Jennifer Bowen Photography » Engagement, Wedding, Portrait & Family Photographer // Scottsdale, Phoenix Arizona

Caitlin & Ted tied the knot last weekend in San Diego. Caitlin grew up sailing, and has spent many summers at the Mission Bay Yacht Club on those waters, so it was such a natural choice for their wedding. Both Ted and Caitlin were so amazing all day; both very joyful and easy going, and so despite the fact that San Diego had near record heat last weekend with temps over 100 degrees, they were both good natured about it all. The vibrant nautical decor had an understated elegance, with pops of navy, fuscia and white. My good friend, and fellow award-winning photographer Kim Jarman, came out to San Diego to second shoot their wedding with me, and we had a great time. She hung out with the guys and got some fantastic images (all noted below) and helped capture many details while I was shooting the bride & groom, families and bridal party. Several years ago, I second shot a wedding for her, and really enjoyed how I could just relax and see things from a totally different perspective, so I love that she came out and helped me in this way. Thank you Kim!

Some of my favorites from the day…

Preparation time started at the Catamaran Resort & Spa in Mission Bay.

Beautiful florals by Modern Bouquet

Hair & Makeup provided by Three Ways Beautiful

And Caitlin certainly did look beautiful!

Meanwhile, Kim hung out with the guys while they got ready and when they drove to the church for their traditional Catholic Mass ceremony. Below: all 4 shots by Kim, as well as the wide church exterior shot

I rode with the girls on the Trolley to the church. Love this shot of Caitlin below.

Kim got this great shot of the guys below

 And these two of the adorable flower girl and ring bearer!

 Love the shot on the far right (below) by Kim.

Another cool one below by Kim, right before the ceremony started.

 Love this moment Kim captured below!

I love their spontaneous exit out!

The beautiful girls! (You may recognize Caitlin’s maid-of-honor Cristina from her own wedding just a few months ago here in Paradise Valley)

The Guys. And their fun socks :-)

All 3 shots by Kim below.

On our way to the Mission Bay Yacht Club

Details by Kim

Some more details by Kim below

Love this wide second angle from Kim below while I was shooting close ups of them

Love this candid below captured by Kim. It was a little toasty in the room with all the dancing since it was such a hot day.

LOVE this shot by Kim below of Ted’s brother.

Dance shots by both of us.

Sparkler exit – by Kim

I wanted to wait down at the bottom of the dock for their grand exit on the boat!

Thank you Caitlin & Ted!! It has been wonderful to work with you guys and I wish you all the happiness in the world!

Thank you KIM, for your help and friendship :-)

Vendors to Note who helped make this wedding beautiful::

Cassandra O’Gara with Downey Street Events (San Francisco) // Catamaran Resort & Spa (guest accomodations, rehearsal dinner & preparation location) //  Mission Bay Yacht Club (reception) // St. Brigid’s Catholic Church (Ceremony) // Modern Bouquet – Flowers & Bouquets // Three Ways Beautiful – Hair & Makeup // Model Call Salon – Hair // At First Sight – Videographers // Old Town Trolley – Transportation  // Tim Altbaum Productions – DJ & MC  // Sumi’s Oven – Cake // The Moodawgs – Band for Cocktail Hour

If they say that rain on your wedding day is good luck, then a dust storm rolling in must be really good luck! Yes, indeed, one of Phoenix’s “haboobs” descended upon us out of nowhere back in June when Jonathan and Lindsey tied the knot at the beautiful Sanctuary Resort on Camelback Mountain. Right before we were set to start the ceremony. Luckily, it moved through fairly quickly and didnt pose too much of a problem. And J & L were amazing troopers and didn’t let it phase them;  what can you do when Mother nature has other plans? Their wedding day was a beautiful celebration of their love and friendship and a true joy to photograph. Some favs from the day:

I love her wedding band!

Lindsey looked stunning

Omari Dickens, who often second shoots with me, hung out with Jonathan and the guys and got some great images of him

There is that lovely dust storm in the back ground

Lindsey & Jonathan made up an entire dance routine to some pretty classic tunes through the generations – it was pretty entertaining!
Thank you Lindsey & Jonathan! You guys are awesome and make a wonderful couple. We loved being there to capture your wedding day!

Venue: The Sanctuary // Wedding Coordinator: Imoni Events // Photographer: Jennifer Bowen Photography // Photo booth: Live Photo Booth // DJ: Desert House Productions // Flowers: Blume Events // Officiant: Scott Swanson

In late May I had the honor of photographing Dallas and Lindsey’s wedding up at Desert Mountain, Chiricahua Clubhouse in north Scottsdale. For some strange — and nearly miraculous — reason, we had a “cool front” roll through that weekend, and while it was about 85 degrees down in the valley, up in Cave Creek, north of the city, the day topped out at about 76 degrees. It. Was. Gorgeous. Not remotely normal for a Memorial Day weekend wedding in Arizona. Anyway, the day was also fantastic because Lindsey & Dallas were such a fun and happy and cool couple all around, and because their wedding planner Ashley Brinkley (Dallas, TX) did a wonderful job ensuring it was a beautiful and seamless event.  A special thanks to Katina Patriquin who came along to help second shoot with me that day, and also to Bradford Jones, who provided additional assistance and some backup shooting. I have noted their images below. You can find all the links to the vendors who helped make this wedding beautiful below.

The day started off in their long time family friend’s home in the Desert Mountain community.

(Above, left side close up by Katina)

Above: both images by Katina, who hung out with the guys during preparation time

Above: Love this image of all the girls shoes that Katina captured!

After their first look, we had time for some bride & groom portraits

Above: I like this angle captured by Katina & how she brought in the clock

Above: Right close up by Katina

Above: When the ceremony started, Bradford stayed at the top of the stairs and captured these two shots, as well as the wide fisheye of the entire scene below.One really neat and different thing about Dallas and Lindsey’s wedding. Lindsey had no idea that he was going to give her a diamond ring. Previously when I asked about photographing the rings, she just simply said, no engagement ring, just the gold bands, which I honestly thought was pretty cool. But little did she know that Dallas had been secretly designing her a gorgeous diamond to put on her finger during the exchange of the rings. Suffice to say she was surprised and very touched!

The image below was taking by Katina, right after their first kiss

After the ceremony, we had time for some more portraits in the sweet light

Dallas wanted a shot of he and his buddies doing their old hockey days victory celebration and I thought this came out pretty cute.

Below: I like this super wide that Bradford captured during the toasts

I like this image below because Dallas & Lindsey got engaged in Italy (like me) and visited this winery pictured on the bottle while they were there.  They are both in high end liquor distribution and contacted the winery  to see if they could serve this wine at their wedding, which they did. The bottle is not staged with the glasses, that was sitting there from when just a few moments before Dallas and Lindsey were sharing a glass together. I went up later to get some detail shots of other things and noticed Dallas leaning over the railing taking in his wedding day and guests having fun at the reception.

Vendors to Thank::

Venue:  Desert Mountain Chiracahua Club // Wedding Planner : Ashley Brinkley Events of Dallas, Texas // Photographer: Jennifer Bowen  // Florist: Artistic Surroundings- Bill Pailley // Makeup: Amanda Bacino  // Hair: Tristan Coone // Ceremony Music: Alexandra Jackson // Officiant: Critter Dixon // Band: Jodi Light and the Shining Star Band