Mulberry PhotoBlog

We are currently featured on SMP, which is BTW the greatest wedding blog out there! Thanks so much for noticing our work of this incredible wedding we recently shot at the greatest location ever…. Parker Palm Springs! Please click for a look!

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OK, I know I’m about 20 something days late…

but this is how Tari and I welcomed the new year. Shooting an exquisite wedding at the chic & modern St Regis San Francisco. Brooke and John had an amazingly beautiful and of course fun wedding. Who couldn’t have a blast when the wedding reception is smack dab in the middle of a NYE celebration!

With boundless energy and creative brilliance, SiIllapere Events created an evening filled with the glamour of Old Hollywood…from Brooke’s vintage inspired shoes, dress & bird cage veil …. to the bow ties, hats, boas and all sorts of silly NYE props….these two really finished the year, and began their life together, with a appropriate bang! Our great friend and former Bride , Ali Berlin was their officiant, and she did an incredible job.

From the old fashioned photo booth to the great tunes, these guys did it right! So fun, so memorable, so lets check out a few shots …

We met Kylie & Jeff several summers ago over sushi in San Francisco, through Kylie’s sister Aimee, who is the amazing talent behind Blase Design — who is also, as we have mentioned before, the mastermind behind all our Mulberry marketing. We were delighted to finally be able to attempt to return the talent favor, by photographing Kylie and Jeff’s wedding. Not only because we were thrilled for Kylie & Jeff (who are the so-sweet-in-love result of a blind date set up!!), but also because we knew the event would be designed by Aimee, which guaranteed the best in taste, style and creativity! Before getting in to the darling details of the day, I have to nominate this family for two Mulberry Awards: “Most-Infectious-Giggle” (shared by all three of the McKirdy women) – it is thee sweetest little laugh you ever heard – you literally can not not laugh if one of them is laughing. And, the “Best-Father-of-the-Bride-Speech” … and we have heard ALOT of them! No offense to any other FOB’s out there, but I really feel bad for any father in the room that night, because literally everyone in the room was crying, hard! This super romantic, Gatsby-Era-Garden-Party wedding was held under an enormous 100 year old Oak tree at the Green Valley Country Club, with dozens of wild deer innocently napping and playing in the fields nearby. The reception was held in the Grand Mansion, which was built in 1856, and looked like a princess’ fairytale castle. This storybook perfect day also featured the bride’s arrival in a vintage Rolls Royce (which was also the happy couple’s getaway car); the bride’s stunning dress straight out the 20′s, with its classic silhouette, champagne sash and vintage-inspired broach; her headpiece of intertwined miniature cala lilies, which her grandmother wore on her wedding day; parasols, programs (in the shape of fans), and “hip-hip-hooray!” paper paddles for waving at the B&G’s send off, all decorated with sweet vintage blue ribbon; and a photo booth stocked with vintage hats, to keep the guests entertained throughout the evening. Oh and one last Mulberry Award goes to the nearly-newborn Harrison Ezekial Blase in his seersucker suit, with his periwinkle blue tie sewn to his onesie. We nominate him for “Best-Performance-by-a-Baby-at-a-Wedding” – he did not make one peep during the entire soiree – not the ceremony, not the family portrait photo session, not even the reception which went pretty late for a 3 month old. He is truly the angel-doll-baby his momma dreamt he would be. We wish you two the best and hope your life together is as sweet, lovely and romantic as your wedding day.

We recently entered an album that we designed in an international design competition (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International) and…. We received an Accolade of Excellence! No, we didn’t hit the jackpot of first, second, or third place, but out of the 8,000 entries, we were in the top 50! Our final score was an 82, which is in the “Excellent” category. We’ll take that! Thanks to the incredibly beautiful wedding of Alden + Hub, we had a TON of great images to design with. Heres a little slideshow of the winning album. Alden + Hub Album

Mulberry Photography was recently awarded a Finalist award for Marketing. WoooHooo! The feature article was published in Professional photographer magazine. It was an honor to be recognized for this award as over 12,000 entries were considered. Again, all of this could not come to life without the help and talent of Blase Design. If you are looking for a little help with your marketing program, look to them. They understand and they listen and they deliver!

AN NE feature article

We were just made aware that we won another marketing award for our promotional pieces and our brochure. ANOTHER huge “thanks” to Blase Design for their outstanding work and their understanding of our business needs and how best to reach our clientele. They Rock!

PPA/Professional Photographers of America awarded us the Finalist award in the Wedding Campaign catagory. Over 15,000 entries were accepted and we placed 2nd. I’ll take that! They tell me that we will be featured in an upcoming issue of Professional Photographer magazine. Keep a look out for that one.;)

“PPA’s AN-NE Awards competition is the premier program for recognizing outstanding marketing efforts in professional photography. This year’s entries were remarkable, and the panel of four judges, all professionals in the marketing and communications arena, had to carefully evaluate each piece and score them based on how well they met the criteria in each category.”

Thanks to the amazing work by Blase Design; Mulberry Photography took the GRAND AWARD at the 2007 WPPI Marketing awards for Direct Mail. Aimee and Marc from Blase design are amazingly talented and really know how to target a business to their clients. This piece has been very successful and has helped us expand our market way beyond our expectations. Thanks Aimee and Marc! Heres a little peek at the Brochure and the follow up pieces we produced for 2007.