Trish and Tarik’s wedding was at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Pasadena, California. They started their day getting ready for the wedding at The Langham Hotel (also in Pasadena) and that’s also where they finished their evening with a wonderful reception. If you’re a friend or family member, please click here to access the complete gallery of photos.

Dress by Monique Lhuillier

Shoes by Jimmy Choo

Trish had a subtle butterfly theme going on which I didn’t realize until I was processing their wedding photographs.

The Bouquet

Trish has her makeup applied while her mom supervises.

Trish’s sister, nephew, and nieces check out the flowers.

Donning the dress is a bridesmaid project! And a little help from mom never hurts!

Last minute instructions.

Very Nice!

Yes, you look madhotsexy® in that dress.

Tarik looks so serious!

Groom’s shoes by Gucci

 

This is my favorite photo from the wedding day. Trish’s mom’s reflection is seen in the passenger side window.

Trish and her father begin their walk down the aisle at St. Andrews Catholic Church

St. Andrews Catholic Church wedding in Pasadena, California

 

There was madness all around when I grabbed this romantic wedding
photograph in front of St. Andrews Catholic Church in Pasadena.

The Rolls Royce company (and particularly the driver) was the best transportation vendor I’ve ever worked with at a wedding.

The Langham Hotel in Pasadena, California

The legendary picture bridge at The Langham Hotel. And yes, that’s really the bridge’s name!

Lovely bride with bouquet.

Pasadena Fierce!

Quentin Tarantino would be proud.

I ended up all itchy after lying in the grass to get this shot. But it was worth it.

The Card Table

Trish’s butterfly theme continues …

The reception was held in the Viennese Terrace of the Langham Hotel

 

More pretty flowers …

The Cake

First Dance

Father-Daughter Dance

The Groom’s father takes a photo of the bride and groom. His camera later stops working.

The father of the bride gives his toast.

The bride’s sister gives her toast while her father, and two brothers stand nearby. There isn’t a dry eye among them.

The bride’s brother begins his toast but his father grabs the microphone
to announce to the guests that his son is a physician and also single.

Cutting the cake.

She tossed the bouquet so high it looks like a few of the single girls lost track of it!

Naughty!

As usual, most guys stand with their hands in the pockets when the
garter is thrown. Except for the kids. But they don’t know any better.

Judi and Andy’s beach wedding and reception were at the Annenberg Community Beach House on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Santa Monica, California. Although I’ve photographed many wedding couples on the beach, this was one of my few beach weddings. And man it was [insert cool adjective here]. If you’re a friend or family member, you might want to click here to check out the entire wedding gallery.

The Annenberg Community Beach House on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Santa Monica

Hi There!

I was very impressed with her bouquet — from a non-professional florist no less!

Serious people …

I’m not above letting a wedding guest take a snap. Of course my photo was better …

Sweetness!

The perfect wedding couple at the Annenberg Community Beach House

I wonder what this skyline will look like in thirty years?

Cool Socks!

Making an equipment room look magical is kind of hard.

Follow me honey!

Very cool boutonnière.

iPhone photos are all the rage!

Blue skies, smiling at me …

Time to get those shoes off for a walk on the sand!

And so they did (walk on the sand).

And that made them so happy they wanted to jump for joy on the boardwalk.
They remembered this move from their engagement session.

I’m thinking that the Annenberg Community Beach House might want to use this photo on their web site.

Andy’s son makes a crazy face.

Andy’s father staring off toward the beach ceremony location.

And this is what he sees.

Simple centerpieces. I thought they were particularly awesome!

 

Andy and Judi watch their friends walk down to the beach ceremony location.

Here are some guests that match the Annenberg Community Beach House signage.

And here are some that decide to run through the sand instead of using the boardwalk.

Andy and his son during the wedding procession.

Judi and her brother during the wedding procession.

All done! Time for some partying!

The reception was on the top floor of the Annenberg Community Beach House.

I’m funny for about 10 hours.

My iPhone picture is better than your iPhone picture!

Damn! I forget to grab a cupcake on the way out the door!

 

Judi’s brothers were bringing it with their video cameras!

There was no room on the table for the cake they needed to cut so the DJ stepped
in and held it for them. That was pretty good initiative on his part!

 

Ah, the first dance.

As I was leaving, this was my 2nd to last shot of the night.

And for the finale, there you have it!

I met Judi and Andy on the Santa Monica pier the week before their wedding. Although most of the engagement sessions I photograph happen many months before the wedding, this was the only time that Andy was going to be in town (he lives in Maryland). Enjoy this California style engagement photography on the pier!

 

Check out Andy’s shoes; they feature their wedding date!

Nibbling on Judi’s neck must make her feel funny.

The eyes have it!

Coke is It!

 

Now where were we again?

Kissy Kissy

Let’s start running and then spontaneously jump into the air!

Athletic!

And Judi likes to swing!

Awwww.

My secret beach garden.

Nothing I could say could add anything to this photo.

Do you like Judi’s feathers?

Andy is jumping for joy that he’ll be married on Saturday.

Genevieve  and Jose’s wedding and reception were held at the LoftSEVEN Penthouse in the Haas Building on Seventh Street in downtown Los Angeles. Adding excitement to the day was the May Day Immigration Rally which took over that part of downtown earlier in the day. That being said, since Genevieve is an immigration attorney, we certainly wove that event into our photography. If you’re a family member or friend of Gen and Jose and you’d like to see more photos, click here to view the entire wedding gallery.

The HAAS Building in downtown Los Angeles — the site of our event.

Broadway and the Immigration Rally from the roof of the LoftSEVEN Penthouse

Genevieve and the bridesmaids arrive downtown. As Gen is an immigration attorney I
thought it only natural to incorporate Immigration Rally protestors into the background of
this photograph. Now I’m a photojournalist! (inside joke)

Who, What, When, and Where
(was this an English assignment?)

The Dress

The shoes with 7 inch heels. Well, maybe not 7–but they were tall!

Pretty Flowers

The rings again! Please don’t fault me for having two ring shots in one blog post!

The Window Slats

And from another angle …

madhotsexy®

Gen with her father and sister.

Gen and Jose see each other for the first time on their wedding day. When I’m working with couples
who see each other before the ceremony, I always try to fashion a special moment.

I’m sure I have a photo of Jose dipping Gen and kissing her passionately … but this is a PG blog so I left it out.

I never include traditional portraits in my blog posts. That being said, here’s one to
appease the screaming masses who are always asking to see them.

 

The cool thing about this photo is Gen’s dad walking up the steps in the background.

The Girls

We take to the streets for a little taste of downtown Los Angeles — Rob Greer style!

Crossing the street never looked so good!

Los Angeles — need we say more?

I love photos like these as I hope they convey this history of the moment when viewed decades from now. For example, in the background we have an $8 price for parking, several types of cars, coin operated parking meters, and the logo for a fast food joint. How much will those things change in 10, 20, or 30 years?

I found a pretty cool location across the street from the HAAS Building …

… and Gen and Jose made it even better.

Flower Girl Feet
(how else could I label this photo?)

Wedding in Downtown Los Angeles

The ceremony view from the top floor of LoftSEVEN.

Recessional

Family Style

More Pretty Flowers

The Tasty Cake

The caterer prepares the salads.

The first dance was sweet.

And the father daughter dance was WILD!
(Gen’s sister joined the fun!)

The Hora

Flower Girl on Floor with Shoes
(I guess I’m not being very creative with my captioning tonight)

Dana and Ken live in New York City (although Dana is from Los Angeles) but since they’re having a Pasadena wedding later this year, they wanted a beach engagement session–and what better place than on and around the Santa Monica Pier!

In case you were wondering, Ken is a boy and Dana is a girl …

… and sometimes like like standing next to each other …

… or staring moodily off into the distance.

 

The eyes have it!

They make each other laugh … or perhaps that was me saying something funny.

 

I chopped their heads off! I need to get better control of my camera!

My new favorite sign around the pier. I never noticed it until this trip.

Dana requested swinging … and so she got swinging.

Walking on the boardwalk is always a good way to pass the time …

… as is standing under the pier.

Did you find something Mister?

Apparently the water is awfully cold in May! And look at Dana’s crazy jumping skills.