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I was very excited to shoot Becky and Ernie’s wedding this past weekend. It was very overcast but the rain held off! It was a beautiful day. We started off at their church in Rancho Santa Margarita. We were near Oneill Park for some pictures and then traveled down to San Juan Capistrano for the reception. Here is part 1 of their wedding day in Rancho Santa Margarita.

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The bride and groom will win a free wall portrait if they get 25 comments on this blog post! Leave them some LOVE!! Dont forget to “like” Shanna Kreza Photography on facebook
*all images copyright of Shanna Kreza Photography 2011* Do not copy, print, or download from this page. If you would like a web sized & watermarked image from their wedding, please ask! :)

Hello to all my blog readers! I am finally starting to feel better after months and months of morning sickness. This is the earliest it has started to fade out of all my pregnancies. This blog has been a little quiet so hopefully one day I can catch up on all I missed while feeling so ill!

I usually do my sneak peeks first on facebook so dont forget to “like” my page here! FACEBOOK . Clients, please dont forget to tag yourself but be sure to leave my watermark in place! :)

I was so happy when last year my friend Mandy asked to fly me out to Indiana to shoot a wedding with her. This was my second time doing a destination wedding and it was just as much fun! You can check out more pictures from Mandy here Mandy Leonards Here is a peek at pictures from the wedding this past Friday!

The wedding was very colorful with greens, purples, and pinks!
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we had strict rules in this church. no flash and to stand way back. I left the church pictures up to Mandy who had the 70-200! ( I need that lens!) I got a few that I thought looked cool. ;-)
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The adorable bride and groom decided on doing a first look. A first look is when you see eachother before the ceremony and capture the “first look” in pictures. A very intimate moment captured! Photographers love first looks because we get all the pictures out of the way which leaves more time to PARTY! :)
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I already shared these on facebook so I thought I would share them here as well. If you would like to follow me click HERE for my facebook photography page!

I am very excited to shoot Ernie and Becky’s wedding this May!




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I am so excited to announce our OC boudoir marathon! You dont want to miss out on this great deal! This is the perfect gift for you spouse, groom, boyfriend, or significant other! I will be offering 30-45 minute boudoir photoshoot in the Orange County area on January 23, 2011. We will have a blast and to make it an extra special event, I have asked Carina from FLAWLESS FACES to provide the hair and/or makeup! There is limited availability so book your spot today!

If you would like to host a Orange County boudoir marathon in your home with your friends, please inquire about details…your session is free!
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Please visit this page to see my boudoir work! Shanna Kreza Photography Boudoir Portfolio

I shared a sneak peek of this gorgeous couple a few weeks ago. They got married on a very rainy day so it was only fitting to do a “trash the dress” session on an equally rainy day. I didnt know what to expect but it ended up being a lot of fun and we got some great shots! We were lucky enough to have a location that had lots of archways to shoot under. In some of the pictures you cant even tell it was pouring down rain on us! It was also super dark and hazy out so I did my best to bring the color and clarity back to the pictures. Thank you to the Mr &Mrs for braving the COLD wet weather!!!

I will be posting more images on facebook so be sure to like my page to see them! :) FACEBOOK

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Trash the dress session…many people ask “what is that?”…you dont really have to trash it but who wouldn’t love to wear their wedding gown again? Trash the dress sessions may be added to any of my wedding packages and these friends of mine were the perfect models for my new offer. You may remember them from when I did their engagement session last March here .

I had a ton of plans for this trash the dress session but Mother Nature had other plans. I was thinking of a beautiful field in the hot sun and mother nature was thinking DARK, gloomy, and RAINY! Oh my, did it rain. Even after seeing the forecast, we decided to go with it and I am so glad we did! I got to do something I have never done before. I had 2 people holding umbrellas over me because rain was coming from the sides! This couple was up for anything and I even got them to splash around in a fountain. They had a ton of people stop and watch them, honk their horns, and nearly crash. Good times! hahaha

If you would like to see more of this session please “like” my page on facebook HERE

This sweet couple met while teaching at the same school. Their wedding will have green apple accents which I think is adorable! They will be tying the knot at the beautiful Rancho Las Lomas in Trabuco Canyon. We lost our light this night so shooting in the dark was very interesting. hahaha They turned out so cute and I couldnt be happier for this adorable couple!

Of course we had to stop at an old school house!!!
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You may remember this adorable couple from my engagement session with them in the Spring. here and here . They are finally tying the knot in November at the beautiful Franciscan Gardens . They wanted this canvas collage to display at their wedding reception, how wonderful is that? I absolutely squealed when I opened the box to find this GORGEOUS 30×24 canvas for them. It really is amazing and beautiful.
Disclaimer: I have to admit I am terrible at shooting products but I gave it a whirl! :)

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My new favorite thing is wall designs! I love providing examples of ways to display your family pictures in your home. I can come to your house to measure the wall and give you examples or I can show you electronic examples. We can work together on designing the perfect space. Just remember to take a picture when you have it all up so I can see how it turned out! I take a lot of extra time with those enlargements so I like to see how all the hard work paid off! I always tell my clients to go large or go home. LOL Ok, I dont really say that, but here is an example of my fire place and why larger is so much better!

The first picture is a framed 8×10. The second is picture is a 16×20 gallery wrapped canvas. The third picture is the 30×24 gallery wrapped canvas. Do you see the difference between the 8×10 and 30×24? It really does make a huge difference!

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I am still working through some of these awesome images from the wedding in Seal Beach last weekend. Here is another one I love! The bride loved her flowers and so did I!

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