Bloghttp://www.stellasweet.com/blog/en-US2010-03-11T00:04:13ZSquarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)-http://www.stellasweet.com/blog/2010/2/25/true-love-here-it-is-michael-and-florence-these-two.htmlMarjorie Branco2010-02-25T18:01:59Z

True love. Here it is. Michael and Florence. These two first met in San Francisco back in 2006 when Florence boarded the city bus Michael was driving. And as it is explained on the Wish Upon A Wedding website, after seeing each other regularly on his route, Michael asked Florence for her phone number. She finally took one of his calls after a little playing hard to get and they arranged their first date. Some romantic time alone over dinner on the wharf in San Francisco was all it took for these two to start falling in love. Michael interestingly enough proposed to Florence in Old Sacramento and during our engagement session, we got to go back to the very spot where Michael first slipped a diamond ring on Florence’s finger and asked her to be his wife. We had a lot of fun during the photo shoot and these two were great to work with. Florence has a beautiful smile and Michael has a quiet but keen sense of humor so there was lots of smiling and laughing going on. Michael even let Florence step on his head a time or two. Now that's true love.

]]>Zekehttp://www.stellasweet.com/blog/2010/2/21/zeke.htmlMarjorie Branco2010-02-22T00:37:00ZI have to admit that sometimes my job photographing kids is too easy. How can you take a bad picture of a cute baby? You can't! Zeke easily proved this rule yesterday. He is also a very good natured boy and managed to put up with outfit changes, getting placed in baskets and rugs and having a room full of adults making all kinds of strange noises at him to get him to smile. And smile he did willingly and for almost 2 hours at that! Here are the photographs from yesterday's shoot. It was sooooo much fun and thanks to Zeke's Mom and Dad, Grandma and Aunties and Uncles for all the great help!

]]>Danielle-Sweet Sixteen!http://www.stellasweet.com/blog/2010/2/7/danielle-sweet-sixteen.htmlMarjorie Branco2010-02-07T22:04:43ZI have to say it has been a great week. All the brides and grooms-to-be that I've met this past week have all been absolute sweetie pies! I even learned a new phrase, "I'm soakin' what your spillin'" Love that!

I also had a chance to meet more people in the wedding photography business in Sacramento-Bay area lately and I've got to say it is wonderful to meet people so dedicated and in love with what they do. Of course, how can you not love spending time with people on the happiest day of their life photographing them when they are looking their best and in beautiful surroundings?

Anyway, without a doubt though, one of the best parts of this week was photographing Danielle for her Sweet 16 birthday this coming week. Danielle and her Mom Bobbi were so fun and we were working together like a well oiled machine. Danielle did a great job and was a trooper in the cold weather and Bobbi is a natural photographer's assistant/mind reader. We also got some assistance from younger brother Micah and Dad while taking photos, so definitely it was a team effort in yesterday's shoot. I also got a kick out of watching the family dog wrestle and play with one of the resident ducks at their home. I should have gotten some photos of that because some people apparently don't believe me about this

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So, here's photos from yesterday.

]]>Merry Christmas from Stellasweet Photographyhttp://www.stellasweet.com/blog/2009/12/25/merry-christmas-from-stellasweet-photography.htmlMarjorie Branco2009-12-25T09:09:21ZHere is wishing that we all get to share with our friends and family, a warm, peaceful holiday filled with love and laughter. A special thought goes out to those who have to be separated from family because of their work responsibilities to their patients, to the communities they protect or they country they serve. And let us hope for a year of prosperity, of peace, of wisdom and of better caring for each other and the planet that sustains us. So, here we come 2010, and we're gonna make it shine!

]]>real Weddings is having another cover model contest!http://www.stellasweet.com/blog/2009/12/18/real-weddings-is-having-another-cover-model-contest.htmlMarjorie Branco2009-12-19T00:33:27ZCool announcement: If you are a bride-to-be and are in the Sacramento to the Sierra area real Weddings magazine is looking for you! They're having a contest to find their next cover model. They're looking for brides that "have a lot of spunk, personality, humor and who are just darned cool girls." Deadline for entry is February 1, 2010 so if you are interested, I'd say get over to their blog site and check out the rules and download an application form. This will probably be one of the funnest things you do! Here is the link real weddings and good luck!

]]>stellasweet Photography in January's Get Married Magazinehttp://www.stellasweet.com/blog/2009/12/2/stellasweet-photography-in-januarys-get-married-magazine.htmlMarjorie Branco2009-12-02T17:39:23ZIf you haven't seen it yet, Get Married Magazine is not only beautiful to look at, it also has lots of very useful content! If I were a bride, it would be one of my "go to" publications for info and inspiration. So can you imagine how extra proud I am that they have put me in their January issue?! Very proud for sure! Copies should be hitting news stands soon so go get one and check out the Real Weddings section. I think you can also request a complimentary copy on their webpage.

]]>Wedding in the Cityhttp://www.stellasweet.com/blog/2009/11/4/wedding-in-the-city.htmlMarjorie Branco2009-11-05T05:49:54Zbridal bridal san francisco wedding weddingI do not have the right kind of feet or sense of balance for shoes like these but I sure like to photograph them. They're like little works of art and Nicole was wearing them when she walked down the aisle to get married to Jarrod. The aisle was the awesome overlook at Inspiration Point in the Presidio in San Francisco. The day was absolutely perfect and we even had a clear view in San Francisco Bay for the evening cruise and reception. I am guessing that it is not likely any of us will get a view of San Francisco like that again anytime soon. Oh and the sunset! Just in time for dinner, the sky put on a spectacular show. It was also great to work again with the wonderful Diana of Diana Kay Photography. Great people, great city, great day!

]]>The Wedding of Anya and Philhttp://www.stellasweet.com/blog/2009/10/21/the-wedding-of-anya-and-phil.htmlMarjorie Branco2009-10-21T19:00:00ZPhil and Anya met and became friends in a dance studio at Notre Dame. Their friendship and then courtship has spanned the midwest to the wild west, across the Atlantic ocean, photography school and under grad and graduate school. On October 10th, in a beautiful spot at the Memphis Botanical Garden in Memphis Tennessee, these two best friends become husband and wife. The reception was downtown where Anya and Phil rocked that dance floor, the kind of spot where it all began years ago. After the reception, we took a stroll to nearby music filled Beale street, a locale famous for it’s blues clubs. What an awesome place but no need to stay and sing the blues this night so we got a couple of photos, hopped the cable car and headed back and called it a night. Besides, what newly married couple wants to hang with their photographers all night?

Note: I’d like to say thank you to Nina, Eldon, Gina Lee and Jeff, Foy and the Enochs for their hospitality and generosity. Mostly, thank you to Anya and Phil for sharing some of your most important days with me. My heart feels such joy for you.

]]>Anya's Bridalshttp://www.stellasweet.com/blog/2009/10/15/anyas-bridals.htmlMarjorie Branco2009-10-16T06:13:00Z I did mention on my last post that Anya’s wedding to Phil was next on the agenda. Man oh man did we have fun! It was super cool to get to photograph a wedding photographer. We got to play big time with the bridals and between the two of us, we kept coming up with ideas and locations and could have shot bridals for 2 weeks. A tight schedule did keep us in check however so we shot off and on as we traveled from Elkhart to Memphis for her and Phil’s big day. Below are some of the images we came up with…

]]>darci and Rich got married!http://www.stellasweet.com/blog/2009/9/30/darci-and-rich-got-married.htmlMarjorie Branco2009-09-30T07:23:00ZI had the great pleasure of helping out photography school buddy Anya Hershberger with a wedding shoot out here in Indiana. The wedding was last Saturday in Mishawaka and the newlyweds are darci and Rich. This couple, their friends and their familes are dancers too I tell you! Even the 3 year olds were dancing with style. Anya is a dancer as well by the way and she had to put her camera down for a moment or two to do some jaw dropping dance moves with the bride! Next up is Anya’s wedding to Phil and that also promises to be another dancing adventure and this time in Memphis!

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