Daryl + Tobi Wedding Preview

This past July good friends of mine Daryl and Tobi Garnier joined the club of getting married and I couldn't be happier for them. Daryl and Tobi are good friends of mine. I have known Daryl for about 4 or 5 years now and recently have gotten to know Tobi (Margaux). The Garniers got married in the heat of July in Riverside, California at the famous "Mission Inn". I've shot at this venue before but it was a couple years back and I had to get accustomed to the settings and scout a few locations.

Every wedding has to have flower shots and these have to be my favorite so far. The reason being is because the "I do" was place perfectly for me to rest the flowers in the chair and get a great composition.


Next was Tobi preparing and getting in her dress.


And of course you have to get the groom


On to the Ceremony photos




Next are some of my favorite formal shots I have shot to date. Its not often you get the perfect lighting, location, and a couple that clicks together.






Some small detail shots


I never try to toot my own horn but I have to say that "This is a beautiful shot". I usually try to stay humble with the skill that was given to me.


Last but not least the first dance as husband and wife. These shots when I looked on the 5D's LCD screen blew me away with the color and love you feel when you look at them. If you look at the pictures you can just feel the love radiating from them and it made for a beautiful night.

Vince + Jenny Engagement Video

Vince and Jenny got married this past weekend in Waikiki,Hawaii and wanted me to do a video they can play at the wedding reception. Vince approached me to do the video because we wanted to do something different with the photo slideshow instead of the normal photos with music over them. This is a video to give more insight on how both Vince and Jenny met and also just more knowledge about them.



Equipment Used
Canon 5D MK II
Canon 7D
Canon 17-40L F.0
Canon 24-70L F2.8
Canon 70-200L F2.8 IS
Rode Video Mic
Jag35 shoulder rig
Jag35 Cage and Jag35 External Monitor
Kessler Pocket dolly

Austin and Jenny Engagement Shoot

10 years ago Austin and Jenny met and started dating and building a life together. Both Austin and Jenny graduated from UCLA and continued to date after school and now reside in Lake Forest. I have known Austin for about 4 or 5 years now and this is my first time actually getting to sit down and talk with his beloved Fiance Jenny. Austin works as a Marketing Manager for a European Tuning company by the name of GIAC. Jenny from what I know of her from previous encounters and talking with her at the shoot she is a really down to earth person and has much love for Austin.

Today we traveled to a little spot I know in Irvine and also to Santa Ana to do some engagement photos. The weather was really hit or miss all week and we had to cancel last week because there were no signs of the sun. Today was almost the same but the weather cooperated with us for the most part and we got to take advantage of the beautiful California weather.

Mr. and Mrs. Marino

This past weekend I had the honor of shooting this beautiful wedding in Sonoma California. If you arent familiar with the area it is in the wine country of Northern California just past the golden gate bridge is San Francisco. This was my first trip to the Golden Gate Bridge and also to Sonoma. I have been to San Francisco plenty of times but I never saw the Bridge and I finally did LOL.

Anyway, so I had the pleasure of shooting both Anthony and Cecilia's wedding and the theme was "Old Hollywood". The brides dress wasn't your traditional white and was accompanied with item on the waistline that tied in very well in my opinion. Also, notice the red bottoms on the shoes because the heels were pretty much badass for show but I know they must have hurt. The colors of the wedding came out great and the Cornerstone Gardens was the perfect setting for a perfect day. Here is a preview of many pictures to come in the next few weeks.

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Mary and Jason Kiss Wedding album

Here is the latest wedding album that I designed and had printed with Kiss Wedding Books. This is the second client/friend I had order a blue wedding album and I guess this is the trend of today. The album is a 10x10 Flush mount accompanied by 3 4x4 little kisses great for friends and family to enjoy.