Category: WEDDINGS
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Glam Laguna Beach Wedding | Shabnam & Samer
We love a glam wedding! We’re excited to share the beautiful details of Shabnam and Samer’s elegant Laguna Beach wedding. Taking place on the perfect Spring day, the couple included a beautiful Sofreh Aghd during the ceremony and followed with cocktails, dinner and dancing with views of the Pacific ocean. From the timeless white and…
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2021 Wedding Trends We Love
Pandemic or not, weddings are always going to be a big deal. After all, for the bride and groom, it’s still the biggest day of their lives! But over the past year, a lot has changed and just like our our lifestyles have changed, so has the wedding industry. There have been many growing pains,…
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Quintessential California Micro Wedding
As a bride who’s deep in wedding planning mode, I have a newfound appreciation for every little detail that goes into wedding decor! I see flowers, table settings, stationery and furniture all in a new light. Chris and Richard’s intimate wedding was so beautifully executed and the reception decor had plenty of drama and romance.…
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Simple and Chic Outdoor Wedding
We love an intimate outdoor wedding. It’s safe, it’s fun and all the fur babies can join! If you’re planning a 2021 wedding and are looking for ways to keep it safe but still beautiful, take note from Jaye and Steven. Socially distanced seating, face masks and still so beautiful. Just because you have a…
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Twinkling Outdoor Reception Ideas
If you’re planning a wedding during the pandemic, most likely you’re considering outdoor ideas. From very intimate settings to larger tented receptions, there’s a lot of flexibility in creativity for your al fresco soiree. One big takeaway for us: lots and lots of lights — tealights, candelabras, taper candles, fairy lights… use them all! It’ll…
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2021 Hopes & Dreams
2021 is here and already shaking things up! Last year, we learned that anything can happen and we’ve adapted to adjust our lifestyles, plans and hopes. We’re learning how to roll with the punches and be flexible to adapt to all the changes. Large gatherings seem to be a thing of the past and intimate,…
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The way she moves…
Once in awhile, a single frame blinks through our Camera’s viewfinder that makes our heart skip a beat. Here’s one of them at Trinh and David’s wedding at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego. As we were finishing bridal portraits, a gust of wind blew through as our Bride reached down to pick…
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland
The new year is finally around the corner, so it’s time to bring out the champagne, write out some resolutions and in true 2020 fashion, change into your finest pajamas so you can kiss 2020 goodbye once and for all. Join us in taking a stroll down memory lane to enjoy some of our favorite…
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Romantic, Intimate Candle Light Wedding Reception in Beverly Hills
Ashley and Maxx had a family only, intimate wedding celebration. All guests and vendors were tested for Covid on-site by a professional testing company. Vendors were masked entire day. Check out this gorgeous candle lit wedding reception created by wedding planner Lisa Gorjestani with flowers from Marks Garden. Bride and Groom at the wedding reception…
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Dancing all day
Most clients dance the night away, but Michele and Zach danced ALL DAY. Seriously, it was a joy to photograph this happy couple having fun all the time. A few photos of their joyous moments: Spontanous dancing during portraits. Bride dancing with her Maid of Honor at the London Hotel in West Hollywood. Michele and…
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Romantic Backyard Wedding in Beverly Hills Fashion
Get ready to feast your eyes on the most breathtaking intimate wedding. While many couples are busy rescheduling their 2020 weddings (understandably so), Ashley and Maxx swiftly shifted gears to accommodate a safe, and stunning, wedding in the backyard of the groom’s parents’ beautiful home in Beverly Hills. From the bride’s show-stopping Monique Lhuillier wedding…
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Let Them Eat Cake!
Whether you have a sweet tooth or not, we could probably all agree that one should definitely indulge in a little wedding cake. After all, a little decadence never hurts once in a while. From multi-tiered fondant cakes to cakes and donuts, here are some of our favorite wedding cakes we’ve seen and captured throughout…
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The Bridal Suite Couch
Bridal suite is one of the most important places in the wedding day. The Bride will spend time here getting ready, waiting for the ceremony, freshening up after the ceremony, and changing into a new dress for the reception. Ashley’s wedding was at a private home in Beverly Hills, so naturally the master bedroom was…
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Empty streets of Beverly Hills
There is a silver lining in Bride and Grooms choosing to wed in 2020: quiet streets. What is usually a bustling scene, it felt like a movie-set where we had the entire street to ourselves in middle of Beverly Hills. We’ll post about their intimate family-only wedding soon, but here are a few photos that…
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The Get Away
Majority of our Southern California weddings are held at one venue. Getting ready, ceremony and receptions are all in one resort or a hotel that can handle all of it with ease. Occasionally, we are treated with a vehicle that transports our newly wed from the ceremony to reception or one to finish the night. …
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Wedding Receptions That’ll Wow Your Guests
Whether you’re a bride-to-be dreaming of your perfect wedding or a wedding planner grabbing inspiration for your clients, surely you’ve come across tons of detailed shots of the reception. From the floral design to candles, stemware, linens and more, there are so many intricate details that go into designing a reception! This is the moment…
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Adobe Photoshop’s new Sky Replacement feature for wedding photos
Adobe released a new feature for Photoshop, so we were eager to try them out on our wedding photographs. With “Sky Replacement” tool, Adobe’s AI automatically recognizes the sky and gives you various options to replace the sky. To activate this feature, go to Edit > Sky Replacement. A dialog box will give you various…
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All the Wedding Flowers
One of the most beautiful details about a wedding is the floral design. For centuries, dating back to the Roman times, the bride has always carried a bouquet on the wedding day. Some say it symbolized a fresh start, some say it was to cover up body odor. Whatever started it, the trend has truly…
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Glam Mexico Destination Wedding
As the months of being quarantined go by, our desire to travel abroad grows stronger each day. So to take ourselves on a little mental escape/visual vacay, we’re throwing it back to Danielle and Sean’s destination wedding in Mexico City — a vibrant weekend filled with romance, glamour and tequila… because #wheninmexico. Starting with the…
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Love in the times of Covid
Trinh inquired with us days before Covid lockdowns were mandated. When majority of the weddings in the world were postponing to 2021, Trinh was determined to get married as planned. David and Trinh were wed as planned, having a beautiful wedding ceremony at St. Therese of Carmel Catholic Church and their reception at the Fairmont…