Hi Everyone!

Exciting news!!!  Not long after doing Denise and Dennis’s wedding in August, Susie Chhuor Professional Hair & Make up Team (Denise’s Make up and Hair Stylist) contacted me with the happy news that Heather,  the coordinator of LA Style Unveiled would like to feature me as a photographer on their website!  At LAStyleUnveiled.com couples can find vendors as well as many helpful tips on planning for a wedding.  I am stoked to be “published” on such a website!  You can check out the article on my photography at the link below:

http://lastyleunveiled.com/deniseanddennis/

xoxo,

Judy

I had the great pleasure of photographing Tiffanie and Greg’s wedding today at Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica.  Casa Del Mar is indeed a “Hotel By The Sea”.  This beautiful and extravagant beach-front hotel is located just steps away from the Santa Monica Pier.  As soon as I set foot into the hotel, I was couldn’t stop smiling! There were soooooo many photo opportunities.  Thanks to Tiffanie’s awesome timeline, I had some time to take her around Casa Del Mar’s hotel lobby for photos before their ceremony!  I had so many pictures of her that it was difficult for me to select which ones go onto the blog. =)

Here are some of my favorites during the preparation:

Check out the Lobby!  Gotta love the stairs… symmetry is always great for photos!

The way the stairs curve and the yellow adds so much to the image!

Our lovely bride was running just a tad late to the ceremony.  While waiting for her ride to show up, she joking decided to stuck out her thumb to hitchhiked and a cab pulled up.  LOL…  I couldn’t help but to snap a quick photo.

I really really love the  following two pictures!

Tiffanie wrote and read her own vows.  I got somewhat emotional when she started crying and said, “I don’t know if I could finish reading this…”  The Priest joking replied…” Don’t worry, I can finish it for you!”  It’s always a pleasure when the Priest is light hearted and funny.

And here’s their happy family!  Tiffanie and Greg asked to have their “babies” be brought to the Casa Del Mar hotel for some quick photos.  This is tooooo adorable!

After the ceremony, we had plenty of time to go around the hotel for couple pictures.

Having a wedding at Casa Del Mar means you HAVE to go out to the beach and get sand in your feet!  Tiffanie and Greg is no exception! =)

Check out Santa Monica Pier in the back ground.

I was stoke to capture this moment when Tiff was cracking up hard over a joke that Gavin told!

This is Tiff … all tangled up in her veil due to summer breezes.

They had a live band of 14 members play all night long at the reception.  This has got to be the BEST live band that I’ve ever heard!!  I can’t even describe how awesome they were… everything was so lively and upbeat!

The conga line originally started with just four or five little girls going around the dance floor and eventually lead to a huge line.

“Come on, shake you body baby, do the conga…”

Wow… that was a fantastic wedding!  I had so much fun hanging out and working with you both!  Thank you so much…

Hope you both have a wonderful honeymoon!!  Enjoy VinPearl Resort and Spa in Nha Trang, Vietnam!

I met with Mae and Pat a couple months ago and the moment we started talking, we clicked immediately!  Mae and Pat is such a cool couple… they are always down and ready to try anything.  These two are so silly for each other that I couldn’t stop laughing with them.  For their engagement session, they wanted to go to Hilltop Park in Signal Hills.  This is a very special place for Mae and Pat because it’s where they went on their first date.  Isn’t that such a cute idea?  Gavin and I are probably gonna do the same thing, we’ll celebrate our 5 years of dating anniversary (which is coming up on 9/11/09) as we relive our first date by going to The Sticking Rose in Beverly Hills and then over to Santa Monica Pier!

We started the engagement shoot around 5:00pm and so the sun was still very bright out.  I really love these silhouette pictures of Mae and Pat.

This is Mae and Pat being “lovey dovey”….

This is Mae and Pat being grumpy…

This is Mae when she doesn’t get what she wants… Yike!!!  =)

I love it when my couple be themselves in front of the camera!  Shy???  Maybe a little at first… but not anymore! =)

We ended the day with a beautiful sunset above a glowing city.

Thank you Mae and Pat for showing me this awesome location!  I can’t wait to photography your wedding on October 10th at Coco Palm Restaurant, Pomona!  I look forward to capturing your more smiles and laughter!

I’ve been super excited about shooting Denise and Dennis’s (yea… I know… can’t forget their names) wedding ever since they’ve decided to go with me as their wedding photographer.  This is the very first time that I am leading my own wedding!!! YAY!!!  As I was driving to their BEAUTIFUL wedding location, Pasadena Ambassador Mansion and Gardens, I felt butterflies in my stomach.  These weren’t nervous butterflies, but instead, they were anxious butterflies eagerly waiting to capture timeless moments.  I had so many ideas that I wanted to try with Denise and Dennis!  These two are totally rad!! They are such a charming, down-to-earth and laid-back couple.  This made my first experience such a memorable and pleasant experience.

You can view their entire wedding gallery here:

Preparation, Ceremony, Formals, Couple, Reception 1, Reception 2

Here are some pictures of Denise our gorgeous bride getting ready for her big day!

I LOVE the bird cage!!! In fact… I’m doing the same thing for MY wedding!!  Simple… classy… and elegrant!  Love it… love it… love it!!!

Oh… and of course my signature ring shots!

Denise’s wedding dress is an exquisite vintage-looking dress.  It’s very flowing and has a LOTS of layers.  It was kinda funny photographing Denise getting into her dress because she was caught in between the layers and had tough time “diving into” her dress.

And here she is…

Let’s now meet our strapping groom, Dennis at the alter.  Dennis works for the television industry and is a natural in front of the camera.  Dennis is a goofy yet sincere kinda guy that is not afraid to show his emotions.

This is one of my favorite pictures.  The laugh on Denise’s face is just so geniune and adds so much life to the picture.

After the ceremony, we had lots of time to wander around the garden for pictures.  Here are some of my personal favorites.

I really like this candid picture of Denise as she’s walking away.  There’s something about it that is so serene.

The spiral stairs in this big mansion is sooooo cool!  I had to put my couple in the middle for a photo.

Denise told me that this building is what sold her on the location…

At the reception, the toasts constantly made Denise and Dennis giggle and laugh.

The dance floor was filled with family and friends celebrating the joyous union of Denise and Dennis!  I was just thinking… remember Bennifer or Branglina???  How would we do a word name for Denise and Dennis???  Would it be D-E-N-N-I-S-E???  =)

Show ‘em what you got Dennis!!!

Work it girl!!!

I am stoked with how the pictures came out!  Thank you D-E-N-N-I-S-E   for having me be a part of your big day!  It was such a pleasure and a wonderful experience photographing your wedding!

Lights… Camera… Action!!!  That’s Right… Kasie and Tim are getting married at Paramount Studios.  The second I set foot onto Paramount Studios… everything was so surreal!  It was awesome having the opportunity to photography my couple at the New York backlot.

But first… the ring shoots!  Kasie’s ring is BEAUTIFUL.  What’s funny is that her wedding band and my wedding band are exactly the same!!!

When I first saw Kasie’s wedding gown, I thought it looks very Greek-Goddess like.  What’s more amazing is the fabric is so soft and light… perfect for a summer wedding.

“Something old, something new… something barrowed, something blue”  Kasie wanted something extraordinary, so she decided to go for blue shoes!!! Awesome for pictures!

And now let’s meet our bride, Kasie.  She’s a sweet, spontaneous, and down to earth kinda girl!  Kasie wanted to break away from traditions so she had seven brides maids, all wearing different styles of dresses with different shades of blue (and brown).  What a wonderful idea!!!

At the alter… we have our anxious groom waiting for the arrival of his bride.  I always love to capture the look on the groom’s face when he sees the bride for the first time.  That’s just something about it that’s so sincere and geniune.  I can’t find the right words to describe why, but here and there I find myself getting a little emotional seeing the look on the groom’s face as his bride walks down the aisle.  As a soon to be bride, I guess I relate and share that moment of happiness with my couple.

I don’t think these two ever stopped smiling during the entire ceremony!

“And now you may kiss your bride!”

“… Wait just a sec,” says Kasie as she reaches into her cleavage to pull out a Listerine spray.  ***LOL***

And here you have it… for the first time:  Mr. and Mrs. Mehram!

After the ceremony, we had about 15 minutes to catch a ride (on a little golf cart) to the New York backlot for a few photos.  It was AWESOME!!!

Kasie and Tim wanted a picture where they were running up from a subway station.  I love the vacant and desserted feel to this picture!

This is soooo New York!

The reception was filled with lots of laughter.

They nicely cut the cake and nicely feed it to each other!

Kasie got the party started by busting a few moves on the dance floor!

He was dancing to Michael Jackson…

Wow… what a wonderful wedding!  Thank you Kasie and Tim for having us there and being a part of your big day.  Congrats guys… you guys ROCK!