And the Winner is.....

I must say, I have never had an outcome as enormous as this with the Engagement Contest! I can't thank you enough for sharing this contest, bringing people over to my page to not only vote, but to spread my work and love for photography. I thank each and every one of you!!!

And now...the winning couple for the Free Engagement Session is.....

Sara and Abel

Congratulations you two!! I can't wait to meet you both and come up with something fantastic for your Engagement shoot! I'll speak with you this week :)

As for all the other couples, thank you for participating. No worries, you are also winners! Email me at veronica@veronicahudleydesigns.com for something special :)

Thank you all again and congrats to the beautiful couple!

Stay tuned for more contests!

2013 Engagement Contest

Happy New Year!!! Let's begin 2013 with some excitement! And what better than an Engagement Contest!

As mentioned above, all you need to do is post a photo of you and your sweetie on my Facebook Fanpage www.facebook.com/VeronicaHudleyDesigns. The deadline to post your photos will be Sunday, January 27 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Voting will begin Monday, January 28 and will end Monday, February 4. So be sure to have your family and friends head over to my page to vote for you! The winner will be announced here on my blog!

And to throw more excitement your way, here's some photos from my first Engagement Contest with Katy and Ray at Baker Beach in San Francisco. Katy's mom nominated them and I'm so glad she did! Check them out...

Spread the word!!

Milisha + Danny: Hindu Wedding Sneak Peek

A few sneak peeks from Milisha + Danny's Hindu Wedding at the Shree Lakshmi Narayan Temple in Sacramento.

A Sacramento Wedding Sneak Peek

Anna + Jesse's Engagement in St. Helena + Calistoga

I can't tell you how excited I am for Anna + Jesse's wedding next year. You all may not know, but Anna is the artistic hands behind a couple of my previous bride's beautiful faces and hair. Yes, she does fabulous makeup and hair styles. She is definitely a true artist and you can tell she pours her heart into everything she does. So when she came to me to photograph her wedding, of course I said yes!

Anna + Jesse have been together for five years, but have known each other forEVER! Anna's mother used to do Jesse's grandma's hair. She would tag along and be "the annoying little girl." Lol...

As they grew older, they went to the same parties and noticed each other more. One day Jesse asked for her number and the rest is sweet history... 

Next year Anna + Jesse will be tying the knot in their hometown of Brentwood. Until then, here's how their engagement session went down. 

We first met at Rombauer Vineyards in St. Helena to take some photos at their signature R gate. Jesse's last name begins with an R, so this was special to them.

Anna, you're so beautiful! You too, Jesse :)

We then made our way to Calistoga. First stop was Chateau Montelena Winery. We waited for the swan to pass near the bridge, but apparently the swan was having a diva moment. Lol.. Then we headed to Castello di Amorosa to snap some photos around the castle.

Very Twilight-esque :)

See the video of their engagement session Anna + Jesse {Engagement}.

Like Mike, if I could be like Mike

A few months ago, I attended Mike Colón's workshop in Oakland. I posted a sneak peek right after the workshop and I'm finally getting around to posting the rest of my photos. :)

Thank you SOOOO much Mike for coming back to the Bay Area to share your knowledge! It was such an honor meeting you and shooting along side you. I will definitely (or least I hope to) see you again in the future!

Doesn't the groom look like McSteamy from Grey's Anatomy? :)

The great, Mike Colón.

Lorena + Alex - A Stow Lake Engagement

I arrived at Stow Lake early to scout out the area. I've never been there before and wanted to find the good spots, or at least the spots that came up on Google images. After an hour, or so, of walking around, I had no success in finding those spots.

Lorena and Alex finally arrived and we jumped right into their session. Well, only because the waterfall was right there as we were walking in. :)

Lorena's sister, Adela, actually did her makeup for this session. Didn't she do great?! I'm loving the wind that blew through her hair on this one. High five, Mother Nature!

I may have mentioned this in my sneak peek post, but the way that Alex proposed to Lorena was simply romantic! He had a brick engraved at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium with the proposal. The day they went to Dallas to watch a game, Alex was stuck trying to find the location of the brick, while Lorena struggled to stay cool in the hot Texas heat. Here's a replica of the proposal brick.

Stow Lake had some really cool spots, like this huge branch that made a perfect arch.

And this bridge!

Lorena + Alex plan on getting married next Spring/Summer. I can't wait! I'm beginning to feel like I'm a part of their family :)

Here's a little video of their engagement session.