Jackie & Jon :: A San Moritz Lodge Crestline Wedding

Casual and vibrant are the words to best describe this intimate summer wedding nestled in the forest of the San Bernardino mountains in the charming town of Crestline. Jackie & Jon threw a colorful, DIY affair to celebrate their love with their closest friends and family. Both of them have a love for nature and the San Moritz Lodge made for the perfect setting.

These two have real chemistry. And, I mean actual chemistry. One of my favorite details from their day took place during the ceremony. Instead of the traditional unity candle or sand ceremony, Jackie and Jon made their symbol of joining together as one truly unique.

Thank you again Jackie & Jon for having me as your wedding photographer. You two were so fun to photograph and your love is apparent. You guys are perfect for each other. Congratulations!

Big thanks to my second shooter, David Sno.

Star Wars vs Star Trek Comic Book Shop Geek Engagement

Yay! Amy & Thom's  gorgeously, geeky engagement session was featured on When Geeks Wed. To see the post, go here. I've posted a few (well, a lot cause I love so many) of my favorites here as well.

Needless to say, I had a phaser blast of a good time shooting these two powerhouse geeks in love. I have been a fan of Amy's blog Geek With Curves for a few years now. So, when she asked me to do a photo shoot of her and her talented comic book writer fiancé, Thomas Zahler of Love and Capes fame, I jumped at the chance. We brainstormed a couple of locations, like possibly Disneyland, and ulitmately came up with a most awesome location of the House of Secrets comic book shop in Burbank.

I knew that Amy was a big Star Wars fan, but when I found out Thom is a Trekkie/Trekker I got a little more excited, as I am more of a Trek fan myself. Then, when I was told there would be phasers and lightsabers involved, I got even more excited. It was fun to play up the whole Star Trek vs Star Wars angle, but all-in-all GEEK LOVE conquers all.

Congratulations to Amy & Thom on their engagement! LLAP, MTFBWY & XO Rachel

Amy's adorable X-Wing & R2-D2 dresses are from Her Universe

Amy's Lord of the Ring's Galadrial engagement ring is from Badali Jewelry

Photographed here with a page from Love and Capes, of course.

Amy is stunning in her TARDIS blue dress from Pin-Up Clothing complete with TARDIS necklace.

She incorporated some Doctor Who as Thom proposed to her in front of the TARDIS at Clockwork Couture. Now what girl could have resisted that?

Star Trek phasers on loan from Scott Tipton

And we end this blog post with one of my favorites from the day

Thanks for visiting! If you are a geek in love, e-mail me at rachel@rachelmccauley.com.

My Woodland Sea Creature Golden Book Inspired Baby Shower

Official announcement! Rachel McCauley Photography is expanding!! Literally.

My husband, Trevor, and I are expecting our first baby and IT'S A GIRL!

If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter you may have already known, but this is my first official announcement to the public. We are simply over the moon.

This past weekend we got to celebrate with our closest friends and family at our co-ed Woodland Creature Themed Baby Shower. I also have a love of kittens, yarn, sea creatures and I enjoyed reading Golden books as a child. So, my one main request to my hostesses was to hire the super talented, awesome and creative event planners at Boxed Heart Events to make sense of my random ideas and I think they pulled it off beautifully. They even wrote and illustrated a story based on my favorite Golden book The Shy Little Kitten and incorporated all my favorite childhood things into the story. Too cute.

THANK YOU again to Boxed Heart Events for making my baby shower dreams come true. To all my gracious hostesses, my mom, Stephanie, Cari, Shannon, Jenny & Debbie,  I love you girls! Thank you so much to my Aunt Ely for opening up her beautiful backyard that just so happened to fit my theme perfectly. And big huge XOXO to all my family and friends who celebrated this new life with us. She is not even here and yet she is already so loved.

So, what does this mean for Rachel McCauley Photography? Currently, I am booking weddings for 2014 and not actively shooting any weddings and portrait sessions until mid November. 2014 couples still feel free to contact me! I'd love to hear from you until the stork arrives on September 22. I will definitely be seeing some of you in front of my camera again November of this year and will keep my blog updated throughout.

xo Rachel