An Evening of Elegance

A few weeks back I had the privileged to photograph Erin and Bryan’s weddings at the La Venta Inn in Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA. Erin and Bryan met about 4 years ago while out with friends and hit it off, Erin was living in Northern California at the time and Bryan in Southern California. As they got to know one another it was apparent they were meant to be. Erin moved to Southern California about 6 months after they met and their relationship bloomed. They are a perfect fit in every way and even though they knew the song they wanted their first dance to be at their wedding after only dating less then a year, it was amazing to see them dance their first dance to this song as husband and wife. Every detail surrounding their wedding was planned, from the butterflys representing their loved ones they have lost, the elephant favors that signified Erin's inate desire to help wildlife as a portion of the proceeds went to a foundation for elephants (and they visited these elephants on their honeymoon), to the songs playing as the guests arrived that were from movies which played tribute to Bryan and his work in the entertainment industry. They truly made the day memorable and tried to incorporate all the amazing things about both of them.

Erin and Bryan's Fashion Engagement

Erin and Bryan opted for my Fashion Engagement package and were featured on my Fashion Engagement video for my website. Check out my archived blog post of their Fashion Engagement here.

Fashion Runway On Broadway

I had a blast this past weekend in San Diego taking photos and hangin out with the Charlie M. Girls at the downtown nightclub On Broadway. On Broadway is a cavernous 2-floor club laid out in an old bank (as evidence by the walk-through vault in the basement). After the show I danced the night away on the club floor. I ended up staying the entire weekend with some old college buddies in Pacific Beach, aka PB. It was another fun-filled weekend in Southern Cal.











Sunset on Pacific Beach. San Diego, CA

Finding Fashion Anywhere

I had a blast today photographing my friend Nikki Richardson. She has always wanted to be in front of the camera and today I gave her that chance. She did an amazing job modeling considering it was her first time. We traveled to downtown El Paseo plaza to start our shoot, then headed up East Camino Cielo Road for some "high altitude" photos, and then finished down at LeadBetter Beach. I hardly had to say anything to get Nikki to pose like a super model. Nikki even got behind the camera mimicking to be a fashion photographer as I struck a pose as a male model, woohoo! Check out the short video clip of the photo shoot below.

FYI- Nikki is on her way to Tonga on a missions trip for a year where she will be a teacher at the international Christian school of Tonga. Go Tonga!

Hair and makeup were done by the girls at Underground Hair Artists and the styling and clothing were put together by the girls at LF clothing in Santa Barbara. Thanks to all that helped make this photo shoot possible!

Double the Fun at the Fess Parker Double Tree Resort

A few weeks back I had the privilege of photographing Chelsea and Jon's wedding at the Fess Parker Double Tree in Santa Barbara. After the ceremony we headed across the street to take some fun photos at the beach then headed back to the double tree for some dancing. It was yet another beautiful evening in Santa Barbara.