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I first met Alcira and Jose several months ago, when their fabulous wedding planner (and a friend of mine) Jenny from At your Door Events - asked me to meet with them. My first impression of them was how sweet and quiet they both were. I realized quickly that Jose adores Alcira, and he would go along with whatever she asked for… which I knew would translate into fabulous romantic images. But I also realized quickly that Alcira LOVED fabulous photography… which of course would translate into FABULOUSLY ROMANTIC images! lol! If you follow my blog, you might remember their fabulous Santa Monica Engagement session - where they totallyl rocked it!!!
When I drove up to the Los Angeles Arboretum on a Thursday afternoon, I thought it would be a small and very casual afair (with less than 30 guests!!!) – and I loved that!!! I mean, what other kind of wedding could it be on a Thursday afternoon?!?! Well… it could be an absolutely FABULOUS and STUNNING afair… that’s what it could be!!!!! and that’s exactly what it was!! Jenny serioulsy blew this wedding out of the water when it came to the design!!!!!
The colors, the flowers, the textures…. it was all absolutely delicious eye-candy!!!! EVERYWHERE!!! And… of course, the L.A. Arboretum could not have been the most perfect location for this magical day!
As I walked up to the Arboretum that day… I saw Alcira and her fabulous-ness absolutely blew me away… the birdcage veil, her fabulous shoes, her stunning makeup… and her fabulous dress!!! And Jose… looking all dashing!!! AND (yes… there’s a big ‘AND’) – Alcira and Jose put so much emphasis on fabulous photography, that they saw each other before the ceremony so that we could walk around by ourselves AND we had even more time after the ceremony!!!! oh… oh… oh… and they absolutely trusted me!!! Can I just say photographer’s heaven!!! LOL!!!
We had so much fun… and I took sooooo many fabulous images… so you know this is about to become an absolutely LONG post of eye-candy… so just get yourself some yummy chocolate, sit back, and enjoy 
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A few weeks ago I had the honor of documenting such a sweet wedding!! I still remember the first time I met Lisa and Joshua… and their 3 gorgeous children! I remember the kids were so sweet and so well-behaved!!! I always remember kids that listen to their parents… it must be the mommy in me! lol! They had a super fun and super sweet engagement session a few months ago… so I knew I would love sharing a beautiful wedding day with this fabulous family!!!
Their wedding day was filled with so much love, so much joy, and even a couple of tears here and there. The Lindley-Scott House was such a pretty setting for their beautiful day! I personally thought that Lisa was just glowing with happiness – it was so amazing to witness the love that Lisa and Joshua have for each other!!! You guys are so amazing… thank you for allowing me to share this special day in your lives!
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From the moment that I met Jacy and Carlos, I knew they were going to be fabulous. I mean… they loved and appreciated photography, they were super sweet, and we just had such a wonderful connection. When I shot their Santa Monica Pier Engagement Session a few months ago I just knew that their wedding was going to be a blast. I knew at the engagement session that Jacy followed my blog… and was eager to get amazing images. Of course, getting amazing images for these two is really not a difficult task – they’re such a beautiful couple, they’re happy, and they’re in love … I mean how much easier could it get for me?!?! LOL! So I had been looking forward to their wedding for some time 
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I knew their wedding would be beautiful… they got married at the gorgeous Kerckhoff Grand Salon in UCLA and had their reception at the gorgeous Coffee House Patio. I am thrilled to say, that their wedding was actually FABULOUS to the tenth degree!!!!!!!! Seriously. F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S. What made it so fabulous? They did. Jacy and Carlos. I mean the venue was amazing, their decorations were beautiful, their carefully planned details were gorgeous … but what truly made this wedding fabulous was them and their fabulous personalities that just radiate happiness and love. They knew they wanted amazing images and they truly trusted me.
Jacy and Carlos – you guys absolutely rock! you guys are simply fabulous. I am so honored to have been your wedding photographer and I’m honored just to have met you both!!!!! Thank you for sharing your special day with me and allowing me to capture it for you… and most of all, thank you for trusting me as much as you did!!!!!
Ok… So those handfull of people that follow my blog know that I’m alwasy posting tooo many images…. haha! I just have a hard time narrowing it down to my favorite images. So I’m just going to warn you all that this is about to become one LONG post of images… I just couldn’t even decide! I so sowy…
One of my favorite parts of this already fabulous event was their first dance… they started out with this fabulous and romantic dance….
Then they broke out their ‘moves’ and had a TON OF FUN dancing to a medley of funky songs!!! It was so amazing and so much fun. I had to keep reminding myself that I was there to shoot and document the dance… I was just on the ground laughing my butt off!!!! LOL!!! Seriously, I had such a hard time keeping my camera in focus while laughing!!! haha!!! LOVE IT!!!!
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I love June weddings! the weather is beautiful… there is a slight summer breeze… and love is always in the air!!! LOL!!! Todd and Raquel celebrated their wedding day on an absolutely perfect day in June. The absolute perfect June wedding!!! Todd and Raquel celebrated their special day at the Wedgewood Banquet hall at Indian Hills Golf Course in Riverside (boy, that was a mouth-full… haha!).
The sun was shining, the breeze was going… and Raquel was one of the most relaxed and laid-back brides I have EVER encountered in 5 years!!! LOL!!! I love you Raquel – so calm, so laid back, so care-free. She truly decided to not stress out at all that day…. whatever she needed to stress about was already planned out – and nothing was going to ruin her magical day. I LOVE that about her! I’m not kidding… weddings can be very stressful… and although I do meet brides that don’t stress too much – those are few and far between. It is sooooo much more common for a bride to suddenly break a sweat because of her flowers, or her hair, or the bridal party (or her family… lol!) – that’s common to me… I know how to handle that. I’ve been told that I need to open up a wedding counceling hot line! LOL!! I’ve been called the ‘Bride Whisperer’ … Not kidding!!! – but that’s an entirely new post all together (yes… I’m working on a post about stress-free weddings). Anywho. Raquel was so laid back that I felt a little strange not having to reassure her about anything at all that day.
I can see how Todd and Raquel make such an absolutely perfect couple. Todd is such a sweet and shy person… and Raquel is so energetic – love them together soooooo much!!!! They totally balance each other out so perfectly.
Raquel and Todd- you guys are so perfect … I loved sharing and capturing these moments for you!!! Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your totally peaceful and magical day!
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I love my couples… I know I always say that. But this couple is particularly close to my heart. I don’t even know why, but I feel like I’m one of Evy’s friends! lol! When I first met Evy and Andrew I knew they were fun and in love. When I did their engagement session I knew they were stylish and fabulous! Then I did Evy’s super sweet Boudoir Session (no… I will not be posting those pics – but trust me, they were ultra fab! lol!). During that session I got to meet some of Evy’s sisters and friends too – so by the time the wedding rolled around last month I felt like I was part of the family! haha! Yeah… I’m like their long lost 3rd cousin… lol!
Anyways… Evy and Andrew had their amazing wedding ceremony at the Calvary Chapel in Chino Hills an their ultra fab wedding reception at the absolutely gorgeous Kellogg House in Pomona. Evy put so much care and effort into planning every little aspect of her wedding – check out her absolutely fab details… ohhhhh I was drooling over her her flowers!!! Yes… I know- I totally over did it with the detail pictures, I just couldn’t help myself… haha! I had to literally pull myself away to stop taking pics of all of the fabulous little touches.
It was such an absolutely beautiful day, and an amazing wedding… and I feel so honored to have been able to capture such amazing moments for Evy and Andrew. Thank you guys- you guys absolutely rock!!!!
Wedding Vendors -
Ceremony: Calvary Chapel in Chino Hills
Reception: Kellogg House in Pomona
Wedding Photography: Me – Studio Eternity
Fabulous DJ: Eddie Palma from the D’Jay Company - seriously… Eddie rocked!
Videographer: Pristine Videos
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I love meeting the most amazing, loving, and fabulous couples … EVER. What makes them so fabulous? Well… they love to laugh, they love to have fun, they love AND adore each other, and they truly love their families! Erica and Kyle are so sweet and so kind (and so in love!)… and they have super cool (and incredibly adorable) baby boy! Ok… I’m gonna say it – I loved their little guy!!!!! I saw him and just wanted to pick him up and just hug him (forget pictures… right?! LOL!) He reminds me so much of my little boy.. shy, sweet, and ever so innocent! I had to physically try my hardest not to take a million pictures of him! haha!
so… besides an adorable little boy… they also have an amazing family and group of friends! Everyone had soooo much fun… the drinks were flowing, the music was pumping, and everyone was just dancing the night away! I love my job!! LOL!!!
They had their oh So Fab Wedding at the Crestmore Manor in Riverside.
Getting Ready at the Marriot Hotel in Riverside
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Linda and Augie were a super sweet couple from the moment we met… Linda is such a sweet soul… I can’t describe it. When she talks to you she is just filled with warmth . I loved shooting their family engagement session at the beach a couple of months ago…
Last month I had such a fun time shooting their gorgeous wedding at The Neighborhood Church in Redondo Beach. Talk about an absolutely breath-taking wedding venue!!! seriously. totally gorgeous. period. And what made it even better? having an amazing and totally in-love bride and groom to photograph! After their beautiful wedding… everyone rocked it out at Delzanos’ by the Sea for their reception.
Ceremony Location: The Neighborhood Church
Reception Location: Delzanos’ by the Sea
Fabulous Wedding Coordinator: Jenny from At You Door Events - seriously one of the most fabulous and talented wedding planners EVER!!!
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A couple of months ago I had a blast during Erika and Rene’s fabulous engagement session… they were fun, giggly, and ultra-fun! So I KNEW they would have an awesome wedding! Erika is such a sweet girl… just one of the nicest souls one could ever hope to meet. Rene is also a nice guy, of course, but he is such a funny man! He loves to laugh and be silly – I think he does it to see Erika’s smile… and boy does she smile bright when he’s silly!!! Her smile and laugh are filled with love for Rene – and it’s just adorable to see them together.
Erika and Rene had a very intimate wedding at the Moreno Valley Ranch Community Association – a very cute and intimate club-house style location.
One of my fav thigs about Erika’s wedding was her gorgeous dress – it was completely custom-designed and made just for her! she looked absolutely gorgeous and she totally knew how to rock it out!
Rene and Erika – thank you for allowing me to be a part of such a special day in your lives! and thank you for having so much fun, laughing so much, and for just being yourselves!
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Earlier this month I had a blast being a part of Dina and Chris’ fabulous wedding at the Edwards Mansion in Redlands. From their fun engagement session – I just knew they were going to absolutely Rock it out on their weddng day – and boy did they ever bring it on! lol! They had so much fun! Not only were they totally fierce (serioulsy. Dina – you are so fierce! LOL!) – their bridal party were also just as fabulous! LOVE IT!!! They also had an absolutely fun reception (you gotta check out how animated their friends were on the dance floor!) – I love weddings were everyone is just enjoying themselves … made me wanna get down and get my own groove on! haha!
For this fab event I had my very good friend Nikki as my 2nd shooter – thank you Nikki – you did a fab job!!!!
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A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of shooting one of the most fun weddings I’ve ever been to… the music was bumpin’ and the guest were dancing up a storm!!! … I’ll get to that in a sec.
First… let me tell you a little bit about one of the sweetest couples I’ve ever met!!! When I met the gorgeous Bride one of the first things she told me was that although He (the Groom) loves pictures, she didn’t like taking pictures. AT ALL. She is so uncomfortable with pictures that she didn’t want to do an engement session at all… and He loves her so much that he wanted her to be happy (is that the cutest thing ever?!?!).
The Groom is such a sweet person… he was so excited to be marrying the love of his life – you could see this peaceful love and happiness in his eyes!!!
And the Bride… well, she was absolutely breathtaking!!! Seriosly. Beutiful. She was definitely shy … but it was so endearing to watch her be so shy and sweet!
Both of them were just so at peace with each other… they had this amazingly calming love about them.
Now… their reception… a total blast! I love being at weddings where absolutely every guest is truly enjoying themselves. Everyone was laughing… dancing… drinkin’… just having fun!!! That kind of happiness is just contagious! It took all of my energy to not jump in the dance floor and make a fool of myself!!! LOL!!!
So in love!!!
LOVED their bridal party... so energetic and fun!
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