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First Wedding of the Year!! Sneak Peek!

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:17:26 +0000

Showing off a quick sneak peak from Crystal & Carlos wedding, this is at the LA Union Station the day after their wedding.

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Featured on Californiaweddingwave.com

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:51:25 +0000

What a great way to start the new year!! Californiaweddingwave.com is featuring one of my weddings, the wedding of Jennifer & Keith from this past summer in Temecula! This is a fabulous wedding planning blog which also publishes Ceremony Magazine. If you havent seen it yet, you must check it out. They only feature the best weddings vendors so it is a real honor to have one of my weddings featured. Real Wedding Californiaweddingwave.com

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Engagement Session | Cal Poly

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:16:19 +0000

This is Part two of Carlos and Crystal’s E-Session photos on the grounds of Cal Poly Pomona. The plan was “why don’t we do them inside the Drama Theater the place where we met” Perfect!! Sounds great I said! We had private access for 15-30minutes to Building 25 with lights right on stage, yeah!! We even had full control of the background lights which we had them match to their wedding theme colors, it was private and it was just so unique to them. We also created more photos throughout the campus which turned out really romantic. Love these!! Enjoy!

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Merry Christmas!!

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:18:16 +0000

A part of me thinks it’s so unreal how quick Christmas comes every year and this year is no exception. Around our home the kids thought this year’s highlight would be the e-readers/tablets but as it turns out there’s a special four legged furry friend that barks being welcome to the family!! Pictures of him to come.

What a year it has been! This year has been packed with lots of different weddings & special events, and we are very glad to have been the ones to capture so many of life’s unique little moments that make it memorable. The thing that always seems to amaze photographers about being able to capture so many different things on camera is that no wedding or special event is exactly the same. People’s personalities come alive in photographs, and even their very thoughts seem to be reflected in the way that they look into the camera. We want to thank you for giving us the one of a kind experience of photographing you and we want to take the time to wish you a Merry Christmas 2011!!

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Chimed & Jason | Old World Village Wedding Huntington Beach

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:18:21 +0000

Photos from Chimed and Jason’s Fall wedding at the Old World Village in Huntington Beach. What a treat, photographing a wedding within minutes from my home, it’s practically in my backyard, and what a great place this is too. Cobble stone pavers meander throughout boutiques of arts and crafts and all things related world. The day was fantastic typical Southern California weather, clear and sunny with gorgeous blue skies, give that to me any day please, although the temperatures dipped a little bit, but it’s Fall right, what do we want, it’s supposed to be like this. Chimed chose a teal/blue color for her theme decorations which I thought totally rocked, very elegant!! Her parens flew in from Mongolia, yes Mongolia, that’s a pretty long flight if you ask me, 15 hours right, at least! As always, I take extra care of parents, just a thing about it that makes me want to make sure they get these weddings pictures to rock their world too. The wedding ceremony started at just about an hour before sunset, this is a little secret not many couples know about, it enriches the colors throughout by like 1000 times, well now you know. The only drawback is well you use this light for the ceremony and we can’t use it for the couple shots because you’re busy during the ceremony. I think a ceremony 1 to 2 hours before sunset would be the most desirable in theory of course because nothing is perfect right. So I captured them in these fantastic “lost in the moment” type shots that just looked so yummy for photos moments, love it!! Congrats you guys, loved your wedding and I think you’re going to love your photos!!

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Mellie & Dom | Golden Anniversary

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:52:34 +0000

A good photographer friend of mine (Danny Villanueva) called me to say that his parents would be celebrating their Golden Anniversary and if I was available to for this special occasion for them. I love great opportunities and this was certainly one of them. I had never photographed a 50th anniversary before and this turned out to be a great one to be a part of. And so as you can imagine I thank my friend for calling me and trusting me with this big day in their lives. You can see Danny in the picture below styling his dad’s golden bow tie. he was busy throughout the day with his two young boys while being a part of the wedding party. The wedding ceremony was held at the Church of Christ (Iglesia Ni Christo) in Long beach which turned out to be beautiful church with exceptional soft lighting, really liked the big choir at the altar. The reception was held at the Marriott Long Beach Airport which has some excellent grounds for pictures. The staff was attentive and accommodating because I can see this as I’m interacting with them and as I see them interacting with the guests. I also received some exceptional help from them when at the end of the the night when all was was over I had left one of my flashes which I set up on a light stand with a radio trigger. This simple little light is basically a $700 light on a stick, wouldn’t think much of it, as you can imagine I was pretty anxious when I called them asking if it was still there, but when I spoke to the Catering Manager he totally put me at ease telling me they had already arranged for them to contact me and to look for me to come get it, I was so relieved and thankful for such wonderful gesture. I can’t say enough about this, in my industry there’s always horrific stories of lost equipment due to something as simple as this, but thank the good Lord He had me covered for sure!! I love the overall pictures that we captured in the day, I think the couple, the families, the friends and everyone are going to be delighted to see these special moments that myself and my team are delivering to them. A very special thanks to my good friend Tracy Kumono for coming to 2nd for me and for helping me capture these beautiful photos . I included a photo of the paparazzi in action, that’s me in the center of the frame. I’m a happy man!!

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Chimed & Jason | Huntington Beach Engagement Session

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:38:03 +0000

This is Chimed & Jason of Seal Beach at their Engagement Photo Session in Huntington Beach. These too are very much in love with each other!! Chimed is a nurse for Memorial Hospital and Jason is an elementary teacher for the Long Beach Unified School Disctrict.

“Jason & I met at our church in Huntington Beach, Bethany Church.”

“Our first date was on Valentines Day two years ago”

Jayson please describe Chimed in three words: she’s beautiful, she’s amazing & she has a great smile!!

Chimed your turn: Jason is quiet, he’s peaceful, very smart & caring!

Jayson, you love to see her wear: “I love to see her wear this black dress that she wore on her birthday”

Chimed, you love the way he: “I love the way he loves me”

Jayson, her ______ makes you melt! “how she looks at me, I love it!!”

Chimed, I am touched when he _____: “when he plays with me”

3 foods we love: We love pizza, tri-tip, lamb Chinese food and Italian!

Chimed & Jason will be tying the knot at Old World in Huntington Beach later this year.

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Summer Party Special Event Photography

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:26:30 +0000

Special Event Summer party in the Hollywood Hills for the Pediatrics Team of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The theme was “Tiki summer Party”. I had a great time photographing this gathering for them of networking and enjoying each other’s company away from the hustle and bustle.

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Megha + David | Pasadena Wedding

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:49:22 +0000

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Nicole & Anthony | Arcadia Wedding

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:03:08 +0000

Sharing more photos from this lovely vintage inspired wedding where Nicole and Anthony tied the knot on the grounds of her family’s private estate inArcadia!

Ceremony & Reception: Private Estate Arcadia, CA

Wedding Coordinator: Cate Rippy

DJ: Eight o Eight Productions

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