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Author Archives: Carlie Statsky

Modern wedding and portrait photographer based in Santa Cruz, California

molly & james | san francisco engagement session

When I meet a couple for the first time and immediately want to steal all of their clothes for myself I know that I’m going to love working with them…and Molly and James are one such couple. We met in San Francisco near their home and then spent what I would consider a perfect afternoon...

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emily & zac | engaged & inspired feature

What a treat to see one of my favorite engagement sessions featured on Engaged & Inspired today! To see the full post click here, or to see my post about this beautiful engagement session check here.

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andi & nick | the dream inn & aquarius | beach wedding

I could seriously write a short novel full of positive adjectives to describe this beach wedding…but if I was forced to narrow it down, I would have to say that this wedding was pure joy. The look and feel of the day was definitely inspired by the organic beauty of the coast, and by their...

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January 19, 2012 - 10:21 pm mara faye - so beautiful! the bride looked so happy and wonderful.

January 20, 2012 - 9:30 am jessie - so much laughter and joy in these faces. brought tears to my eyes.

January 20, 2012 - 8:46 pm kim - my cousin has never looked so gorgeous. inside and out. these photos capture the essence of who they are. i was not able to be there and was so sad, but i feel like i was able to at least feel a piece of the day. nice going, carlie.

January 21, 2012 - 1:55 pm Kathy Smith - You were a lovely bride, Andrea, and the day looks as if it was as beautiful as you dreamed it would be. I wish you and Nick a very, very happy and blessed life together making all your other dreams come true.

January 25, 2012 - 4:10 pm andi westrup - THANK YOU all for such beautiful, kind words! :) XO!

jenny & rishi | stanford engagement session

Happy New Year! 2012 is proving to be a great year so far and I’m so excited to document a whole lot of love this year. One wedding that I’m really looking forward to is Jenny & Rishi’s, as I recently shot their engagement session and felt so inspired by our beautiful afternoon together. These two...

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style me pretty magazine | best of 2011

I had no idea this was going to happen, so when I first saw this beautiful Style Me Pretty Magazine and discovered that Jessica and Tim’s wedding was included as one of Style Me Pretty’s top weddings of 2011 my first response was that I did’t feel worthy of being among this calibre of photographers. Then...

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January 7, 2012 - 3:15 pm Pat Statsky - Great, Great Pictures!Thrilled for you! Love, Patty

January 20, 2012 - 1:24 pm liz depuydt - so perfectly deserved!! many congratulations carlie! xo

the knot magazine | holman ranch feature

I could not be more excited about Robyn and Tobin’s amazing Holman Ranch wedding feature in the newest issue of The Knot magazine. We had a dream team of vendors who all helped to bring this day to life, including event design and planning by Coastside Couture, flowers by Laughin’ Gal Floral, cakes by Edith...

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7 x 7 magazine | cornerstone wedding feature

I’ve always loved 7 x 7 magazine, so I was beyond excited to hear that they wanted to feature Jessica & Tim’s Cornerstone wedding in their annual weddings issue. You can see Jessica and Tim’s full wedding here.

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December 18, 2011 - 5:42 pm vivian arnold - Soooooo proud of you darling...beautiful photo's as usual your eye is so full of passion and art...I love you :)

happy holidays | card designs

I’m still wrapping my head around the fact that it’s December already. I have so many new posts coming your way soon, but while I’m busy fulfilling lots of print, album and holiday card orders I thought I’d share a few recent holiday cards designs that I’m in love with….(top photo taken by Hilary…the beautiful...

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becca & tim | rodin sculpture garden | engagement session

It’s always so inspiring for me to photograph in a new place, and I have to thank Becca and Tim for choosing the Rodin Sculpture Garden at Stanford for their engagement session, as it proved to be an amazing location this time of year. Becca and Tim flew in from Boston the week of their...

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November 18, 2011 - 12:47 pm Heidi - These are gorgeous Carlie! Becca and Tim look amazing! And the light, just wow. I feel blessed every time we get to work together!

brides magazine | published

Just realized that I never posted this one…still one of my favorite engagement sessions ever!

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November 12, 2011 - 6:54 pm Pascale Wowak - Carlie! What a wonderful feature and awesome recognition! You deserve every bit of it! CONGRATS!