Collages.net makes these fantastic guest books for wedding guests to sign on the day of their wedding. I made one for Jennifer and Woody with images from their engagement shoot in San Francisco. Coincidentally Collages had a color leather almost identical to Jennifer's invitation. I can't wait for Jennifer and Woody's wedding guests to sign it this coming weekend.
Wedding at Las Rocas Resort, Rosarito Beach Baja Mexico
I just loved shooting Kristofer McNeeley and Ali Spuck’s engagement photos and their wedding day was beyond incredible. It took place at the Las Rocas Resort & Spa in Rosarito Beach, Baja Mexico. The resort was fantastic, their wedding guests were so happy to be there and the weather was just perfect. We got really lucky with a beautiful sunset right at the end of their ceremony.
Check out the slideshow of their wedding below or click here.
I met Chris and Bo last year at Sanjeet and Tommy's Halloween party. They were dressed as Christine and the Phantom from Phantom of the Opera. Already a fan of my work they decided that evening that they wanted to hire me for their wedding.
The weather that whole day was spectacular and so was the sunset. Because it was a full moon we also got some incredible shoots of the bride and groom with the moon.
I was so impressed with all of the work Jessica put into her wedding details and she created most of them herself. I just love how the slideshow of their wedding turned out. It was a very small wedding but also very memorable.
I met Deborah Obad in 1994. We shared an office together the size of a shoe box at the Shapiro-Lichtman Agency and thank goodness we got along so well. She has since become my best friend and I was honored to shoot her wedding last year to the lovely man in her life, Mike Kampler. My good friend Laurie Bailey also shot that day and we both love how the photos came out. She's been married now just over a year and I never shared the images of her wedding until now. These are my four favorites from the day.
I had never met Jessica and Paulo until their wedding day and what a lovely couple. They got married at The Beach House at the Metropole Hotel on Catalina Island and it was a very appropriate venue. It was sweet, intimate and Jessica is incredibly talented and thought out every and I mean every detail of the wedding. I only have these photos back from the lab and I thought I would share them with you. They were shot with infrared film and with my ever trusty Diana camera. My next entry about this wedding will be about all the wedding details that Jessica so cleverly thought up.
As promised, I created a fantastic slideshow from Scott Butler and Ashley Weber's wedding day. Click the slideshow box below to view.
Scott is a fighter pilot with the US Air Force and in the fall will be going to Germany. A special thanks to Linda Sturgeon of Fenyes Mansion at the Pasadena Museum of History.
I attempted this set of images for the first time with Ashley and Scott on their wedding day at the Fenyes Mansion at the Pasadena Museum of History. I just love how they turned out and created this flash show of the images in sequence. More images to come (including a slideshow!) of Scott and Ashley's incredible wedding.
My friend Louise Sorel has these two fabulous friends the Pauls (both named Paul). They are the kind of friends you want to have at every party you throw. They were kind enough to refer me to Brian and Erin for their wonderful wedding over Memorial Day weekend.
It was a Hawaiian-themed wedding with 50 guests in the backyard of their home in Thousand Oaks with a very big surprise after the wedding ceremony. You'll know who are the Pauls when you watch the slideshow. They are only two boy bridesmaids in dresses. The look are Brian and Erin's face is totally priceless and worth watching on this slideshow.
Click here to view the slideshow of Brian and Erin's Wedding Day.
During my teenage years I belonged to St. Monica's Youth Ministry and it was one of the most positive experiences of my life. After the group disbanded I organized a bunch of camping trips and reunions and I always had the best time with this group of people. Kathy Torre Sexton, who was one of the adults who went on retreats and such with us, has kept in touch over the years and when her son decided to get married she called me. I felt so privileged to shoot their son's wedding. It took place near the Queen Mary in Long Beach. Click here to view the slideshow.
Noah and Heather were married on Catalina Island at the beautiful Casino Ballroom. It was such a festive and beautiful event supervised by the wonderful Cathy Machado of An Event Two Be with flowers by Tracy of Bloom Floral Design Studio.
When I was a talent agent Sarah Schroeder was my assistant. She was the best assistant I ever had and I was so honored when she asked me to shoot her wedding.
The ceremony and reception took place at Duke's Restaurant in Malibu and it was such a fun event to attend and to photograph. My old associate Kevin Turner and I are so proud of her and all of her accomplishments. She is currently the Director of Alumni Relations and Development, West Coast for her alma mater Columbia College Chicago. Ken also graduated from Columbia College Chicago but they actually did not meet and start dating until they both moved out to Los Angeles almost six years ago.
The only photos I have back from the lab are the creative ones. These images were shot with infrared film and the last two were shot with a toy camera called the Holga and some quasi-infrared film from Rollei. Thank goodness for Rollei since Ilford has stopped producing their version of this film (Ilford SFX 200, which is rumored to return to the film market).
The light leaks on the last image are part of the fun and creativity you can have with a Holga.
Sarah is being interviewed today by a online radio program called "Your Dream Wedding" on Big Media USA
As a side note, I have been waiting for the Pixtivity program to come out for about a year and it was finally released. The above "Photo Wall" as they call it was created by this program and I absolutely love all of the different things it can do. Click your mouse over any of the images from the wall to get the full image. I will continue to be used by me on this blog when sharing photographs from various events with you.
I just created my first newsletter and I am really proud at how it turned out. I sent it out to 250 people and I'm already getting an incredible response to it. I hope to able to create a new one every couple of months (especially after the holiday season).
Before I shoot any wedding if I am not familiar with the wedding site I scout it a couple of days before the big day.
Juan and Kim's wedding took place at a friend's 5-acre estate in Duarte (a gated community called Bradbury Estates). The Villa Bellefontaine Estate was a wedding photographer's dream and the minute I drove up I knew I had to rent a Hasselblad X-Pan camera for the big day. This incredible panoramic camera was a great addition to my repertoire as the three panoramic photographs below attest.
I somehow can't get the images any larger on my blog. However, if you click on the images you can a larger view of them. The square image is from my ever reliable vintage Diana camera.
Juan and Kim were a lovely bride and groom and it was a really wonderful wedding. Kim looked like a princess in a castle with Juan as her prince.
Gene and Jill's wedding was just lovely. The ceremony took place at St. Matthew's Church in Long Beach and the reception was held at a little park in Lakewood called the Monte Verde Park.
Jill's daughter Emma was very much a part of the day and Gene and Jill both so enjoyed themselves and it really shows in the photos.
I've known about Diana cameras for a long time but did not own one until recently. While I have loved other photographers work with this camera I now love my own work with this camera.
This is one is of Jennifer and Cory at the barn at Orcutt Ranch.
The day had finally arrived and Jennifer and Cory were getting married. They were married at a little gem of a location the Orcutt Ranch which has a wonderful history itself. The weather was perfect (not too hot especially for the valley!) and Jennifer and Cory really seemed to enjoy themselves.
The day had finally arrived and Jennifer and Cory were getting married. They were married at a little gem of a location the Orcutt Ranch which has a wonderful history itself. The weather was perfect (not too hot especially for the valley!) and Jennifer and Cory really seemed to enjoy themselves.
Minal and Jason's wedding was a unique wedding experience. They had a Hindu wedding ceremony in the early afternoon and then an hour later had a Christian wedding ceremony. Both the bride and groom changed their wedding attire for the second ceremony. The wedding took place at a private estate in Beverly Hills. Here are some highlights.
This is my favorite photo from Jaclyn and Marchelino's wedding. It was shot with a Diana camera, which is an old toy camera from the 1950's.
The wedding took place at a private estate Le Rose Chateau and will be featured soon on a new WE Network series called Platinum Weddings. I can't wait to see the wedding on television.
I just loved using this tree
Gene's Family surprised them
Jill and Emma
Two Generations
A Silly Moment
We Just Got Married!!
