San Diego Wedding Photography by Carrie McCluskey

Gina and Paul’s engagement session at Balboa Park was fabulous! We lucked out with a beautiful day and lots of great light for photos. Before every engagement session I photograph, I email the couple a detailed list of tips that will make the session fun and more personal to each couple. One suggestion is
“Wear some color! Gone are the days where we need to wear matching white shirts and jeans! Rich colors look fantastic, plum purple, deep red, rich green…etc. You and your love should coordinate your colors without being too matchy matchy.”

I love the color yellow Gina chose also the boots she wore!

I had such a fun time photographing Kelsey and Matt in Del Mar. Kelsey came up with the great idea of meeting at an Ice Cream Parlor for some engagement photos. She picked up the cutest flag sign on etsy that said “sweet love” to incorporate into the photo session and we did just that. After the photos at the ice cream place we headed on down to the beach for sunset. It was a gorgeous spring sunset, perfect for photos! Matt and Kelsey are so in love and had a great time with the session. They are getting married this Friday in Del Mar! We’ll be back at the beach for some photos followed by their reception at L’Auberge Del Mar.

Brianna, Ryan and I had a wonderful time wondering around downtown San Diego taking photographs during their engagement session! We started out at Hotel Solamar to take photos with some of the old brick walls that are still standing in the background. Next we were walking, just exploring, and had to stop in front of Stingaree for the great light. After that we headed over to Cafe Chole and finished up at Petco Park. We left downtown just in time, heading over to OB, to catch the sunset at Sunset Cliffs.

I’m looking forward to photographing Brianna and Ryan’s wedding this summer at Sheraton Harbor Island!