Julia & Mark were married in Foresthill, California, in the heart of California’s Gold Country.  Since the estate (Monte Verde Inn) they got married at was built during the Gold Rush with gold money, they thought it was an appropriate theme to play out in various ways for their day with lots of lovely DIY details.

They’re a fun couple with a great group of friends and family.  I had SO much fun with them!  THANK YOU, Julia and Mark!

Julia is a fashion designer–  she and Mark actually found me through a mutual friend, Zoe, of Hemlines & Heels.  What’s even funnier is that it  turns out that she and Paxton, from my modern design-inspired wedding at Cornerstone Gardens, work next to one another as designers!  SMALL WORLD!

So, onto some wardrobe details then…

The wedding dress  was by  Pronovias, a Spanish design house.  Julia loved their beautifully delicate lace workmanship.  Her favorite part of the dress was the how the crinkled layer peeked out of the bottom.  Comfort was also very important to Julia and Mark, demonstrated by both of their shoe selections:  Julia traded in a pair of Christian Louboutins, which were horribly painful, for some fab wedges by Fergie.  The guys wore Converse!

Both the bride and groom wear their ink very well, if I do say so.  Mark’s tattoos are Dayak motifs from Borneo; hers are Henna patterns from India and they’re beautiful.

So sweet, her mom always has all her kids close to her heart:

More info from the beautiful bride, Julia:

“We tried to pull in old-timey details like the wooden clothespin, the picket fence and natural rope for the escort card display. We chose penny candy as our favors and color coordinated it to our wedding colors. There were over 40 lbs of candy in that display!  We also loved the antique milk jug that we found at a shop in SF to use as our cardholder.  The table names were really easy because we just used historical town names from the Gold Country– my favorites were “The Little Town of Rough and Ready” and “The Community of You Bet”.  Another great addition was that my mom’s boyfriend, Bryan, brought his Model T which made for some amazing pictures!”

I really had such a a good time on their wedding day — not to mention before and after, too, in any correspondence with them.  They are such a cute pair to witness and truly have such wonderful friends and family . [1-2-3...jump!]

All I have to say is, thank you to Abby of Style Me Pretty and Christian Oth, the wonderfully talented photographer of Christian Oth Studio in New York City.  Today, on Style Me Pretty, Christian Oth and his team of photographers’ work is being highlighted not in the spirit of wedding inspirations as relate to color palettes, for instance, but to offer brides and grooms a greater understanding about the photographer/client relationship which is so crucial to the success of great memories!  Thank you, what a breath of fresh air!  Its inspiring and exciting to see this running today.

It is always great when you meet a new client who, from the very beginning,  truly understands this unique, important relationship with their photographer. That said, each new relationship takes work and communication is the key.  Perhaps I’ll post more on this topic another time.  For now, head over to that small bit of info and read for yourself!

Enjoy the day.

Jen & Paxton’s modern, non-traditional wedding is a Feature in the current issue of San Francisco Brides magazine.  It is a beautiful publication and I am so happy to be included in this issue.  Thank you, SF Brides!

You can pick up a copy of the magazine and also view the digital edition here.  This gorgeous wedding was held at Cornerstone in Sonoma.  Here is my previous post with more details.  Also, Kiera & Axel’s elegant Napa wedding held at Beaulieu Garden has a lovely photo in the Hitched section of this issue. Enjoy.

My dear friends and very first wedding clients, Amy & Andy, who were married by the barn at Sea Ranch Lodge, recently welcomed their baby daughter, Magnolia Grey, into the world!  I was not-so-secretly hoping that she would be born on my birthday, but she held out a few days past that.  I guess there are already enough other people that I know and love whom I share a birthday with…

I had so much fun for Magnolia’s first photo shoot and I think she actually did, too!  She was such a great baby.  Here are two lovelies.  Enjoy this little cutie.

Kiera & Axel’s elegant Napa wedding is featured today on the ever-lovely and popular blog, Style Me Pretty.

My favorite part about this wedding, aside from the fantastic couple and gorgeous details– I loved that Kiera & Axel took the time to write a thoughtful, handwritten note for each guest, awaiting them upon finding their seats at the long kings tables.

Thanks for sharing this great wedding, SMP!

City halls vary tremendously in their warmth and architecture…we just happen to have a gorgeous one here in San Francisco!  Kelly and Tony, along with their parents, celebrated their wedding in such a touching, elegant way in this beautiful spot.  Their excitement and love was so transcendent that I found myself floating along on that great feeling the rest of my day!

Short and sweet. Enjoy.

By the way, Kelly happens to be a talented fashion designer!  Her line, Protea, has the Spring ‘10 collection up on her site now.  Check it out.

If you couldn’t guess from this post’s title, yes, I like the Velvet Underground (and Nico). Here is a recent image from my personal work that I would like to share.  I decided to take a mini-diversion from my mainly wedding/portrait posts to put this up.  Although, I have to mention, and I could be mistaken, but I think this was actually the first song my sister and brother-in-law danced to at their wedding!

For whatever variety of reasons, we become attached to things, places, people.  As I’m sure you can imagine is an easy feat for me, I become attached to images.  This photo filtered through my mind quite quickly into a place that I hold close.  Why?  Its mere existence is an affirmation of how much I love what I do, it is an affirmation of all the hours I have spent and those still ahead, looking, finding, making. I had just put down my gear after 9 hours of shooting at a wedding and I saw this beautiful mix of light, this old wallpaper, this softly glowing mirror– I had to take its picture!  I smiled knowing that I had just  finished a long, full day of “seeing” and yet, there was still room and excitement for more.  * I like this photo and I like what I see upon looking into it even more. *

At long last, Kate Webber Photography has a new wedding & portrait site…and in case you haven’t noticed, a new look for the blog, too!
Check out the new website here!  I hope you’ll love it and I would love to hear your thoughts so feel free to post comments here.

PS: A new site for personal imagery is in the works next.

Erin and Ted’s beautiful wedding in Sagaponack, NY is Feature No. 1 in the newest issue of Well Wed – The Hamptons magazine!  It is a great spread and I am so happy that the gorgeous wedding and the kind pair are highlighted in this publication!

Excerpts from the print edition are available online here in their Fall Weddings.

THANKS, Well Wed!

This wedding was previously featured on Style Me Pretty.

Congrats to Abby, the lovely genius behind Style Me Pretty.  She was featured in the Summer issue of The Bride & Bloom magazine.
I am also happy she chose to include one of my images as a part of one of her well-known Inspiration Boards for the article.
Go here to see SMP’s post about it.