Monthly Archives: April 2013

Teresa and Stephen did an incredible job of putting together their Carmelite Monastery Wedding. The Monastery is a truly enchanting place and when we stepped onto the grounds it felt like we had walked right out of San Diego and into some quiet secluded spot in Europe.  Teresa grew up down the street from the monastery so when we did our walk through, she told us the most wonderful stories of visiting the nuns as a little girl.  The Carmelite Monastery does not hold a lot of weddings so it was extra special to be a part of  Stephen and Teresa’s.  Their ceremony was amazing, with singing, crowns, readings, and a string quartet up in the rafters.

Enjoy the first half of Stephen and Teresa’s Wedding day.  There were just too many wonderful photos for one post so keep your eye out for more to come.

Thanks Stephen and Teresa for including us in your amazing day and a big thanks to all your wonderful vendors!

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 Coordinator | YOUnique Weddings

Venue | Carmelite Monastery

Officiant |  Father Melvin Rybarczyk

Florist | Blush Botanicals

Videographer | Taylor Films

Make-Up Artist | Lipstick and Luster

Transportation | Elite Image Limousine

 

The Keating Hotel is the perfect marriage between modern and historic.  The building is a registered historic building full of beautiful brick walls and the original steam powered elevator.  To modernize things Ferrari car designer Pininfarina was brought in during the hotel’s renovation to design the hotel rooms and decor.

We had worked with Sarah from Urban Style Wedding Network on a couple of themed photo shoots so when she came to us saying she wanted something new and different we immediately thought of The Keating.  All of us being based in San Diego were used to working at the beach and shooting in Balboa Park.  But Sarah wanted a location with brick and urban character for her modern wedding dress photo shoot.

Starbucks planning meetings commenced, The Keating was in and excited and vendors were contacted.

Come shoot day  The Keating  was absolutely amazing and gave us full run of  the hotel, from a third floor corner suite, to their vault in the basement.  Sarah pulled a mix of elegant and edgy wedding dresses and the models wore them exceptionally well.  Sandra Nicole Designs came in and styled all the jewelry accessoires.  Disco Toes brought in an array of fun custom  shoes (that I totally wanted to steal and take home).  Thorne Artistry and Melissa Rae & Co , our wonderful hair and makeup ladies, rocked out amazing look after amazing look.  This was a photo shoot that we will not soon forget.  A big THANKS to everyone involved.

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Venue | Keating Hotel, The Merk

Florals | Untamed Floral

Jewelry Accessories  |  Sandra Nicole Designs

Custom Shoes | Disco Toes

Styling & PR | Urban Style & Mackenzie Marketing

Make Up | Melissa Rae & Co

Hair | Thorne Artistry

The Modern Wedding Dresses were provided by |  Sparrow Bridal, D’Angelo Couture & Bridals By Susanti

Classic Filmworks  made a video from the day’s shoot.

Models: Alena Goodman, Melissa Graaff, Amanda Thorne-Pritchard, TraeLee Costello & Kelsey Marie Ross

The Keating Hotel Wedding Photographers | Siegel Thurston Photography