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Robotab Trashes the Dress

June 2, 2019 by Nicole Caldwell

then we had pancakes.

Categories: trash the dress, Weddings • Tags: trash the dress, wedding, weddings

Robotab Weds, Laguna Beach real wedding at Seven Degrees

May 30, 2019 by Nicole Caldwell

This former florist and wedding planner did everything right. The couple got ready together at their suite in Laguna Beach, with their two dogs, and absolutely no stress. If you are a couple, I wish more couples did this.. While she got her hair done, the groom to be finished writing his vows while sipping on espresso looking out onto the pacific ocean. He buttoned up her wedding dress, and she adjusted his bow tie. They drove themselves to the wedding and I hitched a ride in the backseat.

The ceremony was minimalistic, and the bride made her entrance walking down the stairs of the bamboo garden, to a live music gospel choir. Dinner was served buffet style, which I LOVE as it keep people moving talking, and the energy in the space up and lively.

Categories: Laguna Beach Weddings, Seven Degrees Weddings, Weddings • Tags: seven degrees wedding, wedding, weddings

Motion Till Death Do Us Part

May 29, 2019 by Nicole Caldwell

Categories: Weddings • Tags: trash the dress, weddings

Trash The Dress Vegas- Part II

May 27, 2019 by Nicole Caldwell

A trip to the “Welcome To Las Vegas Sign”  To finish out the trash the dress 10 year anniversary photo shoot, and a stop at the Noodle Shop for some noddles, Sake and of course Beer.

Categories: trash the dress, Weddings • Tags: trash the dress, wedding, weddings

10 Year Trash the Dress- in Las Vegas

May 23, 2019 by Nicole Caldwell

Ken and Simone LOVE Las Vegas, so much so, we shot their engagement photos in Las Vegas.  Here we are back for round two, ten years later to celebrate their 10 year anniversary with a trash the dress shoot- Vegas style- Champagne- a Chapel- and the Welcome to Las Vegas Sign.

Categories: trash the dress, Weddings • Tags: trash the dress, wedding, weddings

Destination Wedding, Published in Greece’s Ellwed Magazine

April 18, 2019 by Nicole Caldwell

Thank you Ellwed, for your editorial selections, vibe and work ethic.  Thank you for choosing black and white images, as well as the trash the dress and studio bridal shots.  Your magazine is an inspiration and excellent tool for all couples getting married in Greece.  Ellwed Magazine features all weddings set in Greece. Thank you to all the vendors which made this wedding happen, and to Lindsay and Kyle for being so rad.   A PDF of the article can […]

Categories: Destination Weddings, published, Weddings • Tags: destination wedding, published, weddings

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Real Wedding Sarah & Ben [7-degrees], Laguna Beach

February 13, 2019 by Nicole Caldwell

These photos are spectacular!! We are over the moon excited about these, we just looked through all of them! Thank you so much for your incredible work, you totally captured the experience beautifully! – Sarah & Ben

 

Categories: Laguna Beach Weddings, Seven Degrees Weddings, Weddings • Tags: seven degrees, wedding, weddings

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Barefoot Bride, an intimate wedding at the Surf and Sand Resort, Laguna Beach

January 19, 2019 by Nicole Caldwell

Hillary and Matt reside in Chicago planned their destination wedding at the beautiful Surf and Sand Resort in  Laguna Beach. “Not only did I want to get married by or on a beach, I have family in Orange County, and when I visited as a child/teenager I fell in love with Laguna.”- Hillary

Categories: Laguna Beach Weddings, personal projects, Surf and Sand Resort Weddings, Weddings • Tags: weddings

8 x 10 Direct Positive Paper, photoshoot in the Studio

January 15, 2019 by Nicole Caldwell

  What you see is what you get.  Ilford Harman direct positive paper photographed with the 8 x 10 camera is the finished artwork.  There is no negative, no digital, no enlarging.  Sarah and Ben our wedding clients were in the studio for their post wedding bridal portraits. They had to hold the shots for about 2 seconds, and patiently wait for me to develop them in the studio darkroom/ bathroom.  This paper and process is beautiful, so nice to […]

Categories: personal projects, Weddings • Tags: film, weddings

Movement. Bridal portrait in the studio on film, with Laura

December 8, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

Photographed with the Hasselblad medium format camera, Proof sheets printed by IconLA.

Categories: personal projects, Weddings • Tags: wedding, weddings

2 buck chuck for toning a print? why not

November 16, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

Jenny’s formal bridal portrait photographed in the studio with Ilford xp2 film, and the Hasselblad medium format camera.  Being a big fan of Red Wine (Jenny) , I thought it would be fun to try toning the fiber based print in red wine, and see what we got.  Turns out, her dress now has pink polkadots. The negatives Test strips for printing the proof sheet The proof sheet The toner, 2 buck chuck, Red Blend. The print. Her dress now […]

Categories: film, personal projects, Weddings • Tags: film, weddings

“You’re Like Popcorn” Wedding [7- degrees] Laguna beach

November 10, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

When Caleb met Ashley, he said “Your like Popcorn” “When I saw you for the first time, time stood still” referencing the Tim Burton Film Bigfish. The wedding at 7 degrees. Second Photographer Kip Roof. To make this Gif, I had the camera set up on the tripod and controlled the shutter via remote.      

Categories: Laguna Beach Weddings, personal projects, Seven Degrees Weddings, Weddings • Tags: seven degrees, wedding, weddings

Just Married Vignette

October 15, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

Thank you, Patil & Peter, for having me cruise with you to the reception in the Rolls Royce.  Agreeing to keep the top down without a care in the world, not worried about hair, and just being together, a truly magical moment at sunset on the CA freeway.

Categories: personal projects, Weddings • Tags: wedding, weddings

Trash The Dress | San Diego

October 13, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

yep. 6:00 am call time for these Newlyweds, about 12 hours into married life.

Categories: personal projects, trash the dress, Weddings • Tags: trash the dress, wedding, weddings

Behind the Scenes- Greece Trash the Dress Shoot

September 27, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

trashing the dress, behind the scenes in Greece

Categories: Destination Weddings, personal projects, trash the dress, Weddings • Tags: destination weddings, trash the dress, wedding, weddings

Trash the Dress Greece- and it’s not even trashed, we’ve got the photos to prove it.

September 1, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

“Your dress already gets so dirty from the ground and the train dragging behind you, and the dirty dance floor, taking a little dip is not going to damage the dress anymore than it already is.  I suggest squeezing every ounce of joy out of your expensive dress that you can, and underwater pictures are totally worth it!!”- Lindsay   Kyle and I had loved the idea of jumping in the water after the wedding.  There was a little hesitation […]

Categories: Destination Weddings, personal projects, trash the dress, Weddings • Tags: destination wedding, destinations weddings, goodz, trash the dress, weddings

Destination Wedding Greece, breathtaking Lake Vouliagmeni

August 25, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

California couple married in the Athenian Riviera, Lake Vouliagmeni, Greece, and the wedding lasted until 7:00 am- sneak peek of the trash the dress

Categories: personal projects, Weddings • Tags: wedding, weddings

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Tiahna and Colin’s Wedding at the Montage Resort Laguna Beach

August 17, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

Tiahna and Colin’s wedding with Kip Roof  at the Montage Resort in Laguna Beach. Associate photographer Madison Smith.   See the wedding on Help Us Get Married.  Look for the Red Clogs!  

Categories: Weddings • Tags: wedding, weddings

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Destination Wedding at Sunrise, Washington DC

June 23, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

An intimate wedding as the sun rose over Washington DC, the bride and groom spoke their vows, just the two of them, no officiant, because in DC you can self unite ; marry yourselves.  It was the couple, & Me, and some early joggers. So honored and lucky to witness and photograph this intimate wedding of two awesome people.  So honored and lucky to witness and photograph this intimate wedding of two awesome people. 

Categories: Destination Weddings, Weddings • Tags: destination wedddings, elopements, goodz, weddings

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Wedding at [seven-degrees] laguna beach wedding venue congrats to J & J

May 9, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

“Thank you for how well you captured our special day. We really appreciate it and will always keep you in mind if we or anyone we know has photography needs. Thank you again. – Jasmine & Jovany

Categories: Laguna Beach Weddings, Seven Degrees Weddings, Weddings • Tags: seven degrees wedding, seven degrees weddings, weddings

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Two Wedding Dresses, Two Film Types

March 25, 2018 by Nicole Caldwell

In the studio with Angela for her formal bridal portrait, and because she wore two wedding dresses, we photographed her with two different film types:  8 x 10 polaroid and 4×5 black and white.   At her wedding, she wore traditional white, and a traditional, Cheongsam with dragon & phoenix design. New 55 film produces both a positive print, and a negative for scanning and printing.   We then shot 8 x 10 large format with with this camera:

Categories: personal projects, Weddings • Tags: new55film, wedding, weddings

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I was referred to Nicole from another photographer who spoke very highly of her and boy, he did not disappoint! Nicole has an incredible talent, a unique eye, and just one of the best personalities! I immediately fell in love with her and her adorable studio in Orange, CA. We discussed the wedding and she got to know both my husband and I, our story, our personalities, and we became instant friends. My husband is not always the best in […]

― A Lindsay- Destination Wedding Greece

A Real Person, A True Artist. We loved Nicole‘s work the minute we saw it in a sample album at our wedding venue. When we met her for the first time it was so evident that she truly loves her craft. Nicole cares about her work, and she made it a point to get to know us so that the end product would be something we would appreciate. She is a true professional who infused her vision with what we […]

― Ashley- 7 degrees Laguna Beach

Nicole did an incredible job covering our wedding! She is a very gifted photographer, our photos are beautiful! She was so fun to work with, and she really went above and beyond to make us feel special. The wedding photos are so unique, artistic, and they truly capture the essence of our wedding. The photo shoots she gifted us were so much fun, they were a great bonding experience, and we’ll never forget them. We highly recommend Nicole, and we […]

― Ben & Sarah Laguna Beach bride showing peace sign seven degrees wedding photographer laguna beach sparkler sendoff

Nicole is INCREDIBLE. I worked with her when I was a wedding coordinator at a venue in Laguna Beach. She was always so professional, easy to work with and so creative. When I got engaged, we reconnected and she was the perfect choice for our special day. She did an incredible engagement shoot that we are crazy about, and have the most amazing pictures that captured our all time favorite memory because of her special eye. If you want unique […]

― Cayla & Brady Destination Wedding Portland

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