I couldn’t help but completely fall in love with this incredibly awesome, one-of-a-kind engagement session shot by Jordan & Gia of Absolute Kelvin Photography, at the infamous La Jolla Shores in San Diego, CA. Around here, romantic shots of newly engaged couples walking hand in hand along the beach, and kissing with an incredible ocean sunset backdrop are a dime a dozen. So working with their fun-loving bride and groom to be, and foregoing the more traditional setup, they dove right in. Literally. Here’s what Jordan had to say:

Kate and Robert brought some awesome ideas and props to the shoot! We always want the theme of the photoshoot to represent the couple and one of the ideas they had was to put on their SCUBA gear. Both of them are active divers and were more than happy to splash around in the water while we took their pictures.

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Style Me Pretty has an excellent post about a wedding in Sacramento, California. The wedding took place at The Citizen Hotel and was done by Blooms by Martha Andrews.

One of the things that we love about our Little Black Book Blog is that we have such amazing resources to showcase weddings that run the gamut from one extreme to the other. Soft and subtle. Vintage. Modern. Bold and sassy! Today, we’re sharing one of the sassier ones, from Blooms by Martha Andrews!

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We’re happy to announce that voting is open for our Best Wedding Vendors in California contest. We received a great response and a lot of wedding vendors submitted their company. So much so that we’ve decided to up the number of finalists in some categories. To vote for your favorite wedding vendor, simply scroll down and find your favorites. We’ve broken the voting down by category to make things a little easier!

Voting has ended, congratulations to all the winners, we’ll be announcing prizes this week

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↓ Wedding Photography
↓ Wedding Planning, Coordinating, Consulting
↓ Wedding Cakes
↓ Wedding Flowers
↓ Wedding Hair & Beauty
↓ Wedding Dresses & Bridal Fashions
↓ Wedding Entertainment
↓ Wedding Invitations

Ok, so this is an old one, but it’s just too good not to post about. These days, people in the wedding industry are just bringing it creatively. Some of our favorites have been the creative wedding invitation of Amy and Casey, the secret marriage proposal of Ashley and Chris, and this awesome and creative “UP” themed engagement session. This invitation is no different, it’s super unique and it deserves to be shared!

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Rachel & Noah had a beautiful wedding at Bernardo Winery in San Diego and Grey Likes Weddings has posted some of their photos shot by the very talented Sarah Shreves. This certainly looks like the place I would love to have a wedding. Read what Grey Likes had to say below and be sure to see the rest of the post by clicking the link below.

Their location, Bernardo Winery in San Diego, really goes to show what a difference a great location can make! If you find just the right spot, what’s already on location can hopefully add to the look and feel of the day, without any extra costs for decor!

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