I had the honor recently to guest shoot Briana and Brian’s Temecula Creek Inn Stone House wedding for my good buddy Fer Juaristi, one of the most bad ass Mexican photographers around. My good friend from Brasil Vinicius Matos, along with southern california photographer Austin Curtis also made the trip out to Temecula that day to shoot. I first met Fer in October of 2009 in Los Angeles and as we got to talking he mentioned he was going to be back in California a year later to shoot a wedding. I immediately asked if I could tag along. The wedding was right after the 2010 Foundations Conference in Kanas City that Vinicius, Fer and I all attended earlier that week.

Briana had mad DIY skills and a sweet bar catered by Sweet and Saucy. Briana and Brian love to party, drink and be merry and it shows! Thanks for having us and also for letting me smoke a stogie while shooting dance floor coverage. That was awesome! LOL! Also, a big thanks to Fer Juaristi for letting us all tag along. I had a FABULOUS time hanging out all week. Please check out Briana and Brian’s wedding on Fer’s blog. OMG! He totally killed on this wedding. Until next time amigos! SALUD!

- Ed

Briana’s dad was one of the most sincerest and sweetest Father of the Brides I’ve ever met.

Briana’s dad giving Brian the low down on the 100 year old family heirloom that was being passed down to him.

Fer working his magic. See the photo over on Fer’s blog.

Fer getting caught on the dance floor.

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Team Atrero shot Christina and Brian’s were married at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa recently. The resort provided a great backdrop for portraits of our lovely couple. Maria Rivas at Save the Day Weddings made sure everything went smoothly that day. Thanks Christina and Brian! We had a blast with your friend and family and enjoyed being a part of the day!

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I have sweet memories from my trip to Brasil in August and had some wonderful opportunities to experience and shoot a couple weddings with my good friend Vinicius Matos. Weddings are somewhat different in Brasil vs the US in that:

I had a fabulous time in Búzios where I again had the honor of shooting with Vinicius Matos. The beaches in Búzios are phenomenal and I had a chance to hop in the water at Praia da Ferradurinha the day before the wedding. It was much needed R&R after the grueling schedule I had for the workshop in Belo Horizonte. It seemed I drank a keg of Skol, the “Budweiser” of Brazil at the beach that day with Vinicius and assistant Erica Meiress. Erica is the most insane driver by the way. It took us nearly two hours of driving in circles around Rio De Janeiro before we actually made it on to the interstate freeway. Good times!

The next day, Yasmin and Léo were married at the Villa Rasa Hotel Boutique & Spa in Búzios, an idyllic resort town 2 hours north from Rio de Janeiro along the coast. The weather was very nice, high 70s, which is typical for Brasil during the winter. They had a Buddhist wedding ceremony and a rustic outdoor theme for their reception. Their coordinator, Lú Amoedo, did a wonderful job with decor. Without further ado, I present you my set from Yasmin and Leo. Please check out Vinicius’ set here.

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Ed

Leo’s buddies making fun of his freshly manicured nails.

Leo was very stylish in his Hugo Boss suit.

My buddy Vinicius Matos is the man!

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