The Orange Turtle Photography Blog - San Diego Wedding and Engagement Photographer

Wow! We had a double wedding this weekend and it was super fun…and exhausting! Today I spent half a day watching staring at the TV so I can shut off my brain. I think my brain was over stimulated by all the colors, emotions and excitement of the weddings. There are definitely a lot of images that we want to share! It’s quite overwhelming to go through two days worth of photos though but here’s two images from Andrea and Craig’s beautiful wedding at Balboa Park Japanese Friendship Garden.

as usual, I will post bits and pieces of their wedding throughout this week!

P.S - Aren’t you glad that the weather cooled down a bit today? I opened up all the windows and the balcony door to let a cool breeze in throughout the day. It’s nice to get some fresh air in our condo after 2 days of using AC. Yeah we were out all weekends but our 3 rabbits needed stay nice and cool or else they’ll get a heat stroke. They are high maintenance pets.

It’s time for me to post the rest of their wedding teasers! yay! I’ve been holding out to post these pictures - save the best for last, right? Hilary and Michael are from Arizona so it’s extra special that they came to San Diego for their wedding! Michael is on active duty for the military and I was so glad to have a chance to thank him for his service. What an honor it is for us to document their beautiful wedding. Their beautiful wedding took place at the rooftop of La Jolla Cove Suite, overlooking the pacific ocean. A Beautiful yet laid back venue.

Hilary was seriously surrounded by a bunch of fun loving girlfriends! Just from the way they interacted with each other throughout the wedding, I could tell they are all super close to Hilary!

Showing off their sisterhood! They got identical toe rings for the wedding!

The ceremony.

Now they are Mr. and Mrs!

first dance.

I love catching moments like these.

and this! This cutie ringbearer took advantage of the empty dance floor while everyone else was lining up at buffet. He’s a natural dancer!

In between the ceremony and the reception, we walked across the street to take some rockin’ pictures.

Here’s a group picture of the beautiful bridal party!

warning: super sweet pictures of Hilary and Michael ahead.

Of course Hilary changed out her high heels with a pair of really cute white flip flops!

at the back of it says ‘Just married!’ Very cool.

I love this picture. Everything about it - I love hilary’s loving gaze at Michael, I love Michael’s intimate, loving gesture.  Their body languages communicate love so clearly. And I love the two birds in the background too.

Here’s Michael checking out his new hot wife. I bet they are having a ton of fun at Las Vegas right now!

Hilary and Michael, seriously congrats on your new journey together! And thank you so much for inviting me and Daniel into your world. Just a glimpse of it tells me how wonderful you guys are!

Happy Thursday everyone! You can almost see the weekend from here.

Hilary and Michael’s wedding colors were red and black! You can’t get more classy than that! I LOVED all of their wedding details. I hope you’ll enjoy these pictures too.

Check out her beautiful bouquet.

I love her bridesmaids’ bouquets too - simple and elegant!

oh the cake! The smell of fresh strawberries permeated throughout the room!

They looked yummy and tasted even better!

Hilary had two boxes of flip flops for guests so their feet can get comfy during the reception. What a thoughtful idea!

Here’s a glimspe of Hilary after she got all dolled up.

and more to come tomorrow.

stay tuned for more…a lot more!