Sarah Maren Photographers

Jillian and Dustin’s Day After Session Of Awesomeness

Sarah Maren — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:41:14 +0000

Oh Jillian and Dustin! Seriously, we LOVED their wedding lots, and their day after session (or – a few months after shoot) didn’t dissapoint. Since Jillian and Dustin chose not to see each other before the ceremony on thier wedding day so all their couple pictures were taken after dark (which ROCKED) with the city lights as their backdrop. So when we planned their day after session we decided on a more natural setting and I LOVE how everything turned out. Jillian and Dustin are LOVES and we had such a great time taking more pictures of them being all kinds of in love.

And because it’s Jillian and Dustin, and because they are really awesome, we ended their shoot in a bar. Have I mentioned how freaking much I LOVE Jillian and Dustin? Because I do… a lot.

Thank you amazing Jillian and Dustin for being so damn awesome! We adore you. And also, a huge thank you to Kate of Kate Miller Events for styling this shoot for us and to Shannon of Flourish for redesigning Jillian’s bouquet using wood, silk and fabric flowers for the shoot – STUNNING! and our LOVES at Hello Glam for their awesome job of glamming everyone up for this shoot! We just love everything about everyone on this shoot! Thanks again to everyone. Enjoy their SLIDESHOW HERE or below for even more sexy time!

And even more thanks to our lovely Kat at Rock N Roll Bride for featuring this shoot!

Kelly and Ian are SO Engaging!

Sarah Maren — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:32:25 +0000

Engaging… Yup Kelly and Ian are totally that! They are also hilarious, super fun and just plain awesome. Dustin and I got together with them a while back for their engagement session at Sac State and our love for them just grew bigger. We had SUCH a good time hanging out, getting to know them and taking some fun pictures.

I ADORE the story of how these two met… it was during an audition for Mama Mia in Las Vegas and they had their first kiss at that meeting… sure it was a stage kiss, but there was some serious chemistry because the parts were landed and these two ended up in love. We celebrated the theater life that brought them together a bit in this shoot as well.

We are SO excited to see these two get married next month! Check out their SLIDESHOW HERE or below for more of this super awesome duo!

Welcome to the world Sicily Ann!

Sarah Maren — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:34:00 +0000

Last month I had the incredible pleasure of photographing the birth of beautiful Sicily Ann. I photographed her brothers birth a few years ago, and was so excited when Whitney and Phil invited me to be a part of their baby girls first birthday as well. It was simply one of the greatest things ever! And she’s born on the 6th of the month… really cool people are born on the 6th of the month.

To see more of this fantastic event check out the SLIDESHOW HERE or below. Thanks again to Whitney and Phil for this incredible opportunity and congratulations on your beautiful baby girl.

Spring Closed Door Sessions at The Citizen Hotel! Only a few spots left!!

Sarah Maren — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:39:46 +0000

I’m happy to announce we have only THREE spots left for the upcoming Closed Door Sessions marathon boudoir event at The Citizen Hotel on May 9th and 10th. This is a GREAT opportunity to treat yourself to a day of pampering and glamor!

Please EMAIL ME or call me to book one of the final three spots! We are also actively booking our final boudoir event of the year on August 8th and 9th! Get your spot booked now! And here are some of our faves from our last few marathons!

Check out these “before and after” shots too! By the way, Katie is NOT sad… she’s just a ham. I love what an INCREDIBLE job Hello Glam does with hair and makeup for these shoots! Well, they do an incredible job for ANYTHING.

Jillian and Dustin’s Rock Star Citizen Hotel Wedding

Sarah Maren — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:16:43 +0000

We are SO excited to FINALLY be sharing Jillian and Dustin’s utterly FABULOUS wedding photos with you. Their wedding was featured this morning on Style Me Pretty and I’m excited to share more from their big day. Jillian and Dustin are LOVES! Simply put, we ADORE them and we couldn’t have loved their wedding more. It was at our favorite venue with our favorite team of vendors and these two are just out-of-this-world in love with each other. It made for one heck of a wonderful day. I adored everything about Jillian’s details – from her Jenny Packham dress and Manolo Blahnik shoes to the spot-on florals from Flourish and incredible design by Kate Miller Events this day was nothing short of perfect.

Of course while I was basking in all the bridal glory, Dustin was having a blast photographing our dapper groom and his hilarious group of groomsmen. Note to future grooms: If you wear a velvet blazer I might pet your arm pretty much the whole time I’m with you. Just be aware.

Jillian and Dustin chose the ballroom for their ceremony location and added lots of candles to the after-dark affair. I LOVE that Dustin (the groom, not my hubs) gave me the thumbs up seconds before Jillian walked down the aisle. These two were SO ready to get married. It was fantastic! (And yes, I totally cried… but you probably knew that already.)

As soon as these two were down the aisle as Mr. and Mrs. we RAN upstairs to the Governor’s Suite for some after-dark couple pictures. I love this happy accident photo of them right after the ceremony running to the elevators.

Just a quick word about the picture above. When I helped Jillian and Dustin into this pose I said, “Okay you two, this one is for your mom’s.” To which our handsome groom replied, “No, this one is for our daughters.” Que Sarah Maren melting into a puddle on the balcony. I mean, SERIOUSLY! Could you be ANY more adorable? No, no you can’t, Dustin.

Now, let’s just talk for a minute about the incredibly beautiful job Kate Miller Events and Flourish did creating this event. I just loved how elegant everything was – from the linens to the draped pearls in the centerpieces it was STUNNING. I can’t thank Kate and Shannon enough for their hard work – the always make me look SO good. And a shout out to Kate who creates THE BEST timelines I have ever seen. She ALWAYS carves out space for me to photograph the room and I so appreciate that. My bride and groom usually don’t have the opportunity to see the room completely empty of people and it Kate knows how important it is that they be able to see that all of their planning and hard work paid off so she makes sure it’s photographed beautifully for them. Just another reason I simply adore working with her.

Jillian and Dustin we just can’t thank you enough for having us be there to witness your fabulous wedding. We love you loads! Check out the SLIDESHOW HERE or below for more from this perfect day.

Also a HUGE thank you to the vendors who worked on this wedding and KNOCKED IT OUTTA THE PARK! I love you all and am always thrilled when we get to work together.
Wedding Consulting and Stationary: Kate Miller Events
Floral Design: Flourish
Wedding Ceremony and Reception location and catering: The Citizen Hotel
Hair and Makeup: Hello Glam!
DJ and Lighting: Extreme Productions
Cakes: The Dancing Fox
Musician: Lucas Lee
Photo Booth: Sarah Maren Photographers
Rentals (Chargers and Chairs): Classic Party Rentals
Rentals (Linens): La Tavola Linens
Rentals (Linens): Wildflower Linens
Rentals (Lounge Furniture): Hartmann Studios