Kevin Meyers Photography Blog » destinations http://kevinmeyers.net/blog welcome to the blog of Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:25:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Evan & Mandy Get Married http://kevinmeyers.net/blog/2009/10/19/evan-mandy-get-married/ http://kevinmeyers.net/blog/2009/10/19/evan-mandy-get-married/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:16:24 +0000 admin http://kevinmeyers.net/blog/?p=743 Get comfy! There are lot of photos in this one! Mandy and Evan were married near Roche Harbor on San Juan Island, WA. It was an extended weekend loaded with fun and I was fortunate to be a part of the whole thing.

Thursday consisted of an early evening BBQ followed by a late night bonfire near the water on Westcott Bay. Friday started with a basketball tournament and some tennis. After the rehearsal, Mandy’s sister, Katie, kicked things up a notch for everyone with an all out Field Day. Now I know where they get the expression! Teams wearing costumes left it all on the fields before replenishing themselves with the world’s best BBQ chicken fired up by Evan’s Dad (seriously the world’s best…I went out and bought the spices as soon as I got home).

Then Saturday came. The apple orchard was transformed with bright summery colors and details put together by Mandy and her Mom with inspiration from the Style Me Pretty blog. The day went without a hitch! (I’ll spare you the puns one could make with that last statement) It was a blast as you can see…this was a fun group!

Special thanks to Boone Rodriguez for providing some fun help and great photos!

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]]> http://kevinmeyers.net/blog/2009/10/19/evan-mandy-get-married/feed/ 3 Dave & Sarah Get Married http://kevinmeyers.net/blog/2009/04/13/dave-sarah-get-married/ http://kevinmeyers.net/blog/2009/04/13/dave-sarah-get-married/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:15:09 +0000 admin http://kevinmeyers.net/blog/?p=626 Get comfortable…there are a ton of photos in this post! It’s hard to summarize a destination wedding like this in one post. But that’s what I love so much about this new blog. I can post as many photos as I like without giving you all more stuff to scroll through to find other recent posts. It’s got a great big picture overview and leaves you the ability to choose what you want to see. Anyway…back to Vienna!

Dave & Sarah approached me at another wedding and asked what I would think of shooting their wedding in Vienna. They had both spent a while there studying abroad and that’s where their relationship started. They figured why not go back to where it all began and share it all with their closest friends and family. What an awesome thing to do!

Dave & Sarah had planned a walking tour to show everyone what daily life was like for them as they studied there and got to know each other. That night we all headed to one of the bars they spent time in. After the bar, one of the absolutely necessary experiences was stopping at the Wiener Wurstelstand for a Kasekrainer. Did you get that? ….think “food cart” and “bread roll hollowed out and filled with a cheesy hot dog”…only better!

The next evening, we all headed to the outskirts of the city in a chartered bus for dinner and drinks at a garden style vineyard. The name escapes me at the moment, but it’s stamped on the glass stein that Dave & Sarah gave everyone as gifts, myself included. That was mighty handy in consuming the bottle of Vienna wine we were also given as a gift.

At this point, I’d already had such a great experience and the wedding still hadn’t happened yet. Saturday rolled around and the ladies started out with mimosas while getting ready in the Style Hotel which was very aptly named. The wedding ceremony was held in the Palais Daun-Kinsky and was very classy thanks to the work of Palais-Events and Elegant Events. If you’re looking for a job well done for your Vienna wedding, your first stop should be those two websites.

After the ceremony we drove around Vienna to a few locations for portrait shots. Sometimes it takes a while to get a feel for a certain area to know what would be best for photos, but this was more like…well…imagine playing “Slug Bug” in Germany at the height of VW Beetle production. Photo opportunities were everywhere!

Once back in the States, Dave & Sarah had a reception in wine country outside of Oakland for all those who weren’t able to witness the wedding. Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery was a great choice in location! It was a lot of fun to catch up with those I’d met in Vienna as well as those I’d seen at the other wedding where I was originally asked to shoot all of this for Dave & Sarah.

One of my friends, Ray Santana, has coined the phrase ‘good times’ and this definitely qualifies. Dave & Sarah…thanks for having me along. Good times!! :)

Thanks also to Mark Galligan for shooting with me! Couldn’t have done it otherwise.
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A little energy boost thanks to Coke and Red Bull. No, Dave didn't grow wings.

A little energy boost thanks to Coke and Red Bull. No, Dave didn't grow wings.

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Famous Sacher cakes shipped fresh from Vienna! Talk about a special touch.

Famous Sacher cakes shipped fresh from Vienna! Talk about a special touch.

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]]> http://kevinmeyers.net/blog/2009/04/13/dave-sarah-get-married/feed/ 10 ben & kristi get married http://kevinmeyers.net/blog/2009/03/20/ben-kristi-get-married/ http://kevinmeyers.net/blog/2009/03/20/ben-kristi-get-married/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:16:30 +0000 admin http://localhost:8888/?p=471 I remember scanning my junk email one day and seeing something about Paradisus Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic in one of the subject lines. I figured it was a financial scam of some sort so I quickly moved on. A few days later, I received a phone call asking if I’d had a chance to check my availability for the date mentioned in the email. Umm, what email? Cripes! The one that was sorted into my junk box. I’m SO happy Ben called to follow up. This was a wedding on referral from a couple whose wedding I had shot the previous summer, whose brother’s wedding I had shot the summer before the previous summer. Yes, another long chain of referrals.

As I thought about the DR and did some research online, I quickly discovered that my standard black dress shirt, charcoal wool dress pants and heavy black dress shoes would NOT work! I wasn’t too disappointed as I knew that meant another trip to Nordstrom was in my near future. I went to the guys at the men’s furnishings desk and said…I’m off to a beach wedding…set me up. I love walking in, getting fitted for dress slacks, finding a white dress shirt, a couple pairs of beachy footwear, and a tie to match. Ahh…I was all set and yes, my passport was current (and still is for any of you shopping for a wedding photographer abroad…hint hint).

The first day there, I roamed around a bit, checked the place out, got caught off guard as I realized the beaches were more…shall we say “liberated” than those in the States? And then it happened! I stumbled upon my former clients and got to finally meet Ben & Kristi over a beer on the deck. We then headed to a great dinner. They had invited about 20 of their closest friends and family, so to be one of a small number to take part in their trip was really a special thing for me.

The second day there, the guys headed out on the ocean for some fishing. All we caught were fumes from the boat though…and let’s just say “DEQ” is not in their vocabulary. hah Nonetheless, there’s nothing like heading out to sea on a nice sunny day and enjoying a few cold El Presidentes. That is, untill the sea sickness kicks in (fortunately, not for me).

That night we headed into the bay for nice evening cruise where we witnessed an incredible sunset! At one point I was talking to another friend of Ben and Kristi’s about wedding photography. They had Jessica Claire shoot their wedding, but didn’t mention her name figuring there’s no way I would know her. Far from the truth as it turns out! We had met each other at one of the first workshops I attended in LA. We had a good laugh over how small this world is.

That brings us to the wedding day…a very laid back day for sure. I still can’t get over how relaxed the whole group was. It’s experiences like this one, that when I think back on, I realize how lucky I am to get to see glimpes of who other people are and what their friends mean to them. Relationships are a powerful thing! You might think…”duh!”…but you have to remember I’m self employed and single, so although I still get out a fair amount, I fly solo quite a bit.

Okay, enough chatter for now…on to some photos!

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