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Meet the Bouchérs :: Marissa & Weston

Welcome to the Bouchér's Wedding Blog, so glad to have ya! We'd love for you to stay connected by subscribing to our Blog's RSS FEED so you can keep up on all the latest happenings, shoots and all things Bouchér related. While you're here be sure to leave a comment, we'd love to hear from you!

Marissa and I are a husband and wife team who own a Wedding & Boudoir photography studio based out of sunny San Diego, CA. Marissa and I have been blessed with a thriving business whose infancy began over 10 years ago and went full time all but 6 years ago in a small garage stall. Since then Bouchér has grown into a 4500 sq/ft studio with 3 wonderful employees of which include the lovely Crystal Carr (Studio Manager/Boudoir Photographer), Deena Cormier (Boudoir Photographer/Production) and Yuliana Cerda (Concierge to Bouchér Clients). The two of us have been happily married a little over 6 years now and began as high school sweethearts over 12 years ago. Our family is still rather small at a total count of 4 beings. Me, 'Riss, and our hairy kids Puddy & Elaine (our little Boston Terriers w/Seinfeld inspired names). Our passions and interests include our faith, travel, music, good books, nature, health/fitness, red wines, food, and global/local charitable organizations.

We'd like to recognize God and all our family and friends for their support over the years as well as all our clients who have been such a true pleasure to work with and who continue to impress us as human beings. Marissa and I can't thank you enough for stopping by and hope you check back in on us often!


-Weston & Marissa Bouchér

Kurstin & Nick :: Seagrove Park, The Brigantine, Del Mar, CA

September 25, 2009 – 6:20 pm

Both Seagrove Park and The Brigantine in Del Mar were new venues for us so it was really refreshing to shoot at some new spots. What’s cool about Seagrove Park is that the train tracks are just a few steps away, along with the beach of course. The Brigantine also really impressed us with their reception area behind their restaurant that overlooks the coaster tracks and the Del Mar race tracks. Kurstin and Nick were really thoughtful people and we absolutely loved their friends and family. It was a perfect day and I couldn’t be happier with the shots, congrats you two!

KURSTIN & NICK ENGAGEMENT

*Kurstin, Nick, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to make use of the “share” button at the bottom of this post or right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.



























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  1. Myong   -  

    WTF?! That photo of the couple running through the sparklies is phenomenal!!! Blew me away guys!

  2. kurstin and nick   -  

    We couldn’t possibly love the photos anymore-you captured every moment of our day, and made it beautiful! Thank you both-for listening to our vision and putting your talent into every single shot!
    love,
    kurstin and nick

    p.s.-have had several people want to submit some of the pics to wedding magazines?!!!

  3. Brianna Phelan   -  

    Her dress is amazing. I seriously want something made of that material to wear because it’s so awesome. Gorgeous shots, beautiful couple and love the last two images!

  4. Melissa, I Do...Weddings!   -  

    I love everything about this wedding and these photos. Beautiful work guys!

  5. san diego wedding video   -  

    The pictures are beautiful! Inspiring!

Vanessa & George &…Bentley :: Engagement @ Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

September 25, 2009 – 5:47 pm

Well we immediately hit if off with Vanessa & George. Not only did we have spot-on chemistry with them but they’re also fellow boston terrier owners. We’re bummed they don’t live closer as I think we could have some fun double dates and even bring our Bostons along. Wait, maybe not the more I think about that statement haha…bummer is our Boston’s are brother and sister and they basically tear any dog apart that threatens their disturbing brother-sister relationship haha. We literally are the couple who would send one of those reels of footage of our dogs acting like complete maniacs. Anyway, getting back on track…this was another one of those shoots where you just say “I love my job”. Vanessa and George really should be proud of how photogenic and complimentary they are to each other. Bentley, their Boston, was ridiculously cute and so well-behaved. Often times when clients bring their dogs it can be difficult but this little guy was putting our Bostons to shame in the behavior department lol. Keep in touch you guys, otherwise we’ll see you at the wedding!

*Vanessa, George, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to make use of the “share” button at the bottom of this post or right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.














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  1. chipgillespie   -  

    I’ve been stalking for a while — I was so struck by the second-to-last image that I had to comment. Well done. This is incredible.

  2. Tim Halberg   -  

    looks like a freaking magazine shoot man!!! brilliant and beautiful!

  3. Denise Conrad   -  

    I found you through San Diego’s top five and I am totally inspired. This session is intimate and sexy. Awesome!

  4. Tina Nomura   -  

    I have been amazed and re-energized by your talents. I search photography sites for education and inspiration… I think I can just stop here! Beautiful work!

Christine & Brian :: The Wedding :: Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego, CA

September 25, 2009 – 5:27 pm

As promised here are the shots from Christine & Brian’s wedding at Rancho Bernardo Inn. This was a great day for Marissa and I as it was almost like a high school reunion to see so many familiar faces from our hometown of Ramona, CA. I have to say that the “Sing/Dance-off” at the reception was the most entertaining event I’ve ever seen at a wedding! I’m not talking about when people just make a line on either side and randomly dance down the center. I’m talking about a fully planned performance from several different “contestants”(yes an award was even given out). LOL, unforgettable.

*Christine, Brian, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to make use of the “share” button at the bottom of this post or right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.






















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  1. Lj   -  

    Oh My! In sane pics here! BRIDE & GROOM shots are so romantic & sexy. My fave is the dancer, that is such a cool capture. Please let your blog readers in on your technique for shots like this; lens, all on camera flash? settings??? :)

  2. Kristen   -  

    Ahh so beautiful. I haven’t seen these since right after the wedding and my heart is melting all over again. You two are the most amazing photographers ever!

Christine & Brian :: Engagement @ La Jolla Cove, San Diego, CA

September 25, 2009 – 5:05 pm

It’s cool when you get the opportunity to work with people from your hometown. Marissa and I both went to school with Christine and still get to hang out amongst the same circle of friends out of Ramona, CA. We LOVE the way the shots came out as we tried a couple new spots around La Jolla Cove and they made for some cool shots. 

*Christine, Brian, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to make use of the “share” button at the bottom of this post or right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.












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Lauren & Alden :: Beach Engagement @ Del Mar, CA

September 25, 2009 – 4:42 pm

Lauren & Alden were really cool to shoot with as their mellow vibe put us at ease during the entire shoot. These two make such a good couple- I wish I could’ve had time to post more from this session. I can’t wait to post the wedding shots soon. We just shot it recently and got a ton of images that I’m absolutely nuts over.

*Lauren, Alden, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to make use of the “share” button at the bottom of this post or right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.








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Ashley & Eddie :: Hyatt Mission Bay, San Diego, CA

September 25, 2009 – 4:28 pm

This was our first wedding at the Hyatt in Mission Bay. We found some really cool spots on their grounds and in their modern lounge-style check-in area. Ashley & Eddie were such a sweet couple, really great people to work with.

*Ashley, Eddie, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to make use of the “share” button at the bottom of this post or right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.











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Megan & Rigo :: The El Cortez Hotel, Balboa Park, Downtown San Diego, CA

September 25, 2009 – 4:13 pm

We had an awesome experience shooting with Megan & Rigo as we were able to grab shots around downtown to keep with the theme from their engagement session. We also had a chance to stop by Balboa park to give some variety to some of the other wedding party shots. The ceremony and reception both took place within the El Cortez hotel’s Don Room; which was cool. They just flipped the room come the time of the reception. BTW loved Megan’s green heels as they really complimented a lot of the shots! Nice find Megan! And Rigo your green tie really “tied” it all together. Okay, that was an embarassingly lame attempt at a joke. Hey, there was no other word that would “suit” it better. Wow, I better stop, buh-bye.

MEGAN & RIGO ENGAGEMENT

*Megan, Rigo, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to make use of the “share” button at the bottom of this post or right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.
















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  1. Bethany   -  

    Simply incredible and breathtaking work!! I hope to one day book one of your brides!! Amazing :)

  2. Lj   -  

    Wow, again amazing. You have a beautiful gift & are doing what your were born to do!!!

Josephine & Bikash :: La Valencia Hotel, La Jolla, CA

September 25, 2009 – 3:49 pm

The La Valencia Hotel is a great venue for weddings as it provides a very convenient scenario for having everything in one location- hotel rooms for getting ready, a pretty ceremony site, and private reception room. Plus La Jolla cove is just a matter of a few hundred feet away for more shots.

*Bikash, Josephine, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to make use of the “share” button at the bottom of this post or right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.














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Rhea & Djem :: The Immaculata, Balboa Park, Admiral Kidd, San Diego, CA

September 25, 2009 – 3:26 pm

Here’s a collection of shots from Rhea & Djem’s wedding at USD’s The Immaculata Church, Balboa Park & Admiral Kidd Club. We were lucky enough to have one of the doves from the release fly right at Marissa’s lens, made for an awesome shot. The shot of Djem alone was at the Immaculata on an upper level area to the left of the church; which I only just recently found. I can’t believe how many times we’ve shot here and I didn’t know about this little gem. Although USD’s campus is beautiful to the eye, it’s not very suitable at mid-day for shooting so this find really works to deal with the sun will still providing interesting visuals. For the ceremony we shot with available light at 3200 ISO at around f/2.0 but even then it’s still a matter of having a very steady hand with a shutter at 80-100 or lower. I tend to track my lens/follow the movement of everyone during precessional to avoid blurry shots.

RHEA & DJEM ENGAGEMENT

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Alexis & Steve :: Founder’s Chapel, El Cortez Hotel, Downtown San Diego

July 21, 2009 – 3:49 pm

Here’s a selection of shots from a recent wedding with Alexis & Steve. We had such a good time with them by just simply walking around the El Cortez in downtown in their full wedding garb. There were definitely some close calls with cars in the area as we were shooting in the middle of the street quite a bit. During the ceremony we shot almost everything at 3200 ISO as it’s very dark in Founder’s Chapel. But with the 5D/5D Mark II quality combined with -2.0 L capable lenses, it made for some moving, film-like grainy images. We only ended up doing a few formals at the altar due to the low-light but eventually moved out to the entry area at Founders and used the open double doors to channel the light into sort of a huge softbox (photos are in Slideshow). Again I have to say we are continually blessed to not only work with such great couples, but also with their incredible families and friends. God is good. :)

ALEXIS & STEVE WEDDING SLIDESHOW (150+ SHOTS)
ALEXIS & STEVE’S ENGAGEMENT

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  1. imthiaz houseman   -  

    oh wow…you two did such an amazing job! i love this wedding.

  2. adriana   -  

    I love this post. The images look amazing. I’m especially loving what you did with that shoe shot. the effect is wonderful.

  3. Deyla Huss Photography   -  

    OMG so beautiful!! you both did an amazing job on these!

  4. Tim Halberg   -  

    always so raw and clean at the same time. love it!

The Boudoir Divas :: Photoshoot with Becker

July 17, 2009 – 3:21 pm

You may know that I (Marissa) also shoot boudoir photography at our Bouchér Studio here in San Diego. Our studio is on it’s way to become the next Disneyland of all boudoir photography studios, if I can help it ;). It’s called THE BOUDOIR DIVAS SAN DIEGO! Ladies we invite you to check us out as we just won Bridal Insider’s People’s Choice Award for San Diego’s best boudoir photographer!

And, hopefully you all know Kimberlee by now. She is one of the other “Boudoir Divas” as she and I came up with the name together a couple years ago when we started educating for boudoir photography and doing boudoir photography workshops. She is now about to hit the road for a “boudoir tour” bringing boudoir photography to your city. And Las Vegas is the first on her list!
If you are interested email info@theboudoirdivas.com

She and I are starting a new boudoir photography adventure together so we wanted some promo photos. This was my first official photo session. Weston, my hubby, takes photos of me all the time, but that’s cake. It is hard to feel silly in front of someone you have shared a bathroom with for 7 years!

The self-proclaimed male diva of photography, BECKER, was kind enough to tolerate The Boudoir Divas’ nonsense for a few hours and take some photos of us. I have to say that it was nerve wracking to be in front of the camera. K has quite a natural ability and ease with her graceful long limbs. I was very impressed by her and her moves. I, on the other hand, felt a little stuck in cement at times, but I can say that I definitely can identify with my clients a little bit more now. Visit www.thebecker.com to see all the images and crazy/fun video of him editing some of K’s dance moves.

The Booudoir Divas. Marissa Boucher (left) Kimberlee West (right)

On another funny note, when Becker twittered that he was doing a photo shoot with “The Boudoir Divas” everyone thought that we were doing a boudoir photography shoot for him! Hilarious. -M

paris_boudoir_workshop

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  1. Corrin Brubaker   -  

    Hi Marissa! These shots are great - props to Becker! Looking forward to meeting you soon!

    Best,
    Corrin Brubaker
    http://www.collages.net

  2. Endless Boudoir   -  

    Love your work ladies. Very inspirational for our chicago boudoir and lingerie portrait studio. Looking forward to meeting you at the upcoming WPPI/PPA events.

  3. V & Pat   -  

    Hey guys! Just remembering it was 1 year ago when we first met you! Hope you’re well! Please post some new content :) We’re planning on getting an enlargement, so please let us know how to go about doing this. Hugs, V&P.

WE NEED YOUR VOTE! :: Bouchér nominted 2nd time for “Best Wedding Photographer 2009″, ABC 10 News San Diego A-List :: Voting ending Sept. 4th

July 15, 2009 – 3:46 pm

So Marissa and I are hoping we can get everyone to take a sec to vote for us for “Best Wedding Photographer 2009″ before voting closes on September 4th. ABC 10 News puts on the competition for their A-List of businesses throughout San Diego, so if we can win for a 2nd year it’d be a huge blessing for our studio in terms of exposure and recognition ;).

VOTE NOW: “Bouchér Photography for Best Wedding Photographer 2009″

VOTE NOW: “Bouchér Photography for Best Wedding Photographer 2009″

*Be sure to click on the confirmation email after voting to confirm your vote or it won’t be counted.

We want to thank everyone who made our win possible in 2007, you rock!

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  1. Lacy Dagerath   -  

    Never worked with you guys…but I love yall!!! So I voted! ;) Hope you win!

  2. Gedas   -  

    Your vote for Bouchér Photography has also been verified - thank you!

    Hope you win!

  3. Ricki Ford   -  

    Your work is awesome I love the colors! And I will go vote for you!

  4. kimberlee   -  

    GO TEAM BOUCHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bouchér’s “THE BOUDOIR DIVAS” won “Best San Diego Wedding Vendor for Boudoir Photography”!!

July 15, 2009 – 3:28 pm

We just found out that we are an award winner in the 2009 Bridalinsider.com People’s Choice Awards for San Diego Wedding Vendors.  We were crowned the winners as:

“Best San Diego Wedding Vendor for Boudoir Photography”

We are super excited that our lovely clients nominated and voted..  for us!

According to BridalInsider.com, The People’s Choice Awards are the highest recognition given to a wedding vendor because they are awarded by the people; the local brides (and grooms) that have used their services.

Click here to view the Award Winners.

We would also like to shout-out Congratulations to some of our favorite wedding vendors!

Best San Diego Wedding Vendor for Health & Fitness
1st Place : Fit 2 Wed

Best San Diego Wedding DJ
1st Place : Mick Scrivener, Elite British DJ

Best San Diego Wedding Vendor for Videography
1st Place : NR3 Video Productions

Overall Favorite Vendor
Julie Scrivener, The Best Wedding for You

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Rhea & Djem :: Engagement shoot @ Seaport Village

July 1, 2009 – 7:39 pm

We came across a really interesting piece of art at Seaport Village made up of curved iron beams and just had to shoot with it. Marissa and I were pretty excited about the shots and have to commend Rhea and Djem for doing such a great job interacting with such a funky backdrop. Seaport Village actually doesn’t allow professional photography of any kind but we somehow manage to shoot there time and again unscathed! ;) Oh now I’ve gone and said it, what a dope…I just realized we have an another engagement shoot tonight at Seaport Village!!! Knock on wood.

*Rhea, Djem, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.






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  1. Brianna Phelan   -  

    These are gorgeous! I love the first and last shot - great emotion.

Kurstin & Nick :: The Engagement Session :: Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

July 1, 2009 – 6:35 pm

Although we shoot at Balboa Park quite often, we were stoked to find a couple new spots while exploring with Kurstin & Nick. The sun went down rather quick so we also had more time for night shots with our video light. We did some backlighting with it and were pretty excited with the outcome of the rim-lit effect combined with Balboa Park’s street lamps. Kurstin and Nick ended up going with one of our Engagement Guestbooks which features about 20 pages of custom layouts that include shots from the engagement session with layout space available for wedding guests to leave a personal message for the bride and groom with a sharpie. We actually just shot Kurstin & Nick’s wedding last Saturday and countless people went out of their way to tell us how much they loved the guestbook album idea; even the caterers. They’re always a hit! ;p

*Kurstin, Nick, Family, Friends, and Vendors feel free to right click and save images for online use such as myspace, facebook, etc. NOTE: Copyright terms state that “Bouchér” watermark must remain on image. Images are low-res, not for print use, and are electronically embedded with copyright law protection.








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  1. Brianna Phelan   -  

    Super sexy and fun!

  2. kimberlee   -  

    YAYYY! New stuff on the blog… 3 new posts FULL of eye candy! Seriously these are all so beautiful; I just LOVE catching up on your blog because there are always soooo many beautiful/stunning shots! You guys are absolutely amazing photographers. I can’t wait to get married so you can shoot my wedding. Haha, jk I won’t do that to you… but I WILL make you do my engagement session someday. ;) You guys rock. xoxo Kimee

  3. jason   -  

    love the bike shots and that one on the balcony is awesome.

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