jenn + johnny - la jolla cliffs

What a beautiful day this was. Jenn & Johnny are such a sweet couple. i know it sounds cliche but it is true. They were a pleasure to be around and it was truly a blessing to be able to share their day with them.

brian + tenica- same day edit at the ritz

Another wedding at the Ritz. Another wedding with Carolyn Chen. Same place same thing right? Not at all. This one was quite unique in a lot of ways. For starters, the ceremony for this one was held at the Horseshoe Gardens this time which gave the footage the incredible backdrop of the most scenic part of the hotel. It was hot but the sky was so blue and speckled with white clouds as you will see in the first shot on this clip. It's one of my favs of all time.

The reception was held in the Viennese Ballroom and decorated to look like "undersea fantasy land". It looked gorgeous.

The bride and groom were nervous but also in the moment and enjoying their day. Tenica, the bride, was able to crack jokes which kept me and everyone else loose. A perfect example of this was when they had their first sight on the bridge that wasn't the most emotional first meeting because as the bride said "thats not how we roll". Love it!

Here is their clip set to Faith Hill's "Breathe"

tommy + nicole - greek/irish wedding celebration

I always love doing weddings where two distinct cultures merge together. There is just something about how the two families come together and share in each others cultures that always makes for a very interesting and rewarding day. This one was no exception. It was held at the beautiful and very unique Seven Degrees in Laguna Beach. It also marked the first time, and hopefully not the last, that worked with Natalie Moser a truly wonderful photographer. Check her blog to see the pics that she took of Tommy and Nicole. There are some poses in one of the rooms at the 7 degrees that are so unique and ultra-cool. Tommy and Nicole are beautiful together and the cameras simply love them. See for yourself.

Their Cinema Reale' is set to U2's "Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own".

ray + anna's - cinema reale

This one was at the Ritz Carlton Pasadena which usually means one thing; I got to work with Carolyn from Special Day once again. She is an awesome coordinator who, along with assistance from Shannon and Erin, always make everything fun and go so smoothly. This was no exception. Ray and Anna's wedding ceremony was held at the Japanese Gardens at the hotel which because of its unique setting, always allows me to get some cool creative shots. Ray and Anna are a very cute couple and very much in love as evidenced by their clip, set to "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol

Family Vacation -AZ/Palm Springs

As much as I love my job, burn out is still a very real problem if you are not careful. For the last 3 years I have been either shooting or editing, 24/7 , 365 days a year. June 30th was my first Saturday off in awhile, and it was time for a long overdue vacation. I had never been to Grand Canyon, so we decided to do the "Rails to the Rim" through AAA Travel. The train trip itself was pretty cool, but the accommodations were less than accommodating. Crappy old hotel specializing in cafeteria food that would make Denny's look gourmet. So we decided to stop off on the way home in Palm Srings for a real vacation in a real hotel. Also got to take the kids to Knotts waterpark that just opened out there. 112 degrees.

Shoot with Natalie-First Bridal Music Video

Okay so I wanted to start offering these as a package upgrade but didn't have any samples because, obviously, I have never done one. So, I approached one of my September brides about doing one and she was more than willing, even though i told her it would require her to "act it up a bit". This is because I knew I wanted to do something that actually had somewhat of a plot to it rather than just "twirling eye candy". Nothing against those kinds of clips, I am going to offer them as well, but the criticism with those has always seemed to be "its great but got old after awhile" and i wanted to avoid that.

So this sample will be for those "i always wanted to be an actress" brides that I run into occasionally out here in Hollywoodland. I wanted to give them the option to do something like this that they can surprise their grooms with or just have fun with knowing that they will probably never get a chance to do something like this again.

Jeff & Linda- June 9 Hilton Torrey Pines

Truly an amazing place to have a wedding. The ceremony was outdoors in their beautiful courtyard. The symmetry of the buildings as they wrapped around the courtyard made for some really spectacular shot opportunities. It doesn't hurt when you have a really good looking couple either. :)

Jessica & Trent - The Bell Foundation

Just an incredible day. Perfect Orange County weather, outdoor ceremony at a very sweet location. Finally got to work with my buddy Gavin Holt who does both video and photography. Of course , with me doing the video,he was handling the photography on this one. Because Gavin came into it with experience behind both sides of the lenses, the collaboration was very smooth and natural which made for a very enjoyable shoot. Here is their video we showed that night at their reception on a 12ft screen.

Caohien & Endren - June 2nd Rancho Palos Verdes

Caohien & Endren are such an awesome couple and I really wanted to do a great job on their same day edit. From their traditional Tea Ceremony in the morning, to their American Ceremony in the afternoon, until their raging party at the reception, this day was just FUN. Speaking of fun, we got a chance to work with photographer Michael Norwood for the first time and that was an awesome experience. Him and his second shooter Travis are just great people. Michael has a feature that offers to his clients where he gets them his and her ipods and puts all of their pics from day on them and gives it to them at the end of the night. When he approached me and asked if I wanted to include my video from the day in their iPods, of course I was more than willing.

Manpreet & Tamara-Beautiful Indian Wedding

An incredible day at the Castaway in Burbank . In my 7 years of doing weddings professionally, I have shot a myriad of culturally diverse weddings but have never done an Indian wedding. The colors at this wedding were just amazing. This is the same day edit we showed that night at their reception on the big screen.