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3 down, 5 more to go. Michelle is the 3rd Tincopa daughter to get married within the past year! What an exciting and festive time for parents Luis and Teresa! Michelle and Mark have been together almost as long as I've been with Jessica. They have two cute lil children (both of which are on our website and blog). Shortly after Sean was born, it was decided that they wanted to wed and Jessica was all OVER it. With only 5 weeks, she and Kerry Pulverman of de Luxe Weddings & Events, put together this small soiree at a beautiful venue called The Pacific Edge Villa in Laguna Beach. Believe it or not, but this wedding was only 4 digits - DIY weddings are always tough but it came together wonderfully. Mark and Michelle, congratulations and we wish you a wonderful future!

We want to thank all that have contributed to making this a reality:

Luis and Teresa, Hong, Luis Jr & Lexi (especially for the custom sandbox), Melissa, Natalie, Jen, and Tina, Cecilia, Laura, Kevin, Priscilla, and Chris Botelho from it Takes Two Photo!

Also, a special shout out goes out to these vendors - you MADE the day!

Luke from Premiere Events - Luke rocks! He is an AWESOME MC and DJ! Luke comes well prepared and can make a reception bounce like no other! He is tasteful, talented, and great at thinking on the fly, a necessary trait in this industry. 

Leanna from Bella Blooms - Leanna's fashionable floral designs and ability to work with budgets prompted us to return as her client. She's our local favorite because she accommodated us so well! 

Hector from Cakeland Bakery - This is the 5th time Cakeland has made a cake for the Tincopa family. Cakeland has been our baker for all three weddings, and they have not dissappointed. They have dozens of flavors to choose from and make cakes the way we love them... Moist! Best of all, Hector, the owner of Cakeland, comes from a very humble background, and while other competitors are charging $1500 for a three tier cake, he can make one EVEN better for surprisingly less!

Rebecca Peng from The Pacific Edge Hotel - We were introduced to Rebecca and the rest of the Pacific Edge event staff at a recent mixer. Needless to say we were impressed! The Pacific Edge is a beautiful location, and we hope to return to photograph there soon!

Kerry Pulverman from de Luxe Weddings and Events - two words.... LOVE HER. She genuinely enjoys wedding coordination and design. She comes prepared and is very detail oriented. This wedding would not have come together as well as it did without her and her team managing to setup in world record time! Two more words.... Effective executioner. We can't be any happier to be friends and colleagues with her. 

Here is the preview: Stay tuned! PS... comment us on what you think about the second to last picture. We're playing with some textures!

PPS. Thanks to Chris for capturing the last photo in this post for us while we were up as part of the bridal party! 

Check out this custom sandbox my brother made for the Escort Cards.  It's in their wedding colors and everything.  If you want a custom Escort Display shoot us an email, he'll hook you up!

All Seven super fun and beachy Bridesmaid's dresses from Windsor:

The beautiful cake designed and created by Cakeland:

The lovely and hilarious Bride in her Reem Acra gown:  

(The pastel green, pink, and ivory in the detailing of her gown were the inspiration for the entire wedding color palette.  The details in the cake, sandbox, florals, and favors were all designed to match.)

Michelle walking down the aisle with dad:

The Ring Exchange and the Kiss:

A shot from above:

Congratulations Mark & Michelle!!!!

I recently had the privilege to have a sneak peek at Irvine's newest Children's Musuem: Pretend City.  The grand opening was on August 30, 2009, so now parents can enjoy the experience with their children.  Pretend City is a very interactive place where both children and parents can put on costumes and take on roles such as firefighter, police officer, and mail carrier.  This Pretend City is complete with a farm, grocery store, bank, beach, marina, "Orange Plaza" and much more.  

Pretend City is a place where parents can teach their children how different aspects of the real world interrelate.  For example, the children can pick fruit on the farm, sell it at the market, and then eat it at home or at the cafe.  The "pretendgineers" will even join in the fun!  I could go on  talking about all the great things this place has to offer, but it's way more fun to check it out yourself. 

Tina & Erik were Jessica Elizabeth Photography's first clients.  We shot their Just Because Session about three days after we had purchased our new Nikon cameras.  I think we have come a long way since then... upgraded camera and lenses, lessons from other Professional Photographers and lots of hands-on training.  To thank Tina & Erik for believing in us and being patient with us we would like to post a few pics from their shoot.  Happy 1 Year!