Amber + Anthony : Married

Catching up on my Will Parris Second shooting adventures. Way out of order here but still all good. You see, wedding images don't exppire! Good thing for me cause these are like the digital camera comercials with people stuck inside the camera frozen in mid air.... saying "please print me and set me free". Except mine are all in the multiple hard drives.... all those frozen people can be kinda loud at times :)

One of the things I love about not being the lead photog is the chance i hav eto connect with the groom and his friends. It's a bit weird at times when they realize someone they just met is taking pictures of them getting dressed (finnishing getting dressed i add!!!) and just hanging out.

Anyhow, Amber and Anthony were married this past May. It so does not seem liek ti was that long ago! The entire day was moving and amazing and so fun to be a part of. They were joined together at the Claremont Church of Christ Then held a rocking reception at the Doubletree in Monrovia

I love this first Image of Anthony:


A pair of uber-cute flower girl.. sisters ... perfect moment!


Almost time to head down the aisle



did I menttion is was a pretty amazing church! check out the organ pipes!


May I refresh your memory with the beautiful face of Mrs. Jessica Parris (Will's Wife). Will and Jess are friends of Amber and Anthony! Fun day all around! Will is a lucky dude.


Beautiful couple and beautiful church. I love the passage on the building.



Details, Details.. I love, love them! the table names were movie titles... Notting Hill: I'm just a girl standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her! (a fave of me and my hubby, Alex)



Loved the mood set during the first dance!



Fave image of the day:



Lensbaby!



Thanks to Amber + Anthony for making all the right moves for such a rad day! Thanks Parris studios !

Rebecca + Jon : Married

This June I had the great pleasure of working with Will Parris. I was so busy ove the last few months and I have been so bummed that second shooting blogging was put on the way back burner. I love the group of photographer friends I have made over the past couple years and hanging out with them getting to shoot awesome weddings and meeting wonderful people is so rewarding! Another reason to love what I do every single day.

Rebecca and Jon were married at the Hacienda in Santa Ana. The grounds there are very beautiful. The cermony was so romantic and moving and both Rebecca and Jon were in tears as they saw one another for the first time. It was perfect... I cried!




















Thank you Rebecca and Jon for being so in love and for getting married and for allowing Will and Myself to be there to save the special moments forever!

sneek peek

just a quick image from the wedding with Tracy Kumono


Working on the rest of my faves right now!

The beautiful wedding of Ashley & Tyson

This past Saturday was so much fun! I had the best time shooting with not one, but two of my fave photographer friends. As many of you know I have been working for the fabulous Drewb since earlier last year, and I love it every time. Well, she is ready to be a mom, like any day now, and she decided to back up her awesome style with the fantastic Trista Lerit as well as the fabulous ME! She even brought along her hard working hubby Chuck. I usually just hang with Drew the whole time, but being that the 3 of us all together looked like a crazy bridal paparazzi, I had the great privilage of shooting the guys getting ready. It was a lot of fun to say the least. Tyson and his friends were in such good spirits. And surprizingly they were very much into what they were wearing. Crazy cool and totally in fashion, these guys headed over to the ebell club in Long Beach looking just as hot as the ladies... well almost!
So usually I say here.. the dress.. today it is the suit:


and here are some of the hot labels of the day:

Tyson and his boys were joking around about how much photography was worth and how a single picture is worth a thousand words.. they were being crazy as I was shooting and claiming that now with our awesome digital capacity, pitcures are worth millions and millions of words! I think they are right. Here is the man of the day as he was finished preparing for the day:

Going down to the hotel lobby: I swear they looked like the gang from Ocean's 11, just with a much better agenda for the afternoon oh and a few men short!

I was lovin' all the awesome ties!

and the awesome ceremony site of the ebell:


it was All smiles at the first look, in the bridal room, as Tyson and Ashley met for the first time on their wedding day:

Both of their moms were spying in on the first look, and it was really just a great moment for everyone, as you can see: I think all Drew, Trista and myself were all jsut a teary-eyed as these 2 proud mamas!

almost my fave shot of the day: below

it was so sweet and personal, even with 3 stalker/photographers in the room!

this would have to be my runner up for fave shot of the day:

love the little things that say so much! Millions and Millions !

Super HOTTT Bridal party:

Adorable details:

more cool ties:

aww the love between these two was so sweet!

Here it is.......... MY FAVORITE SHOT OF THE DAY!

My ring creation:Thanks Drew for letting me have my fun!


I think Trista and I have more dancing flower girl shots than ever before!

The cake was awesome! So simple and smooth:

Some jaw-dropping details that fit in perfectly with the ebell club

and a cute little kiss for the end of the night! Drew and Trista, thanks for having me along for the day. Ashley and Tyson, you are amazing and really put on an am, amazing day!

Working with Will parris again, Autumn anf Jeff and post # 123

I have yet to post any pictures from my wonderful 2 week adventure full of 100's of Christmas and family memories, but here I have evidence of the most entertaining New Years Eve gig ever! I was so glad that I took the chane to work again with the talented Will Parris of Parris Studios. We spent the afternoon and evening documenting the wedding and awesome party of Autumn & Jeff. I'll start off with this fun pic of Will working hard! Thanks for being a cool photog to hang out with. Your energy is an inspiration!

Here is the beautiful church where they were joined together as Husband and Wife: St. Mark Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach.

some fun details of the super fun boquets

How cute is this shot of Autumn and her father walking down together! She was seriously smiling all day!

Beautiful church

Right before the kiss

the kiss!!!!

Autumn pulled together the perfect bride look, smple, elegant. and her hair! I hear she is a hair-dresser! Awesome job! Check out this cute little bracelet:

Ali the adorable flower girl, totaly stole the show as she tapped down the aisle.

Some fun night portraits. LOVE THIS ONE!
Jeff and Autumn were pros at pictures.




After a few shots at the church, we headed over to the famous Turnip Rose , Newport location, for the reception and some moody, newlywed shots.

And onto the party. Of course this was more than just your average wedding reception. this was an exceptionaly fun night full of friends, family and Drinks! The Turnip Rose is amazing and historic and just outright beautiful. Here is my Fave shot of the day! the awesome twinkling lights on the ceiling! It was so beautiful and romantic, and really intimate. it felt like they were the only ones in the room. they really were able to enjoy their first dance as a married couple.

Autumn and Jeff, so in the moment.

Autumn and her dad dancing.



Still dancing!

new years eve cake!

party fun! dancing into the new year! well not yet those are coming up....

Here they are the kiss and the toast all at once!


And my runner up for fave shot of the night! Really I love it, I have to say it's A tie then! I love it, doesnt' it just wrap it all up! Well Happy new year to you all and especially to Autumn and Jeff. I had a blast!


Check out the slideshow for a few more images.