Tue - February 26, 2008

Amazing wedding for February....


A few weeks ago I was invited to shoot a beautiful wedding at Pasadena's Ritz Carlton with Marisa Holmes . I was delighted that Marisa had asked me to shoot with her, I think she's a great photographer and have wanted to shoot with her for some time. We were super lucky that the weather played in our favor that day, there was no rain and the japanese gardens at The Ritz were in full bloom! We took advantage of our surroundings and the perfectly sweet couple we were working with and made some beautiful images.

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Mon - January 21, 2008

Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Rex!


January 4th, 2008

This was our first wedding of 2008 and it was the perfect way to start of a new year! Amy and Tyler Rex were married in the LDS Newport Beach Temple and then followed their reception at The Turnip Rose in Newport beach. We were a little worried about the weather as it was forecasted to rain the entire day. Luckily, the clouds cleared up just enough time for us to shoot the portrait portion of Amy and Tyler's big day. We were super grateful! You may remember Amy and Tyler from their sweet engagement session a few months back.

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Tue - December 11, 2007

Mr. and Mrs. Kristofer Sundberg!


December 1st, 2007 San Diego

The wedding of Kris and Cathy was something I had been looking forward to since they booked us a few months back, it was my first wedding after giving birth to Sloan and our last wedding of the 2007. What a way to end the year with a BANG...Kris and Cathy were AWESOME to work with and I always love shooting at the San Diego LDS Temple!

I ran into Kris when I was shoot a wedding in Newport Beach, he was scoping out the grounds for a wedding he was to photograph the very next weekend. We kind of got to talking and he got my information. I was so happy to hear from him again when he got engaged to Cathy and wanted to know if we would be available on their wedding date.

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Tue - November 20, 2007

The fabulous Mr. and Mrs. Eric Stones!


October 27th, 2007 Pasadena, California

This beautiful wedding was shot by my wonderful husband, Justin. He had to ride this one with out me since I was still in recovery from having Sloan, but he didn't have to do it completely solo, we hired Will Parris to come along and second shoot. Justin and Will said such praises about working with Cherlene and Eric and it really shows in their images!

The wedding took place at the Holy Family Church in San Marino, and then it was off to the Pasadena Museum of California Art for the happy couple's reception.

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Wed - October 31, 2007

Mr. & Mrs. Ron Atienza!!!!


October 6th, 2007

We had been anticipating this wedding for quite some time. Kristine and Ron hired us to capture their big day long before we found out that we would be expecting our second baby. When we found out what my due date would be and saw that it was so close to Kristine and Ron's wedding date I immediately called them to address my concerns. Luckily, they still wanted us to be there at their wedding, but just incase of emergency we had the Sloan's come out to shoot with us. To say the least, the day was amazing...not only did we get to work with this amazing couple, but we got to spend the day shooting with some of our our closest friends!

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Thu - October 11, 2007

Megan & Cash...Married in Laguna Beach!


September 28th, 2007

Megan and Cash were married in the beautiful city of Laguna Beach. They had a small Catholic ceremony at a nearby church, which was followed by an awesome beach-front reception at the Hotel Laguna. As I mentioned in my entry with Megan and Cash's engagement session, Megan was a good friend of my husband's when they coached volleyball together at Chino High, so we were very excited to be a part of this wedding...Its always fun taking photos of your friends! I was also super happy to have Justin shooting with me at this wedding, we had a ton of fun together!

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Wed - September 12, 2007

I loved, loved, loved this wedding...Dayle and Ryel!


September 1st, 2007

The wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Dayle Hendrickson was absolutely wonderful! Not only was the happy couple super fun to work with, but the style and feel of the day just got better and better as each hour unfolded! Many of you may remember the fun engagement session I shot with Dayle and Ryel at Joshua Tree...I had a feeling ever since then that their wedding day was going to be one of my favorites! Their wedding took place at the Orange County Museum of Art, which was so perfect because both Dayle and Ryel are artists themselves.

The other reason I had such a great time on this day was because I had a dream team of helpers, I brought along Sandra Salisbury to assist me, Tracy Kumono to second shoot, and then my wonderful husband Justin showed up to shoot for a couple of hours as well! It was one of those days that just flowed so perfectly!

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Wed - August 29, 2007

The wedding of Loan & Ken Nguyen!


August 18th, 2007

The day of Loan and Ken's wedding was a super eventful day, complete with a cultural tea ceremony, traditional western ceremony, a photo shoot in Downtown Garden Grove, three outfit changes, and a reception packed wall to wall with all of their friends and family! I brought along the lovely Shyla Dalirifar to second shoot with me and keep me on my feet, we had a great time working together that day!

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Wed - August 22, 2007

The wedding of Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kim


August 11th, 2007

Debbie and Michael Kim were married in the city of Westminster at a church they had both attended while growing up. After having such a fun time with them at their engagement session I was definitely looking forward to their wedding! I think my favorite thing about Debbie and MIchael was their "go with the flow" attitude, there wasn't a stress in the world for them and they both were truly ready to enjoy this big day!

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Mon - August 13, 2007

Mr. & Mrs. Todd Tressler...


July 28th, 2007

A couple of weekends ago I traveled again to the lovely Santa Barbara with Sandra Salisbury to spend the day with Andrea and Todd on their big day. They were married at a quaint little location called Stella Mare's, it had a super sweet country decor that really gave a fun feeling to the day.

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Tue - July 31, 2007

The Wyatt/Gholdston Wedding


July 21st, 2007

Kathryn and Jake were married in Santa Monica at the LDS temple. Just like the last couple I worked with the week before, the first time I met Kathryn and Jake was when they made their first public appearance as husband and wife as they walked out of the temple doors. I was delighted with how sweet spirited they both were and how easy they were to work with. Kathryn admitted to feeling a little awkward and shy in front of my camera, but she soon warmed up and looked very comfortable with her new husband Jake.

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Fri - July 20, 2007

Congratulations to Kristin & Anthony Archibald....


July 14th, 2007

Kristin and Anthony were married in the LDS San Diego Temple this last Saturday. This was the first time I had met the newlyweds, Kristin had contacted me while living in Utah and we discussed everything via phone and through email. I was very excited to put the names with their faces! They both looked great, beaming from ear to ear with smiles as they exited the temple that day! I brought along Blake Schwendimann as my second shooter and we had a great day together!

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Tue - July 17, 2007

Helen and Jimmy Kim, 07/07/07...an unforgettable day!


I was really looking forward to Helen and Jimmy's wedding, not only because of the popular date, but because I had already had a great time with them during their engagement session. The lovely couple had their wedding in Downtown L.A. and then a huge reception at the Wilshire Grand Hotel. I brought along my good friend Matt Sloan of Sloan Photographers to help me out...it was a super eventful day and Helen and Jimmy were great subjects to capture!

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Tue - July 10, 2007

Mr. & Mrs. Hansen Lee....


June 30th, 2007

The wedding of Hansen and Mey Lee was a super eventful day, with two Chinese tea ceremonies, a western ceremony, and 466 guests we had our work cut out for us. It was a long day, but we really enjoyed being around for all the events and moments with Hansen and Mey! I brought along the lovely Shyla Dalirifar to second shoot with me...I always enjoy her company!

We started out at the Crown Plaza in Anaheim for some getting ready photos....but first, I thought it would be great to post the next image as the first shot, this is one of the decorations from the first tea ceremony:

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Wed - July 4, 2007

An amazing Saturday in Santa Barbara with Mr. & Mrs. Mike Gunther...


June 23rd, 2007

The first time I met Mike and Linda was on their wedding day last week. The happy couple found me through their wedding coordinator (Annette Garcia with Simply Natural Events). We finalized everything over the phone and I was anxious to meet them...I could tell that they were a super sweet couple through the phone calls that we had. When I arrived at The Biltmore in Santa Barbara I met Linda who was, of course, beaming...ready to get married, as are most brides. She looked so beautiful in her dress!

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