upcoming Events!

Thanks to all the brides and grooms, and their supportive families and friends for coming out to the Pleasanton Wedding Faire today!  We had a great time talking with all of you, and for those of you who hopped into our photo booth, the photos came out adorably!  Look in your email soon for the final products.

If you're in the area, be sure to come see our fine art work at the Livermore Wine Country Festival on May 1st and 2nd.  We'll be in the intersection of First and M Street-- look for Twisted Rock Photography.  We hope to see you there!

Upcoming Events - Wedding Faires

If you or someone you know is getting married, come on over to Pleasanton on Sunday and see us at the Brocade Wedding Faire!  Sign up for our raffle for a free wedding photography package, and hop into our photo booth for free portraits!  The fun and excitement starts at 10am at the Pleasanton Marriott and continues till 4pm.

Hope to see you there!

Free Engagement or Day-After Photo Shoot!

We all know weddings can get expensive fast.  So, I'm offering up a free Engagement or Day-After shoot with any wedding photography package to help ease your budget!  Capture that "We're getting married!" excitement or "Just married!" glow with a personal, on-location photo session, and receive all of your images on CD, free!

Book your wedding package before March 31, 2010 to take advantage of this fun and fabulous offer!

We're moving!

You may have noticed a few changes here on the blog. Since we got married back in October, and I'm no longer Erin Lang, I'm now doing all the paperwork and account updating to change everything to my new name, Erin Filliater.  It's not all set up yet, but starting very soon, I'll have separate sites for weddings and fine art photography, and my blog is moving to http://www.erinfilliater.blogspot.com.

In the meantime, check out my new wedding site, Wedded Bliss Images:

Happy Wednesday!

New Sample Albums

Over the last several weeks, I've been designing new sample albums and wrapping up loose ends for my own wedding in October! (Hence the lack of blogging...) Things will be back on track this week with plenty of new photos. In the meantime, here's a couple pages from the samples-- they're due to arrive next month!


Happy anniversary, Brian and Rachel, and Rachel and Scott!