Studio Vérité Photography

I wanted to post a portrait I liked from Nikki and Sean’s wedding outside The Ultimate Skybox in downtown San Diego earlier this year. The photo is really simple but is different that a lot of photos I take. Thanks!

-Kristy

Here are some photos from the wedding day of Michelle and Tony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. With the help of photographer Michelle Kate LaVigne, I tried to capture the story of their wedding day as well as show off the destination location. I chose just a few of my favorites from the shoot.

-Kristy

. . .and thanks to Michelle Kate LaVigne for this great idea about how to display the rings above.

Destination weddings are fantastic! And I had the honor of shooting Michelle and Tony’s destination wedding in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, earlier this month, with the help of my good friend and fellow photojournalist/wedding photographer, Michelle Kate LaVigne. The first day of shooting was spent covering the rehearsal dinner which was a sunset dinner cruise . We weren’t complaining! Here are some fun shots we captured from that evening. Up next, the beautiful beach wedding!

-Kristy

Here it is!  An afternoon spent in Chicago with Micaela and Dan.  We visited the Fulton Street Bridge area, Mag Mile, and the Lurie Gardens which happens to be the exact location Dan asked Micaela to be his wife.  Congratulations to both you!  The images were worth the $50 parking ticket. Doh!  (I so should have taken Micaela and Dan’s advice to feed the meter).  Oh well.  Enjoy the images.

Once again I just wanted to post a photo I captured at a wedding that I shot at Leow’s Coronado Bat resort this summer. There was no shortage of great dancing photos from this crowd. I think I was laughing behind the camera the whole night!

-Kristy

I knew when I committed to photographing Aleese and Brandon’s wedding I was undertaking a tremendous responsibility.  Aleese told me she was really looking forward to having great pictures of her family and friends getting together to celebrate a joyous occasion.  She explained that in the recent years her family had only been brought together in mourning.  In 2006 Aleese’s father, James, past away.  With the memory of her father’s passing in the not-so-distant past,  Aleese wanted to surround herself with family and loved ones in celebration of love and life.  And party they did.  Their wedding boasted one of the most rowdy and energetic dance floors I have photographed. But amidst the elation there was also a somber moment.  Aleese invited me to join the family as they paid tribute to James at his headstone just before the ceremony. It was there that I made a frame that I consider the most important wedding photograph I have yet to make.

Aleese and Brandon, it was a privilege documenting your wedding.   Thank you.

My best,

Justin

Aleese and Brandon make their entrance.  A great frame from my second shooter, freelance photojournalist and wedding photographer Ryan Rayburn.

“This weather is perfect. It’s exactly what I wanted,” explains Richard, as he looks at the dark rain clouds approaching.  This gives you an idea for the type of guy Rich is.  He’s comfortable with the dark side of things. Liz didn’t mind it either. Rich is a poet and Liz a fine art photographer.  Her master’s thesis was a photo essay of stainless steal medical equipment.  I knew when photographing this duo that they wanted something different, something moody, and avant-garde.  I wanted to start this blog posting with a few images that were made with that sentiment in mind, portraits that were unexpected, beautiful, and rich with character.  Enjoy.

Congratulations Rich and Liz!

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Justin and I strive to tell stories with our weddings. By mixing our photojournalism skills and capturing documentary moments, creating creative portraits, and focusing on important details, we feel we are able to deliver a wedding photo package that really captures each individual couples’ wedding day. We want them to be able to look back at the photos and have the images trigger emotions and memories. I shot Kristen and Drew’s wedding with the help of longtime friend and fellow wedding photographer and Brooks Institute of Photography alum, Katie O’Neill. Because  this was a destination wedding for Kristen and Drew and most of their friends and family, we wanted to make sure we captured the San Diego atmosphere with portraits at the La Jolla Cove and details such as the authentically San Diego fish tacos. I chose to display a lot of moments I found special, funny or just plain interesting with a few details and some more traditional portraits. This was a really fun wedding to shoot and offered us many opportunities to capture it all. Thanks Drew and Kristen for including us in your day!

-Kristy

A few weeks ago I shot the ultimate laid back San Diego wedding at Ponto beach in Carlsbad. Elena and Brian exchanged their vows on a bluff as the sun set, and had a bonfire reception on the beach below. Because of the lack of light, it was one of the most challenging weddings I have ever had to shoot but I think it forced me to be resourceful and try new things such as using the fire as my only light source. It was such a nice intimate affair, and I wish Brian and Elena a wonderful new life together!

-Kristy

I just wanted to post one image I particularly liked from Luke and Ora’s wedding in La Jolla, California, that I captured a few weeks ago. I have to credit Luke for the brilliant idea of bringing a top-hat for portraits!

-Kristy