Leesha & Russell :: Day-After Session :: Victoria Beach, Laguna Beach

As part of their uh-mazing Disney wedding, Leesha and Russell did a morning-after-the-wedding shoot in Disneyland before the park opened! While the plan was for us to be a part of that shoot, Disney only allows their photographers to photograph those shoots, but Leesha and Russell still wanted to do a day-after shoot with us! In considering locations and themes now that we no longer could do the shoot with them inside Disneyland, we decided to combine their Tangled themed wedding with their wedding colors, their love for Disney and Harry Potter and do the shoot at Victoria Beach in Laguna Beach! This beach features an old, Victorian lighthouse type structure, built in 1926 and has a spiral staircase with access to the beach from the residence above. So magical! We set the scene and styled/created the florals and props with the help of paper flowers made from Harry Potter book pages, a laser cut golden snitch and the newlywed's own wands and champagne. We set up a beach and Harry Potter inspired elegant picnic on the beach with books, vintage luggage (for the trip to Hogwarts of course!), macarons with quiddich goals, potion bottles and hand painted details. All the hand painted details were inspired by the ocean setting and the soft palette of the session. Despite it being early in the morning, these two are troopers and had a blast taking some more elegant and romantic shots. We LOVE designing and photographing these day-after sessions and hope to do more in the future!

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