We joined Grace and John at The Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden on the campus of Long Beach State University. It was such a beautiful place! Definitely one of those locations that you are surprised to find in the middle of a concrete jungle. Grace and John are such a good looking duo! We got some very cool portraits in and around the gardens! I definitely have a few that are my favs of the year. John also did an awesome serenade of Yellow by Coldplay. He has such a great voice! Congrats to Grace and John! Here’s some goodies from the day:

Grace got ready at the Renaissance Hotel in Long Beach. Really cool spot with great decor.

John and the boys at the Garden waiting.

Some flower girl shenanigans!

Ah, the first glance!

Ceremony spot was such a great scene.

They couldn’t help but break out the smiles.

Got some amazing shots for their portraits. Love this wide.

One of my favs.

Great decor around the garden.

Time to party!

The sweetheart table lit by a flash.

John’s awesome serenade.

Love the slideshow watching shots. Such great stories told by the eyes.

It was dark, but the party was still going!

And finally, here’s a 30 sec. shot of the garden at night.

Here’s our Monday wedding for the year. Yep, Monday! Amanda and Colm had their very cool wedding at The Thursday Club in San Diego and it totally felt like a Saturday. It was kinda trippy. But everyone was there to party and it was a great event! Thanks to Rachelle from Events* for setting up the great event! Congrats to Amanda and Colm! Some goodies from the day:

Some pretty shoes.

In the bride room.

Amanda had such a gorgeous dress.

The best man was ready to go.

Happy tears.

Some B+G!

One of my favs.

Gotta love the rays of sun.

Great smiles.

Brother and best man speaking.

During Dad’s speech.

Another great Red Cheese moment!

Father daughter dance.

Love this one! Time to go!

Check out the Woody!

And some beautiful details in and around The Thursday Club.

It was one of those great days. Great group to shoot. Great locations. A bunch of time to get some really fun stuff. Sandra and Phil were married at Calamigos Equestrian in Burbank. They had this great little white house where the ceremony is held. Before the ceremony, we took the whole group for photos at the Ambassador West Campus in Pasadena…such a fantastic place to shoot! We had a blast with everyone! Here are some highlights of the day.

A little bit of Sandra in the beginning.

A little bit of the girls at Ambassador West.

Love this wide.

Some fun B+G. We had a great pre-ceremony shoot.

Some cool details. Sandra did an amazing job planning every detail.

The doggies!

I love big laughs.

The had a pre-reception snack. It was cool. I wish we did that on our wedding!

The reception was so much fun.

Red Cheese was on fire that night. It was non-stop photobooth action.

Mr. and Mrs.

Awesome light for The Toss.

Partying the night away.

And one more before it’s done…

Elise and Todd had a very intimate gathering for their wedding. There’s something about a wedding that includes only close friends and family. It actually makes us feel even more honored to be able to share that day with so few people. It was great to see everyone just have fun and enjoy each other’s company. They had their ceremony at the Fullerton Arboretum. Besides being such a gorgeous location, it’s only 10 minutes from our house. For those two reasons, I love it there! We got some amazing time in the arboretum for some photos…it was really great. Following the ceremony, they hosted a intimate dinner at the Summit House in Fullerton. The food was soooooo good and the views were the best! Congrats to Elise and Todd!

The little old house at the Arboretum was so cool.

Awesome lace dress. Hanging outside like laundry :)

Some last minute touch ups.

Elise and her 3 sisters! They looked fab!

Elise was striking in her dress. Tey and I just love her hair!

Here she comes with her dad. Gotta love the tunnel.

Lotta smiles everywhere.

More happy stuff!

The moms were happy too!

The bridal party consisted of one dad, two brothers and three sisters. Awesome!

This one makes me smile.

The arboretum was a treat to shoot in. Yumminess everywhere.

Another one that makes me smile!

Caught Todd doing his GQ stance.

One of my favs.

The dinner/reception was time to let loose.

Gimme some kisses!

A very cool first dance to Falling Slowly from the movie, Once. It was great!

And one more kiss for the road!

Had another great time with Audrey and Garrett! Last time I saw them, we were riding the Tea Cup ride in Disneyland for their engagement session. So much fun! This time it was the big day and they looked great! They had such a great group of friends and family, especially Audrey’s cute little nieces and nephew (You’ll see in a bit). They had the ceremony and reception at the Chart House on the cliffs in Dana Point. The weather was great and the view was pretty spectacular. Definitely one of those locations that makes me feel lucky to be out here in Southern California. Thanks you two! We had a blast!

The spectacular view of Dana Point Harbor.

Such a cute scene.

Another cutie pie :)

Audrey coming down with her dad.

A glimpse during the ceremony.

Yay!

We took some shots on the jetty.

I guess it was cold.

Love those happy smiles.

Love this one of Audrey.

Garrett has one of those infectious smiles.

One for me :)

Audrey’s sister giving a toast.

Love these little photobooth signature books.

Another Red Cheese moment.

And another.

Can you say relaxed? :)

And a sweet getaway car.

Some details from the day.