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Welcome to the Marianne Wilson Photography Blog!

We are wedding photographers based out of Southern California but we also travel to places far and wide to capture beautiful and quirky moments for our clients.

We are so blessed to be able to do what we love most and share our passion for photography and people with you! Please feel free to peruse through posts and come back as we consistently add new work and tips/ideas for brides.

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- Marianne + Joe

Have a Super Rad New Year!

Saturday, December 31, 2011 Posted in Daily Life

So it’s that time of year again, time to start fresh! 2011 has been a roller coaster of pure awesome for Marianne Wilson Photography. Joe joined the business full time, we got engaged (yay!), and we shot 53 weddings (as well as booked some amazing couples for 2012)!!! It was a heck of a ride and we are so excited for the amazing things to come in 2012! Including our own wedding in less than 2 months, and some great new changes to the business (new last name anyone?).

We still have many, many, many 2011 weddings and engagements to share with you on the blog along with some posts about our own wedding and how all that planning went/is going so keep an eye out and have an AMAZING, safe and happy New Year!

Lots of love,
Marianne Wilson Photography (a.k.a. the future Sanadas)

Oh and because every post needs a photo…

PS. Congratulations to all you newly engaged couples! Planning a wedding is a lot of work… But really fun work :)

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Zulema + Beq: Arizona Pecan Grove Wedding

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Posted in Photography, Weddings

You might remember Zulema and Bequer (Beq) from their engagement shoot in Agoura Hills. They were and still are some of the sweetest people we have ever met! Plus, they have a sincere love of vintage decor, including a classic Mustang fastback that instantly made Joe drool. Their DIY details were also amazing! In addition to the tons of things that they found over a year of hitting thrift stores, Zulema made a ton of stuff herself, Zulema’s Mom made the bride’s maid dresses and her sister made the cake! It’s no wonder they were featured on http://www.weddingchicks.com/2011/09/22/southern-vintage-arizona-diy-wedding/! On top of all of that awesomeness, they were married at a venue set in a pecan grove in Arizona (http://www.venueatthegrove.com/)! It truly was a beautiful day and we are genuinely thankful that we got to be a part of it!

Tags: arizona wedding photography, DIY Rustic wedding, pecan grove wedding, venue at the grove, zulema and beq

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December 20, 2011 - 6:36 pm

Cindy - Really great bride and groom!!! Loved the details.

Jonna + Lee: Rustic and Romantic Engagement Photography

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Posted in Engagements, Photography

We say this a ton and we will say it again: WE LOVE OUR COUPLES. When we met with Jonna and Lee we totally knew that we were going to love shooting with them. Jonna loves all things vintage, they are super cute together, so in love, and they are just genuinely down to earth and fun people to be around. Then, when we were tossing around engagement session ideas not only did Jonna mention that she had an adorable golden retriever puppy (Bear) that she wanted to bring along, but she also came up with the epic idea of shooting them with a piano in a field! Since Lee is a musician and they met while filming his music video, Sweet Serendipity (too freaking cute), the piano idea made total sense and fit them perfectly! In hindsight, we probably should have looked into finding a prop piano (yes, that is a real piano in the field that we found and we all agreed that it had to have weighed at least 1,000 pounds)… BUT, Jonna and Lee were total troopers and helped us move the piano and, even though I am sure we all had sore backs the next day, we had a GREAT time tromping around Agoura Hills, making tons of Disney references, and getting to know Jonna and Lee a little better during their engagement session. We can’t wait to shoot their wedding!

So here is their mega-awesome super-long blog post of favorites :)

Tags: Engagement session with a piano, engagement session with puppy, Jonna + Lee, Jonna and Lee, piano in a field, southern california engagement photography, unique engagement photos

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December 13, 2011 - 5:47 pm

Milisa Lin Smith - Wow. Wow. Wow.
Your pictures always blow me away!
<3

December 13, 2011 - 7:07 pm

Jojo Pangilinan - what an amazing session! looks like a whole lotta fun!

December 14, 2011 - 3:39 am

Bröllopsfotograf Fredric - One word: Super-amazing!!!

December 14, 2011 - 4:14 pm

Max - Your work is absolutely stunning here. I love the different angles and the story of each photo is beautiful. lovely work!
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December 15, 2011 - 3:30 am

Gabby / En Route Photography - WOW Superpretty!!!!!!! Love the light and the colors! Great job! ;)
xxx

http://enroute-blog.com/

December 15, 2011 - 7:37 pm

leebear5 - It is an absolute joy to be able to view the lovely stories told in your stunning photos! You captured Lee, Jonna and of course Bear (you just know I love the name as much as I do them)as the sweet, endearing, beautiful fun-loving couple they truly are! I am so grateful that they shared them with us all!!

December 15, 2011 - 9:08 pm

minimadiemaid - AMAZING!!!

December 16, 2011 - 4:31 am

Lisa Ann - Wonderful post. A picture is worth than thousands words. Photography is indeed the best way to express your feelings and depicts the era. I love photography and look over the web for finding useful stuff for the same. I came across your blog and after subscribing in my feeder I hope you will keep on the good posts like this continuously. Thanks You

December 16, 2011 - 8:14 am

Michelle - Stunning pictures!

December 16, 2011 - 8:57 am

Kimberly - Awesome pictures!

December 16, 2011 - 9:05 am

gatorgirl5028 - Your pictures are fantastic! Of course, it doesn’t hurt that Jonn & Lee are so photogenic & such a sweet, fun-loving couple :) Thanks for sharing these amazing pictures of a truly great couple!

December 16, 2011 - 9:46 am

ken kienow - daaaaaaaang girl

:)

December 16, 2011 - 4:35 pm

judy c - BEAUTIFUL! they look really happy.

December 17, 2011 - 7:49 am

Josh Gull - So, so, so good Marianne. Love this whole set. Especially the last B&W shot, the portrait orientation shot right before that, and the leaves at the end.

December 17, 2011 - 7:56 am

Johanna - Just wanted to tell you I love, love, love this set. Gorgeous work. And the couple is gorgeous too! :)

December 17, 2011 - 9:42 pm

Mollie - Beautiful Pictures! :) Love them all!

December 19, 2011 - 12:10 am

JoAnne - Love the pictures of Lee and Jonna,
They look so happy together.
Love is in the air!!!!!!
Cannot wait to see their wedding pictures,
here soon.
Thanks for showing on your website.
JoAnne

December 21, 2011 - 12:02 pm

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Why I love Pinterest and you should too

Monday, December 12, 2011 Posted in For Brides, Photography

If you haven’t heard of the site Pinterest.com I am so sorry that I didn’t write this post sooner for you. I truly feel you have been missing out on a quite addictive experience (as if wedding planning wasn’t addictive enough.) To sum up the site Pinterest allows you to very easily create style boards from images found on the web (or found through searching the site). I have found amazing recipes (including the best mac n cheese recipe ever!), cool home projects, and some amazing style/fashion options..Ok I admit it, I also have a board for “cute and fluffy things” (baby bunnies etc).

If you are a visual person, like myself, creating a ‘style board’ is super helpful. It lets you see all your ideas in one spot, see if they work well together and piece together outfits. I think this is super helpful for not only wedding decor/style but also engagement sessions. So many of our brides don’t know exxxactly how they would like to ‘style’ their session so it is not only cute/fun/cool but screams ‘them’. I am not talking what poses and images they want taken I am talking what boots go cute with that rose colored summer dress, how to coordinate his/hers outfits, or just what items that you love (his guitar, her painting easel etc) work for a photoshoot. This is where I love pinterest and think it is genius. You can create styles based on a specific color pallets, themes, or a common love (photography perhaps?) and then work around that to create a look that is totally you! I often play around with different boards to come up with ideas that I think would transfer well into shoots. Here are some examples:

Check it out! Go have fun and organize all your inspiration photos :)

Now back to our regularly scheduled photo blog posts….

Tags: Engagement Session Planning, Engagement Style Boards, pinterest, Style ideas, Wedding Planning

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