Family, Maternity, Newborns & SeniorsPhotographyVallentyne

{april and jason}

On July 19th 2008, April and Jason Bellemy were married in Ramona, California with a beautiful reception at the Rancho Bernardo Courtyard. The RB Courtyard was a new place for me to shoot a reception and I was so impressed! The lighting and flowers and were gorgeous and the courtyard was so romantic and private! On the way from the ceremony to the reception, we got a chance to stop and shoot in some of the beautiful open spaces in Ramona. I think open countryside is one of my favorite places to shoot and I had so much fun working with April and Jason! The whole event was so well put together by Marjeri Smith of Events by Design and the team she assembled!

Marjeri Smith of Events by Design
Catering: Continental Catering
Flowers: Linda Lopez (760) 315-5291
Cake: Marina Martin (760) 789-6970

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Not every portrait has to face the camera. Sometimes the most powerful images are the ones that let you imagine what they’re seeing—vast ocean, open sky, and endless possibility.

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Not every portrait has to face the camera. Sometimes the most powerful images are the ones that let you imagine what they’re seeing—vast ocean, open sky, and endless possibility.

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Childhood at the beach looks like this—wet hair, sandy toes, running full speed toward the water while sailboats drift by in the distance.

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Childhood at the beach looks like this—wet hair, sandy toes, running full speed toward the water while sailboats drift by in the distance.

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Sunset light, a sky in motion. These are the kinds of images that remind us to look up and notice the world changing above us.

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Sunset light, a sky in motion. These are the kinds of images that remind us to look up and notice the world changing above us.

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Love stories don’t end—they keep unfolding. A proposal at the water’s edge, proof that romance isn’t bound by age.

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Love stories don’t end—they keep unfolding. A proposal at the water’s edge, proof that romance isn’t bound by age.

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Some images feel more like paintings than photographs. A child, still and curious, surrounded by color. This one became fine art because it already felt like it.

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Some images feel more like paintings than photographs. A child, still and curious, surrounded by color. This one became fine art because it already felt like it.

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Merry Christmas 🤍
This year was filled with love in all its forms—growing families, quiet moments, and stories still unfolding. Thank you to my incredible clients. Photographing your lives is the greatest gift I could ask for.

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Merry Christmas 🤍
This year was filled with love in all its forms—growing families, quiet moments, and stories still unfolding. Thank you to my incredible clients. Photographing your lives is the greatest gift I could ask for.

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Vallentyne Photography is a portrait studio in Oceanside, CA, with a newborn studio in Carlsbad, CA, serving North County and San Diego. With 20 years of experience, we specialize in natural, timeless portraits for families, maternity, newborns, and seniors—capturing genuine moments on location or in our beautiful portrait studio.

We’re here to make the process easy and enjoyable. Let’s start with a quick chat about what matters most to you. We’d be honored to create portraits you’ll cherish for a lifetime.

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