Vanessa and Luis: A Glorious Church Wedding and a Family-Focused Celebration
I can still hear families laughing and church bells ringing. I don't mean to brag, but I had the best time photographing the ultra-sweet and fun soul mate couple, Vanessa and Luis, for their wedding at the glorious Our Lady of Guadalupe church and their...
Thank you, my amazing clients – Three-Time Couples’ Choice Award Winner!
Thank you yet again to all my clients! Thanks to all of my extraordinary clients, I am overwhelmingly thrilled to receive a THIRD WeddingWire Couples' Choice award. This three-peat milestone in my photography career fills me with gratitude for the wonderful people I...
Snowy frontier to sunny beach: Leslie and Jared’s dream wedding
Looking for Alaska San Deigo I've got another amazing love story for you: Leslie and Jared, the soul mates from Alaska that wanted their dream wedding in sunny San Diego, surrounded by their kids, family, and friends. From what started as an algorithm-spurred brunch...
Five New, Original Location Ideas for Your Next Event
"Location, location, location," - real estate agents everywhere. And yet, the saying still holds true: location is extremely important to where you're having your next big event. Whether it be a first or 60th birthday party, a wedding, modeling head shots, a company...
Great Pictures Lead to Great Publications: San Diego Spotlights Brant Bender Photography’s Star Clients!
A wedding so beautiful, it had to be shared with all of San Diego. On October 6, 2018, I was lucky enough to capture all-star couple William and Richard's whimsical wedding that took over San Diego's famous and jaw-dropping historical landmark, Prado at Balboa Park....
Hailey and Tyler’s Beachy Bohemian Wedding
Ballerina Meets Party Foul. Tyler and Hailey met at a college Halloween party. The ballerina (Hailey) and party foul (Tyler) got to talking, and soon a relationship blossomed. They found out how much they love to bake together, watch scary movies together, and adore...
Elegant Simplicity: Malihe & Amine’s Intimate Church + Country Club Wedding
Elegant, sacred, and intimate. Those three adjectives come to mind when I reminisce about Malihe and Amine's recent wedding day. These two envisioned an elegant and simple wedding and reception surrounded by the love of their friends and family, and their wedding...
Five Creative Fall Photo Shoot Ideas, Other Than the Pumpkin Patch
For the record, I am a big fan of pumpkin patches. But there are only so many holiday pictures at pumpkin patches until you realize you want to do something different - something unique - something with originality. Here are five creative fall photo shoot ideas for...
Katy and Rocky’s Golden Kona Kai Wedding
They fell fast, & fell hard. "I'm going to marry you," Rocky assured Katy, the night they first met, at a bar nestled in Hermosa beach. That bold pickup line was the perfect one--as it seemed to foretell a romantic prophecy that would unfold soon later. It...
Christina and Chris’ San Diego Zoo Safari Park Dream Wedding
Have you ever met a couple that perfectly defines the word “adventure”? Christina and Chris are the modern-day nature heroes we dreamed about being as kids. Their love story is as beautiful, and captivating, as their wedding.
