Jenn and Minh had their wedding and reception at the City Club in Los Angeles (333 S. Grand Avenue) on an absolutely perfect Saturday in June. It was absolutely my privilege and honor to work as their photographer. For some of the candid wedding portraits, we left the City Club and went over to the Disney Concert Hall (which is only a few blocks away). If you’re a friend or family member and you’d like to see all of the wedding photographs, please click here to see the full gallery.

We began the day at the City Club in Los Angeles. It’s a fabulous venue with a great staff! Highly recommended!

A photographers view from the 54th Floor of the Wells Fargo building (aka The City Club). Directly below is Disney Hall
and the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion while the red arrow in the top right hand corner of the photo is pointing to our studio!

The bridesmaids have a bit of fun before helping Jenn with her dress.

Jenn almost couldn’t get her dress zipped. The girls struggled for 10 minutes before the zipper finally cooperated!

The best man helps Minh with his bow tie.

Walt Disney Concert Hall Community Park — State of California in Downtown Los Angeles

No Photoshop here–just some spectacular jumping skills.

Bad boys, bad boys. Whatca gonna do?

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The bridesmaid to Jenn’s right got married the following weekend. If only she had known about me sooner!

Friends

Since these photos happened pre-ceremony, I arranged a"first look" where Minh saw Jenn in her wedding dress for the first time.

The Wedding Party

The Eyes Have It

I could label this photograph "Reflections" but since I’m a rebel at heart, let’s call it "Grass"

And we’ll call this one Reflections

Minh is a Dipper
(as you’ll see confirmed later in this blog post)

 

The Happy Couple

 

Blue Skies, Fluffy White Clouds, and Weddings
(three of my favorite things)

Sweetness

Nice ankles … I mean shoes.

We’re in a freight elevator on our way back up to the 54th floor of the Wells Fargo Building (and the City Club).

Pretty Flowers

The Wedding

With this ring …

All done; time to party!

City Club Reception

I loved this attention to detail.

Fabulous Menu

The Cake
(of which I didn’t partake)

Jenn and Minh had a surprise highly choreographed dance routine for their first dance. They should try out for SYTYCD!

And they ended the first dance in a traditional way — with a dip and a kiss.

Time for some cake!

There were lots of single ladies in the house–some more enthusiastic than others!

And lots of single guys at the wedding as well!

One of the last photos I captured at Jenn & Minh’s wedding was this
black and white homage to traditional wedding portraits. Although I have
a "happy" version as well, I liked the manufactured stiffness of this moment.

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 …

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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)

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing Katy & Tony’s wedding at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. The day started with Katy and Tony getting ready at the Los Angeles Downtown Marriott Hotel. Then we all went over to Union Station for some pre-ceremony wedding photography. After that, it was off to the Cathedral for the wedding and then back to Olvera Street and a short walk to Union Station for the reception. If you’d like to see all of the photos from the wedding (and you know Katy’s maiden name), click here to view the whole gallery.

View of Downtown Los Angeles from the Marriott Hotel

Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles — a wedding photographer’s delight!

Mr. Pink, Mr. Blue, Mr. Brown, Mr. Green, Mr. Black, etc.

You girls are crazy!

Weddings are great times with special friends.

From looking at this photo you wouldn’t know that this room is crowded with tables for the reception!

Work it Tony!

Awww. Isn’t that sweet.

Is it wind, magic, or my associate photographer?

Proud Parents

A wedding held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is a grand occasion!

It’s this finger right?

This is my favorite photo from their wedding day.

Yippee. We’re married. Let’s party!

One last photo at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels before heading to Union Station.

Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. All aboard!

Wedding Reception at Union Station in Los Angeles.

Pretty!

These were pretty too.

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And the girls had pretty toes. And flip flops.

Katy and Tony had a Mariachi band that serenaded them from Olvera Street to Union Station. It was a fun walk!

Tony’s father sang a few ballads with the Mariachi band. And with a little encouragement, Tony joined in the fun!

Anyone want to guess who caught it?

Ok boys! Time for some garter tossing!

I met Tricia and Tarik at Union Station for their engagement session. Tricia had arranged for special permits so we were allowed in to an area that’s normally off limits to the public. After we spent some time in Union Station, we drove over to the heart of downtown to visit the roof of Tricia’s brother’s residence. I must admit, he had a pretty amazing view!

The light can be really amazing in Union Station!

Wheeee!

Somebody did a great job waxing the floors!

We’re cool and we know it!

10 more seconds I the security guards would have had us!

All Aboard!

These chairs are all big any comfy!

Pretty Cool Huh?

Work it girl! Show me fierce!

I met Katy and Tony for their engagement session last weekend in downtown Los Angeles at Pershing Square. I’ve worked as a wedding photographer a few times in that area, but I’ve not done an engagement session down there before. It was a bit chilly, but Katy and Tony were game for anything! After working in the heart of downtown, we moved to the Walt Disney Concert Hall (also in downtown Los Angeles).

See! I’m a photojournalist … well kinda.

 

This yellow wall makes me want to eat a lemon.

Pretty in Pink!

Tony and Katy are in front of nice Spanish language "Drug Free Zone" signs.

Ah yes. The obligatory "we’re standing in front of a roll up door" photograph. Very urban you know!

Tony and Katy bought their wedding rings at the
Western Jewelry Mart in downtown Los Angeles!

Tony and Katy are engaged! Read all about it!

Tony tells me that convincing Katy to marry him was a walk in the park!

Look ma! No hands!

When I felt we were done downtown, I suggested we visit Walt Disney Concert Hall!

Weeee!

Why take the stairs when you can ride the elevator!

 

I love you Tony!

Tony is a dipper! No lessons required!

We’re tired! Let’s sit on these stairs!

Katy had a special photo request. She wanted a photo with her, Tony,
and the Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel.