Jamie + Alex | The Dana Mission Bay Wedding | San Diego Photographer

January 3, 2018 Sage Burke-Cabados

I met Jamie & Alex through my good friend Shelby Owens with Simply Classic Events and clicked with them instantly being that we're all from the Midwest (Michigan, to be specific!). They felt incredibly genuine and were quite camera shy at first, but immediately opened up once we started shooting their San Diego engagement session.

Their venue, The Dana Mission Bay, was incredible, and had a fantastic view of the bay where people were driving boats, paddle boarding, and sailing. After the girls got ready, I walked with Jamie to the opposite end of the hotel where her and Alex had their first look. We then photographed the bridal party and headed back to the opposite end to start the ceremony. The couple had their grandmothers act as the flower girl, which was absolutely precious!

After the ceremony, we photographed a few more portraits before the sunset and then the couple ate, danced, and partied the night away at their reception! :-)

Denise + Michael | Cape Rey Carlsbad Wedding | Carlsbad Wedding Photographer

September 5, 2017 Sage Burke-Cabados

I originally connected with Denise through my good friend Nicole (who's also the fantastic coordinator who owns/operates Love Marks The Spot) and absolutely loved how optimistic and sweet she was! I later met Michael at their engagement session (I was so slammed in the beginning of the year that I didn't have a chance to blog their session, so I added my favorite five to the beginning of this post) and was stoked because he was extremely laid back and easy to work with. We got some amazing engagement sessions and they both gave me some great tips about finding/owning a dog, since they (at the time) had 1 adorable little pup (which now, after the wedding, are two adorable pups!).

Fast forward to Denise & Michael's wedding day! Although it ended up being a little gloomier and in Carlsbad, it ended up giving off a perfectly soft light that really helped make their wedding images that much more amazing. After photographing the bridesmaids getting ready, I quickly rushed Denise off to see Michael for the first time in the Cape Rey gardens. From there, we photographed tons of portraits until their ceremony started. Their ceremony, officiated by Rabbi Ian, was both hilarious and emotional - two must-haves for a ceremony!

After the ceremony ended, we photographed a few more portraits and headed over to the ballroom for the ceremony where the couple ate awesome food, laughed, celebrated, and then ended the night with a lantern send off - epic!!

Tori + Noah | Orfila Winery | Escondido Wedding Photographer

July 24, 2017 Sage Burke-Cabados

Upon first booking Tori & Noah's wedding, I was in contact with Noah's amazing mom Jacqui - she was helping the young couple book everything since they lived out of state and were working long work weeks since they're both high school teachers! Jacqui let me know that they were an energetic couple who just wanted to have a fun, careless wedding day with a bunch of their family & friends - as you'll soon see, they did just that!

Tori and Noah started out getting ready in private homes and then drove over to Orfila Winery to start the day! After photographing their first look, we walked around the outside to grab a few portraits and then quickly got into position for the ceremony. After, we grabbed a few more portraits and then it was party time...