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Lori and Nick {Day After Session}

Sarah Maren — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:47:51 +0000

I’m sure I have a few blog stalkers out there who are right now thinking, “Who the hell are Lori and Nick? Sarah didn’t shoot their wedding!” And you’re right, Blog Stalkers, I didn’t shoot this handsome pairs wedding. But I have to say, I am actually thrilled that I didn’t. Because if I had we wouldn’t have gotten together on a rainy Tuesday at the end of December to make some images I am so excited about. Lori and Nick got married in November in Hawaii, and even though they LOVED their pictures, they didn’t get a ton of photography time so they didn’t get as many pictures as they wanted. So, a few days before Christmas (in the middle of my huge move!) I got a phone call from Lori’s delightful mother, Debby, asking if I would do a trash the dress session for them. I am SO glad I said yes! We started off at one of my favorite places on the planet, The Citizen Hotel, where Lori and her mom had stayed the night before for a girls night. Debby had been vital to putting their Hawaiian wedding together, so she missed helping Lori get ready. This was her opportunity to help her baby girl into her wedding dress. It was such a delight to have Debby with us! She’s the best! And let me just say, Lori ROCKED her dress!

Aren’t Lori and Nick so freaking cute together? I love them! Nick was such a sport too! He carried umbrellas, and cleaned off umbrellas when that became a necessity in a dirty alley as well. Thanks Nick! We headed out from the Citizen to grab some shots around downtown in the drizzle. It was super fun!

Then we all jumped in my car and ran over to one of my favorite spots under the freeway… only to discover PEOPLE ACTUALLY PARK THERE! None the less, Lori and Nick rocked out some shots in the now pouring rain. And when I looked at Lori and said, “Please lay down over here by this drainage grate.” The girl didn’t even blink an eye! You have my heart forever Lori – FOREVER!

Lori and Nick thank you SO much for this amazing shoot! I loved being a part of it! You two are fabulous, and I feel so grateful to know you. And thanks to Debby for walking around in the rain with us, carrying all our props and even holding my flashes for me! You are fantastic! And also a special thanks to my most favorite hair and makeup team, Leilani and Renee! You two knocked it out of the park… like always! Check out the SLIDESHOW HERE or below for more images from this fabulous session!

sara and dustin {day after session}

Sarah Maren — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:48:29 +0000

You know what I love? I love a super awesome day after session. And you know what? Sara and Dustin TOTALLY delivered when it came to a great day after session. We made our way up to Bassi Falls with visions of waterfalls dancing in our heads. We made the half mile hike into the falls only to discover…. there were no falls. The falls were dry. And suddenly the visions we had of brides frolicking in waterfalls with handsome grooms changed to brides frolicking in the rocks with handsome grooms. And I think it worked out pretty well thank you very much.

Check out the SLIDESHOW HERE or below for more of Sara and Dustin’s perfectly lovely day after session.

mandy and scott {day after session}

Sarah Maren — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:52:47 +0000

You know what makes me all warm and tingly? Day After Sessions. Seriously, I love them! They are so freaking rad! I love that Mandy and Scott chose to rock a Day After Session in downtown Sacramento. It was a blast taking these two to some of my favorite spots around town. And let’s be honest, a wedding dress in front of a monster wall… MAGIC!

Mandy and Scott TOTALLY brought it for this session. They were so much fun! Dustin and I kept coming up with stuff (here! Sit on this person’s scooter! Here! Go in this record store!) and they were just so up for it. We loved it and had the most fun with them.

Mandy and Scott also made a dream come true for me. Every time I pass a freeway overpass I dream about shooting under it… and you know what… these two were ALL FOR IT! And it turned out so rad! I am just so in love with these two. SO in LOVE!

And to finish off the night we headed over to Lounge on 20 to finish up our shoot and enjoy some fried mac and cheese and corn risotto.

To see more of these lovelies and their superfun shoot check out the SLIDESHOW HERE or in the box below. Thanks again to Mandy and Scott for rocking it out with us! We adore you!!

Lisa and Geoff {day after session}

Sarah Maren — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:21:28 +0000

In order to keep their title of Most Awesome Couple Ever, Lisa and Geoff booked a Day After Session with me at one of my favorite places in the world – the California State Fair. I mean, seriously, it’s the most perfect place ever. Crazy rad people watching + fried food of every possible kind + beer garden + wine slushies + super cute couple + my amazing husband + my BFF and studio-mate Beth Baugher = MOST RADICAL DAY AFTER SHOOT EVER!!!!!! For reals! Feast your eyes on this magic time will ya?

The really fun thing about shooting with Dustin AND Beth is we were able to get so many totally different shots of the same pose. While Beth and Dustin rocked the flash on a stick look for these first pictures I did some classic Sarah Maren backlight at the same time. Both pictures, equally delicious looks! Seriously! It was the most fun!

So Lisa EATS THE CAMERA ALIVE! Seriously, she is one of the most photogenic brdes I’ve ever had. Like, sorry Geoff… we totally focused on your girl. We hope you didn’t mind standing alone in a corner while we parked this beauty in every ounce of good light we could find. Because, um, how could we NOT?

Of course, the shoot wouldn’t have been the same without the handsome and very tall Geoff. He made a lot of magic himself. I mean, it takes a REAL MAN to embrace a 5 foot tall banana… I’m just saying.

Then it was time to enjoy some rides the fair has to offer. Not an easy task in a wedding dress and suit, but these two made it work! And I’m oh so glad they did!

Geoff even took the time to win Lisa a cute little elephant! Lisa LOVES elephants… their cake toppers were elephants, their wedding invites had elephants AND their logo for their photography business is an elephant… I mean he gets husband of the year award for winning that thing!

Once again, I don’t even KNOW how to thank Lisa and Geoff for letting us be a part of their AMAZING wedding. They rocked this session so hard! Special thanks to Dustin and Beth too… it was so fun having our little family all together (we even pushed all of our gear around in Lauren’s old stroller and called it our baby) shooting and having fun. Check out the SLIDESHOW HERE or in the box below for more hot pictures of this smokin’ session!

tralee and mike {day after session}

Sarah Maren — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:49:53 +0000

You know what I’m totally not? I am totally NOT a morning person. I am someone who would happily stay in bed until 10am if it weren’t for the fact I have a 2 year old whose eye pop open as the sun makes its way over the horizon. I’m telling you this because this day after session (or 6 week later session… whatever you’d like to call it) was shot AT THE CRACK OF DAWN! It was dark outside when Dustin and I pulled our car out of the garage and pointed it toward Folsom to meet our beloved Tralee and Mike for their day after session that was to include a sunrise, a walk about and a plunge. And while it was not the easiest thing for me to be up that freaking early… it was TOTALLY worth it.

The super great thing about shooting so early in the morning is there are so few people around. We had almost everywhere we went to ourselves! It was delightful! Dustin and I had a blast with all of the fun places we found to shoot. Plus, Tralee and Mike were so up for anything! They didn’t even blink an eye when I ask anything of them, and that just made my love for them grow even more! It was fun scaling rocks, running around the river and dodging the park rangers. Totally worth loosing some beauty sleep if you ask me.

Tralee and Mike REALLY wanted water pictures for their day after session, and they REALLY wanted to visualize taking the plunge. They braved some chilly water in the early morning, but it was still pretty awesome.

Thanks to Tralee and Mike for a rockin’ day after session! I so loved every freaking minute! You guys are so awesome and so brave and I just adore you! Check out their SLIDESHOW HERE or in the box below for more images from their early morning lovefest.