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Newport Beach Country Club Wedding Photography

Newport Beach Country Club Wedding Photography Megan + Max

We are still talking about Max and Megan’s amazing Newport Beach Country Club wedding! The production was perfectly coordinated by Chloe and her team at Aster and Park Events. We arrived at the bride’s parents home that morning to capture details and the girls getting ready. We met up with Michael (our newest associate videographer) earlier that morning and came up with a game plan for the day. We were so excited to be working together for this wedding! When the girls were finished, we all headed over to the Newport Beach Country Club for the first look.

Newport Beach Country Club Wedding

Since this was our first time at the Newport Beach Country Club, we wanted to get there and figure out the best photo locations. We met up with the venue coordinator Erica who gave us a quick tour and let us know that this would be the first wedding ceremony on the lawn! We were excited to get to work and not only document the wedding for our client, but also for the venue! They gave us full access to the golf course (which is not the norm for country clubs) We had a guide who drove us around and let us know when we were safe to shoot 🙂 We absolutely loved the back area where we found large trees, a lake, and water fall.

Ceremony on the green!

The new ceremony area was beautiful and only steps away from the club. This was a dusk ceremony, so the sunlight was gorgeous! Megan and Max had prepared heartfelt vows to each other (our fav part) and had lovely string arrangements in the background by OC Strings.

Time to party!

This couple had two things in mind for this reception; dancing and lots of drinking! The party was nonstop, from the moment the dance floor opened up. The entire day was perfect and we had a blast being a small part of it 🙂 Congrats Megan and Max- we love you guys!

Check out their engagement photos

Video by our associate videographer Michael

Wedding day team:

Newport Beach Country Club wedding photographer
Newport Beach Country Club wedding photography

Meet the Gilmores:

Gilmore Studios serves Orange County, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. We specialize in wedding photography, family portraits, newborn and branding photography. Our studio has been in business since 2002.

Fun Facts:

PLace we call home:

Newport Beach & Queen Creek

Number of kids:

3 boys

Years in business:

Since 2002

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