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This past Sunday Robert & I had the pleasure of
photographing Ashleigh & Luke’s wedding at the fabulous Shade Hotel in
Manhattan Beach.  Ashleigh &
Luke were the first couple to officially hire us to shoot their wedding.   When I told Rob the good news, he
said “are they on crack?”  But in
all seriousness we were so honored that I think we may have even been more
nervous about the wedding day than they were.  We wanted their photos to be amazing after all the faith
they had put in us, so we teamed up with some local photographers and actually
shot 7 weddings before Ashleigh and Luke’s.  Check out the results:

Ashleigh’s Winnie Couture gown hanging from above the Shade Hotel’s second floor balcony…

The “First Look”…

Luke’s Reaction…

Luke escorting Ashleigh’s Mom down the aisle….

Ashleigh and her handsome Grandfather…

The ring exchange…

The Kiss…

Ashleigh & Luke ROLLINS!!!!

Some fun post ceremony pics…

After the ceremony we headed down to the Beach with the Bridal Party:

It’s really rare to have bridal party members that don’t dread being in the group photos, but as you can see this group was surprisingly different.  They were so full of awesomeness that they even had their own signature poses like:

The “Magical Jump”

and the “Heisman Trophy”

and this one- PMP!!!:

If you think getting 8-10 people in a group photo is difficult, try 90!!!!

Here’s some fun details of their day-

Ashleigh’s hot shoes:

And their beautiful rings on the awesome Shade Hotel Sink!

The cake…

A couple more photos of the Newlyweds…

I know this is a crazy long blog post, but I would like to also acknowledge all of the great work from the vendors who were a part of Ashleigh & Luke’s day:

 

JoLise and her team at the Shade Hotel

Kerry at de Luxe Weddings & Events

Anne at Pocket Full of Petals 

Epic Entertainment

Lido Bakery

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Murietta, Jason and Tamara took the plunge at an unbelievable location. We had the privelege to shoot their day and it was major fun times! The location was quite remote, and we had to take a fun windy road to get there. Large signs led the way to their venue. The property itself is gorgeous; we couldn’t have asked for a better landscape or backdrop to work with!

When we hung out with Jason as he suited up, we couldn’t help but notice “I believe in a thing called love” by the Darkness being looped over and over again on his iPhone. It was cute! The property owner is close friends with Jason’s parents and happened to be a floral designer as well. Check out the bouquet!

We’re experimenting with textures on a few pics so comment us on whether you love it or hate it. =)

The signs to Tamara & Jason’s wedding:

 Jason’s Iphone playing “I Believe in a Thing Called Love”:

Tamara’s beautiful shoes:

The rings:

The Garter:

 The adorable dog:

Tamara getting her make-up done: