There are so many amazing images from Raffaele & Nicole’s wedding day that I couldn’t post them all here on my blog!  Keep reading for some of my favorites!

Here are some of the great vendors that made Raffaele & Nicole so great!!
Ceremony Venue – St Elizabeth Ann Seton
Reception Venue – Prego
Flowers – Amazing Blooms
DJ – Tony Tartaglia
Videographer – Mission Visual
Photographer – Rustin Michael
Photographer’s Assistant – the amazing Natalie Fong!!!

I love these next few of Nicole getting ready with the help of her Mom.

I love this photo of Nicole’s Dad getting ready.

Once we arrived at the church Nicole helped Raffaele with his bowtie

Nicole’s flower girls

Nicole & Raffaele walked down the aisle together.

This image looks even better as an album spread!

I love this image Natalie Fong captured!

Another gem by Natalie Fong!

Nicole and her flower girls

Instead of having a wedding party, Raffaele & Nicole had two witnesses.

Raffaele & Nicole

Some details from the reception!

The grand entrance!

Raffaele & Nicole preformed a waltz for their first dance.

Here are some more of my favorites from the reception!

Before I headed home I pulled Raffaele & Nicole aside for a couple last photos!

Here are a few of my favorites from Jason & Marina’s special day!

Marina picked these bright blue comfortable TOMS shoes to wear on her special day.

Just a few of Marina getting ready.

I love the deep breath Marina is taking as she is approaching Jason for their first look.

Two more from their first look

Marina’s bouquet

Just a few shots of Jason and Marina that I grabbed while Chris was photographing them

After we arrived at the church I spent time with the girls and captured this great moment as Marina and her girls prayed before the ceremony.

I love this shot of Marina and her dad just before the walk down the aisle

I love the way Marina looks at Jason

I love this moment as they are walking down the aisle after getting married

Some of my favorites from the first dance.

Thanks again to Chris for letting me join him last weekend. It was great to see him work and I made a few mental notes on how I can continue to grow this year as a photographer!

Here are some of the amazing people that helped Dylan & Christine’s wedding day go so smoothly!!
Bride’s preparation – The Redbury Hotel
Ceremony Venue – Wilshire United Methodist Church
Reception Venue – Castaway Burbank
Wedding Coordinator – Purple Meadows Events
Cake – Cakery Bakery
Flowers – Flowers By Leah
Shoes – custom handmade shoes by Shoe Lab
Dress – Ines Di Santo gown from Lovella Bridal by Ines Di Santo
DJ – Heartbeat DJ
Videographer – Mission Visual
Photographer – Rustin Michael
Assistant/2nd Photographer – the amazing Danny Mendoza!!!

The day started off at the gorgeous Redbury Hotel with Christine and her girls getting ready.

Christine is a very talented make-up artist who has helped many of brides look amazing on their wedding day, so it makes sense she would handle her make-up herself.

After some shots of Christine getting ready I captured some of Christine’s details from the wedding day.

Christine’s wedding shoes are one-of-a-kind hand crafted from scratch by her father!!

Christine helping her mother get ready for the big day!

I love these next ones of Christine getting help with her dress

Who better to help Christine with her shoes that the man who made them!

We had a few minutes after Christine was ready before the limo arrived to grab a couple portraits in one of the hallways of the Redbury Hotel. I just wish we had more time!

After arriving at Wilshire United Methodist Dylan & Christine did a “first look” and then we shot photos of them together in front of the church. Here are some of my favorites!

Dylan & Christine’s dog Cappy was all dressed to be the ring bearer.

Dylan and Christine broke tradition a little. Dylan and his “guys”!

Christine and her “girls”!

Here are the more traditional groupings! I think it’s great they didn’t let tradition determine who they chose to stand with them on this special day!

The whole wedding party!

Now for the ceremony! Christine’s dad walking her down the aisle

I LOVE the next 4 photos in the sequence!

I love the way Christine was looking at her soon to be husband at the start of the ceremony!

Christine putting a ring on Dylan

I love their reactions after the ring being placed!

The first kiss!

The announcement!

Just married!!

Some details at Castaway in Burbank

Just before their grand entrance we were able to capture the last bit of sun before it went behind the mountain.

The grand entrance!!

The party started immediately!

The first dance was a little more exciting than typical after Dylan and Christine attended dance lessons

Christine’s dad giving a toast

Christine and her dad also had some fun with the Father/Daughter dance!

A few more from the rocking reception!

Once the light was gone Danny helped me create some of our own!

Here are some of the amazing people that helped Sonia & Sean’s wedding day go so smoothly
Venue – Bel Air Bay Club
Wedding Coordinator – Demaray Events
Cake – Hansen’s Cakes
Flowers – Jen K Floral Design
DJ – Special Occasions DJ and Lighting
Photographer – Rustin Michael
2nd Photographer – Drew Clayton

Keep reading below for some of my favorites from the day and a few photos from Sonia & Sean’s after party on Sunday night in which the sun finally made an appearance!

The day started off with us capturing Sonia getting ready along with some shots of her amazing details.

I loved Sonia’s gorgeous light pink Monique Lhuillier wedding gown!

Some very stylish Jimmy Choo shoes

Rings from Tiffany and Da Beers

A beautiful arrangement by Jen K Floral Design

And now back to Sonia getting ready

Sonia & Sean decided to do a first look so we could shoot the family photos before the ceremony. Here are a few great moment from their first look.

I love these next 2 by Drew

I captured Sean’s expression when we first saw his bride.

Love this photo by Drew

I also love this one I captured

Sean and his guys

Sonia and her girls

A couple individual portraits before the ceremony.

Sonia’s dad walking her down the aisle

Drew captured this photo of Sean waiting for Sonia to come down the aisle

The wedding party after the ceremony.

Some photos of the new couple!

Two from the grand entrance.

The first dance

Some toasts

Some reception details. This first shot and the two foods shots are by Drew

Two more photos of Sonia & Sean before ending the night.

These next couple photos are from the after part Sonia’s dad threw for them on the Sunday following the wedding. The event was held at the Diamond Bar Center. As you can see, the sun finally did make an appearance for them!

I am thankful for Drew Clayton coming along to second shoot and Jonathan Navarez for assisting. Lena Volk and her team at KaptureVision planned the beautiful day and kept things running smoothly.

Here are some of my favorites from Tristin & Nick’s wedding day!

Nick getting help with his cufflinks.

Nick’s cufflinks are very special with an image of his late father on them. Although Nick’s Dad was not there in person he most definitely was in spirit.

The guys just before the ceremony

Tristin getting help with her dress.

The girls just before the ceremony.

Drew captured this image of Tristin and her dad coming down the aisle.

I love this image Jonathan captured during the ring exchange

I love this tender moment of Nick kissing his mom’s hand just after being married.

The wedding party

Tristin and Nick make a great looking couple!

The reception began with some toasts up on the balcony.

Here are two from the first dance

Some details

This one is by Drew

One last photo of Tristin & Nick before the end of the night

Going into Nina and Rommel’s wedding day I was really nervous and excited. This is a common occurrence to me and nearly every other wedding photographer, since we understand the importance of what we are about to capture. Even the fact that Nina & Rommel favorited 90% of their engagement photos on their online gallery didn’t help to calm my nerves and give me better night sleep the night before.

There are some many great photos from this wedding, here are just some of my favorites!!

The day started off at the iconic Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles capturing the girls getting ready.

Nina is stunning!

Some details while the girls are getting ready

Nina and her girls working on the bustle her dress so I can shoot it.

Rommel getting ready for the day.

I love this next image captured by Justin who was assisting me at the wedding

Some portraits before leaving the hotel

Next we headed over to the LA Cathedral to shoot Rommel and his guys.

Once the guys were hidden away the girls arrived for photos

A few details of the flowers

Nina getting help with her cathedral length veil

I love this shot of Nina and her parents ready for the big day.

As I was down in front of the cathedral capturing the processional Jonathan (my intern/Nina’s cousin) captured this amazing image of Nina waiting to walk down the aisle.

Here is my view of Nina coming down the aisle. I am so glad I rented the Canon 300mm 2.8L IS for the ceremony.

Nina’s parents met her midway down the aisle.

Rommel coming to take his bride

The Canon 14mm 2.8L II also came in handy!

The final blessing

First kiss

Just Married!!!

A quick shot of the bridal party after the ceremony.

A short but amazing portrait session of Nina & Rommel.

The next two are from the first dance

The last few details.

The day started with me getting photos of some of Ali’s details and him getting ready at his sister’s place.

All ready for the big day!

Next I headed over to Cristophe in Beverly Hills to get photos of Maryam getting ready.

I love this shot of Maryam’s brother when he saw his sister all ready for the big day.

Next we headed over the the Beverly Hills Court House for the civil ceremony. Sadly photos weren’t allowed inside as we waited to go into the chapel.

The ceremony was even shorter than I expected, 3.5 minutes. Also the chapel wasn’t quite what I had imagined before walking in there. None of this detracted from Ali & Maryam’s radiant love for each other.

I love this shot!

After the ceremony we headed over to Hotel Bel Air’s Swan Lake.

After saying hi to their guests I had a little chance to shoot some photos of Maryam and Ali.

Just a few more details.

The image below contains 3 KISS albums, a black 12″ x 12″ leather bound, a white 10″ x 10″ leather bound, and a 8″ x 8″ linen bound album. I offer linen and leather albums in those 3 sizes.

Here is a different view showing their thickness. The black leather album contains 42 pages, the white leather album contains 46 pages, and the red linen album contains 20 pages.

As you can see in the image below the binding is a little different between a linen bound and a leather bound album. The linen bound albums don’t have a board between each print, instead the prints are just glued together back-to-back allowing the pages to flex easily when going through the album. With the leather bound album the prints are glued to the board so the book is much thicker, heavier, and more solid.

Here is another view of a linen bound album.

Both the linen and leather bound albums are offered in the same color. These are my linen swatches.

I have been really happy with the linen and leather albums made by KISS that I have in my studio and the ones I have delivered to my clients. I encourage all my clients to go with a leather bound album if it fits in their wedding photography budget. I like to offer linen bound albums as parent books and guest signature books. I also offer a linen bound wedding album with my lowest package that includes an album. Whether you chose to go with a linen or leather album, I know you will enjoy it for years to come!

Here are some of my favorite 2-page spreads from some of my amazing couples!

Justin & Melisa’s guest signature album. I designed the pages with extra space so wedding guests can leave a note to the happy couple!

A few from Ryan & Lisa’s amazing Stone Manor Malibu wedding.

A few from Brandi & Court’s amazing Vibiana wedding. Their album ended up being 58 pages!

If you want to see more you will have to come into my studio to see the samples in person.

The Vibiana, which opened in 1876, was the official cathedral of Los Angeles for over 100 years.  In recent years it has been converted into a beautiful event space that hosts many weddings, special events, and Hollywood parties.  You can read more about it’s history here.

I am so thankful for the talented Justin Gourley and Christian Bugay for coming out and giving me a hand at this outstanding wedding.  The day wouldn’t of gone as smoothly and been nearly as much fun without their help. 

The amazing vendors from Brandi & Court’s special day
Wedding Coordinator: Stacy Porras Weddings 
Venue: The Vibiana
Catering: Gourmet Gourmet
Rentals: Imperial Party Rentals
Florist: Blooming Flowers
Lighting: Jeff Ferrero
Cake: Sweet Art Cakes

The day started off with capturing the girls getting ready at the Vibiana.

I love this shot Christian captured while Brandi was getting her hair done.

After having a little too much fun the previous night the guys are taking it easy, before needing to get ready, by watching the hilarious “Talladega Nights”

Just before the ceremony

Brandi & her dad

I love the way Brandi is looking at Court

The rings

Just Married!!

Brandi looked stunning

Court managed to crack a smile after asking if he was all partied out from the previous night.

Just a quick traditional portrait in the middle of doing group shots.

Court and his guys

Brandi and her girls.

This wedding party shot is ready to go in the album.

A few more of Brandi & Court.

I love this moment Christian captured.

The next few are from the end of the night.

Brandi & Court making their entrance into the reception

A couple from the first dance.

Brandi’s dad talking about when Court came into his office to ask for his daughters hand in marriage.

I love this moment captured by Christian during the Best Man toast.

Christian also captured this great shot during the father/daughter dance.

A wedding is not complete without belly dancers. Here are just 2 of my favs.

The party was rocking!

Just a few of the vibrant colors we saw throughout the night. Thanks to Justin for capturing these.

The details

Justin ran around capturing some detail shots while I was shooting Brandi & Court.

One captured by Christian.

A few important details

Paula getting ready

The ceremony space at Lawry’s is gorgeous!

Nearly all ready for a great lunch at Lawry’s

Joe & Paula making their entrance for the first reception of the day.

A toast by the best man

After a 5 hour break it was time for the second part of Joe & Paula’s wedding day. We met about 1.5 hours before they were scheduled to make their entrance into their reception at The Standard in Downtown LA.

Just before we headed out to Union Station for a wedding day photo shoot with Joe & Paula a future bride and her girls had to congratulate Paula.

Paula wanted to have her ceremony at Union Station but it didn’t work out. I am glad Union Station is mostly photo-friendly so we could still get some amazing shots of her and Joe there. We started outside and used the sun before it went behind the buildings.

After sweet talking the head of security for the area we were able to get into a space Union Station reserves for special events. Here are some of my favorites along with some portraits of Joe & Paula.

A few last ones in the lobby before heading to the reception

Joe & Paula making their entrance

A couple of my favorites from the first dance.

The party was rocking!

Just a few of the yummy treats from Joe & Paula’s wedding day!