erin + michael- the valley hunt club wedding

YES! I still do video! :) After having not shot video of a wedding in weeks, I was very anxious to get going again and could not have been a better couple to kick off the season with! Erin found out about me through her amazing photographer Tara Rochelle. Tara and I worked together last year at Joe & Shelly's wedding and hit it off immediately. Apparently I got this wedding because Tara talked Erin into getting me even though Erin had no real interest in video at first. How cool is that? I don't know too many photographers who would do that! Tara is awesome. :)

Neeedless to say, I am very glad she did because Erin and Michael are just incredibly sweet people. They were unsure about having a Cinema Reale done at their wedding having never seen one. So it was very gratifying to see their reaction after it played.

I had never shot at the Valley Hunt Club before and was so happy with not only the unique feel of the place but the extremely helpful people working there! They were so accommodating.

After a little deliberation, we went with Gavin Rossdale's "Love Remains the Same" for their CR. It is a little melancholy in parts but I think it worked. It is also worth noting that its the first wedding I shot with the Canon 5D mk 2. It mixes very well with my video cams. Can you distinguish? :)

nora + amir- another "move-E-session"

Nora & Amir are another one of my "fusion" (photo/video) couples I get to shoot this year and I had the opportunity to spend the whole day with them to shoot their E-session. We had so much fun at Balboa Fun Zone, Newport Beach and Irvine.

Here are a couple stills until I get the fusion video completed.

Lumiani- Langham Hotel Photo Shoot

Brides and blog stalkers....Meet your hottest new coordinators..LUMANI:

Eunice (top left), Linda (top right), Cathy, (bottom left) and Nhu (bottom right) are all really good friends who love weddings. They have been to so many and feel very strongly about catering to their couples needs. Their website is coming soon!

I first met Nhu at Ron & Annie's wedding last year. She coordinated that wedding and we hit it off right away. At that time it was just something she was "doing on the side" for friends. Well, she discovered that she has a passion for it and her "hobby" has turned into a full fledged business now. So when she asked if I could a photo/video shoot to promote her business, I was more than happy to oblige.

We also set up a mock bridal prep shoot with one of her friends, the very lovely Kimmy, posing as our bride for the day. She was such a great sport and was so fun to work with. Strikingly pretty too!