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Michelle and Charles

We finished the 2008 wedding season last weekend photographing the wedding of Michelle and Charles on the Campus of Cal. Lutheran University. It was a very special day for all involved.

I was extremely fortunate to have my daughter-in-law, Lisa, my trusted second photographer/assistant with me. I also had the extreme pleasure of having with the wonderful Joey Carman come and shoot with us. He is a very gifted photographer - you can check out his awesome work here.

The bride and groom were very excited about getting married in the campus chapel, since they both are CLU alumni.

Here are Michelle and Charles having a special moment before the ceremony.

Some group shots on campus before the ceremony

We photographed this awesome bridal portrait just before Michelle walked down the aisle.

The bride and groom leaving the chapel to attend their reception. They had this really neat British taxi for transportation

Charles proposed to Michelle by using a fortune cookie. As a gift - Michelle presented Charles with a "bling" fortune cookie. We took an image with their wedding rings inside.

One of my favorite images from the reception was captured by Lisa. Michelle and Charles had a anniversary dance. Michelle's grandparents were the lucky winners for being married a wonderful 61 years. This image proves they still "have it".

Bailey and Steve's Wedding

Last weekend my good photographer friend, Tibor Deme, and I traveled to Robinson Ranch GC to photograph the wedding of Bailey and Steve. Robinson Ranch was fabulously decorated for Christmas by Charmaine's Bouquet Canyon Florist. Charmaine also provided the flowers for the wedding.

Bailey and Steve are a wonderful couple and were surrounded by great friends and family. The Best Man - Brian Adams (no, not the rock'n'roll guy), was one of the most attentive Best Man's I have ever had the pleasure to work with.

It was an awesome day and really helped get me in the Christmas spirit. Here are some images from the wedding.

Ceremony and reception venue: Robinson Ranch GC - Santa Clarita
Floral Design: Charmaine's Bouquet Canyon Florist
Ceremony Officiant: Rev. Marilyn Doffing - divesofcrystal@yahoo.com
Entertainment: J&M Entertainment

Haleh and Jason's Wedding

Last Sunday we captured the small intimate Iranian wedding ceremony of Haleh and Jason. The ceremony was very rich in customs and traditions. The bride wore her mother's wedding gown. A fine hand-sewed wedding cloth, glittering with gold and silver, was spread out in front of the mirror of fate. Many beautiful items were arranged on the wedding cloth - all symbolizing aspects of the bride and groom's future life together.

After the ceremony a wonderful meal was served, which we thoroughly enjoyed. I found out the bride's mother spent two days preparing all the food.

Haleh and Jason are traveling to Hawaii in a couple of weeks with friends and family, where they plan on having another wedding ceremony.

Here are a couple of images from Haleh and Jason's day.

Some of the beautiful items placed on the "wedding cloth".





It's all about the shoes!







Gotta love red billy boots!







The Bride's dog, Bebe, was a special guest.

Family Picture

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving day yesterday.

Just before we all sat down to enjoy our Thanksgiving diner - we drove on down to the local park and captured a quick family portrait. I think this is becoming a Thanksgiving day tradition. I also ended up taking tons of pictures of my favorite two subjects. Here are a couple of images.

Rachel and Rich at Bridgeport

I walked the Bridgeport Lake here in Valencia yesterday with Rachel and Rich. We were hanging out taking engagement photographs. It was a perfect evening for a leisurely walk, with many other people out walking with their dogs and children.

Along the way we stopped by benches, rocks, bridges, piers and trees to capture some fun images. Here are a couple from the evening:

Amanda & Adam at the Beach

Last weekend I traveled to El Matador Beach in Malibu to photograph Amanda and Adam's engagement images. The weather was perfect - complete with an awesome sunset for the drive home.

Amanda and Adam were super easy to work with, which made hanging out at the beach a lot of fun! When the session was over they gave me an awesome bottle of wine, "Zealear Fusion" Zinfandel. It is their new favorite and I have to agree it is excellent.



Here are a couple of images from our day at the beach.

Granddaughters

As I mentioned in my previous post, my two little granddaughters attended the recent wedding I photographed. One as a guest and the other as a Flower Girl. Lisa and I could not help ourselves - taking way too many images of the cute little girls...

Lorelai - Wondering what a Flower Girl does at a wedding = curious






Isabel - pre-wedding snack = satisfying!





Putting on your favorite party dress = exciting!





Figuring out what a Flower Girl does = exhilarating!





Striking the perfect Flower Girl pose = PRICELESS!

Rachelle and Steve's Wedding

Last weekend we photographed the wedding of Rachelle and Steve. This wedding was definitely a family affair. The beautiful bride, Rachelle, has spent countless days and evenings at our house hanging out with my kids. My daughter-in-law and her sister were the Matron of Honor and Maid of Honor. My little granddaughter was one of two flower girls (will post images later this week).

The groom, Steve, is into all things medieval and as you can see below in the second image, I could not resist photographing the bride's ring with the knight.