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

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!!

Their wedding took place at the beautiful La Palapa restaurant in Long Beach – after a gorgeous beach front wedding surrounded by family and friends. 

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!!!!!  

Adela got ready at the stunning Millenium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.  Their beautiful and traditional Catholic Ceremony took place at the gorgeous St. Vincent De Paul in Los Angeles – a stunning and breathtaking church!!!  And their reception took place at the Diamond Bar Center. 

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

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!!!!

Alcira was a little camera shy at first – but what I absolutely loved about her is that she totally trusted me and WANTED to have fun. She didn’t even mind laying down ON the sand!!! Now that was a first for me!!! most girls are like ’sand… in my hair… no way!’.  So she gets super gold points for suggesting that! (yeah… not my idea… how awesome is that?!?!).  Jose mentioned to me that Alcira had been looking over my blog and was getting herself ready for what to expect – I LOVE that!!! I love that they both went into the session with completely open minds and open hearts… even if they felt a little shy at first.

Of course…notice how as the sun went down, they suddenly came out of their shell!?!?! LOL!!! Can we say FABULOUS!!!!!!  We definitely had some fun with the fabulous lights of the pier… those were definitely my favorite pictures of all!  not only because of the fab lights… but because I knew Alcira and Jose had totally gotten into it! haha!

Love you guys!!! I can’t wait for your wedding!!!

Adela and Will chose to have 2 settings for their engagement session – so we started off at the South coast Botanic Gardens  (in Palos Verdes) then we headed down to the beach for a quick beach setting.  It was my first time at the South Coast Botanic Gardens… and I totally fell in love with them… so many places to walk around! I love gardens that have areas that look like a natural forest… not so manicured… such a beautiful and romantic setting.  Trust me… romance was what this session was all about – Adela and Will are simply romance and passion.  Seriously… they had absolutely no trouble getting into the romantic shots… AT ALL!!! LOL!!! Will… I know we all giggled about how passionate you both are with each other… but that’s what it’s all about – I can totally see you guys in your 60’s, still lovin’ on each other!! how cute is that?!?!?! 

I can not wait for your fabulous wedding!!! I’m already imagining how fabulous and romantic your pictures will be!!!!

Stephanie was envisioning an old-hollywood glamour feel for her engagement session – but filled with that ultra-hip modern feel.  So she chose to go to the Griffith Park Observatory and then to the Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles… just to get 2 different looks for the day.  I loved how she decided to go all dressed up for the session… ultra-fab!!!! 

Everyone knows I love getting to know my clients… I love getting to know what makes them laugh, what makes them blush, and what makes them love.  Every engagement session is totally different for me… some are sweet, others are sleek, others are romantic – it all depends on the fabulous couple and their personalities.  Stephanie and Louis are such an ultra modern couple… and ultra sleek. Stephanie thought Louis would be a little shy in front of the camera, but Louis was such a pro – he embodied GQ style! lol!!  Both of them rocked it!!! 

Thank you guys for sharing those moments with me… I know we’re going to have a blast on your wedding day next year in Camarillo!!! I can’t wait!!!

Seriously everyone … can everyone just take a quick second to recognize this being my 3rd post in 2 days!!! seriously. wow.  Haha!

In all honesty – I’ve been so swamped with processing images and designing albums for so many weeks now that I took the day off today to catch up on my blogging and facebook-ing… just to change it up a bit! LOL!  Oh… if you haven’t checked out my facebook page - check it out… I usually post things there before I blog them (just cuz it’s easier and faster to post images there – blogging takes me a LONG time to get the darn post ready! lol!).  So if you want to see the latest and greatest – that’s the place to go! 

Here’s the link to my official Studio Eternity Facebook Page - I won’t ask you to fan me, since apparently that was too much pressure or whatever the facebook people said… lol! – but feel free to ‘Like’ me…   (pretty, pretty please… like me… please like me – LOL )