Monday, November 2, 2009

Sunny & Chris - Calistoga Ranch, CA

Chris and Sunny got married at Calistoga Ranch in Napa Valley, CA. Napa Valley is famous for its wineries and beautiful landscape. This vintage and rustic wedding interwoven with the ripening vines and amber sunsets was breath taking. Chris and Sunny directed us to "be as daring as we wanted to be" in our picture taking. They were thrilled with antiquity and amused by simplicity. We had the most incredible time capturing their artistic personalities.


























For those brides and grooms looking for a destination wedding in the mainland USA, Napa Valley is our number one recommendation!

-Nick Corona Photography
Wedding photography that reflects you!

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Halloween with the Corona's

Kara is never deprived of pictures, but they are the typical, capturing every day life - kinda boring after a while - kind of pictures. Today was special... she got to dress up and she absolutely LOVED her ladybug costume. She would walk around pointing to herself saying, "Look!" or "I love it!" It was priceless. We snapped several of her running around the yard... these are sure to go life-size in her room as we re-do it for Christmas! The captured her personality perfectly... giddy, giggly, gleeful and yes, even a little blurry!

-enjoy :)
Nick & Liz








Friday, October 16, 2009

Recent Engagement Pictures

To take or not to take engagement pictures is a common questions we get asked. "I am camera shy!", "I am not photogenic...", "Isn't it sappy and cliche?", are a few of the hesitations we hear. Here is the thing, you should take engagements...ESPECIALLY if you are camera shy!! Getting to spend a little time with your photographer pre-wedding day, and learning the feel of the camera is a sure-fire way to kick that shyness! Instead of saying you are not photogenic, let your photographer know if you have a profile side that you favor. Lips are big (meaning important) in engagement sessions... so don't be afraid to throw on a bold color, or interrupt the lip-locking session to freshen up the gloss.

Sappy and Cliche? They certainly don't have to be!!! We definitely have the requests for the traditional beach or park engagement pictures, and there is nothing wrong with that. Families love them and they are great to hang in the entrance to your home... but these days engagement sessions can be much more unconventional! Take a stroll down the streets of Los Angeles, or jump into a busy boardwalk at the beach and your engagement pictures have gone from traditional to trendy --just like that!! Nick and I have tons of cool places to take engagement photos, so if you are open to the unconventional, just shoot us an email asking for some ideas on locations...we're bubbling with information!

Here are a few of our recent engagement sessions. We hung out with Lily and Chris in Venice Beach, CA, which was incredible. Where else are you going to see guys walking down the street with 12 ft. Python's wrapping around them?
















We spent a little time with Veronica and Gustavo at USC in Los Angeles on probably one of the nicest days we have had in a while!! Even though school was in session, the students were gracious and jumped out of our pictures!








We also got to get to know Erick and Vanessa romping through the streets of downtown Los Angeles.









Getting to spend some time with our brides and grooms is fun, but getting to capture their personalities... that's what makes us keep picking up the cameras!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Brittany & Evan - Long Beach, CA

Next door to the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA, there is an incredible venue called The Reef. The Reef is right on the water in Long Beach and has an immaculate view. Brittany and Evan said their vows as the sun was setting over the water. The night was magical. Brittany and Evan's love and fun shone as they imitated kiss after kiss of family and friends.


































Sunday, September 13, 2009

Leslie & Jacob - Mission Inn - Riverside

The Mission Inn has always been one of my favorite places to shoot and I had the opportunity to shoot there with an amazing couple, Leslie & Jacob! All the beauty and tradition displayed in the architecture of the Mission Inn went perfect with the traditional-style wedding held in the St. Francis of Assissi Chapel. Plus with all the urban-life around the corner... you know we had a blast taking pictures with them!