Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village Wedding

It's the best compliment when one of my friends hires me to photograph their big day. Steve & I met my freshman year at Chapman University, and became great friends. How time flies! Steve & his beautiful bride Nikki exchanged vows inside the awesome pagoda at the Four Seasons Westlake Village. I think you'll agree after looking at the images, these two are a match made in heaven! Special thanks to Hoffmann Photographer for shooting with me, and to videographer Brian Starkman from BGS Productions.


Me getting caught spying on Nikki as she gets ready.So soft & pretty, very "bridal" looking.Clearly, Mr. & Mrs. Grossi are very proud of their son :) Great pic Hoffmann!I couldn't part with any of these 3 images of Nikki & her dad walking down the aisle. You can see where the smiles turn to tears of joy. Not gonna lie, I was hiding a few of my own tears behind my camera!Nikki approaching her soon-to-be husband.At last, Mr. & Mrs. Grossi!!

Love the waterfalls.Lovey dovey moment + perfect lighting = sweet pic

One of their engagement pics in front of Chapman University's Memorial Hall.

Brooke & Michael's Wedding: Sneak Peek

Couldn't wait to blog Brooke & Michael's wedding, so I'm giving you a sneak peek at their big day! Much more to come...

Soooo belongs on the cover of The Knot magazine!Can't take full credit for this one...it was Brooke's idea!

After the ceremony, Brooke changed into red Vans and we got down to business...

Pacific Edge Laguna Beach Wedding

Courtney & Jason held their beautiful, laid back ceremony and reception at the Pacific Edge in Laguna Beach. Courtney is the co-owner of Little Black Desk interior design company in Laguna Beach, so naturally she has a great eye (unlike myself who spent countless hours on TheKnot.com searching for wedding style ideas!) With the help of Krista Levandofsky at Downtown Flowers in San Clemente, her vision of a fresh yellow and green floral design was brought to life. I was a little obsessed with the flowers, hence the large amount of flower pics in this blog entry :) The chill vibe of this beach side ceremony and reception was enhanced with fun elements such as sparklers, a bud vase for each guest, s'mores (provided by the awesome Beachfire Extreme Catering), and even a trolley to cart us around the city for a photo session! Enjoy the images, and please feel free to leave a comment!