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Melissa + Bryan Married!
01.09.10
Melissa + Bryan's wedding is #2 out of the last four weddings of 2009 and I am BEYOND excited to show this one off! They were married on October 24th, 2009 and held the entire event at Rancho Las Lomas in Silverado, California. We immediately fell in love with this location, there was so much to work with, we sort of had a creative flow overload! On top of such a rad location, we had Melissa + Bryan to work with, all of their amazing wedding details, and some of the best wedding vendors in the industry behind this amazing day (we'll be mentioning these vendors below)!

Melissa + Bryan's wedding was fun, funky, colorful, and romantic all rolled into one! So, without further ado we present to you the newly married Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Huber!

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mbwed002.jpgmbwed003.jpgmbwed004.jpgMelissa worked so hard on her invites and save-the-dates, I thought they were beautiful! I especially loved the press-printing on these!
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mbwed021.jpgOhhhh let the details begin! I really liked the silver birds and vases! Keep scrolling below to see more of the little things that made up the brilliance of this day.
mbwed022.jpgThe archway where Melissa + Bryan tied the knot was breath-taking! We had seen the beautiful handy-work of The Treasured Petal the weekend before at Molly + John's wedding, so we were delighted to see Kristin (the brains and creative behind The Treasured Petal) there constructing this phenomenal archway when we arrived to Rancho Las Lomas! So glad we were able to have Kristin's mastermind at work two weekends in a row!
mbwed023.jpgAn emotional exchange of vows, it was very touching.
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mbwed032.jpgmbwed033.jpgmbwed034.jpgmbwed035.jpgMore details! Courtney of Joyful Weddings & Events was the busy body of Melissa & Bryan's wedding day. Courtney and her team did a great job at organizing and collaborating the events of that day. It was an absolute delight working with them!
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THE RINGS & my favorite shot of the day! This was definitely a group effort. Justin shot it, our assistant helped the best man hold the rings still, and I was holding the flash in place...I would say it was an effort well worth the shot!
mbwed040.jpgMy favorite item of the day...the dessert station (that can count as one item...right?!)! The Sweet & Saucy Shop seriously makes the BEST cakes, cupcakes, and devilish desserts we have ever tasted! We're hoping we get to work with them many more times in the upcoming year!
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Wow, what a sweet day! Thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Huber for having us out! Click here to see their online slideshow!
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Shannon said:
Her tattoos are so gorgeous. All of the details were so well put together. Beautiful wedding!
(01.09.10 12:55 PM)
emily quinton said:
Amelia!!!! AMAZING... ;-) Fabulous, fabulous wedding. You lucky thing getting this couple! And what a fantastic job you've done. Blown away...
(01.09.10 12:55 PM)
Meredith Williams said:
I love everything about this wedding! It's all so beautiful, every last detail :) That ring shot is stunning and I love the getting in the dress image too. Beautiful!!
(01.09.10 01:08 PM)
Noe Marinelli said:
This is def my favorite wedding post so far. Amazing work!
(01.09.10 01:12 PM)
Courtney Toney said:
Yay! Love the photos and it was absolutely wonderful to work with you!
(01.09.10 01:16 PM)
Samaria said:
I am in LOVE with her tatoos! These are such beautiful images:)
(01.09.10 01:19 PM)
Erin said:
Wow, Amelia, this is a fantastic wedding and gorgeous work as always! I'd love to feature this wedding on Apt#34! Let me know if you're interested :)
(01.09.10 01:20 PM)
Kayleen T. said:
Beautiful wedding and amazing details! Love the shot of the bridesmaids and bride and all their cool art on their arms/legs! Fantastic pictures!!
(01.09.10 01:43 PM)
Melody @ Sweet & Saucy Shop said:
So happy to finally get to work with you! The photos are absolutely gorgeous! This wedding was such a dream come true...one of the sweetest couples EVER and they picked an amazing location and perfect vendors too! Love Courtney, Kristin, & Nicole's work!
(01.09.10 02:38 PM)
Bianca Valentim said:
I LOVE the red photo booth! awesome images... my favorite is also THE RING! :)
(01.09.10 04:08 PM)
Brandi said:
Yeah yeah tattooed hotties! Love all the details and the phone booth too.
(01.09.10 04:10 PM)
amy said:
Your photography is untouchable! I love loggin on here and getting CHILLS everytime I see your work! Great job! I love the sailor jerry tats on the bride/bridesmaid shots....so fun!! Anyway, just wanted to leave a comment, it's been too long!! Happy New Year!
(01.09.10 04:30 PM)
Memoree said:
Absolutely LOVE these images! The bride is STUNNING!!!
(01.09.10 08:38 PM)
joannelydia said:
LOVE this wedding!! amazing style!the cake is gorgeous! what a beautiful couple!
(01.09.10 09:18 PM)
jenny haas said:
wow! love all of these! great work :)
(01.09.10 09:25 PM)
Jenny said:
the car shot is awesome ! And the ring shot is so creative !
(01.09.10 10:15 PM)
AmyPunky Photography said:
This is R.A.D!!!
(01.10.10 02:27 AM)
Alexandra said:
These are SO MUCH FUN. I love them! How do you get that beautiful warm/yellow tint to all of your photos? It adds something so beautiful. I love it! All of these are so great, they must have been so pleased! Wow.
(01.10.10 07:31 AM)
Nicole Deanne said:
AMELIA & JUSTIN!!! Thanks for the shout out & love. I LOVE working with you guys! and not to mention your work is outstanding! Cant wait to post this wedding on my blog! Love you!
(01.10.10 12:47 PM)
Kip said:
Love.
(01.10.10 07:57 PM)
Angelica Tanneryd said:
I just love you pictures! I am kind of curios on what kind of post-processing you do to your pictures (I'm currently attending a year of study in photography and trying to pick up everything I can from photographers which work I love). Also, I wonder what type of flashes you use on these pictures. Regards, Angelica
(01.10.10 11:56 PM)
Krista said:
I loved there eng. session and was waiting to see the wedding. Beautiful!
(01.11.10 10:40 AM)
Brittany Fitch said:
LOVE RLL! Great job
(01.11.10 11:39 AM)
Melissa Huber said:
Amelia & Justin-Thank you so much for capturing our day perfectly! We will cherish these pictures forever. You are the best, best, bestttttt!
(01.11.10 11:47 AM)
Alan Valek said:
Wow. That is bad ass. Nice work.
(01.11.10 03:13 PM)
Lyndzee of EP said:
OOHHHH AMELIA,, I love all of the shots. It is ridiculous how gorgeous Melissa is,, freakin RIDICULOUS!! I'm gonna have to say my fav shot is the 8th one down where she's looking just over the veil. FAN-freakin-TASTIC!!
(01.11.10 04:47 PM)
kristin @ The Treasured Petal said:
I've been on pins and needles to see these images, and you guys did not disappoint! You captured everything amazingly! So fun working with you, and hope to see you a bunch this year!
(01.11.10 09:48 PM)
karl bratby said:
wow amazing work A....
(01.11.10 10:49 PM)
Mio said:
so cool collection man... lov your style ..
(01.12.10 01:33 AM)
karin dailey said:
best.
(01.13.10 10:47 AM)
rebekah said:
just wondering where that dress is from? amazing work by the way. absolutely love the ring shot!
(01.14.10 08:04 AM)
Olivia said:
What a gorgeous wedding! All the details are just too cute! I'm pretty impressed with the ring shot, it turned out great!
(01.14.10 11:14 AM)
Chris said:
Wow.. you made awesome pictures of this couple! I wish there would be more weddings like this in germany.. and more cool photographers like you two :)
(01.14.10 01:45 PM)
Amalie Maren said:
Wow. Captured this day perfectly. Seriously intense - I love love love it!
(01.15.10 11:05 PM)
Kyle Richter said:
Love Love.. Love this wedding.! Awesome couple and great photos.. so fun.. cheers.. Kyle @ s28!
(01.16.10 11:50 AM)
Ravyn Stadick said:
I love these photos. This couple is just awesome ... Gorgeous details ... Great work! :)
(01.19.10 09:43 AM)
Erica B. said:
Just amazing!!
(01.22.10 11:02 AM)
Fotograf Lublin said:
I Love the details and the phone booth
(02.02.10 12:43 PM)
Bri E. said:
What a great wedding...Wonderful Photograhy! By far one of my favorite weddings I've seen thus far!
(03.19.10 02:45 PM)
Jessica said:
Absolutely fabulous photos! Amazing wedding!
(04.14.10 08:22 AM)
wddress said:
amazing! i have never seen so fabulous wedding!Beautiful wedding and amazing details! Love the shot of the bridesmaids and bride and all their cool art on their arms!
(07.29.11 12:23 AM)
grand rapids wedding photographer said:
great wedding..cake is very good looking..i want eat right now..thanks for sharing.
(02.28.13 10:15 PM)
portfolio ślubne said:
excellent quality of details (tattoo). perfect pictures
(02.13.15 09:11 AM)
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The Fantastic Rodgers Clan!
01.07.10
I had never been to Tennessee/Mississippi until December of 2009! Justin and I were hired to fly to mid-USA to photograph the ever talented husband and wife team that make up Allison Rodgers Photography. I was very excited to meet both Allison + Jeff after hearing the fun stories from Justin when he met them at Imaging USA last year in Arizona.

The Rodgers needed their photos taken because they will soon be going on tour with PPA around the country, teaching and inspiring hundreds of other photographers along their way. I'm not going to lie, I was VERY surprised that they wanted us to photograph them and I was that much more intimidated once we got into town and toured their amazing studio. These people really know what they are doing, and it was great to see how a different studio across the country runs their photography biz. Despite my nerves, Justin and I were glad and excited to do them the honors!

Of course we had to take advantage of the the twiggy trees...I have a slight obsession with this sort of setting (maybe it's because we don't get to see much of this here in SoCal).
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rodgers_012.jpgrodgers_013.jpgrodgers_014.jpgWe finished the first half of our shoot with Jeff & Allison then we picked up the Rodgers' two ADORABLE daughters for a quick family sesh. PS. This would be the Rodgers 1ST family session together! Isn't that always how it goes? The photographer never gets to have their photo taken because they are always too busy shooting everyone else! I'm pretty sure I know that story well.
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Thank you to Allison & Jeff for having us out! I had a great time visiting Tennessee/Mississippi, even though it was only for a day and a half. PLUS, I got to try fried pickles for the first time and I have to say that they are delish!

We're also very excited to be new members of the highly recognized photography organization known as PPA!
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Beth Morgan said:
Oh...I adore these! The Rogers are such precious people! AMAZING job capturing them!
(01.08.10 12:01 AM)
Micah Cordes said:
wow the first pic on this is EPIC. The set is awesome!!!
(01.08.10 12:04 AM)
Wendy Hwang (Lee) said:
wow! Just wow! Beautiful! I love the lighting :) sooo talented you are
(01.08.10 02:03 AM)
Antonina Mamzenko said:
Adore these! Stunning work! I might steal a couple of ideas off you! :)
(01.08.10 05:36 AM)
Allison Rodgers said:
You guys are so awesome and we had so much fun that day!!! We were so honored that you said "yes" to flying south for this event! I have to say it feels amazing to have a family portrait finally... THANK YOU for that. We LOVE all of our images and are so excited about them being used for the tour and plastered all over our house. Thank you thank you thank you - you guys rock :)
(01.08.10 05:53 AM)
Briony said:
i love love love the hammock one....these are amazing!
(01.08.10 06:05 AM)
Kyle Vaughn said:
You Lyons are the best. The family has got to be excited about all of these!
(01.08.10 07:04 AM)
David said:
Amazing! And really nice to see some photos without a lot of sun. Brilliant.
(01.08.10 07:10 AM)
Tonya Peterson said:
Great pictures Amelia and Justin! That is always how it goes! Photographers never have family pictures taken for themselves! The ones you took of us were the first and ONLY ones we have!
(01.08.10 07:47 AM)
Kat Speyer said:
Aaaah! I love your off-camera lighting. I need to learn how to do that. Then I can die happy. :)
(01.08.10 09:41 AM)
Mel said:
Twiggy trees are the BEST! Love this shoot, everything looks effortlessly flawless as usual...
(01.08.10 10:38 AM)
Josh Rigsby said:
the last image is phenomenal! Great work.
(01.08.10 12:30 PM)
Julie said:
Wow. Those are fabulous images. Great job!
(01.08.10 12:34 PM)
eric langlois said:
holy radness!!!! i'm not worthy, i'm not worthy!
(01.08.10 05:53 PM)
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(01.09.10 06:51 AM)
Alexandra said:
Oooh I love these :) So beautiful.
(01.09.10 07:02 AM)
Josh Souder said:
Love this one! great job again...
(01.09.10 07:36 AM)
Susan Hydzik said:
Wow, these are so stunning! I love the lighting in the darker photographs! The family photos are so adorable and yet trendy... the ones in front of the fence are some of my favs ever! Beautiful, beautiful work!
(01.09.10 11:28 AM)
AmyPunky Photography said:
Gorgeous family!!
(01.10.10 02:29 AM)
Julie Parker said:
Fabulous. FABULOUS!
(01.11.10 07:30 AM)
Leah Simmers said:
These are awesome in more ways than I can say.
(01.18.10 07:35 PM)
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