Paso Robles, California Wedding at Cass Winery near San Luis Obisbo
I had the honor of photographing my cousin Jenna’s wedding to Kellyn, after a year + of reschedules and uncertainty. It was SO WONDERFUL to be with family, hugging laughing and dancing. Yay science for getting us to this point.
Both the ceremony and reception were at Cass Winery in Paso Robles, with many guests flying into San Luis Obisbo. We stayed on site and then a few days after at the raddest spot- San Luis Creek Lodge. Even got a surf in near Morro Bay. We may have eaten our weight in sandwiches at High Street Deli.
Jenna and her identical twin sister grew up in North County, San Diego, and Jenna met Kellyn whilst attending Cal Poly in SLO. They now live in San Francisco, where Kellyn has been working as an Engineer since graduation and Jenna is an educator and 49ers Gold Rush dancer.
It was so nice to be around family, sharing silly memories and capturing every moment of this wedding weekend for Jenna & Kellyn. Congrats, y’all !
Vanlife !
I hate saying “I’m based out of _____”. Because, in all honesty, I’m currently based everywhere. I keep a place in Atlanta. Our airport is the best in the world, it flies direct and affordably to most locations. Though I’m grateful for my friends + family here, I find myself traveling for at least 2 weeks/month. This lifestyle has led me back towards incorporating more indeterminacy in my schedule, and finding the right way to do this with my dog (she hates flying).
Cue #Vanlife. Sure, it’s trendy, and I have lived out of both a Toyota T100, and a 14ft trailer before. I knew the Sprinter van wouldn’t be full-time. The joy of finding the right shell, and the right collaborator to bring these designs to life has been the big project of Spring !
My hopes are that by opening up my schedule and waiving my standard travel fees, I’ll be able to do more passion project shoots and connect with more adventurous couples along the way.
Hit me up, if you’d like to work together along this journey:
April- Asheville, NC // would love to photograph at Max Patch
May- Brooklyn, NY and San Francisco, CA
June- Morocco + Dominican Republic
July- Montauk, Amagansett + Hamptons, NY
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and, finally, to fully appreciate the beauty of these vans, contact my friend Wyatt of Jedi Ships to custom build your dream vessel. He’s crafted mine specifically for surf life (changing station, board storage) and photographer’s needs (fold down desks with room for Wacom tablet, bolted in safe for gear). You will be so stoked !
Santa Barbara, California Courthouse Elopement
ELOPE ! Seriously. There is nothing quite like the energy of two folks madly in love deciding to just do the damn thing. Thankfully, these two let me (and my camera) come along for an hour of the ride.
Call me when y’all have a party ?
Venice Canals, California Engagement Session
I adore traveling back to California to capture couple's Engagement Sessions. Knowing that I'll be hiking, surfing, eating hella tacos + burritos and just aimlessly wandering the 1 all in the name of "location scouting" for photoshoots makes my heart skip a little beat.
Olivia + Scott were SO easy to work with, and their sweet pup even joined us for a bit of the photoshoot. I can't wait to capture these two's wedding this autumn !
If you're searching for the perfect destination Wedding or Elopement photographer, drop me a line and let's chat. Posting 2018 travel schedule soon! WWW.GIANNAKEIKO.COM
