Went with Keena and Allen to the Santa Ana Zoo which was really fun. I never knew there was a zoo so close to my house in the middle of all this concrete. It was definitely fun running around the zoo and just being crazy. It didn’t take long for Allen to really get the hang of things and loosen up. I don’t think most of my couples ever expect to get as crazy as we do… but we do! and it was so easy with Keena and Allen since almost from the getgo I had Allen acting like the zoo animals. Theres a great shot of Allen crawling out of his bird egg and trying to fly away that I love. Key to a great session is lots of fun positive energy, and we had tons of it. Can’t wait to see Keena’s little boy in a few weeks! Till then, enjoy prego-hood :) Please enjoy.
Round two with video genius Mon Villacorta! Check out his same day edit of Jill and Reggie’s at the bottom of this post and an awesome cameo of myself in action, thanks man! Alrighty so here are Jill and Reggie’s teasers. I had a great time shooting these two and their awesome wedding party. I had them doing some pretty crazy stuff but it was all worth it! Can’t wait to get these out during my May catch up month. Till then, enjoy!
Wow! This set will end my daily posts this week as I’m a little burnt out. Time to rest for a day before this weekend’s wedding and then back to it early next week. Today I have a very special set for all of you from Soratha and Patrick’s 2 day extravaganza. Soratha and Patrick have one of the most touching stories you’ll ever hear. If you ever meet these two or even hear stories about them from their friends or even their other vendors – they’ll have their own stories and take, on why these two work out so well. Instead of just repeating these stories and ideas to you, I’d rather tell you my experiences myself.
Patrick and Soratha came to me unengaged but ready to get married. Their dates were set, the ceremonies planned out, they just needed to put together a few of the loose ends. IE Patrick needed to officially propose, and they needed engagement pictures. Patrick remembers meeting Soratha in kindergarten where they used to fight and play together, Soratha remembers Patrick later in high school though where she started to notice him. Patrick’s childhood crush developed into so much more, ultimately winning Soratha over. I was able to see their relationship’s power for the first time though when Patrick went over the plans for their engagement shoot, where he had planned to actually propose to her with an audience of just me. (I have to admit I felt pretty special) Never have I seen one man put together so much for his fiance. Patrick built a sandbox, painted a story book, brought dozens of flowers, rented a couch and vintage cases, found old tricycles, brought chairs and tables, called schools, scouted locations, and even rented an entire helium tank to fill up one balloon. Search their engagement session above and you’ll see what I’m talking about. At first I thought Patrick was crazy, why would anyone do so much! Needless to say, it was all for her. As I got to know them both a little better, I realized how much they’ve been through together and how much they each meant to each other. Throughout their entire wedding, the motivation, sweet words, kind gestures and much patience that they both shared was radiant and contagious, you could see it right in front of you. Love.
I’m truly blessed to have been part of these two days and to share this set with all of you. You can find the ENTIRE set of all the photos here for day 1 and here for day 2. Hope you enjoy!
Last month I took Danielle’s Court for her Debut to Irvine to shoot them together before her big one eight at the end of this month. To me it really was like spending a few hours with a giant wedding party and Danielle was center spotlight. I enjoyed shooting with these guys and getting to know them a bit, it brought me back to the days when I was dancing in these courts and hanging out with my friends in high school. Danielle will be going to Arizona for college and she’ll be doing great big things. I can’t wait to shoot her wedding one day ;) haha Hope you enjoy these photos!
To accomplish my goal of literally catching up with editing, I’m hoping to post something everyday. Here’s day 2 of this whirlwind of a month with Sara and Brett’s engagement session. I kept telling Brett and Sara that I love simple places that I can really let my imagination run in, turning the ordinary into extraordinary. Brett and Sara met at the Middle Earth dorms on campus at UCI and so it was only right to start our shoot there. I think they were surprised on how many great spots there were just in that area alone. Can’t wait to show you these unique shots of my natural models and lovebirds, Sara and Brett. Please enjoy!
The New York posts are going to come rolling now that i’m back and i’ll have to double time the work if i want to get everything out as soon as possible. Here’s the first sneak peek of my NYC trip with Rowena and Miguel’s teasers. I’ll feed you all the amazing details for this e-sesh when everything is done, we have tons of photos you’re all going to love. Hopefully you’ll notice some landmark spots in these photos, but the real pleasure was the sheer amount of people around the city that are just so busy to notice a little camera, something so rare here in California. I love it and can’t wait to show you! please enjoy these for now :)
So last weekend was Michelle and Ryan’s big day. You might remember this couple from my aquarium of the pacific shoot. I loved shooting with Michelle and Ryan and just hanging out during our healthy food nights, and our soon to be unhealthy food nights and our random comic book runs among other things. I truly hope all my couples are as much in love as Ryan and Michelle, hope you enjoy these teasers and sorry they’re so late as New York hasn’t been very forgiving with my free time. Please enjoy!
Every wedding photographer gets to that time period when all their old friends start to get married, I’m starting to really see it now as I’ve been meeting with so many of my high school and college buddies. Just this last week I got together with Rae and Jason who’ve I’ve known since my first year of college and will be shooting there wedding this coming September. We hit up some really great spots that meant alot to the both of them and created some really unique images. Can’t wait to show you these. Till then, please enjoy.
The wedding season’s here and we’re unloading photos in full force. Next week is my New York trip so I want to get as much done before I get on that plane. So here we are – 2nd wedding of the season: Christina and Brian live up north but had their wedding in socal. Needless to say, Brian, the Golden Warrior, invited all his family and friends from the bay to party down here for the weekend. It was an emotional happy-tears filled day with some of the best dance moves I’ve seen. As we were walking to the reception from the lake, I remember showing Brian some photos on the back of my camera, after which, his jaws dropped in surprise. We’re all so used to seeing a professional model in those “magazine type” photos, it’s not every day its actually YOU there. Brian’s response was timeless and he really reminded me why I love working with people during these happiest moments in their life. It was a pleasure capturing these photos and big thanks for making it so easy with all the positive energy from everyone. Hope you love your photos! Please enjoy.
Here’s a link to a little less than half of the total photos, if you have some time!
Flowers – Victor Lagman
Video – Jared Bedrejo – Universal Mind Works
Party Bus – SoCal Limos & Buses
DJ – DJ Joe Balboa
Hair & Make Up – Gigi Quzon
Hotel – Embassy Suites, Glendale
Church – Holy Redeemer Church
Reception – La Canada Country Club
Christine and Tim was literally my first full wedding day wedding for 2012. I have to admit I did start late in the year, but the season was going to be a long one, in fact I’m already feeling the full start and i’m putting in the hours to get everything out as soon as I can. With that being said, Christine and Tim’s wedding was beautiful. The rain was scheduled to storm us in but amazingly the weather was PERFECT. The wind kept everything flying and was great for all the shots. Christine and Tims wedding party were so much fun and took the word resourcefulness to an entirely new level with their foil funnel! You’ll have to see the shots below to know what I’m saying. So get on it and enjoy these photos. Thanks again for letting me be part of your wedding journey Christine and Tim. I’ll be seeing you guys soon for your album proofs! Please enjoy.
