The WEDDING BLOG has moved…
Sweet Love | Fred & Leslie
- That bride picked out some beautiful brides maids dresses! Such a cute couple :) Lovely photos!February 3, 2010 - 3:44 pm
- Looks to have been a gorgeous and colourful wedding - great photos! - MattFebruary 4, 2010 - 7:05 am
- dude! what a GREAT looking b&g and bridal party!!! hahahaha jk... but seriously, I LOVE these images (and i'm not just saying that because I'm emotionally attached) you did a fabulous job! You're the bestest!! BFOF's for life!February 10, 2010 - 7:41 pm
:: As Cute as a button ::
- Marin these are precious! Great job!!January 12, 2010 - 7:36 pm
- This little boy is no doubt a precious gift to his parents. Marin... you captured some priceless moments with him that I wished I had of my boys at this sweet age. Great work girlie...keep it up:-) KellyJanuary 20, 2010 - 12:30 am
- Awww this is just so adorable. I wish I had a little cowboy baby to take photos of!February 2, 2010 - 11:50 pm
:: A love that remains true ::
Best Friends. Those are the words that come to mind when I think of this pair and the love that overflows from their heart. I had such a fabulous time at this GREEK/LATIN wedding, with ALL the dancing and the food, how could I resist? How could I not have a great time? I was encompassed with an overwhelming sense of love and family, and most of all community. Micah and AJ are both beyond blessed, more than any of my words could describe. As their wedding photographer, I got to experience first hand the Greek culture by standing in the midst of the dance floor, surrounded by shouts and yelps of joy over their union and celebration! WHAT A PAR-TAY! Congratulations again AJ and Micah, I pray that your lives will both be continually filled with love from one another, and from all of those that surround and support you!
Did you miss Anthony and Micah’s ENGAGEMENT session? Check it out…
- SHOES SHOES SHOES! Those are some amazing shoes!December 14, 2009 - 6:08 pm
Citizen Hotel Wedding Photography | Sacramento | Sneak Peek
Here is a little FABULOUS sneak peak at yesterday’s wedding at the Citizen Hotel in Sacramento. You have heard me say it before, and you will hear me say it again… Cassy and Kelly are the two cutest “rockabilly” couple I have ever met! Kelly is sooo in love with Miss Cassy that it simply just knocks my socks off 
You should see the way he looks at her, but then again, in a dress like this?!? I think every man in the world was checking out Cassy last night, from the moment we left the Citizen Hotel to the end of the evening. WHEW — G.O.R.E.G.E.O.U.S. to say the very least. Wait till I post more pictures in the future, the back of her dress will make you weak in the knees. “I guarantee it.”
The Citizen Hotel
926 J St
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 447-2700
- Incredible pictures!October 25, 2009 - 3:27 pm
- Incredible couple, amazing photographer....I am so blessed to know you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!October 26, 2009 - 1:11 pm
- These are absolutely beautiful! I can not wait to see more pictures! Cassy & Kelly, you look amazing! Congratulations!!!!!!October 26, 2009 - 6:19 pm
Opera House Wedding Photography | Vacaville | Sneak Peak
Here is a little Sneak Peek from last weekend’s wedding at The Opera House located in Vacaville. Fred and Leslie are such a sweet fun couple, that really knew how to shake things up on the dance floor! I look forward to sharing more of their memories, with you guys, here on my blog this winter. Stay tuned for more Vacaville Wedding Photography from The Opera House, and of course everywhere else in the world
The Opera House
560 Main Street, Suite C, Vacaville, CA 95688
Phone (707) 453-0393 – Fax (707) 453-0894
Jefferson Street Mansion | Benicia Wedding Photography
These newly weds, Nick and Jenn Raven, are the coolest couple EVER! I mean it! They just rocked my world with their gorgeous wedding at the Jefferson Street Mansion in Benicia. Nick and Jenn sooo completely invited me into their little circle of friends, which is one of my most favorite things about my job. I love it when the bride is laughing with me, and the groom can put his arm around me like a pal, simply like I have known them for years… It is an beautiful experience, and it is one of the reasons why I do what I do. I love touching people’s hearts, and blessing them with my artistic wedding photographs. YAY! Besides their totally RAD love, and coolness, I can’t stop obsessing over what an UNBELIEVABLE wedding venue the Jefferson Street Mansion is. I love it beyond words! From the gorgeous lighting during their evening ceremony to the vintage feel of the actual mansion itself. Inside the Jefferson Street Mansion is a priceless treasure of furniture, and wallpaper, and bedding that brings you back in time – to around 1865. Note to future brides: If you ever book your wedding in Benicia at the lovely Jefferson Street Mansion, YOU MUST hire little ol’ me as your wedding photographer, because I totally want take photographs at this venue again.
Jefferson Street Mansion
1063 Jefferson St
Benicia, CA 94510-2954
(707) 746-0684
Chicago Photographers | Yet another list of great finds
Just another fabulous group of wedding photographers that I admire and look up to. Their work is amazing and I must shout it out!
Giving props where props are due. Another fabulous group of amazing photographers on the East Coast… in Chicago. The windy city.
Otto Rascon Photography– part graphic designer / part photographer – it will be the perfect marriage of art and photography
Kenny Kim– life style wedding photographer
Bob and Dawn Davis– celebrity wedding photographer
Kara– Chi-town wedding and boudoir photographer
Ray Pryor– Emotia photography
Jules Wiegand– quirky Louisville photographer
Jay Crihfield– Chicago wedding photographer who rocks Navy Pier
Kenny Nakai– once a teacher, now a rockin’ historian
Eclipse Photography – Toronto awesomeness
Molly Michel– a girl who titles her blog posts, “Wow†because it is expressive of her fun personality
Dan Georgia– a photographer who captures the one’s uniqueness
Sacramento Wedding Photography | Tsakopolus Library Galleria
I feel like sharing a little bit of the GREEK LOVE tonight Hope you enjoy this clip from the Vera Wedding. This video is only a taste of all the beautiful heritage that encompassed me that evening at the Tsakopolus Library Galleria. Check out these stunning, gorgeous greek mothers! Shaking up the dance floor with their sultry greek moves, and all in high heals too… UNBELIEVABLE!
- opa!!!October 21, 2009 - 5:38 pm
Sacramento Wedding Photography| Tsakopolous Library | Sneak Peek
Here is a lovely sneak peak at the new Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Micah Vera It was a gorgeous event with tons of love, laughter and most of all… FAMILY! This big-fat-greek-wedding definitely lived up to it’s title! Married on October 10, 2009 (just a week ago) the event was held in Sacramento at the Tsakopolous Library Galleria. It was a really awesome venue, I especially loved the upstairs balcony, where the guests could look down on them from above. Weddings like this, just make me giddy about my job and about my life! Thank you to a most awesome couple… and congratulations on your love and new marriage! I hope you are both enjoying Europe.
Tsakopoulos Library Galleria
828 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
- oh my goodness,,, this is such a tease!! we are all waiting for the pictures, because we just know they are going to be awesome! And this picture is just a glimpse of what to come! BEAUTIFUL and Fun! You were such a joy and we are so glad that YOU were part of Micah and AJ's day! Thank you again for being so wonderful! xo the MOB!!! niaOctober 18, 2009 - 8:36 pm
- Hi Marin, I love the umbrella! Can't wait to see more!October 20, 2009 - 5:07 pm
Pier 39 Engagement | San Francisco Wedding Photography
As I was finishing the last few pictures from this engagement session, I couldn’t help but feel so incredibly overwhelmed by God’s love. Not only am I blessed beyond measure to be a wedding photographer, but I get to be sooo intimate with each couple that I meet. They literally invite me into their stories and let me watch their love unfold, as they get more comfortable in front of me and my camera. I know I have said all of this before, but it is why I do what I do. I LOVE love! Cassy and Kelly are the sweetest most lovable couple! This Engagement Session at Pier 39 in San Francisco was filled with tons and tons of laughter, and sweet joy. We even had people coming up to us on the Pier to try and get in the pictures with them… HAHA! 
I normally don’t take my clients somewhere so public to be watched as a “side-show” but I couldn’t resist the opportunity for some fun color, plus Cassy loved the idea of a carousel!
PIER 39
Beach Street & The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 94133
I saved the best for last….(below) I have so many favorites from this session, but I am such a romantic. This shot has got to be my “FRAMER”
WATCH THEIR CUTE LITTLE SLIDESHOW BELOW
Featured on Rock n’ Roll Bride
I just woke up this morning to a lovely post on Rock and Roll Bride… I love Cassy, and I think Kelly is such a sweet heart! They are the cutest DARN couple ever, and I couldn’t imagine them with anyone other than each other! I cannot wait for their their wedding in 2 weeks. 2 WEEKS! YES! They are getting hitched near old town SACRAMENTO at the California Auto Museum, so the photographs should be really cool! Check it out!  Cassy and Kelly’s Engagement session featured on Rock n’ Roll Bride.  Her SITE.
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- Marin! These are fabulous! I just love love them. :) You are amazing girl. Fo real. xoxoOctober 10, 2009 - 9:02 am
- Marin- Cassy is Isabella's ballet teacher and I have always thought she was one of the prettiest woman I have ever met! Those pictures really brought out her beauty! Great Job Marin!October 11, 2009 - 11:40 pm
- I think Cassy is one of the most beautiful women I have ever met too Melissa!!!! One of the sweetest and HAPPIEST too! I mean she is cracking up in every picture huh? I love her to pieces! Thanks on all the compliments, both Courtney and Melissa! Take care...October 12, 2009 - 12:32 am
- I finally got to see the rest of the images at my computer - iPhone FAIL!!! hee hee... And i must say you out do yourself each time! These are FABULOUS!!!October 12, 2009 - 10:59 am
- oh man, I LOVE the pic her high kicking! SOOO KILLER! Fantastic session!October 13, 2009 - 10:20 am
Sacramento Wedding Photographers | Coffee mugs + poor decision = {uh oh}
Oh me, OH MY! Life just doesn’t go as planned does it?!?
Well… here we are, Katie (my assistant photographer) and I, sitting in Old Town Sacramento in quite the pickle!
After location scouting for a wedding this weekend, we realize that my tire is flat (because Katie smashed a coffee mug with her MONSTER foot, then I DROVE over it like a dummy)
I had to call AAA to fix it, because I am such a girly girl pansy and don’t know how to change a tire. BUT HEY! Neither does Katie!
We are quite the pair! A dynamic DUO! But… people love us, because we are SPECIAL! 
- You two are so funny!October 8, 2009 - 12:56 pm
Frasinetti Wedding Photography | Sacramento | Joseph + Amanda
I had tons of fun! Maybe even wiped a tear (or two) away from my eye… Joseph and Amanda Bonoccorso got married on May 30, 2009 at Frasinetti Winery in Sacramento. What a darling fun couple, and what a gorgeous location! I had the pleasure of assisting -my assistant- Katie during their lovely event. It was FUN-FUN-FUN being the second photographer and getting to hang out and support my BFOF (best photographer friend) KATIE. We found ourselves laughing and dancing around Frasinetti, snatching up the wonderful photography opportunities, and the beauty of this darling bride and groom. It was definitely a wedding photographers playground with all the different textures and settings that encompassed us. Congratulations again, Mr. and Mrs. Bonoccorso, and thank you for letting us capture the memories of your lifetime in lovely Sacramento. I love my job! Wedding photography ROCKS!
FRASINETTI WINERY SACRAMENTO
7395 Frasinetti Rd
Sacramento, CA 95828-3718
(916) 383-2447
Rockefeller Lodge Wedding Photography | San Pablo | Joe + Anny
The Rockefeller Lodge is a beautiful location for any wedding! It is a quaint and historic building, giving a vintage feeling to the event. You will be surrounded with rustic charm adding to the romance of your day. As a wedding photographer, my clients invite me into their stories. I get to see their love up close and personal. I was honored and blessed to be the wedding photographer for such a sweet couple, Joe and Anny. These two are truly meant to be together! Their love is thick and beautiful, bringing me to tears and goosebumps… SERIOUSLY. It was hard not getting carried away in the emotion of it all, I had to focus on working and blinking the tears away. Being at the Rockefeller Lodge in San Pablo was a BLAST!
Take the time… to watch their personal slideshow from the wedding at Rockefeller Lodge, San Pablo
ROCKEFELLER LODGE 2650 Market St.San Pablo, CA 94806
(510) 235-7344
Boudoir Photography San Francisco | Bay Area | Boudoir Sessions
Did you know that I specialize in Boudoir Photography for women? Boudoir by Marin Kristine is located in Vacaville, Northern California. That is right in between Sacramento and San Francisco, super accessible from either direction. Please check out my Boudoir website RIGHT NOW, and book your sexy session! Be all that he dreams of and more…
BOUDOIR WEBSITE or BOUDOIR BLOG
My Boudoir WEBSITE
SAN FRANCISCO | The city by the bay | Heros and Friends
Who doesn’t love the “CITY BY THE BAY”? I must admit that living so close to San Francisco has been a blessing from the time I came out of the womb, AND… I have never taken it for granted! It’s beauty graces many of my engagement photographs here on my blog and my website. It is simply, by far, one of my favorite spots to take my clients for engagement sessions. It is also my favorite get-away-from-the-small-town- life destination (where I live). There are so many fun and colorful people living in San Francisco, and when I visit, it always reminds me of the reality, the beauty, and the harshness of humainty. It is a beautiful contradiction, and I love to be there soaking it all in.
Knowing this lovely city as much as I do, and being there as frequently as I am, it has offered me many new AMAZING friends in photography. There are constantly classes and courses, or seminars featuring FABULOUS photographers and their work. This just simply ROCKS! I have been inspired by soooo many, either by their work, by their use of lighting, or their friendship over a cup of coffee. So, I am featuring them in this blog! Below is a list of the wonderful local and non-local talent. My heros and friends. If you are in need of some inspiration yourself, check out their photographs and breathe in the color and imagery. Love all you creatives!!! ~ Marin
The Memory Journalists– wedding photography led by Jennifer Dunham Starr based in Folsom, CA
Tiffany Fosnight – Adeline and Grace are wedding and boudoir rockstars in Napa Valley
{ WLQ } Photography– San Francisco based engagement and wedding photographer
Rebeca Wilkowski Photography– SF and Bay Area Green photojournalist
Jessie Cho Photography– SF and Bay Area wedding photojournalist
Dave Shilling Photography– a tall white guy from Sacramento who shoots rad pictures
Lori Paladino Photography– SF and Bay Area wedding and lifestyle photographer
Jerry Yoon Photography– San Francisco wedding photographer woot
Kirstie Tweed– wedding and portrait photographer based in Banff, Canada
- Hi Marin. Your images are amazing. Thanks for your sweet post and I hope our paths cross at some point. You are welcome in Chicago anytime. Rock on!October 2, 2009 - 12:19 am
- Thanks for the link Marin! Hope to work with you in the near future since we live so close to each other!October 11, 2009 - 10:55 pm
Napa Valley Engagement Photography | Little Skinny Greek Engagement…
… Soon to be BIG-FAT-GREEK-WEDDING!!!!! HA-LEH-LUH-YEAH!  I am soooo excited to be the wedding photographer at this wedding, I can hardly contain myself…! I have watched “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” about a million times, to the point where I say “OPA” all the time! I think I am greek. It is just like the father says in the movie, “There are 2 kinds of people Tula, those who are greek, and those who wish they was greek.” Well, its true, its true… especially after spending a little bit more time with Micah and Anthony here in downtown Napa Valley shooting their engagement session. In fact, it is pretty much like I am part of their extended family, (not really) but we did ALL attend the same high school. Unfortunately not at the same time (they are both 6 or 7 years my junior) but we are still Justin Sienna alumni together. Actually most all of Micah’s family has attended Justin Sienna in Napa. The reason why this is so exciting is because my high school is a private school, located in the Napa Valley, and has a graduating class about the size of an ant. It is rare to meet someone who went to this school, let alone 2 people who were high school sweet hearts and have made it all the way to the alter! As you can see, Micah and Anthony are the bestest of friends. We had a blast hanging out together in downtown Napa! Looking forward to the wedding coming up on October 10 in Sacramento at Tsakopolus Library!
And of course (BUMMER) we took some classic, non-icecream shots as well…..
- Marin these are AWESOME!!! love love love your vibrant colors! what a fun couple!! their wedding is going to be a blast! i can tell ;)September 16, 2009 - 1:26 pm
- Beautiful work Marin! You really capture this couple's fun personality... and GREAT location! You must have like a headhunter...location scouter or something : ) BravoSeptember 17, 2009 - 10:49 pm
[...] you miss Anthony and Micah’s ENGAGEMENT session? Check it [...]December 13, 2009 - 10:33 pm
Jefferson Street Mansion | Wedding Photography | Benicia | SNEAK PEEK!
SNEAK PEEK… at the simply stunning RAVEN WEDDING located at the Jefferson Street Mansion in Benicia, California. More to come very soon!
Calistoga | Napa Valley Engagement Photography | Fred and Leslie
Fred Hoover and Leslie Martin and getting “hitched” locally here in our hometown of Vacaville, October 17, 2009. These two were a lot of fun to stomp around with in Calistoga, Napa Valley for the evening! (I must say that I have some wonderful and amazing clients…) I had them hiking through fields of sticky weeds, in vineyards, jumping over ditches, and hanging on for dear life in the car, while  speeding down Silverado Trail in Napa, trying to beat the sunset. (Is there nothing I wont do for a great location? From Napa to San Francisco I don’t know…)  But I think they turned out fun, colorful, and romantic. I love engagement photographs. Thanks you guys for a great time! Looking forward to more fun times coming up in Vacaville.
- that pic w/ the shot of the moon in the back is brilliant!!August 18, 2009 - 11:36 am
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