Jaclyn & Joshua Temple Judea wedding
Jaclyn and Joshua met on JDate in January 2010. Their first date was over coffee and pastries at Urth Cafe in West Hollywood. The two didn't exactly hit it off - she thought he was too quiet, he thought she was a motormouth. (Someone had to say something!) Want to read more check out their engagement session for photos and their story (click here). Read more
Santa Monica Canals engagement photos
Marlene & Mark met while they were both college students at the University of California, Irvine. Their time together was short in Irvine. Only a year into their relationship, they moved to opposite sides of the country to pursue their dreams - 2,786 miles apart! Marlene moved to San Francisco, CA while Mark moved to Hershey, PA. But distance only made the heart grow fonder! Before they knew it, 4 years had passed and they were both back in Southern California with their friends, families, and each other.Read more
Destination wedding photography : Mexico
In April this year I had the honor to photograph Kami and Tim's destination wedding at a private resort name Las Cruces in La Paz, Baja California - Mexico. It is a beautiful place to get away and experience the authentic Mexican culture.Read more
Woodland Hills Country Club wedding
Thara and Danielle met in karate class when they were 10 years old. They spent middle school in a typical pre-pubescent, boy-girl friendship—Danielle being desperately in love with Thara, Thara teasing Danielle whenever he got the chance. In high school, they became best friends before starting a real relationship. After attending UC Davis together and starting careers in education and engineering, Thara proposed. After nine wonderful years together, Thara and Danielle tied the knot on June 22, 2013.Read more
Inez & Anthony engagement UCLA
It was the summer of 1999 when Anthony first saw Inez. Anthony showed up early to get a good seat, in the back of the room, for his summer school math class. As he sat waiting for class to start, a pair of legs walked in that caught his attention and would change his life forever. He immediately jumped up and followed the legs, otherwise known as Inez, to where she sat on the other side of the room. Inez didn't pay too much attention to the boy as he came to sit next to her.
Martha & Nasi Disney Hall engagement
It was a Thursday evening on November 17th when Martha attended a work event in downtown LA not thinking that it would of change her life. The event ended right at the peak of traffic and Martha and her coworker Bianca decided to wait it out and grab a drink and some food at the closet place around. They Googled what looked like the nicest spot in the area and came up with The Edison. It was a new place for Martha and Bianca so they decided to invite their friend Letty who was also in the area and make it her birthday celebration as well. Read more
Lydia & Enrique Santa Barbara wedding
Lydia and Enrique met through mutual friends in the summer of 2008. As they began to see more and more of each other at various outings, Lydia decided she liked Enrique and asked him out on a date. It went well, so she asked him out on another date... And then another one. Eventually, they were spending all of their time together ;-)Read more
Vasquez Rocks engagement session
Markus and Kristin's story began with one fateful email in early March 2010. Markus was browsing Match.com in search of a “cute as all hell co-pilot to share in the awesomeness,” like his “About Me” said, when he stumbled upon Kristin’s profile. Kristin had just jumped back on Match.com a couple of days earlier, which is why her profile had never come across Markus’ search results. Since she fit into the “cute as all hell” category, Markus sat down and crafted an email in the hopes it wouldn’t disappear in the sea of emails this adorable woman would undoubtedly get on a daily basis. To his surprise, he received a response the next day. And so began the exchange of a few emails, which led to a couple of phone calls, which led to a first date at Aroma Cafe on Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood.Read more
Elva & Bobby Santa Monica engagement
Bobby and Elva met online on eHarmony. Their first date was over drinks at the Yard House in Downtown LA. Elva and Bobby hit it off immediately. In spite of the hour long commute between them, they had a second date the following Saturday, a third date the next, then a fourth date…you get the picture. Read more
Juliana and Keith UCLA engagement session
During their freshman year of college Juliana met Keith while visiting a friend at UCLA. After Keith met Juliana he invited himself to spend the rest of the evening with her and her girlfriends because he was "intrigued by this newcomer." Keith knew he wanted to see Juliana again so he created an excuse to drive a group of friends to her hometown to hang out. A serendipitous spill of her cup of tea brought the two together and the rest is history.
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