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Love In The Wine Country -wedding photography- santa rosa photographer

Celeste PhotoArt — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:17:28 +0000

Michael and Jennifer had a romantic wine country wedding at the Vintner’s Inn in Santa Rosa. I met Michael when J had his knee surgery last year. Michael was his physical therapist. We connect then and when I met Jennifer I knew we were a good fit for the wedding. I always makes my job so easy when two people love each other as much as they do. Perfect weather, family and friends, what a great day!

SAME BABY, DIFFERENT DAY

Celeste PhotoArt — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:03:36 +0000

Serena and Anthony came in with Trey for some “sleepy baby” pictures. We tried and tried to get Trey to go to sleep. For a baby that is only 7 days old, I couldn’t believe how alert and focused he was. We finally got him to sleep for about a minute and I grabbed this shot. Two days later we tried again and decided to just take pictures with him and Daddy.

Two days and two different looks, I love the soft sleepy one and love those LIPS!!! My fav though, is the one below it, “Daddy and Me” . I just love the love between Dad and his son. Which is your fav?

Jessica & Justin’s Wedding in the Wine Country

Celeste PhotoArt — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:48:59 +0000

I was so excited to be Jessica & Justin’s photographer. I’ve known the Brock family for years and to be a part of Jessica’s wedding was really special for me. It was raining all week before the wedding and on that Saturday the sun came out and it was a beautiful green St Patricks Day wedding. One sweet thing, at the dinner, Jessica’s dad toasted the bride and groom with a magnum of wine that they bought the week that Jessica was born to save for her wedding day. Toast to the new bride and groom ! If you would like to see more of the wedding pictures you can click here.

Team Celeste 2013 !! Searching for Models!

Celeste PhotoArt — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:44:11 +0000

It’s that time of year. We are searching for the best 2013 SENIOR MODELS for TEAM CELESTE! We are looking for outgoing, nice, attractive representatives with good grades and attitudes. As a member of TEAM CELESTE 2013, you will need to represent Celeste at your school and to your friends. If you are chosen, you will be a part of a fun photo session this spring ( the location is a secret ). You will also get YOUR senior portrait session free in the summer and your portraits at 10% off. We will also have contests and prizes for those who send the most friends to Celeste Photo Art for their senior pictures.

Interested? Apply now at http://celestephotoart.com/blog/model-application/

Here is a poster of some of last year’s models. We so appreciate all the 2012 Celeste Photo Art Models: Ali Biagi, Ashley Hawkins, Belden Long, Jared Lefebvre, Jacqueline Payne,Jazmin Abbay, Jessica Funk, Joan Wanjau, Jordan Crossley, Kylie Frielander, Lindsay Clark-Warren, Merci Olmedo, Jenna Nagle, Natasha Garcia, Natasha Osmidoff, Nicole Deal, Rachel Lemesh, Stephanie Singler, Tayler Dodds, Taylor Hanaey, Taylor Wimberly, Tim Symcox, Viamoa Taito, and Veronica Underwood. You all were such great models and we really enjoyed getting to know you all.

Starlets,Starlets, everywhere! Fashion shoot in Pleasant Hill

Celeste PhotoArt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:28:07 +0000

Sunday was amazing. We had scheduled the Starlet fashion shoot for 4pm. When I arrived at 3, the models were already arriving for hair and makeup. In case you don’t know, Starlet is a store in Pleasant Hill and Santa Rosa that specializes in Prom dresses, wedding gowns and special event dresses. Every year, Starlet picks girls from the high schools in the area to be her Starlet Models. It’s quite an honor as she requires that the girls have good grades, are active in their schools and most importantly they ” are nice to everyone “. A tall order. These girls come to the shoot as high schoolers and after hair and makeup and professional photography they become super models for the day. We really have fun and the girls get to know each other and become friends.

We always have at least one “Studley Starlet”, a cute guy to show off the Tuxedos and to be a prop for the girls. This time, the “Studley Starlet” was the real boy friend of one of the Starlet models. They were so cute, I just had to get a shot of them together. I also loved that some of the mom’s came and hung out with us. All in all it was really fun.

I have been the Starlet photographer for years and over the years have made so many friends of the girls. They really are special and the memories are so fun! I’m always saying, “just one more shot, great now turn this way, great” and Allie, from Starlet is always saying ” We need to move on here, lets get going! ”

Anyway, here are some candid shots from Sunday’s shoot. The dresses and models are amazing , wait until you see! The girls will be featured in ads in the Contra Costa Times and other papers.

New book, same photo

Celeste PhotoArt — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:59:14 +0000

The other day Debbie called me and asked permission to use one of her family portraits we had taken years ago for a project she was working on. I asked what she was doing and was amazed when she said she had written a book and wanted to use the image for the cover. Delighted and impressed,, I designed the cover for her using the image and voila! I just emailed it to her. You can get the book on Amazon.com. I just ordered it and will start reading it tonight. Congratulations , Debbie.

Tara and Patrick’s Wedding at V. Sattui Winery

Celeste PhotoArt — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:36:04 +0000

You probably remember Tara & Patrick when I blogged their engagement portraits at the beach last spring. Nine years have passed since Patrick fell in love with Tara in her black Guess swimsuit, and their wedding day was worth the wait. The love and excitement, fun and laughter, family and friends made their wedding one of the ones I’ll remember for a long time. The funniest moment was when we walked way down the street to take romantic pictures in the vineyard and about ten minutes into shooting we looked up and here come the caterers with hors d’oeuvres and champagne . We laughed when Tara and Pat made a bee line for the sliders and chowed down in their wedding clothes. Lots of fun, enjoy!

Emily & Ryan’s Silverado Wedding

Celeste PhotoArt — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:31:23 +0000

I love the saying ” Got lemons? Make lemonade!” One of the wonderful things that has come because of the recession is a re-thinking of the traditional wedding. Suddenly, the smaller wedding is in vogue. Emily and Ryan were married in San Diego earlier in the week and celebrated with friends and family at the Silverado Country Club later in the week. They hired me for three hours. We spent the first hour riding around the grounds of Silverado having fun just the three of us and Cami, driving. We took romantics and had the time to really play. The other two hours I spent capturing friends and fam at the reception, and a few events. What was the result of this ” out of the box” “I want a more expensive photographer for less time” thinking? Some of the best photographs of the season and a relaxed and fun time.

Bobby from Petaluma High School!

Celeste PhotoArt — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:16:08 +0000

I photographed Bobby’s sister’s senior portraits two years ago, so when Bobby called I was super excited. I really like photographing the guys because invariably they aren’t hugely ( hugely? is that a word?) thrilled with the possibility of a photo shoot and without fail at the end , they all say ” that wasn’t so bad, that was fun”. Bobby showed up with great clothes in my favorite colors, black, gray, and brown, and off we went. Had a funt time and loved the images. Great job, Bobby, thanks for making my job easy.

Jacqui From Cardinal Newman High School

Celeste PhotoArt — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:28:09 +0000

Jacqui tagged me this morning when she posted some of her senior portraits that we took for her so I got inspired to blog about her shoot. We had a great time that day. We pre planned to use her grandfather’s old jeep that the family loves and that had meant a lot to her growing up. Jacqui’s dad and brother came in the jeep and disappeared as soon as we had finished with it. It was fun to meet them, they just didn’t want to hang out for the rest of the shoot. I dont blame them and sometimes, too many people, even family , can make someone nervous. So off they went into the sunset and then Jacqui and her mom and I shot all over this secret winery. I say secret because Jacqui’s mom asked special permission to shoot there after hours. We finished up at the River . A great shoot, beautiful model and an even better memory. I LOVE my job!! Thank you, Jacqui’s family for the best group effort ever!

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