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It was a cold and rainy day… grey and cloudy, but filled with smiles and happiness.  We all hoped that the sun would come out, even if just for a little bit – we didn’t get our wish, but as it turns out cloudy rainy days are Cindy and Michael’s favorite type of day!  They embraced the day and enjoyed every moment of their wedding day.

I was personally freezing my behind off, but Cindy and Michael didn’t mind keeping each other warm with hugs and kisses during the few moments that we had to venture off into the golf course before the rain picked up again.  Thank you guys for sharing your love, your smiles, and your moments with me!

Cindy and Michael celebrated their wedding ceremony at the Northpoint Evangelical Church in Corona and their fabulous reception took place at the Eagle Glen Golf Course.

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You know how they say that opposites attract? … Talisa is shy, sweet, and simply adorable – James is boxes of energy just waiting to explode… together they absolutely complement each other!  Talisa calms James down; while James keeps Talisa laughing all day long.  I had so much fun wit them both on their engagement session and on their wedding day – they truly radiate happiness and you can’t help but smile when you’re around them.  Of course, their family and friends are just as fun and outgoing!  The boys (James’ groomsmen and brothers) were full of jokes and laughs… they couldn’t wait to have a blast at the reception – and Talisa’s girls were simply sweet and fabulous!!!

Talisa and James celebrated their wedding day at the Etiwanda Gardens

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Malia and Erick have a love that feels like the kind of love that has been around for a lifetime… a love that is gentle and wise.  Erick has this quiet yet incredibly strong love for Malia – I could see it from the moment I met them.  They’re both so sweet and so at ease with each other… it’s just adorable.  Malia was so relaxed on her wedding day… she was determined to have a fun and stress free wedding – one that she could enjoy and remember forever. 

They celebrated their love surrounded by their beautiful family at Angeles National Golf Club.

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Prisillia and Harrold have such a fun and easy-going personality… you can tell that their love is filled with fun, giggles, and laughter.  Some might remember their fabulous (and FUN) engagement session at Disneyland (where we got kicked out, but kept going while trying to not get caught! Lol!).  They’re definitely kids at heart… and I love that about them! 

They had a fabulous first look… then Harrold went back outside to knock on Prisillia’s door, so that her parent’s could answer the door while Harrold went with his family to ask for Prisillia’s hand in marriage!! It was sooo cute.  The entire family gathered to give Prisillia ‘away’ and to give their blessings for this union.  I love that they honored that beautiful tradition that is part of the Indonesian culture! 

Their wedding ceremony (which took place at the First Presbyterian Church in Redlands) was equally amazing… at one point in the ceremony Harrold and Prisillia took the mike and sang a song to their parents!  It was sooooo beautiful.  There wasn’t a dry eye in the entire place… everyone was so touched that tears just flowed.  I love what I do – I love being a part of moments that are so inspiring and just amazing! 

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Hi… remember me? lol!

July 23, 2011

Yes…I know… it’s dusty and abandoned in here… I know.  It’s been around 6 months since I’ve even pretended to remember that I needed to update y blog :-( .  I know… bad, bad, bad! hahaha!  I’ve been soooooo busy that I just can’t keep up. Seriously… those of you fabulous photographers that do all of your own post-processing, website maintenance, blogging, facebook-ing, and twittering – all while doing a ton of weddings – how the heck do you all do it!?! lol!! I can’t even begin to figure it out! haha! I need an assistant … lol! (and a cook, a full time nany, and a maid.  I can hope, can’t I?!?!).  But, since that’s out of the question – all I can do is try to keep up as best I can.  This weekend I decided to force myself to post a few of the many weddings that are backed up…. from back in October of last year! (yes… let’s all ghasp and giggle nervously together! lol!). 

So these last 6 months I’ve shot tons of weddings (both locally and destination weddings)… tons of engagements (also locally and for destination)… my beautiful sister got married (and I was her photographer, of course)… my son turned 4 and is talking a ton (not sure if that’s a good thing or not, since now I don’t know what ‘peace and quiet’ feels like anymore!)… and one of my images was featured in a post in the fabulous wedding blog Chez-Wedd – http://chezwedd.com/trash-the-dress-session/  (I love all the wedding ideas and weddings that they feature!! – check them out!!!)

So … let’s begin my challenge of trying to get caught up… in the mean time – an image from my sister’s fabulous wedding…

The Hacienda Wedding in Santa Ana

Christina and Kevin have such a sweet relationship… they’re one of those couples that loves to hug and kiss and just ‘be’. When we did their engagement session, I remember Christina ‘warned’ me that Kevin really didn’t want to be there – hahaha!!! (yes… I am fully aware that more often than not the guys only go along with the whole engagement session idea just to make their future wife happy  – which, in my opinion, is great practice for once the marriage begins!!! LOL!!!).  So I was ready to pull out all my tricks to get Kevin to relax during the engagement session – but really, after a few minutes – both of them were very ‘into it’!!! LOL!!!  I knew then that we would have a great time on their wedding day – especially since their wedding took place at the beautiful Green Mountain Ranch in Lytle Creek! 

One of my favorite parts of Christina and Kevin’s wedding was how they made it such a priority to include Kevin’s kid into their ceremony!!! it was so sweet to see kids ‘take’ Christina as part of their lives too!!! (yes… I did the whole awwwwwww and head tilt when that part of the ceremony began ;-) ).

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Nancy and Jr. were such a sweet couple from the moment we met – they just have that nautre about them … to want to make sure everyone around them feels welcome and a part of their family!! I love that about them.  I love that family and love is such a huge part of their lives!!!! 

Their wedding had so much tradition and style … and I wouldn’t expect anything else from this fabulous couple!!! LOL!!!!

Their traditional Catholic mass took place at St. Dominic Savio Church – in Bellflower.
And their fabulous reception was held at the City of Industry Expo Center - where we also took their fabulous and romantic Bride/Groom portraits!!

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Love, dancing, and fun… what more can one wish for a fabulous wedding!!!  Amanda and Jake absolutely had it all covered.  Amanda was such a sweet and relaxed bride… from the moment I arrived, she was just so relaxed and care-free… I loved it!!!! she even enjoyed her subway!!! LOL!!!!  Amanda and Jake have such a care-free and relaxed love…  it’s just simple, sweet, and fun – and of course, fabulous!!!!! 

Amanda and Jake had their fabulous and fun wedding at the Serra Center in Camarillo.  The Catholic church at the Serra Center is so unique… with a round configuration… but so incredible to photograph!!! I loved it!!! 

Their wedding reception was one of the most fun wedding receptions I have ever had the pleasure of documenting!!! I love it when all the guests just enjoy dancing, singing, and just simply having fun!!!!!  

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Ashley and Evan are such a fabulous couple… I mean besides the fact that they’re just absolutely gorgeous (I mean, seriously… look at how good lookin’ they are! lol!!!) … they are just so full of style and fun and love – what a perfect combination!!!!  Their wedding took place at the gorgeous Grand Tradition Estates in Fallbrook … and it was absolutely gorgeous!!!  It was such a perfect location – surrounded by love, laugher, family and friends…  Thank you Ashely and Evan for allowing me to capture the moments of your gorgeous wedding day

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When Sara contacted me about doing her engagement session, she kind of already had in mind that she wanted to look and feel fabulous… and from the moment I saw her and Luis – I knew they were an absolutely FABULOUS couple!!!!!  When I do engagement sessions I really like to get to know the couple, just because I know that most of the time it’s the very first time that they’ve had a professional photographer follow them arround while they act all love-y… LOL!!!    We walk, we talk, I act goofy and silly – and usually everyone ends up having a blast – and I end up getting to know their love fairly well :-) (I love my ‘job’!!!!!… what other ‘job’ lets you document ‘love glances’ … lol!!!!).  I absolutely LOVE that Luis would just glance at Sara and you could see his eyes would just glaze over with love.. I know that sounds all silly – and Luis (if he’s reading this) is probably saying I’m silly and exaggerating it… but the way that he looks at Sara is just heart-melting!!!!!!

 Thank you Sara and Luis for allowing me to capture that love and your fabulous style!!!

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