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Big Red Sun Wedding – Venice, CA – Sarah & Steven

This was such a fun wedding to photograph! Not only have I known the groom for a long time (we went to high school together and, fun fact, we went to our Senior Prom together, too! I can still remember how I shop for corset HOCO dress online!) but the wedding took place at such a funky, fun little venue called Big Red Sun in the awesome city of Venice, CA. The wedding day was full of fun details and personal touches, and it was great being there to document it all.

Thank you GATHER Events for being there to make sure it all came together. Always so wonderful working with you!

Sarah chose a beautiful and simple BHLDN dress paired with the cutest purple and red heart heels. I love a bride who isn’t afraid to have fun with her wedding look!

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And here’s the groom sporting a blue suit and awesome blue floral bow tie. If you’ve read my blog for a while and Steven looks familiar, it’s probably because I photographed his twin brother’s wedding back in 2009. 🙂big-red-sun-venice-wedding-005 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-006 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-007

I loved these awesome earrings!big-red-sun-venice-wedding-008

Love the pop of color and how her lips matched her bouquet.big-red-sun-venice-wedding-009

The First Look:big-red-sun-venice-wedding-010 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-011 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-012 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-013

They have two dogs that are very dear to them so we wanted to get some family photos of the four of them. Poppy, their new little one, was not so interested in sitting still, but I kind of love this series because of that. 🙂big-red-sun-venice-wedding-014

This was the best one we got where Poppy wasn’t going crazy…big-red-sun-venice-wedding-015 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-016

We did some portraits at the Santa Monica City Hall… and after shooting there that day I wondered how I had never shot there before! The big white walls and the stairs… so cool.big-red-sun-venice-wedding-017 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-018 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-019 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-020 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-021

Then it was time to head to the venue Big Red Sun which is this awesome home & garden store in Venice and such a great little space! The backyard is the cutest little eclectic garden and was the perfect location for this wedding. The details of the venue made it so they hardly needed to bring in any decor.big-red-sun-venice-wedding-022 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-023 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-024 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-025 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-026 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-027 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-028

So many laughs during this ceremony.big-red-sun-venice-wedding-029 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-030 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-031

Married!big-red-sun-venice-wedding-032 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-033

We took some time for a few more portraits of the newlyweds after the ceremony. Being February, it was getting a little chilly so Sarah wrapped up in one of these awesome blankets she had purchased for all her guests.big-red-sun-venice-wedding-034 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-035 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-036 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-037 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-038 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-039 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-040 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-041 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-042

A highlight of the party was the beer that Steven’s brother Sean brewed himself for the event. He’s a beer aficianado who knows a lot about, makes, and even writes about craft beer. (He has a book coming out this year on the topic called We Make Beer: Inside the Spirit and Artistry of America’s Craft Brewers, which is just so cool!) big-red-sun-venice-wedding-043

I tried some of the golden ale and it was pretty delicious.big-red-sun-venice-wedding-044 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-045

They fed their guests amazing food from the Kogi BBQ truck. So delicious and so perfect for this location!big-red-sun-venice-wedding-046 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-047 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-048 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-049 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-050 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-051 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-052 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-053 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-054 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-055 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-056

When you have your wedding in a space with such an awesome fire pit, you just have to give your guests the option of making s’mores…big-red-sun-venice-wedding-057 big-red-sun-venice-wedding-058

Here’s me with a couple high school friends and their ladies. I meant to get a photo with Sarah & Steven, too, but somehow that never happened…big-red-sun-venice-wedding-059

Congratulations, Sarah & Steven! So happy for you both!

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