Justin + Heather first reached out to my husband’s band to see if they could come play music at their wedding and when they heard I specialize in wedding photography we decided to make it a package deal! This was the first time Wheeland Brothers and Wheeland Photography were teaming up for a wedding and it was a blast!
We made an adventure of it! We traveled up to San Louis Obispo a few days early and camped at on the beautiful beaches of Montaña de Oro, and then traveled back to Spreafico Farms for Justin + Heather’s rustic summer wedding.
Justin proposed to Heather at their favorite spot, and now home, Huntington Beach. It was a normal visit to Heather’s parent’s house and they decided to take their dog Cash to dog beach after Heather took Pure Barre. Justin was calm and kept saying just sit down and relax, but Heather couldn’t becuase of the crowds and other dogs. They finally ended up on the boardwalk over looking the ocean on a bench, that read “enjoy the view”. Sitting there they talked about the future, vacations to plan and what is to come. Finally, they rose, Justin hugged Heather and he got down on one knee, nervous with the most beautiful delicate sparkly ring in his hand asked Heather to marry him. Heather of course said yes!! There was no one around for how crowded the beach was, just the two of they, and Cash. Before they left for the beach Heather’s mom kept telling her to put make up on, change out of her sweaty work out clothes and do her hair, but Heather was not about that since it was supposed to be a normal dog beach adventure. So there they were, heather in leggings, a tank top that reads “Let’s wine about it”, a sweaty half up half down hair do and partial make up on with Cash’s ball thrower in hand. It was perfect, because that is them, and that is life.
“Baby, you’re the only one; That gets me like you do; Does me like you do
Baby, you’re the only one; That loves me like you do; Does me like you do “
-Wheeland Brothers
Justin + Heather I am so stoked for you two!! You radiate with joy and your smiles are contagious. Keep adventuring together and showing each other your love. Congratulations!
Big thanks to Marianne Lucas (mariannelucas.com) for all her help second shooting and to this awesome team of vendors for all their hard work making this day amazing:
Photographer | Wheeland Photography | wheelandphoto.com | @wheelandphoto
Venue | Spreafico Farms | spreaficofarms.com | @spreafico_farms
DJ | Dynamite Sound and Lighting | dynamitesoundandlighting.com | @dynamitesoundandlight
Cake + Desserts | Seabreeze Cupcakes | seabreezecupcakes.com | @seabreezecupcakes
Becoming a Mama has given me a whole new perspective and respect for all the moms who’ve come before me. People can tell you “it’s life changing”, but you don’t know what it’s really like until you’re in it.
My sweet Cali Rae brings us so much joy and sweetness. She melts my heart when she says: “hi, I love you”… “bootiful Mama”… “oh goodness”… and gives us hugs and smooshes! She can be a rollercoaster of emotion, wearing her heart on her sleeve - she reminds me how to live in the moment.
There’s something so timeless about black and white photos. 🤩
Bride | Allison @a__aguirre
Groom | @therealkevinkray
Ceremony Venue | Mission Basilica @missionbasilica
Portrait Venue | SJC Mission @missionsjc
Reception Venue | Plaza de Magdalena @plazademagdalena
Coordinator | Lexi @lexi_luciani_mkevents
Caterer | Sundried Tomatoes @sundriedtomatobistro
Florist | Hao @haotomakethings
DJ | DJ Todd @epic1dj
Cake | Simply Sweet Cakery @simplysweetcakery
Hair + Makeup | Beauty & the Beach @beautyandthebeach.oc
Bridesmaids Dresses | Azazie @azaziebridal
Videographer | Dan Plug Films @dan_plugfilms
Photobooth | Epic 1 @epic1dj
Photographer | Janet Wheeland Photography @wheelandphoto
#orangecountyweddingphotographer #ocwedding #ocweddingphotographer #sanjuancapistranowedding #missionsjc #plazademagdalena
Happy Anniversary Briana + Branton!! You have such a fun, playful, joyful love. Wish you many more years of love and life together!
Venue : @olehansonbeachclub
Catering + Bar : @24carrotscatering
Planning + Design : @fetelledesigns
Photography : @wheelandphoto
Florals : @jennybfloraldesign
DJ: @neffectdjs
Wedding Cake + Desserts: @simplysweetcakery
Glam: @flawlessfacesbeautylounge
Officiant: @greatofficiants
Reliving Brian and Lisa’s gorgeous wedding day as I edit through their gallery. 😍
Planner: @mikala_mongeamoreevents & @mongeamoreevents
Venue/Caterer: @plazademagdalena & @sundriedtomatobistro
DJ: @djsotaentertainment
Officiant: @greatofficiants
Photo Team: @wheelandphoto
Cake: @gisellesvegankitchen
Dessert: @sugarblossombakeshop
Florals: @samisflowersmv
Happy birthday, my love!! Travis, you are an amazing human. You are loving, thoughtful, poetic, passionate, playful, driven, curious, the amount of lyrics you know blows my mind, and your hugs soothe my soul. I love you Sugar Nugget.