Lady of the Pillar – Shanti Duprez Fine Portrait Photography

Wedding Photography at Our Lady of the Pillar and the Oceano Hotel and Spa / Irene and Dan

Posted on October 3, 2013 | by Shanti

It’s a story of fate. I had the pleasure of meeting Dan and capturing a glimpse of his world about 8 years ago when I was commissioned to capture his beautiful family at a very tender moment in their lives. Dan and Robert, his son, were soon to loose a very special woman in their lives, his wife and Robert’s Mother. Even though I don’t get to linger long in one’s life, I do come away feeling vulnerable to all the emotion that is within a family, and this particular moment left me feeling so fortunate to have been apart of this brief encounter.

Fast forward 8 years, I am contacted by this vivacious and wonderful woman who would love to inquire about my wedding services. You see, she met a wonderful man a few years back and she thinks I know him… thank goodness for small circles!

Their wedding vows were exchanged at Our Lady of the Pillar in Half Moon Bay and the celebration continued at the Oceano Hotel and Spa. Elegant Cheesecake did an exceptional job with helping these two celebrate a love that was meant to be!

Portraits by Shanti DuPrez / Oceano Hotel and Spa / Pillar Point Harbor / Half Moon Bay

Portraits by Shanti Duprez / Our Lady of the Pillar / Oceano Hotel and Spa / Elegant Cheesecakes / Half Moon Bay Wedding Photographer

Portraits by Shanti DuPrez / Oceano Hotel and Spa / Pillar Point Harbor / Half Moon Bay

As seen in Lucy Dylan Weddings

Half Moon Bay Wedding Venue: Our Lady of the Pillar

Half Moon Bay Wedding Reception Venue: Oceano Hotel and Spa

Half Moon Bay Area Wedding Cake: Elegant Cheesecakes

Half Moon Bay Area DJ, Photobooth, & Lighting: Golden State Productions; Wayne Noel

I was referred to Shanti by a friend, so my fiancé and I decided to use her for our engagement pictures. Shanti had fast responses to both my emails and phone calls and did a great job of answering all of my questions. She was very flexible as we had to reschedule several times due to being rained out. In the end, we were lucky enough to be able to take our photos on the Half Moon Bay bluffs on a 75 degree day in February! Shanti was able to make us both feel very comfortable in front of the camera (even my fiancé who doesn’t like having his picture taken) and gave us great direction for poses to ensure our photos turned out well. The finished photos are AMAZING and we were impressed with how well they turned out! We received the photos back very quickly and had full access to the digital versions so we could print and share them as we chose to. Needless to say, we’ve already booked Shanti for our upcoming wedding (August 2016) and can’t wait to work with her again!

Chrissy

Shanti was the photographer of our dreams for our engagement pictures and our wedding! For our engagement pictures, I sent her a few ideas, but she really brought it to life and we couldn’t have loved them more! She is SO on top of everything and made us feel SO comfortable throughout the 2 hour session. For our wedding, at Jacuzzi Family Vineyards in Sonoma, we couldn’t have asked for a more professional, AMAZING photographer! Shanti and her team were top notch and I can’t say enough about her! They came to where we were getting ready, were SO on point with the timeline and all the little details and followed my now husband and I around like a hawk! We had talked about various group pictures and different locations at the vineyards and she made sure that EVERYTHING was captured! I cannot recommend Shanti and her team enough! We cannot wait to see all of our wedding day photos and to use her for other photos down the road! You’re the BEST Shanti!

Andrea

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