Archive for November, 2008

Nicole & Matt's Wedding: The Willows- Palm Springs

November 10, 2008

Nicole and Matt are a great couple with awesome style, and their wedding was fabulous. It was my first time shooting at The Willows and I loved it! The O’Donnel House on the property is gorgeous, and the view from any spot on the property is amazing. Throw in some fun guests and Meg as a second shooter, and you pretty much have my favorite kind of wedding!

Donna of Ultimate Events and her team were fantastic coordinators who also took care of the florals, lighting and other decor. Harmony, the site coordinator, was also great in making sure things ran smoothly. Thanks to the following for also helping to make this wedding so great:

New Leaf Catering — awesome food!

Joy Fields — hair stylist extraordinaire.

The amazing dress!

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Loved the tile details of the The O’Donnell House.

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The lovely bride getting ready.

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Loved her hair!

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Gorgeous.

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How awesome is this long netted veil??

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The ceremony site. Those stunning clouds were a little scary at first, but no rain fell, thank goodness.

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Here’s Matt watching Nicole walk down the aisle with her father.

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Great moments during the short-but-sweet ceremony.

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A fun portrait. I loved Matt’s skinny white tie.

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The guys all wore Converse All-Stars. Love it!

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The gorgeous, fun wedding party.

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Here’s the image from the preview post. This is in the running for my favorite of the day.

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The FABULOUS details. That ice sculpture and all of the floral elements were all stunning.

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The wedding was on the smaller side — only about 70 guests — and allowed them to have just one long table. I thought that was so chic!

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The first dance.

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And finally, a great shot of the happy couple and the gorgeous view right after sunset.

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Congratulations, Nicole and Matt! I hope your honeymoon in Paris was lovely!

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Nicole & Matt's Wedding: A Preview

November 9, 2008

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I shot an amazing wedding last weekend for Nicole and Matt (you can see their engagement session here and here). Here’s a quick preview.

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Happy Sunday, everyone! I’m definitely enjoying my day so far… I’ll enjoy it even more if the Packers defeat the Vikings! :)

UPDATE: Boo! Packers lost by 1!  :(

Family and Kids Portrait Sessions: For Holiday Cards or Just Because!

November 7, 2008

As a very busy wedding season begins to wind down for me, I wanted to take a moment to remind my blog readers that I am not just a wedding photographer. I absolutely adore shooting weddings — it’s really fantastic to be invited to be a part of such a special day for my clients. But, I’m a photographer, and love photographing people no matter the occasion!

So, if you or someone you know is looking to set up a kids or family portrait session for holiday cards, or just to have some awesome photos, email me!

And because no post is quite complete without an image or two, here’s a look back at my adorable little cousins from 4th of July!

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Jasmine & Alex's Wedding: Wayfarers Chapel- Rancho Palos Verdes

November 5, 2008

A couple of weeks ago, I tagged along with Meg to shoot a fabulous wedding at Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes. I had never shot a wedding at Wayfarers before… but I loved it. Especially because Jasmine and Alex were such an awesome couple! They were both so happy and their love was so evident– they truly made our job so easy and fun that day!

Here are my favorite images from the day.

Here’s Alex looking very handsome as he waited for Jasmine.

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They decided to do a First Look, which allowed me to get this incredible reaction shot and gave us plenty of good light to use for all of the romantic photos.

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Wayfarers has a stunning view of the ocean.

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Then it was time for the ceremony in this gorgeous church designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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A great nighttime shot.

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During the toasts. Jasmine’s smile and laugh were totally infectious.

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The first dance.

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Meg and I had some fun with the rings.

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A sweet moment.

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Jasmine and Alex,

Thank you so much for being so lovely! I had an amazing time photographing you guys on your special day and wish you all the best!

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Walsh & Pandora's Wedding: Miramonte Resort & Spa

November 4, 2008

I had the pleasure of shooting Walsh and Pandora’s simple morning wedding at the fabulous Miramonte Resort and Spa on October 26th. Thanks to Hillary and the rest of the Miramonte staff for coordinating the wedding and making sure everything went smoothly.

Interesting fact: Walsh and Pandora live in Taiwan and booked me completely over email! So, it was great to meet them on the wedding day and to hang out with them, their friends and family.

A couple of bridal details. I just loved that flower on the back of Pandora’s dress!

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Stunning.

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Walking over to the ceremony, high heels in hand.

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My friend Jeremy joined me to shoot this wedding and got this great shot during the ceremony.

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This was my view at about the same moment during the ceremony.

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Then we spent some time roaming around the resort for some fun portraits.

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Walsh was a total natural in front of the camera.

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Some of the cutest kids in the world were at the wedding… and they loved the cameras.

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These two were inseparable the whole day.

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Finally, some fun with shadows and harsh light.

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Congratulations, Walsh and Pandora! I had such a lovely morning with you guys and wish you all the best in your life together.