So it's super late here and the internet is super slow AND I can't cut down my choices so here's a bunch of wedding photos! It was an incredible wedding day. Stefanie and Gil both got ready here at the JK Capri. Stefanie's dad is such a character but he's also a super softie. He kept crying every time he saw his daughter getting ready! She was absolutely beautiful in her dress.
All the guests were driven down to the marina where the funicolare (train) took everyone up to the Piazetta (town square) where there civil wedding took place. It was incredible seeing her walking down the street with all of the tourists and locals clapping and yelling out congratulations. After the civil ceremony, everyone gathered in the square and danced with Stefanie and Gil while 2 guitarists were playing and singing!
We all walked back out of the Piazetta where there were busses waiting to bring the guests back down to the JK. Dinner was amazing and at least another 100 bottles of Porsecco were opened!
Sorry for all the pics but so many people wanted to see them. I'll fill in more details about their wedding day when I have a faster connection! Here are just some of my favs!
I'm having an incredible time over here in Capri Italy! We checked into the JK Capri on Monday and it's been non stop ever since. People started to arrive all day Monday and Stefanie and Gil were so excited to see everyone come through the door. The JK Capri is a 5 star Luxury Boutique Hotel here on Capri and there are only 22 rooms. The whole hotel was reserved for a week just for guests! I can't even guess how many bottles of Prosseco Wine have been opened so far.... all I do know is that there were glasses handed to us the moment we arrived and they still haven't stopped coming!
Another amazing detail about this wedding is that they secured the whole kitchen staff to cater to the guests. The head chef, Rennato is the most charming little Italian man that never stops running around. He smiles constantly and is always checking on the guests to make sure everything is ok. Needless to say, the food has been amazing.
When we walked in the door, we were greeted... "buona serra, welcome home" and that's exactly what it feels like to be in this hotel with all the guests. Everyone is amazing and they all, especially Stefanie and Gil have treated Melissa and I like we're part of the family. One thing pretty amazing about everyone here is that they come from all over the world. There are guests here from the U.S.A, Vienna, Germany, Persia, Russia, Israel, Canada and London! And I'll say it one more time, they all treat each other like they're family, so cool! I just wish I knew how to speak Italian, German and Hebrew!
Here are some pictures from Monday.
I also wanted to show everyone the amazing view from my balcony in the next 2 pictures. This is where I'm sitting right now as I post this blog! I could really get used to this!
So Melissa and I left for Capri Italy on the 24th with a 5 hour flight to Philadelphia and then an almost 9 hour flight to Rome airport. We arrived in Rome and picked up this awesome little rental car, a Fiat Punto! We drove this little guy from Roma to Napoli and it kept dinging everytime I hit 130km/hr! The little thing would barely go any faster than that! I kept getting passed by all of these sweet cars and motorcycles! For those of you that know me, you know that didn't make me happy! hahaha I have also now decided that I must have one of those smart cars! Check out the picture, they're awesome!
We got to Napoli and dropped off the Punto at the airport and then found a cab that brought us to the Ferry. This wasn't just any ferry, it was a hydrofoil boat that brought us to Capri in 40 minutes. Way cool!
Check out the beautiful view of Capri! This is a beautiful island, every bit of it. We're staying on the other side of Capri, in Anacapri, which is on top of a mountain at the Capri Palace. There was a fesitval today up here in Anacapri and they had the roads closed to traffic. Everyone was out and about walking all over. There was this old couple sitting on a bench that I took a picture of. They were so cute, just sitting there laughing with eachother, saying hello to everyone they knew. They have probably lived on Capri their whole lives and probably know everyone on the island. Like I said, they were so cute and so happy sitting there talking away. She barely had any teeth and everytime she laughed she looked like a boxer!
I totally forgot about this picture but when I was shooting Mike Fine yesterday, I noticed out of the corner of my eye that this adorable little girl was fascinated by us and was watching from the other side of this huge water fountain. She's so cute and I just had to post this picture of her. She had such a curious face but the second I turned my camera at her she gave me this face! It's like she thought... "Doh! I'm busted!"
I was introduced to the greatest guy by my good friend Melissa. He's a fireman but he's done some modeling/acting in the past and he wanted to update his portfolio so Melissa sent him my way. We had a great afternoon shooting at the Santa Barbara Mission.
Raquel from Walter Claudio was with us taking care of hair and makeup, especially since the wind was really starting to pick up towards the end of the day. It was an absolute pleasure working with these two and Mike has completely inspired me to start working out again! haha!
I had the honor of shooting a portrait session for Barb Jennings at her home here in Santa Barbara. Her property is so beautiful so we had fun running around shooting on the grounds.
Santa Barbara Engagement Session for Bubu and Marcus!
I had a ton of fun running around Santa Barbara yesterday shooting an engagement session for Bubu and Marcus. They're such a fun couple from Costa Mesa and they're getting married up here in Santa Barbara next month.
We started up at the Santa Barbara Mission, ran into David Caruso from CSI: Miami (being a tourist at the mission!), trekked down to Alice Keck Park where 5 different bridal parties were getting pictures done and finally wound up at beautiful Butterfly Beach in Montecito where the water was so incredibly warm!
Here are a few favorites!
Here is their slideshow and to see the show full screen, go here. Enjoy!
Here's a great resource for all of those brides to be out there or for anyone that loves jewelry! I've done some product photography for Ron Ziegler, a jeweler here in Santa Barbara. He specializes in pearls but also offers other jewelry along with custom jewelry.
His pricing is great because he doesn't have huge overhead. He's really nice and offers super personalized service. He mentioned to me that pricing can fall anywhere from $50 to $50,000. Here are a few of the pearl strands that I shot for his site. There are some really unique colors offered and I actually had a meeting with a bride and when she saw the copper colored pearls, she fell in love with them for her bridesmaids because they matched the accents on their dresses.
His site is currently under construction but you can contact Ron at 805-455-5526.
