May 25th 2012:
Felicia and I are fortunate to meet lots of wonderful, interesting people on a weekly basis, but John + Alisa truly stand out as one of the most adorable duos we’ve ever met. They have a unique, quirky, sense of humor and are just an absolutely blast to be around, and even more fun to photograph. (You’ll see why in the pictures that follow). John and Alisa, you truly are representative of why we love what we do, and you two personify AWESOMENESS. (No, I’m not just saying that because I received Storm Trooper cufflinks as a Thank You gift)
The lovely couple wed at Alisa’s childhood home, a sprawling property in Fallbrook with pine trees, orange groves, grassy fields and everything else in between. It was a beautiful, heartfelt wedding, full of cake, cake, and more cake: There were at least 12 cakes, 8 of which were singlehandedly made by Alisa’s sister. Felicia and I lost count somewhere between Cocoa Caramel and Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache. Alisa had also patiently collected vintage dishes, cups and silverware over the past year, and everything turned out “beautifully eclectic yet cohesive” (according to The Felicia Wong).
John was working hard on random things all day, digging trenches and moving stuff while Alisa got her hair & make-up done. So when it was time for him to get ready, instead of heading to the bathroom, he leapt into the pool, jeans and all.
John had lovingly restored this 1957 Chevy. After a tire blowout and other adventures, I’m certainly glad we got to take pictures with/on/around it.
American Gothic, of course.
More vintage details, including blue mason jars that belong to Alisa’s Mom.
John & Alisa also served home-brews that they had made themselves. The raspberry beers went really fast, and I can totally see why: John sent me home with the last remaining bottle, and after the first sip, I declared to Felicia that I would totally pay them for it.
Most number of cakes we’ve ever seen at a wedding. Awesome.
And the hungry mob launch their assault on the cakes. Earlier in the day, John and Alisa said that they would probably have to send us back with a cake each. They were terribly wrong: Their guests totally ravaged those cakes.
Are you now beginning to understand their awesomeness?
Congratulations, John and Alisa. We are so thrilled that you found us, and we wish you a glorious life together. If you ever decide to switch careers and be beer brewers (because being a doctor is so gross, right???), I will happily be ordering raspberry beer in bulk.
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Great wedding. I love the set up, when i saw the American Gothic, i thought cute, then the next image, fight, Just fantastic. LOVE the dreamy shallow depth of field. Beautiful great job!
WOULD NOT HAVE MISSED IT- EVEN IN A WHEEL CHAIR!
SO GOOD TO SEE FATHER OF THE GROOM- WHO HAS BEEN A DEAR FRIEND TO ME ALL THESE YEARS, THANK YOU JOHN RAY SR
HOPE ENOUGHT PICTURES WERE TAKEN.
SOME PEOPLE TRY MANY TIMES TO GET IT RIGHT
THESE TWO PEOPLE GOT IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE APPLE