This past Saturday we had the pleasure of filming the wedding of Jim and Stefanie! Both were such amazing people with equally awesome friends and family. That, combined with the fact that both the venue and reception locations were new for us, made for an all around fun shoot. We started the day bright and early at the Navarro residence overlooking Old Town and Mission Bay. While the guys enjoyed some beer, go-carts, and miniature golf, the girls were hard at work getting their make-up and hair done at Jim’s parent’s house. Okay…maybe “hard at work” is the wrong term. They leisurely enjoyed having their hair and make-up done while catching clips from movies like Father of the Bride in between.
Once the entire bridal party was ready to go, they all jumped into a sweet trolley car waiting outside the house to take them down to the Church of the Immaculate Conception in the heart of historic Old Town. Both the church and ceremony were perfect…and gave us the opportunity to use our new 135mm lenses (which were amazing). After the ceremony, we were whisked away to the Natural History Museum at Balboa Park. Until Jim and Stephanie first came to us about filming their wedding, we didn’t even know you could have weddings at the Museum. So awesome!! They started with the cocktail reception on the roof with a fantastic view of the park. Later, once all the guests had made their way to the ground floor and found their seats, Jim and Stephanie descended the stairs to make their grand entrance. They immediately went into their first dance which was an incredibly classy waltz to Sparks by Coldplay. That pretty much set the tone for the rest of this “night at the museum” 
Just as the locations were stunning, the team of vendors was equally impressive:
Wedding Coordinator: Catherine Bachelier Smith of CBS Weddings
Photographer: Paul Barnett of Barnett Photographics
Cake: Michele Coulon Dessertier
Florist: Grand Floral
Band: The Tijuana Dogs
Caterer: Urban Kitchen Catering
Venue: Rachel de Quesada of the San Diego Natural History Museum
