Author: John & Joseph
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Brother and Sister
It’s always a privilege photographing family of our hard working industry professionals. Below is a photo of brother and sister – Harper and Sloane. From Clare of Harper Sloane Productions: “Meet Harper and Sloane, our founder Clare’s children and inspiration for Harper and Sloane Productions! We took our family photos this week shot by the…
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That veil moment
Veil changes everything. Of all beautiful things that a Bride could wear, no transformations are as dramatic as a veil. Mother of the Bride, Bridesmaids, and even make-up artists are always in awe when the veil comes on. Here are some of our beautiful Brides we’ve had the privilege of photographing: Angela with her veil.…
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Estee at Fairmont Grand Del Mar
Gorgeous Bride Estee in her bridal suite at Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego. Wedding Planner EverAfter Events. This image was photographed into the mirror on the wall, getting the reflection of our Bride. The golden frame of the mirror is showing on left side, creating depth of the image and cleaning up the…
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Removing a simple sign
A bit photoshop never hurts a wedding photo. Sometimes a special moment happen with some real-life obstructions. In this case, you can clearly see a “Restroom” sign right above the Bride’s head. This is a moment when she’s gently holding her father’s hand just before walking down the aisle. A one second clean up in…
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Instagram’s influence in panoramic wedding photographs
Popularity of Instagram, or rather – popularity of the smart phones with vertical screens – has affected panoramic or horizontal or photos shot in landscape orientation. Not to be confused with landscape photography (it’s own debate). In favor of posting images on Instagram Stories and to maximize a viewer’s screen real estate, a vertical photo…
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Romantic Night Wedding Ceremony at Pelican Resort in Newport
Majority of wedding ceremonies are held during the day when the sun is shining down on earth. Susana and Hayes opted to have their wedding ceremony during twilight. Twilight is when the sun is below the horizon causing refraction and scattering of the sun rays into atmosphere, resulting a soft glowing light in the sky. …
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Rosewood Miramar’s floor
Sometimes you have to is to look down to make a beautiful wedding photograph of the Bride and Groom. This was the case at Rosewood Miramar Beach Hotel in Montecito. We made this photo of Ally and James after the wedding ceremony in the hotel’s gorgeous lobby. This beauty was added to our wedding portfolio…
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Elana in Oscar de la Renta
Perfect wedding gown can take a life on it’s own. It breathes and elegantly shows off it’s graces. Elana wore an Oscar de la Renta on her wedding day at the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California. This photo was not staged — it was a candid moment when the Bride and Groom was thinking…
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Shooting in the Dark – wedding photography in December
December is by far our busiest month. We were photographing half of the month, and 3 of the events were in one day. One of which was this fabulous wedding at San Ysidro Ranch with Mindy Weiss. Elana’s bridal prep started 3pm, which meant that everything occurred after the Sun had gone to sleep. As…
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Tea for Two
Russell and Nina Westbrook had twin girls last year shortly after Russell’s 30th birthday. One year later, Mindy Weiss put together a “Tea for Two” themed birthday party. What a wonderful party it was!
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Kris Jenner’s Birthday
Our first photoshoot for the Kardashian-Jenner family was Kris Jenner’s 60th Birthday. I thought then that it couldn’t get better than this. What an epic night for an incredible woman. Dozens of parties later – I am thinking again it doesn’t get better than this — this photograph of Kris and her daughters with a…
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Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams Engagement Party
We were lucky enough to photograph Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland and The Bachelorette’s Wells Adams Engagement Party. Event was planned by Mindy Weiss. The party was held at Victorian-style farmhouse in the heart of Hollywood, Lombardi House in Los Angeles. What a fun couple and wonderful family! Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland and The Bachelorette’s Wells…
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Love is All You Need
We’ve been seeing pretty cool dance floors this year, and we loved this one. In the middle of the dance floor decal, there is a cityscape with a palm trees on the opposite side. Our lovely Bride Grace is from California and the Groom, Dirk is from Chicago. Wrapping around the dance floor is their…
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Wedding at the Neighborhood Church Palos Verdes
Here it goes — most church ceremonies are not that fun. Churches impose rules to photographers about where and when we can and cannot photograph the wedding, usually no air conditioning, super tight spaces, and usually dim and low-lighting. The Neighborhood Church in Palos Verdes is one that excites us to photograph at. It’s one…
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Wedding of Seth Curry and Callie Rivers
It was an honor photographing Callie River’s marriage to Seth Curry. Wonderful families! Wedding by the one and only Mindy Weiss. Seth Curry and Callie Rivers before their grand entrance on their wedding day. Wedding Ceremony at Gulls Way, Malibu Wedding Ceremony at Gulls Way, Malibu Wedding Reception at Gulls Way, Malibu Wedding Reception at…
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This teary eye moment from the First Look
First look moment from Emily and Mike’s wedding. Their wedding was held at Emily’s parent’s beautiful private home in Beverly Hills area. Wedding planned by Mindy Weiss. First look between the Bride and Groom. Bride and Groom portrait immediately following their first look.
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A new favorite wedding venue: Rosewood Miramar Beach
Early this year, we started to book at this new place called “Rosewood” – three weddings on the books. Ally and James was the first wedding here for us, and boy did we love this place! Ever fabulous Mindy Weiss was the wedding planner for this wonderful couple, and our team had a great time…
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Exiting with Sparklers in Rancho Palos Verdes
Most of our clients dance the night away, so we were delighted when Penny and Adam decided to have a sparklet exit from their wedding reception. First image is the black and white of Adam carefully courting his brand new wife down the steps. Super classic in black and white. Penny and Adam exiting their…
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Chunni Ceremony Portraits with Indian Bride and Groom
To be engaged, Indian couples celebrate in a Chunni ceremony. This ceremony marks the acceptance of Bride into Groom’s family. A special scarf, Chunni is placed on the Bride’s head and her face is covered like a veil. She is gifted with family heirloom jewelry like bangles or necklaces. These gifts to the bride are…
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Jennifer dancing with her Father on her wedding day
We love these moments from Jennifer’s dance with her Father on her wedding day. The wedding was held at Holman Ranch in Carmel Valley. A very charming venue, Holman Ranch is located in Carmel Valley hillside with beautiful views of the Santa Lucia Mountains. Seek out venues like this that only have one event per…