Paula + Alain | Hollywood

Paula and Alain's wedding was one of contrasts.  The bride wore a traditional white dress, the groom wore a traditional tuxedo complemented with Van's sneakers, and there was a traditional wedding at the very beautiful Christ the King Church in Los Angeles.  Then there were the traditional portraits of the bride and groom and family and friends on the steps of the church.  Then...there was the limo ride to Hollywood and Highland and that's where tradition crashed into wild and crazy!  We had a blast cruising Hollywood Boulevard and photographing along the way.

Next up was the reception at the Music Box at the Fonda Theater.  There was lots more wild and crazy, with a little tradition thrown in for good measure!  Paula and Alain are a crazy couple wildly in love, and it shows!

We posted a few favorites in the collage below.  Enjoy!

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Connie + Kelly | North Island, San Diego

Connie and Kelly had a beautiful outdoor wedding at the Island Club, North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego.  Connie's daughter Aliyah was a flower girl, and Connie and Kelly had a special part of their wedding ceremony dedicated to the three of them becoming a family.  It was beautiful and touching! 

Their late afternoon ceremony gave us just enough time to get some photographs on the sand with the last light of the day and then the party started!

We posted a few of our favorites in the collage below.  Enjoy!

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Megan + Scott | West Covina

Megan and Scott were married on October 11th (yeah, I'm a little late in getting this posted!) at the beautiful St. Louise de Marillac Church in Covina.  It was a beautiful wedding, although a little long for some of the kidlets!  Megan and Scott rode in style in a white Rolls Royce to their reception at South Hills Country Club in West Covina.  Megan and Scott are a very fun couple, and obviously adore each other! 

We posted a few favorites from their wedding in the collage below.  Enjoy!

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Great Bridal Expo - Part Deux

Wow!  We had a booth at the Great Bridal Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center on Sunday, and what an amazing turn-out!  We met a lot of fabulous brides, grooms, sisters, moms and best friends!  It was a pleasure meeting everyone and talking about engagements and weddings and photography.

We handed out some pretty snazzy brochures and invited brides, grooms and their families to our Studio Soirees.  We had two other special happenings.  First we had a Show Special - and if you were there, you know what it was!!  Second, we were giving away a portait session as our Show Sweepstakes prize.  The portrait session could be an engagement session, a boudoir session or a bridal session.  Pretty cool, huh??

We promised to announce the Portrait Session winner on our blog and via email, so drumroll please....

The WINNERS ARE:  Katherine Ohta and Brian Moncrief!!!!  Congratulations!

Thanks to all who attended and made the Bridal Expo a success!

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Debbie + Casey | Dana Point Harbor

We had the pleasure of photographing Debbie and Casey's engagement session on Saturday, at Dana Point Harbor.  It was a lovely, fall afternoon on the coast and Debbie and Casey had their romance game on!

We wandered around to the jetty, the Ocean Institute and the marina.  It was a pretty popular spot on Saturday as there were two beach weddings taking place as well! 

We posted a few favorites from the session in the collage below.  Enjoy!

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