Verite Boutique Photographers Robyn and Maria

Verite Boutique Photographers Robyn and Maria http://robynandmaria.com/ Verite is Robyn and Maria, two smokin' hot photographers who lie about their looks but take steller images. We are a little bit like AC/DC,totally different but put us together and we make really great loud music. Except we don't make music we make pictures. Pretty damn good ones if you ask us. en Copyright 2012 Tue, 01 May 2012 18:51:46 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification San Francisco Engagement session: a sneak peek of Melanie and Kevin san_francisco_engagment_photography_verite_photography-.jpg

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we love people in love. Melanie and Kevin were so easy to take pictures of it was almost ridiculous.

thanks guys, we cannot wait until your wedding!

robyn and maria

]]> http://robynandmaria.com/2012/05/san-francisco-engagement-session-a-sneak-peek-of-melanie-and-kevin-1.html http://robynandmaria.com/2012/05/san-francisco-engagement-session-a-sneak-peek-of-melanie-and-kevin-1.html Tue, 01 May 2012 18:51:46 -0800 Sugar Rush Family Session Kristen Jensen, event planner extraordinaire of Sugar Rush Events. Kristen is one of our favorite people to work with in the wedding industry (and just one of our favorite people period) and we worked wither her a bunch last year so she wanted to have both of us come do a family session for her. So, we figured this was a good place to share what we got.

So, her and the hubs grabbed some beers, headed to their favorite hangout spot- the backyard- kicked their shoes off and enjoyed the 70 degree late fall weather, while we just followed all the little members of their adorable family around, including their hermit crab, Bill.

]]> http://robynandmaria.com/2012/01/sugar-rush-family-session.html http://robynandmaria.com/2012/01/sugar-rush-family-session.html maria outdoors portrait robyn Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:02:51 -0800 Michelle and Jody Union Street Wedding Ring together and were instantly in awe of her!! And then we recently met Jody and were equally impressed!

So for their engagement shoot, Michelle was pretty set on NOT doing one of those stylized typewriter-in-the-field shoots, which we are of course always happy to hear since, if you hadn't noticed, that's not really our cup of tea. (read: "they kinda annoy us" :) But of course, no offense to our super talented photog friends who do them :)) We just tend to prefer to focus on the couple and whatever places or things might actually mean something to them. So you might be skimming ahead and going, "yeah, but you took these photos in a wine country vineyard- not exactly all that unique" . . . Except for the fact that it's Jody's vineyard- like honest-to-goodness his- passed down from grandparents, gets out there on the tractor everyday, dirty jeans, grows, harvests, the whole package! In addition to wine, they (Caspar Estate) also make their own honey and olive oil from their very own bees and olives! All of which we got to take home with us- score! And then they took us out to dinner on top of all that- I think we might have had a better date than they did! But they still look like they had a pretty good time- and Brody too! (their Chocolate Lab)

]]> http://robynandmaria.com/2012/01/michelle-and-jody.html http://robynandmaria.com/2012/01/michelle-and-jody.html Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:21:48 -0800 Junebug Weddings best of 2011

ok, here are a few more words:

When Robyn and I (maria, the one with bad grammar, so forgive me) found out that we have been voted as one of the many talented artists in Junebug Weddings Best of 2011 collection, we really almost started crying!! Although this is only one person's judgment and really only means anything to our mom's and husband's... WE ARE STOKED! Stoked, honored, in shock and well PROUD! Robyn and I have been batting away at this crazy business for 3 years now and it seems like it is all sort of coming together. New studio, new associate and no this! It is the perfect way to start of the new year!!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU Junebug weddings! We have been admirers of your work for a long time!

And congrats to every one of the crazy talented artists in the group with us!

HOLY CRAP!!

in truth,

robyn and maria

]]> http://robynandmaria.com/2012/01/junebug-weddings-best-of-2011.html http://robynandmaria.com/2012/01/junebug-weddings-best-of-2011.html client raves press wedding Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:07:08 -0800 Albert and Andrea at Madrona Manor in Healdsburg their engagement session, we could hardly wait to do their wedding because 1) they clearly had good taste in food, and 2) Those smiles! They make our cameras happy.

And we were not disappointed. Madrona Manor makes their own butter! 'nuff said. And there was such a great vibe at their wedding- it was a wonderful mix of little kids and little grandmas! And everyone smiled so much (although Albert still wins for the best smile there!)

And then there was the exquisite gardens, their gorgeous invitations (hand-printed on vintage handkerchiefs bought one at a time on ebay!), and the overall super lovely laid-back feel of the day. It was wonderful!

Anyway, here's to registering 15 years of love with the state!

Venue- Madrona Manor

]]> http://robynandmaria.com/2011/12/albert-and-andrea-at-madrona-manor-in-healdsburg.html http://robynandmaria.com/2011/12/albert-and-andrea-at-madrona-manor-in-healdsburg.html napa valley outdoors wedding Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:51:50 -0800 Alida and Shea at the Ritz I think it's a toss-up over which one of these two Maria and I have a bigger crush on! Alida and Shea are both just so pretty and so sweet! They are the whole package! :)

These guys said "I do" at the Ritz Carlton here in SF. And we can't not mention some of their GORGEOUS details- first there was the shoes- Maria and I usually go a little overboard on the pictures of shoes, but never quite to this extreme . . . but then again, no bride ever chose these shoes before :) And then there was the flowers and the better-than-Kate-Middelton-dress, and the fashion and football cakepops (a little nod to both of their passions) . . . it was all loveliness! But the best part of the day was just how personal they made their ceremony by sharing their love story with everyone. That, and the mother-of-the-groom speech! I'm actually surprised we even got any pictures of that since we were both crying so much. It was beautiful! It was ALL beautiful!

The fabulous team:
Event Designer- Sugar Rush Events
Venue- The Ritz Carlton San Francisco
Florist- The Flower House
Cake- The Ritz
Cakepops- Sweet Lauren Cakes
Makeup- Chris McDonald Makeup
Hair- Hair by Missy
Videographer- Weddings on Film
DJ- Ron Grandia
Rentals- Hartmann Rentals ]]> http://robynandmaria.com/2011/11/alida-and-shea-at-the-ritz.html http://robynandmaria.com/2011/11/alida-and-shea-at-the-ritz.html wedding Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:50:11 -0800 Ariel and Jonathan at Poit Reyes Seashore Lodge fun and laid-back party. And I love Jonathan's obsession with bow ties; he personally made sure each and every one of them there was tied perfectly! (You may recall from their Engagement Session that Jonathan and his grandfather are bow tie professionals!). Anyway, these two are pretty darn adorable and their wedding was pretty darn great!

The really really really good team for this wedding:
Event Coordinator- Sugar Rush Events
Venue- Point Reyes Seashore Lodge
Florist- The Flower House
Caterer- Melons Catering
Dessert- Green Chili Pies
Makeup and Hair- Sherrie Long
The Band- Kugelplex
Rentals- Wine Country Rentals
Officiant- Rabbi Micah Hyman
Second Shooter- the lovely Natalie Eidelman

]]> http://robynandmaria.com/2011/11/ariel-and-jonathan-at-poit-reyes-seashore-lodge.html http://robynandmaria.com/2011/11/ariel-and-jonathan-at-poit-reyes-seashore-lodge.html outdoors robyn Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:42:36 -0800 Rich and Annie- In Love
Anyway, Maria and I are so in love with this session- Beautiful light + True love make us some happy photographers!

]]> http://robynandmaria.com/2011/10/rich-and-annie--in-love.html http://robynandmaria.com/2011/10/rich-and-annie--in-love.html engagement maria outdoors robyn Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:33:41 -0800 Lauren and Steve at the Aviation Museum
Well, this wedding was 10 years, and lots of obstacles in the making, but here they are! And these guys couldn't be happier to be here, together at last. They express their happiness by kissing a lot- much to the disapproval of Steve's kids (see my favorite "ewwe gross!" picture down below! :))

Ever so appropriately, they got married at the Aviation Museum in Redwood City.

]]> http://robynandmaria.com/2011/10/lauren-and-steve-at-the-aviation-museum.html http://robynandmaria.com/2011/10/lauren-and-steve-at-the-aviation-museum.html maria robyn wedding Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:18:57 -0800 Tatyana and Casey at Cornerstone Gardens in Sonoma g-chats between her and Tatyana from back when Tatyana was first "totally crushing on this guy Casey"! Oh man, I kinda died a little bit; so funny!

So here we are, after many years of law school, some trips to Russia, and many hours of reading Lord of the Rings to each other- they are still totally crushing on each other, and I got to be there when they made it official!

(I should note here that the Best Man's speech also made me laugh out loud. Being married to a Blizzard nerd myself, I got an odd little rush of pride (?or something?) when he told everyone that Casey asked him to be his best man via Starcraft-- imagine one space alien typing to the other, "wanna be my best man?" while zerging his Terran siege tanks).

Anyway, I had the lovely Jenna Alcala helping me on this wedding, so some of these beautiful images are hers!

The team:
Event Coordinator/Planner- Sugar Rush Events
Venue- Cornerstone Gardens
Caterer- Elaine Bell Catering
Florist- Floravida
DJ- DJ Seven
Hair- Srutih Asher
Dress- Vera Wang

]]> http://robynandmaria.com/2011/10/tatyana-and-casey-at-cornerstone-gardens-in-sonoma.html http://robynandmaria.com/2011/10/tatyana-and-casey-at-cornerstone-gardens-in-sonoma.html napa valley robyn wedding Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:55:18 -0800 Ariel and Jonathan, sneak peek. such a fun wedding! I can't wait to share more. But for now- here's a little peek from their day in Point Reyes earlier this summer.

]]> http://robynandmaria.com/2011/10/ariel-and-jonathan-sneak-peek.html http://robynandmaria.com/2011/10/ariel-and-jonathan-sneak-peek.html Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:25:20 -0800 Albert and Andrea- Wedding Sneak Peek

]]> http://robynandmaria.com/2011/09/albert-and-andrea--wedding-sneak-peek.html http://robynandmaria.com/2011/09/albert-and-andrea--wedding-sneak-peek.html Healdsburg outdoors wedding Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:02:40 -0800 Erin and Eli say I do! {sutter creek wedding photographer} It was a hot day but it was amazing! Erin and Eli have traveled the world and they put that love of travel in every detail of their perfect wedding day, surrounded by the best friends and family two people could ask for. I was honored to be apart it.

The best part was they didn't do the feed each other cake thing or toss a bouquet... what?!? WHY???? Because A. you don't have to, and B. the party was too good to stop and toss a silly bouquet... have I mentioned how much I love these two?

p.s. shooting beside me was our lovely associate Natalie! she is equally amazing!

the team:

:beautiful venue: Avio Vinyards

:day of coordinator: Lora Ward of A Day to Remember

:flowers: Wendy Stucky of Second Hand Rose

:catering: Beth Sogaard Catering

:DJ: Chad Stalzer

:strings: Masek Music

:rentals: Celebrations Party Rentals

In truth.

maria

]]> http://robynandmaria.com/2011/09/erin-and-eli-say-i-do-sutter-creek-wedding-photographer.html http://robynandmaria.com/2011/09/erin-and-eli-say-i-do-sutter-creek-wedding-photographer.html maria outdoors wedding Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:43:24 -0800 Albert and Andrea- Engagement Session in Oakland Oakland.
Being based in "the city", we tend to act like that is the only one, but thankfully Albert and Andrea are avid Oakland lovers and livers, and they showed us all sorts of great architecture, food, and views over there in that far away land across the bay. And we were instantly sold! I do suspect that our perception was tainted due to the fact that we were having such a good time hanging out with these two and their infectious laughter though! These guys have been dating for 15 years, and as such, tried to convince us they were over the cutesy-wootesy-lovey-dovey phase, but we think they've still got a good amount left in 'em!
We're so excited for their wedding in two weeks when we'll get to photograph those fabulous big smiles all day!

]]> http://robynandmaria.com/2011/09/albert-and-andrea--engagement-session-in-oakland.html http://robynandmaria.com/2011/09/albert-and-andrea--engagement-session-in-oakland.html engagement maria outdoors robyn Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:59:19 -0800 Andrea and Craig- the Best Wedding IF someone threatened to tie us to a tree and starve our babies unless we named a favorite client, we might maybe then say that these guys are in the top five :) Seriously, we love these two so much. We have loved them ever since they "signed up" a year and a half ago! And we love them now a few months after their wedding. We love their taste in beautiful wedding dresses and pretty accessories, we love the way they say "sorry" (their Canadian), we love their family and friends (we're hoping to be adopted into the family), and we love the way they love each other.

Andrea and Craig got married at Paradise Ridge, and there were so many wonderful things about the day; There was the first glance, when we got to see Andrea's nerves just melt away once she got to Craig's arms; there was the hilarious video their group of really tight-knit friends made for them (These guys have been dating since high school). There was the 100plus guests who came all the way from Canada to celebrate with them. There was the moment when they gave us a little shout-out in the middle of their speech (so sweet!) Honestly, we could go on and on about this wedding. It really was the Best wedding . . . no, literally- that's their last name now!

I realized this post is getting to be a bit too long for the purpose of a "highlight"; I'm gonna cut us off there. :)

The Team:
Wedding Coordinator- Amy Bridges Events
Venue- Paradise Ridge Winery
Make-up/Hair- Professional Makeup Artistry
Florist- The Wild Orchid Florist
Caterer- Park Avenue Catering
Cupcakes/Dessert Table Design- Moonbaby Cakes
Cakepops- Sweet Lauren Cakes
Officiant- Marriage Ceremonies with Meaning
DJ- AMS Entertainment

]]> http://robynandmaria.com/2011/09/andrea-and-craig--the-best-wedding.html http://robynandmaria.com/2011/09/andrea-and-craig--the-best-wedding.html Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:37:12 -0800