When Kelli contacted me about shooting a Rock the Dress session with her and her husband (happy 1-year anniversary!) I was over-the-moon excited! Why? Because I LOVE doing Rock the Dress sessions for several reasons. First, without the pressure of the wedding (or prom), clients are so much more relaxed and it shows in the pictures. Second, we aren’t limited in what we can do and where we can go. There are no time constraints to contend with so we can shoot at several locations. And nobody is worried if the dress gets a little dirty. I mean, seriously. Who wears their wedding gown or even their prom dress a second time??? And third, and probably my favorite reason, no matter where we go, we get a ton of attention from passers-by with honks and waves and shouts of “Congratulations!”.
Since they’re both from the Bay Area, Kelli and Mark wanted to head to San Francisco for their session. We stopped by AT&T Park, the Mission District, and the Embarcadero before heading up to Potrero Hill to get some shots of the skyline. Mark was a trooper and by the end of the evening, had his “smoldering look” down pat. I loved that he looked like he walked right out of the set of Mad Men. Kelli looked gorgeous as always and even played along when people congratulated her on The Big Day. I was so impressed that her dress fit her just as it did a year ago. I’m sure I couldn’t say that at my 1-year anniversary.
A huge thank you to Susan Crane of Bloom Artistry who provided the gorgeous flowers for the session. She creates the most amazing floral designs in the Bay Area!
Happy One Year Anniversary, Kelli and Mark!
Enjoy!
Photographer: Wendy VonSosen
Assistant: Maddy VonSosen
Location Scout: Ashley Luengo of Flaunt Boutique
Dress: Kelli
Suit: Mark
Floral Design: Bloom Artistry
Wendy! I love these! What an adorable couple. You did such a phenomenal job with the photos!
Very beautiful Wendy! Great capture…
These are stunning, Wendy! Love the colors and textures on the brick wall ones and the last two are just amazing! Well, in fact the whole post is just perfect! Have a wonderful week!
Oooh I love these! Such a gorgeous couple and the last two are my fav *swoon*
Oh wow – These are gorgeous! I love your eye!
beautiful images!
what a wonderful idea! i wonder if 5 years later if i would fit into my wedding dress? our anniversary is sept 3 and this would be so fun!! although hubby would disagree 😉
great job!
Love these! The couple is adorable. Wonderful work!
this is over the top fabulous! I just adore the City and I can only imagine how fun this session was- I wish more couples took advantage of this kind of opportunity! gorgeous!!
Wendy… These are just beautiful! I love the city in the background and all the negative space… AMAZING!!!! Really love it!
these are fabulous!!!!!!!!
beautiful work, Wendy. the last two are spectacular!
Girl – SHUT UP…these are gorgeous! J Star – watch out!! Amazing locations, lovely light and love your comp on all of these.
These are amazing! I wish when I got married I would of done something like this, so cool!
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that last shot!!! How fun!!!!
Beautiful job Wen! Love the shots in front of the brick building and the skyline!
Gorgeous!!!!! What a lovely job on this session. It’s looks like so much fun. Love the last shot!
Wendy my friend, these are amazing. the location is to die for and your shots are amazingly gorgeous!
These are fabulous!!!
Hey Wendy,
I just took a look at the photo shoot. WOW!! You did a great job and you’re right she is as pretty as ever. What a nice looking couple. Glad I could help out with the flowers. Thanks!
oh these are fantastic… love, love, love that green brick wall!