ashley + ryan - tustin ranch golf club wedding

Well my blog vistors, its been awhile since I posted clips, but now you have 3 to check out to make up for my absense!


Rounding out my incredible weekend was Ryan and Ashley's wedding. The couple found out about me through attending Casey & Katie's wedding I did in April. I am so glad they hired me because I would have hated to miss this one. It was an impeccable day in every sense and perfect way to end my incredibly busy weekend.

Ryan and Ashley are not only a beautiful couple, they have personalities to match. Just very sweet and easy going. They had their prep and first sight at the Ritz in Dana Point and then had their ceremony and reception at the Tustin Ranch Golf Club.

Got to work with Tiffany Hudson once again from TRGC for it seems like the 30th time in the past several months. She's great and even had sandwiches made for us when she realized we had not been fed. :)

Song is Lifehouse's "Everything" which starts out real slow before picking up the tempo. Perfect CR song!

sheryl + marvin - the dana san diego wedding

The second wedding of my triple-header featured sheryl and marvin, two of the sweetest people you could ever hope to meet.

I had never shot at the Dana before and it is a phenomenal venue. The layout was all situated around beautiful San Diego Harbor with the ceremony being right on the lawn facing the shore. There was so much personality to this wedding and you could see the couple's quirky influence on everything. The color scheme the shoes, everything was so unique and beautiful. One of the highlights of the day was the couple's "rock the reception" routine instead of a traditional first dance. (see clip below)

The whole day was coordinated beautifully by the couples good friend Rommel Hipolito. He made everything go very smoothly and was a pleasure to work with. He truly cared about making the event as special as possible.

The couple has been together since high school so I used the song "Better" by Tom Baxter for their Cinema Reale. I thought the song was perfect for them because it talks about how their love has changed over the years, and has only gotten better. The clip is supplemented by the words a poem that was written by one of their young guests and read during the ceremony. It was an incredible original poem and had to be included in the video.

Their Cinema Reale:



Their incredible routine:

matt + wendy- the inn at rancho santa fe wedding

I had been off for 2 weeks prior to this weekend and, as usual, could not wait to get back into swing of things again. I guess there is no better way then to do it then in back to back to back style! First up on this Friday-Saturday-Sunday triple header, was Matt & Wendy's wedding.

It was held at the Rancho Sante Fe Inn on a flawless San Diego afternoon. The weather was perfect and everyone was just in the mood. Everyone was relaxed but excited. It was a wonderful experience.

Matt and Wendy are an incredibly sweet and loving couple and the day was full of emotion. It was officiated by a family member so that always makes it more personal and unique.

They decided on using Graham Colton's "Best Days" for their Cinema Reale. I had never heard the song before and loved it for this type of clip. It worked perfectly!

HELLO! ..from the road

I know you regulars check my blog on Mondays to see the new clips so i am sorry to disappoint. All I have to offer you is a few pics from our family vacation/reunion in MT. We just finished the weekend festivities with my Mom's family up here and are headed to Las Vegas for a couple of days with the kids. More pics to come soon! :)

aubrey + tony - calamigos ranch wedding

Gorgeous! Everything about it. Calamigos has always been a beautiful place but it looked exceptionally beautiful that Sunday.

Aubrey and Tony and are incredible people. Their love for each and their families was so real and palatable all day. There were tears flowing throughout the whole ceremony as one by one the B&G told each family member how much they cared for them before declaring their love for one another.

The incredibly beautiful bride is an accomplished singer/songwriter and sung a couple of songs to her groom to the delight of everyone in attendance. One of the highlights of the night was when Camille, Tony's adorable little girl, took the mic. The maturity level of her toast had everyone picking up their jaws from the floor!

Got to work with Laura from Beautiful Day once again. She is such a stud photog (yes..i said stud) and such a blast to be around. She is a funny girl and we always have a great time together. She was helped out by Jessica who was so sweet and a pleasure to shoot with.

Bride wanted Peter Gabriel's classic "In Your Eyes" for the Cinema Reale. I love this song so I was more than happy to oblige. :)

david + shanel - pala mesa resort wedding

Truly an amazing day spent with a really awesome couple! It was so nice to only have to travel 20 miles or so to shoot a wedding! Just south of Temecula, Pala Mesa is a gorgeous location to have a wedding.

Shanel, the stunningly beautiful bride, was truly a one of a kind. So cool and calm and cracking jokes the whole time. We had some down time while we waiting for the ceremony to begin so I began to do my edit for the reception in the brides room. For close to two hours I stayed in the room with her and her bridesmaids listening to them and cracking up while I worked. David, the charismatic groom, loved the camera and hammed it up a bit for us.

Coordinated wonderfully by Carolyn Chen and her crew of The Special Day like always. And we also got a chance to work with Jan Garcia and his lovely wife Tey once again. They are a joy to work with!

Bride wanted the Adam Levine/Alisha Keyes unplugged version of "Wild Horses" for her Cinema Reale. I had used The Sundays version of it before awhile back and loved that version but was unsure about using this one at first.

It turns out it was a perfect song for them.

It's a melancholy love song so I was a bit worried about the lyrics fitting for a wedding, but I chose to show shots of the brides late father and gramma during those parts in the song.

The crowd was cheering non-stop throughout the whole thing. It was an awesome experience!

Second Engagement Shoot- Nancy & Eddie

Unlike my first couple, Nancy and Eddie have actually booked me for video in June of 09. They found out about me when they saw a Cinema Reale at a wedding they attended earlier this year. Nancy checks my blog often and took me up on the offer for a free e-session. I couldn't wait to meet them in person as I had talked with her on the phone and through email a lot over the past few months.

They are such an incredibly sweet couple and were a joy to work with! And that cute little pooch? Thats their dog Molly who was such a good sport as we trucked her along the campus from spot to spot. We also brought along Alice Nancy's sister and maid of honor who helped with lighting and just overall moral support!

We shot mostly at Scripps College in Claremont which has so many graet spots. We got a lot of good shots but not enough so we are going to follow it up with one more session. Here are few from the first session:


Nancy & Eddie