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  • Welcome to the Marianne Wilson Photography Blog!

    I am a wedding and portrait photographer based out of Southern California but I also travel to places far and wide to capture beautiful and quirky moments for my clients.

    I am so blessed to be able to do what I love most and share my passion for photography and people with you!  Please feel free to peruse through old posts and come back as I consistently add new work and tips/ideas for brides along with some personal adventures and stories. 

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Alex + Kaori: Engagement Teaser

I hope everyone is having a beautiful week! If you haven’t heard I am currently moving into a new place which is so exciting, I am currently working on the decor and will be thrilled to show a few photos in the next few weeks when I am done.

In the meantime here is a lil’ teaser from Alex & Kaori’s Los Angeles Engagement session.

Alex + Kaori: Engagement Teaser photography

So excited to share the rest of these with you and I will very soon!

by Marianne

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March 2, 2010 - 6:36 pm

Jennifer Strain - Love shoe shots and those shoes with the hearts are to die for! Can’t wait to see the rest.

March 2, 2010 - 10:14 pm

s h e r r y - C-U-T-E. Freaking CUTE! I LOVE shoe shots, especially if they both have KILLER taste <3 <3 <3

March 7, 2010 - 4:35 pm

Eric Yerke - I’m sensing a fun engagement session is about to unravel???

Irma + Eddy: Agoura Hills Engagement Session

I had such a hard time going through these photos. It’s funny how sometimes I shoot an engagement session and I know there are specific ones I loved. I definitely had those moments but I guess I did not realize at the time how many I was going to love! Irma and Eddy are just a sweet and down to earth couple who love each other so much, you can see it in their eyes always. I had a blast shooting with them and am so looking forward to their Hartley Botanica wedding in a few months.

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February 22, 2010 - 9:28 pm

Elisha - You so totally rock!!! Love love love your work!!!

February 22, 2010 - 9:45 pm

Milena Dekic - Wow, I totally love the colours and your post processing. The couple look like such a blast and so in love. Great work :)

February 22, 2010 - 10:37 pm

amanda basteen - Great set! Love the one with the sun coming down in the trees, beautiful!

February 22, 2010 - 11:38 pm

Paul Von Rieter – Newport Beach Wedding Photographer - Matching shoes! Awesome! These two look great! The bottom one is my fave!

February 22, 2010 - 11:43 pm

matt shumate - Haha. These 2 look like they were way entertaining. Great job getting their personalities captured.

February 23, 2010 - 1:56 am

Steve - These are really lovely, Marianne. I really like the wide angle one of them in front of the barn.

February 23, 2010 - 8:20 am

Jessica Horton - LOVE the location, and your processing is awesome :-)

February 23, 2010 - 12:04 pm

Emily Porter - I just love the first and last shots. Oh, and everything in between. Great locations and processing :)

February 23, 2010 - 2:44 pm

Jenny Meng-Strawhorne - Great shoot! They are a really cute couple. :) (love the chucks and the boots!)

February 23, 2010 - 5:52 pm

Luis Godinez - Very beautiful E-shoot. The location is great and what a lovely couple. They seem fun & easygoing….great images.

February 23, 2010 - 5:55 pm

William Massey - You really captured the love! These look fantastic!

February 23, 2010 - 8:39 pm

Cliff - They look amazing. Such a natural and happy love :)
Some great wide angle shots in here as well.

February 24, 2010 - 5:41 am

Alicia Kennison - Nice e-session and love your processing.

February 24, 2010 - 9:15 am

Eric Yerke - Great set of images. It looks like you all had some fun!!

February 24, 2010 - 8:16 pm

Nicole - This is one of my favorite locations in the T.O. / Agoura area! :) Amazing shots! :)

February 26, 2010 - 2:43 am

Benny - Great fun set of images… love the poses and compositions, plus your processing on some of them.

February 26, 2010 - 12:52 pm

Chavvon Smith - Love, love the location! Great job from start to end!

February 26, 2010 - 8:52 pm

Heather Parker - I love the location for the shoot. What a fun couple you had to work with. I’ve been meaning to leave you a comment!

February 28, 2010 - 10:32 am

Vida Carson - Oh my gosh.. how cute are they!?!! I really love your colors too :)

February 28, 2010 - 8:58 pm

Nicole - Where is this location. Truly beautiful!

March 1, 2010 - 4:01 am

Cheshire wedding photographer - Beautiful photographs. They look like a really nice couple. Very cool location as well!

March 1, 2010 - 9:05 pm

Heather – Mid-Michigan Photographer - I love the fifth set down, such a beautiful set! The colors here are stunning. I’m so jealous of you getting to shoot at that barn!

Featured: All the Photographers

Just a quick shout out and thanks to All the Photographers for featuring me on their blog. I love that they have a mix of different types of photographers, from weddings to aerial photographers. Totally awesome! So go swing by their blog and check out the mini survey and featured photos.

Featured: All the Photographers news

A Mom, A Birthday and some Elephant Seals.

Some people will tell you their mom is more like a friend than a mom. I will tell you my mom is exactly what a mom should be, including a best friend. She is loving, caring, supportive, kind, generous, hopeful, funny, silly, patient and just rad. Every second I get to see or talk to her just reaffirms that she is the best. I am so blessed to have such an amazing woman in my life!

So, last Thursday was her birthday and I was the lucky girl that got to hang out with her for a few days while she was in town. So what did we do? Mini road trip!

Wednesday morning she flew in and I ran to the airport with excitement to pick her up for our little mini vacation. After a few stops around town and lunch with one of my brothers we were on the road to Pismo Beach! We spent the weekend exploring the coast and eating tons of sugar. There were Monarch butterflies, salt water taffy, Elephant Seals, Pie, the movies, and a night time farmers market in San Luis Obispo. Yeah, it was pretty awesome.

I do have to admit something ,blog readers, my mom and I saw the most chicky chick flick of them all (at least of the ones that are in theaters right now). We went to see: Leap Year. I am going to say this one time. The absolute hopeless romantic in me adored this film. I wasn’t looking for an academy award winning movie or anything. Just a sweet romantic comedy. This movie, set in Ireland, hit the spot. I know, I know, super cheesy and girly. Sometimes you need a dose of super sweet and very out there love stories. I am a wedding photographer after all. Maybe I need to watch some Rambo to balance it all out.

Anyways! I would be lying if I told you I was great at actuallly taking vacation photos. I tend to want to just soak everything in when I have the chance. Although I always have a camera with me, I often forget to bust it out when I am with friends and family. I am notorious for grabbing lil’ snaps on my iphone though. So here is our trip in photos. A mix of digital camera point n shoot and iphone glory.

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by Marianne

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February 10, 2010 - 3:04 pm

Cindy - Best birthday ever! I love spending time with my wonderful daughter. I am blessed.