Eric + Giuli – Disneyland Engagement Photography

May 23rd, 2012: Ah Disneyland, where Dreams Come True. This proved more than just taglines for Eric & Giuli, who both work for The Mouse. Of course, having met at The Happiest Place on Earth, Eric had to propose there there too. So one day when he learned that the Indiana Jones Adventure ride was [...]

Justin + Christa at The Mountain Mermaid

May 21st, 2012: Justin & Christa wed on a lovely day in May at The Mountain Mermaid, one of our favorite wedding venues here in Los Angeles: it’s a private estate with a colorful past, with rich textures in every nook and cranny, and great light – a photographers’ dream come true, really. Justin & [...]

Happy Birthday to My Amazing Wife!

May 17th, 2012: 1824 days ago, just outside of Tibet, I laid my eyes on something that would forever shift the course of my life.  Her name was Felicia and although it wasn’t exactly love at first sight (I believe she referred to me as a “crass American” to her friends online), after a few [...]

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Britany + Roberto: San Pedro Wedding Photography

May 11th, 2012: After 4 years living abroad in Japan serving in the Air Force, Britany and Robert had a whirlwind two weeks in California. A few days after they landed they had their engagement session with us, then spent the next week driving all over California to visit friends and have a pre-honeymoon, then got [...]

How We Roll – Our Guide to Camera Gear

May 4th, 2012: We get a lot of question from photographers about our gear. From what we use, to why we use it and why it works for us as wedding photographers.  So I decided to compile a list of all the cameras, lenses, gear and tools Felicia and I take along on a wedding [...]

Jill at Malibu Creek State Park

May 1st, 2012: It’s almost the season for college graduation, and yesterday Felicia and I spent a lovely spring day morning at Malibu Creek State Park with Jill, a graduating film school student. We had a great time photographing and getting to know this vivacious, confident young woman, as we talked about the movie/TV industry [...]

Paty + Orlando’s Long Beach Wedding Day

April 27th, 2012: Last weekend, Felicia and I kicked off Wedding Season 2012 with Paty & Orlando‘s travel-themed nuptials in Long Beach. We arrived at the Westin to find the place crawling with sniffer dogs and scores of guys who look like they were with the Secret Service: I guess the Dalai Lama was staying [...]

Britany + Roberto @ El Matador State Beach

April 24th, 2012: Britany contacted me a few months back from Japan about photographing her and Roberto’s wedding day. Amazingly, Britany was planning the whole thing from overseas and they just arrived in town a couple days ago, and about 2 weeks before their big day.  Still jet lagged from the transpacific flight, Roberto and [...]

Friday Randomness

April 20th, 2012: Happy Friday everyone! As you may have noticed, I have been pretty quiet on the blogging front for the past week. It was a deliberate silence as I took time to unwind, finding joy and inspiration in other forms of photography. Tomorrow is our first wedding of the year and from there [...]

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Darren + Simrit – Vacation Engagement

April 13th, 2012: Darren and Simrit came down from Canada for a Los Angeles vacation last week and the figured what better way to commemorate their trip than to have their engagement photos done here.  They are getting married in Mexico next month, but we were thrilled to get a chance to meet them and [...]