Upland Photographer Wins Wedding Wire's Bride's Choice Award 2012

‎{Upland,CA} – January 23, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce Michelle Johnson Photography has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Photography!

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, Michelle Johnson Photography was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients.

Michelle Johnson Photography is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Michelle Johnson Photography for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”

We are happy to announce that Michelle Johnson Photography is one of the very best Photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012.

Baby love {Upland Newborn Photographer} Sweet Ally and her brothers

I had the pleasure of meeting these sweet kids a couple weeks ago. Ryan and Connor have a newborn sister Alison. Their mommy and daddy wanted some precious photos of them so I headed over to their Upland home with my photo props and we just had a blast. Newborn Alison is growing fast, she had the cutest chubby cheeks and was absolutlely the sweetest baby ever.

Her big brothers Ryan and Connor were a big help. They loved holding her and smiling for the camera. We took some photos in the backyard and then headed into Alison's sweet baby nursery. Her mommy decorated it so cute.

I love meeting fellow Upland families. This town is so great and it has been a joy to raise my children in such a wonderful place. I hope to see more of these children as they grow up. Thanks for having me over to your beautiful home. Have a blessed week.

Upland Family and Children Photographer

I have been photographing families and children in Upland and the surrounding areas for over 17 years. It has been such an amazing journey. I have gotton to know so many wonderful families and watch them grow, photograph their milestones like birth of a new child, baptisms, birthday celebrations, graduation photos and their incredibly special weddings. I have been blessed with so many friendships and I am so grateful to be such a well known photographer in Upland and our community. Here are some of my latest families and children that I have photographed. Thank you to these families for their year after year support of my business. I am truly thankful...

Sweet baby Kaydence {Upland Newborn Photographer}

Oh my sweet goodness. Was this little bundle of joy the cutest thing ever... I am telling you, my clients Kelly and Ryan sure make beautiful babies. It has been a blessing sharing in their lives. From engagement photos, to their gorgeous wedding, to newborn Ryder's photos and now sweet baby Kaydence. I sure am blessed.

Kaydence and her family came to visit me in my Upland home 2 weeks ago. We did some sweet newborn photos in my home studio and then headed outside for some natural photographs. I was even able to capture a few of big brother Ryder. WOW, that hair and those big blue eyes...stunning. Baby Kaydence was too cute, she kept blowing bubbles...

Here is a sneak peak at some of my favorite photos from this sweet newborn shoot. Enjoy!

Doubletree by Hilton Claremont+ Upland Wedding Photographer {Georgia + Ricky}

Labor Day weekend was absolutely gorgeous. The temperatures were down by almost 20 degrees from the previous weekend here in Upland and Claremont, California. I had planned on taking this weekend off but when LaDawn from Platinum Lining Events requested my photography services for this sweet couple I couldn't refuse. Georgia + Ricky were so easy to work with, we actually photographed their engagement session just a few days before the wedding. I will post those pictures soon.

We had amazing vendors at this Wedding. Doubletree by Hilton Claremont, Fleur De Lis Chapel in Upland, Platinum Lining Events, Cucamonga Cakery, The DJay Company and of course me, Michelle Johnson Photography. My husband Mark helped me shoot this wedding and we had a blast.

We started to afternoon taking pictures at Doubletree by Hilton Claremont, then we headed over to the charming, historic Fleur De Lis Chapel in Upland. The ceremony was beautiful. I love the fact that this chapel is just blocks away from my Upland home. So nice to work there.

We made a quick stop in the Claremont Colleges for wedding party and romantic photos and then back to the Doubletree in Claremont for a reception filled with great food, laughter, family , friends and fun memories. It was great spending the day with everyone. Here is a sneak peak at Georgia + Ricky's wedding.

First Look Photos are so romantic....

Fleur De Lis Chapel in Upland is simply charming.

LaDawn from Platinum Lining Events. What an amazing women and wedding co-ordinator!