Peterson Design and Photography

A sample of the name cards that I designed for Gabby and Michael based on their invitation suite .  Enjoy!

I designed a simple program for Elizabeth and Erik's upcoming wedding. I reused themes from their invitation suite as well as several lovely photos from our engagement session .  Enjoy!

Carolyn and Andrew LOVE Disneyland! In fact, while living in LA without a car, Andrew would take the bus at 5:30 am to arrive at the park when it opened! We spent the whole morning exploring the park together, laughing, talking and going on rides. It was a blast! We began our session on Buena Vista street in California Adventure. They are having an art deco themed wedding, so I wanted to incorporate that vibe into some of their engagement photos. We then spent the rest of the morning in Disneyland experiencing some of areas of the park that are quintessentially Disney as well as going on a few fun rides. We also brought along some polaroids and took some fabulously fun shots. They will be spending their honeymoon in Disney World, so it was only fitting that they have some fabulous photos in the happiest place on earth. We can't wait to shoot their wedding in August :) Click any image to launch a larger viewing window. Enjoy! ...

Melissa and Esteban's wedding was a day full of pure joy. Melissa has been a friend of both Tim and I for a long time, so it was such a delight to participate in their wedding day by both designing their invitations and being their photographers. After starting off the day getting ready at the Vintage Steakhouse (their reception site), we headed to the Los Rios Historical district so Melissa and Esteban could see each other before the ceremony. Their first look was full of happiness, love and blissful tears of joy, as their wedding day was finally here! It was one of our first first looks, and it was truly wonderful to be able to spend some quality time with them, capturing their love and joy before the festivities of the day began. Their beautiful wedding Mass was held at the San Juan Capistrano Mission Basilica , a stunningly gorgeous adobe church. We then visited the Mission's historic grounds which created a marvelous background for family photos and some more portraits...