Orbie Pullen Photography

The Blog of Bay Area Photographer Orbie Pullen

Welcome to my Online Journal! My name is Orbie Pullen and I'm a photographer from Santa Cruz, California. As a photographer I mostly do weddings but I do dip into other aspects of photography. I have created this blog to let people know what’s going on in my life and just to share things that I think are interesting. I also created this blog because I wanted to let my clients see sneak peeks of there photographs before they get them. I usually post pics of a wedding the day after so check back to see those sneak peeks of what I do. I also created this blog to show potential clients a little bit of who I am as a person and some samples of my work. So book mark this site now and e-mail a link of this blog to everyone you know. Please check back frequently because I plan to update this blog a couple times a week. If you have any questions feel free to E-mail me.

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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Urban Engagement Session with Melissa and Robb.

When I first met Melissa and Robb I knew that we were going to have a blast photographing their Wedding and Engagement Session and they did not let me down. We started at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and ended the session in Downtown Santa Cruz. During the whole session all of us could not stop laughing and having a fun. They also saw what me and Rebecca did for our save the date cards and wanted to do something similar but with their own style put into it. Check out a sample of what came out of it and some other great photos we captured through out the day.

A great shot of couple in downtown Santa Cruz.

 

 

 

 

Save the date we came up with by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

Thanks Melissa and Robb for letting me capture your Engagement Session!

Cheers,

Orbie

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Santa Cruz Ca. Family Portrait with the LaMarche Family.

I love when past clients come back years after their wedding and get family portraits and baby pictures done. It's so great to catch up on their lives and see how much they have grown since their wedding day. This was the case with the LaMarche Family portrait. I photographed their wedding a couple years ago and Alicia contacted me to do a family portrait of their family because her son was turning one! It was great to catch up and we got some awesome photographs.

A great portrait of the LaMarche Family.

Love this shot.

 

 

Thanks Alicia and Conor for letting me capture your Family Portrait!

Cheers,

Orbie

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Monterey Bay Aquarium Wedding in Monterey Ca. with Jake and Xuan-Thu.

The weekend before I got married I got to photograph  Xuan-Thu and Jake's Wedding at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Jake and Xuan-Thu are such great people and it was such a fun event. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is such a magical place to get married, it's always fun doing weddings there. We also got to run around Cannery Row and get some awesome shots before hand. I also got to work with Jennifer from Seas The Day Events who is one of my favorite coordinators to work with. The event went great and everyone had a great time.

A great shot of the bride.

 

A great moment I caught between the couple.

 

A great shot in the middle of Cannery Row.

 

In front of a historical building in Cannery Row, can you name what it is?

 

A great shot of the couple in front of the jellies in the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

 

The first kiss during the ceremony in the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Thanks Jake and Xuan-Thu for letting me capture your Wedding!

Cheers,

Orbie

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Wilder Ranch and Beach Family Portrait Session with the Marsh Family in Santa Cruz, Ca.

A few weeks ago me and Rebecca got to photograph a family portrait of a good friend of mine Sara. Sara owns a awesome company that makes invitations and other great stuff for weddings named Crescent Moon Paper Company. She actually did the invitations for my own personal wedding so that says a lot about her business. It was a lot of fun to photograph her and her family. Check out what we captured.

A fun shot of the family.

 

 

 

A great shot of Sara and her husband.

 

 

 

 

 

I really like this shot.

 

A great shot of their boys.

Thanks Sara and your family for letting me capture your Family Portrait!

Cheers,

Orbie

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San Juan Bautista Mission Wedding with Tara and Cesar.

A while back I got to photograph Tara and Cesar's Wedding at San Juan Bautista Mission then they had their reception at San Juan Oaks Country Club in Hollister, Ca. This was my first time photographing at the San Juan Bautista Mission and what a beautiful place to have a ceremony. I always love photographing at places that have so much history to them. It was a great day and we captured some great moments during the event.

A great shot of the bride at San Juan Oaks.

 

The Bride and her dad entering into the San Juan Bautista Mission during the start of the ceremony.

 

A great shot of the couple.

 

I love this moment I caught of the bride.

 

A silhouette of the couple at San Juan Oaks.

 

There was a great sunset at San Juan Oaks Country Club so we had to take advantage of it.

 

The couples first dance during the Reception.

Thanks Cesar and Tara for letting me capture your Wedding Day!

Cheers,

Orbie

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Roaring Camp Railroads Wedding in Felton Ca. with Lindsey and Carlos.

A few weeks ago I got to photograph Lindsey and Carlos wedding at Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton Ca. This was my first time shooting at Roaring Camp for a wedding and all I have to say what a unique experience. The way it works is everyone gets on a train to go to the ceremony up in a redwood grove then after the ceremony is done everyone re-boards the train then goes back down the mountain to the reception. It was lots of fun and I got to work with some other great vendors(List at end of post) including the always talented Heidi Hughett of Couture Celebrations. It's always great working with a coordinator because it makes my job that much easier. We got some great moments through out the day so check out what I captured.

A great portrait of the beautiful bride.

 

There is something about this image of the groom that I really like.

 

After they were announced man and wife, gotta love the bubbles.

 

A great portrait of the married couple.

 

 

Another great moment between the couple.

 

 

Another moment that I caught between the couple that I like.

Other great vendors at the wedding:

Cake: Robin's Cake Creations

Caterer: Barbara and Company

Ceremony Music: Dancing on Strings

DJ: Santa Cruz DJ Company

Florist: Lezlie Johnson of Grand Design

Wedding/Event Planner: Heidi Hughett of Couture Celebrations

Thanks Carlos and Lindsey for letting me capture your Wedding Day!

Cheers,

Orbie

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Chaminade Wedding in Santa Cruz, Ca. with Jennifer and Jamie.

Sorry for the long delay on blogging but I was busy soaking up the sun on my Honeymoon in Hawaii. I know it's a hard life but I deserve it. Before I Tied the knot and headed on my honeymoon I got to photograph Jennifer and Jamie's Special day at one of my favorite local locations Chaminade in Santa Cruz, Ca. The weather was perfect that day and the wedding went great. Check out some of the fresh images I captured on Jamie and Jennifer's Special day.

A great image of the beautiful bride.

 

I love this moment during the ceremony.

 

The bride and groom after they were announced man and wife.

 

A great shot of the married couple.

 

Another great moment.

 

They hired a cartoonist during the reception which I thought was a great touch to the reception.

Thanks Jamie and Jennifer for letting me capture your Wedding Day!

Cheers,

Orbie

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Private Residence Wedding in Watsonville Ca. with Anna and Jonathan.

Anna and Jonathan were such a lovely couple and they had a beautiful wedding on this private residence in Watsonville Ca. This place was amazing! It had a lake, Apple Orchard, and Winery all in the same place. It is what we like to call "a photographers dream location." The event was perfect and I got some great moments during the day, check out what I captured.

Anna getting ready.

I love this shot!

A great moment between the couple.

A shot of the wedding couple in the apple orchard.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention they had a cool car out front:)

The Wedding Couples first dance.

 

Thanks Anna and Jonathan for letting me capture your Wedding Day!

Cheers,

Orbie

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Santa Cruz, Ca. Engagement Session with Erica and Dave.

A few weeks back I got to photograph Erica and Dave's Engagement session around Santa Cruz. We were going to head to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk but they had closed the whole thing down for a private party. So we ended up going to light house field and then natural bridges state beach. Erica and Dave were super cool and we got some great moments through out the session. Check out what I captured.

A great moment on the beach by the boardwalk.

 

Gotta love the sunset we had at the session.

Thanks Dave and Erica for letting me capture your Engagement Session!

Cheers,

Orbie

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Santa Cruz Ca. Engagement Session Photography with Ali and Gabe.

A few weeks back I got to photograph Ali and Gabe's Engagement Session around the Santa Cruz Area. We first started out at Wilder Ranch then headed north up Highway 1 and stopped at some random spots. It was a fun day and we got some great moments. Check out what I captured.

A great portrait of the couple.

Love this fun moment I caught between the couple.

Love this one!

Another great moment.

 

Thanks Ali and Gabe for letting me capture your Engagement Session!

Cheers,

Orbie

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