Another cool engagement portrait session! This time with Ira and Jerome in a more urban setting, which always makes me happy…can’t get enough urban! They are getting married down by the water in Laguna so this will be a great contrast to their wedding photos. Just a quick stroll around a few blocks and we came back with a ton of great shots…color and texture everywhere! It was a bit hot out but thank goodness for big buildings and the shadows they cast! The light was fantastic, so it made up for the heat. Enjoy some faves:

It was a spectacular day in Oceanside as Tey and I joined Molly, Zack and their families for a beautiful wedding. They rented out a private condo right on the beach and had the ceremony on the back of the property…right next to the beach. And the rockin’ reception was on the rooftop. A really cool setup. They have awesome family and friends who were a blast to hang out with. Molly and Zack are just super cool. They made everything so fun and easy…especially their portraits. I restrained from posting some shots that were TOO much fun…I’ll save those for their private viewing :) Thanks to Joan from Samspson & Associates for setting things up and keeping us in check! It was a great, great event! Molly and Zack, thanks for an amazing day! Check out some of the days highlights.

YAY for Manolos!

Zack writing his vows with some help from the boys.

Some pre-cermony jitters.

The boys were awesome the whole day.

Molly was radiant.

First look. Tears were flowing.

This is what we are treated to in SoCal.

Tears and smiles at the same time is always a good sign.

Woohoo!

Love this shot of the group.

Thanks Bub, for shooting me in action :)

The resulting shot.

Ladies on the Rocks.

Time for my favorite…B+G Time!

So much fun to shoot them.

Not much direction for these two.

One of my faves.

Some shots inside the condo. Love these.

OK, this is my favorite favorite.

The rooftop was fun!

The speeches were awesome!

The dancing was even better than that…

As you can see!

Matt and Zack doing Ice Ice Baby. It was pretty sweet. The crowd ate it up!

Time to go!

Hi People. Sharing time. I had the fortune of helping the Kimberly and Tami of All About You Events with some new headshots for their new website. Their new site looks amazing. I really love their very cool design! Check them out at: www.aayevents.com. Need some coordination/planning? Love to work with some great gals? Give them a call! I’ve seen them do all types of events from the big and fancy to the small and intimate, all with beautiful results! I always look forward to our next event together! Anyway, thanks Kimberly and Tami for all your support…hope you guys have an awesome year!

I’m getting to be a Disneyland regular! Yep, I joined Elaine and Brian at Disneyland and California Adventure for their engagement session and this trip did it! We are getting season passes so we can take the kids whenever we wanted. We’re so close that it’s a pretty good value and I found some cool spots that I think Lucas would love! Anyway, Elaine and Brian were a treat to be around…so easy going and up for anything. We had fun hunting down spots to shoot and they gave me the grand tour of CA adventure. Quite different from Disneyland but still fun in it’s own right. This was my first time there, so I can’t wait to take the fam. They are getting married in a few weeks! And by the sound of it, it’s gonna be quite the party! Here’s some goodies:

A Hot day for a hot wedding! It was the weekend of freakishly hot weather for those in SoCal but we all managed to stay cool and have a good time. Annette and Arnold’s wedding took place at the Newport Beach Marriott with their ultra cool Atrium. It was a life saver during the heat wave! Thanks to Carolyn from The Special Day. Her attention to detail was second to none, as usual. Also got to work with Jim from Honored Occasions. They did an amazing job on the lighting! Jim was an awesome MC, DJ and such a cool guy. I love working with other super cool vendors…just makes it so much more fun. Add to that a Photobooth from Red Cheese, a fun crowd and we got some really fun reception photos. Check out some from the day.