Being that this was my last wedding of 2010 and Kristen & Chris were such a fabulous couple to work with, I’m splitting this wedding into 2 posts 😉  Turns out I have a hard time narrowing down my ‘sneak peek’ posts!  Especially when there were so many heartfelt details and personal touches like there were at this downtown Bakersfield family wedding.  Kristen & Chris’ wedding was set in his parent’s backyard which was so full of stories and natural beauties.  You walked through a stone wall with 2 huge bells atop and into a beautiful, natural landscaped yard with bamboo, redwoods, a huge Koi pond, bird sanctuary, and even a collection of bonsai trees!  So, in going with the theme, Kristen kept everything very natural, elegant and clean.  Enjoy!  Come back for the rest on Wednesday!

As an ode to her grandmother, pictured in the frame, Kristen wore her favorite color shoes…pink!  And might I add they’re pretty fabulous heels and I’m in love with the details!

Who doesn’t want to stop traffic with a beautiful bride walking down to her ceremony on 21st street!

Kristen had her grandfather’s original Schwinn bicycle cleaned up for her wedding day and I was SO excited to have her pose with it!

Another very touching moment that brought me to tears was the photo of Chris’ son Brock who at 13 lost his life.  Kristen carried around his photo in her bouquet and he truly was present the entire day with them.

Wednesday’s post will be here soon with the ceremony, some fabulous photos of Kristen & Chris and the reception at Bakersfield Country Club!

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