Gustavo Fernandez Photographer

This past weekend i flew into Phoenix to shoot Mina & Nate’s wedding at the beautiful Pointe Hilton Taptio Cliffs Resort. My friend Jennifer who lives and photographs in Phoenix was my second shooter. Here are some of my favorites. Enjoy!

Kristi & Justin had their wedding at Wildwood Acres in Lafayette Sunday. I was the second wedding photographer for Lori Paladino. Wildwood Acres is a gorgeous open air wedding venue located in the hills of Lafayette.  I was excited to photograph a wedding at Wildwood Acres since it is so close to home.  Wildwood Acres has a lush tree canopy which presents a great backrop for the couple that loves nature and outdoor organic weddings. Wildwood Acres specializes in outdoor weddings and receptions and is located just 5 miles off HWY 24 in Lafayette.  We had a great time at Wildwood Acres and look forward to photographing a wedding there again.

Jackie & Moses had their wedding at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Burlingame Saturday. I was the second wedding photographer for Lori Paladino.  Wedding photography at the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church can be a bit of a challenge after being given strict guidelines by the mean church lady to stay behind the last pews.  No worries, as professional wedding photographers we have some big ol lenses to get in tight from a distance.  Therefore photographing a wedding at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church was not a challenge after all but it sure would have been nice to be able to get up and close.  As a wedding photographer we like to get close to capture the emotion happening during the ceremony but still remain far away enough to be out of the way.  Here is a quick grab i really enjoyed as i edited through the images.

This weekend Jennifer and i had a wonderful time photographing the wedding of Jenna & John in Lake Forest, Illinois. Lake Forest is a beautiful suburb located just north of Chicago. Here are some of my favorite images followed by a slideshow of the day. Enjoy.

Church-First Presbyterian Church Lake Forest
Reception Venue-Victoria Highwood
DJ/Entertainer-Anthony (Frank) Cassano

Jennifer & I on our first gig together.

Seeing each other for the first time…

Lake Forest High School where they first met.

I love my new Canon 15mm Fisheye Lens

Frank (Entertainer/DJ) was awesome! I am also in love with my new Canon 85mm 1.2 Lens with which this image was taken, no flash!

Here is the slideshow of the day.

It’s been a while since i have seen this much snow, i guess that is what happens when you live in California. Flying into town to shoot a wedding with my partner Jennifer Muntz tomorrow. My first winter wedding, quite a change from shooting a wedding in Maui last month. Can’t wait for the fun challenges this will create tomorrow.