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Collages.net :: Years of Outstanding Service & Product

March 24, 2010 – 8:40 pm

Marissa and I wanted to give a shout out to our friends over at Collages.net. Our studio has been utilizing their services for many years now; among which include online event hosting, reprints, gallery wraps, albums and much, much more. We’re so grateful to have found them at the early stages of our studio’s growth as it’s made our business run so much smoother internally and for our clients as well.

We especially like the features and functionality that come along with their premium event hosting. Once logged online, our clients have the option to view their images in a full-screen slideshow fashion within an interface that not only is extremely user-friendly, but is also very professional looking and easy on the eyes. There’s also social media links to facebook along with a shared folder option for clients choosing their favorite images which they can then also easily order reprints with a few simple clicks. They also have an outstanding reprint lab and their customer service has been the absolute best in the industry that we’ve found thus far. They actually listen to the studios they work with, take feedback, and implement anything they can to raise the standard. Collages.net also helps your studio with marketing tips and ways to enhance the image of your studio.

We heard through the grapevine that Collages.net will be making a big announcement come this April so be sure to check in with them as I have a feeling it will be a huge incentive for photographers who may be looking for a one stop shop for all their needs.

We want to personally thank Kevin, Abbey, and Deirdre for showcasing our images over the years, we’re truly honored! If you’re a photographer visiting our blog, be sure to check them out, you won’t be sorry!

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Irina & Andrei :: Carlsbad, CA

February 23, 2010 – 9:15 pm

This was a really cool scenario for us because Irina & Andrei were actually referred to us by their daughter & son-in-law of whom we had already shot their engagement and wedding. They’ve already been married for years and years but decided it was time to get some romantic shots together. Irina & Andrei were one of the most fun-loving couples we’ve ever shot; these two were incredible examples of how the flame can remain strong no matter how long you’ve been married. In our society today, marriage doesn’t seem to be valued or taken as seriously as it once was, which is why it was so refreshing to see these two!

*Irina, Andrei, 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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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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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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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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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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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

*Rhea, Djem, 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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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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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

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UPDATE! : Be sure to check out The Boudoir Divas new international boudoir referral site to either find a boudoir photographer in your area or to list yourself as a boudoir photographer on the boudoir international network www.boudoirinternational.com or www.boudoir-photographer-international.com. If you’re in the San Diego, Orange County, or Los Angeles area and are looking to book a boudoir shoot with us please visit www.theboudoirdivas.com and reveal your sexy! And all you Boudoir Photographers don’t forget to keep up  with  www.theboudoirdivas.com & www.thedivasblog.com for all their educational resources such as Boudoir Photography Workshops, The Boudoir Posing Guide, Boudoir Photoshop Actions, Boudoir Album Templates, Boudoir Workshop Books, Boudoir Marketing Tips, Boudoir Party Packets, Boudoir Sample Price Lists, & more!

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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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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

UPDATE! : Be sure to check out The Boudoir Divas new international boudoir referral site to either find a boudoir photographer in your area or to list yourself as a boudoir photographer on the boudoir international network www.boudoirinternational.com or www.boudoir-photographer-international.com. If you’re in the San Diego, Orange County, or Los Angeles area and are looking to book a boudoir shoot with us please visit www.theboudoirdivas.com and reveal your sexy! And all you Boudoir Photographers don’t forget to keep up  with  www.theboudoirdivas.com & www.thedivasblog.com for all their educational resources such as Boudoir Photography Workshops, The Boudoir Posing Guide, Boudoir Photoshop Actions, Boudoir Album Templates, Boudoir Workshop Books, Boudoir Marketing Tips, Boudoir Party Packets, Boudoir Sample Price Lists, & more!

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