Rustic Wedding at Thee Olde Chapel, Riverside | Adrian & Anabel

ADRIAN & ANABEL

Reception Venue: Couture Events

Date: 07.23.2021

Wedding Photographer & Videographer: Mike Federis Photography

Adrian and Anabel is one of the sweetest couples I’ve ever met. They initially contacted me 3 years ago for an engagement session and eventually booked me for their wedding. Unfortunately, due to COVID, their wedding was rescheduled several times. They eventually settled on the wedding date and the church venue: Thee Olde Chapel in Riverside. I was super excited because I knew that it would be an amazing and fun day for them and their family.

Thee Oldee Chapel is located very close to Downtown Riverside. The Oldee Chapel is a non-denominational church that can host up to 300 wedding guests. The chapel was originally built in 1962 and is one of a kind. The Oldee Chapel has Spanish rustic feel. The chapel has a dedicated wedding coordinator that assists with all the details and making sure everything runs on time.

The reception took place at Couture Events located in San Bernardino. Couture Events is a botique style event space. The space was beautifully stylized and provides an elevated glass-dance floor in the center of the reception. I’ve done many events here, the staff and security have always been professionals and accommodating. Highly recommend this event space for all sorts of occasions such as quinceañeras, anniversaries, debuts, birthdays, and weddings!

Thank you again Adrian & Anabel for sticking with us during the pandemic and trusting my team to capture your special day!

Check out the photos and videos below of their wedding day!

Courthouse Wedding in Riverside | Fasayo & Nnaemeka

FASAYO & NNAEMEKA

Location: Riverside County Assessor Clerk - Recorder

Portrait Location: Sycamore Highland Park, Riverside

Venue: Mission Inn Hotel & Spa

Date: 08.05.2021

Wedding & Elopement Photographer: Mike Federis Photography

Sometimes love can’t wait and getting married in a week is a must. This is basically the story of Fasayo & Nnaemeka. They are both Doctors and known each other for over 7 years. They decided to tie the knot and host a micro wedding with their closes friends and family at Riverside County Assessor.

Civic weddings are very simple. The couple basically reports to the county clerks office and sign the marriage documents prior to the small ceremony within the courthouse. They usually allow only a small amount of friends and family to attend as witnesses.

I really do love small weddings for two reasons, it’s intimate and less stress. I find it that the couples are much happier and don’t have to worry about all the other stress that’s related to a big wedding day.

After the ceremony, I took the couple to Sycamore Highland Park which overlooks the Sycamore Wilderness Park in the City of Riverside. The park is well maintained and tons of variety for couple portraits. In addition, the shade provided by the large trees are also great for photos, since it provides even lighting during mid-day sun.

After the park portraits, we walked around Downtown Riverside and took some more photos before heading into Duane’s Restaurant in Mission Inn.

Thank you again Fasayo & Nnaemeka for trusting me to capture your special day!

Downtown Riverside Motorcycle Photography | Jon Kaing

Portrait Photographer: Mike Federis Photography

Location: Downtown Riverside, California

I had the amazing opportunity to photography my good friend’s tricked out 2019 Harley Iron 1200 Sportster.

History behind the motorcycle: “I have a 2019 Harley Iron 1200 Sportster. I’ve had the bike since I was living in riverside in 2018. I lived like 10 min from the Harley dealership off Indiana so I came in one day and had an impulse buy. I’ve always wanted to ride but just never went for it and that day in October 2018, I just went full send. Never regretted it since. So it’s been a good 3 years of building the bike!” - Jon Kaing

Downtown Riverside is one of my favorite locations for portraits but recently it’s been well known for a ton of automobile and motorcycle photography due to it’s stylized “alleyways” Many of the alleyways in Downtown Riverside has been beautified with interesting art and string lights. Many of the boring building walls have been used as a canvass for many of the local artists such as Geoff Gouveia and Martin Sanchez (Owner of Tio’s Tacos)

Here are some of my favorite portraits of Jon’s 2019 Harley Iron 1200 Sporster and Jon himself geared up with FastMask gear.