I photographed an amazing wedding at the Montage Resort & Spa last week.

Working with the White Lilac, Details Details & The Montage is always a pleasure. But the real stars of the show were the Bride & Groom Gracie & Kyle. They were amazing! Its always so much fun to watch two people have so much fun at their own wedding. Something that always keeps me going from picture to picture. I love what I do.

More to come.

This is to tease.

When I have a free day, I utilize.

Sunday morning, Harly picks Audrey & I up at an early 7am. (That was the hardest part of the whole day) We cruise over & pick up some of Harly’s close friends Seth & Jen.

When we reached Lake Silverwood, we met an old Highschool friend of Harly’s; Jim. He had been at the lake since 5am waiting in line to launch his boat. Glad he did & we were able to reap the benefits. The result? All day on the lake, loud music,great company, hundreds of beverages & an abundance of good snacks (Harly, Jen & Seth nailed the snacks) wakeboarding (much different from waterboarding Richard). Some great stories from Jim about being a marine & a police officer. Some wild tricks on the tube & about 15 minutes of stunts in the speedboat made for a memorable day.

Now I need to put some icy hot on & get back to work.

Enjoy some pictures from the day.

(Jen,Seth,Harly,Audrey & Jim)

(Cruising the lake)

(Loved this pup)

(Wakeboarding)

(Resting)

(Set up camp)

(Audrey tried wakeboarding, this is me giving her tips… she’ll get it next time)

(Backdive)

(Backflip)

(Those last 3 are some of my favorite of Harly)

(Audrey took this of Seth)

(My Girl & I)

(Heading to shore exhausted)

Pelican Hill- I photographed a wedding with my brother Ira Lippke. Always love shooting at Pelican Hill & with Details Details Event Planning.

I had the honor of photographing Francis and then men for half the day while Ira photographed the ladies. Such a crazy group of guys, always up for wild humor (freezing peoples wallets in tupperware, Printing fake money & credit cards for practical jokes)

I’ll post a slideshow when Ira Lippke Studios releases it. Have you seen Ira’s work? It’s pretty amazing. Click here: www.iralippkestudios.com

(Red Envelopes are always welcomed)

(Off to see his bride for the tea ceremony)

(Changing for the exchanging of the vows and ceremony)

(Krystle was a stunning bride)

(I love dove releases)

(Congratulations to the Bride & Groom! Maybe I’ll visit you guys in Hong Kong!)

I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Harly & Cee over the past year. I love their energy, their charisma for life and their love for people around them. Their wedding day was filled with all of that. So much emotion, beauty, great moods, a laid back not stressed bride & groom always generates some amazing photos.

Great planning by Gini Garner Events, White Flite for the dove Release, location Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel.

I can not wait to photograph their wedding in Thailand next month!

Harly’s Suit & Tie J. Crew

Bridesmaid Dresses: Alexia Admor

Cee’s Wedding Dress: Jeremiah Boutique

Videographer: Plug Video

Fruit carver: Saowapa Albright

See their Engagement shoot pictures here: Cee & Harly Engagement Shoot

(Corban & Liam grabbing their boards & some waves)

Fathers Day 2010, the last night with my nephews and Brother. Took the surf boards out to Seal beach an hour before sunset and did what us boys do best… ignore the garbage in the water, ignore the wind and search for that special something…in this case waves and a sunset to back us up with.

The very next morning Sonora, Daniel & kids would pack their bags, hop on a 747 and point towards Spain and eventually Morocco. So this was a symbolic & amazing time with my nephews.

Here are some pictures to illustrate.

(Seal Beach)

(Gearing up)

(Jude picked up some techniques while living in Hawaii)

(Before I put away the camera & got wet)

(Solomon sliding down a dune while Emmanuel plays in the background and the ladies talk further in the background)

(Sister Sonora,my Girlfriend Audrey holding niece Hope as they try to stay warm)

Then off to get some Pho’

(Number Nine, Noodles & Beer with the whole crew)

Stephanie & Brandon planned an amazing, extravagant and perfect wedding weekend.

Beautiful weather, location,guests and setting helped make their wedding so much fun to document.

Ira Lippke was the primary photographer and I 2nd shot for him,(iralippkestudios.com) he has some amazing shots of the couple out by the cliff overlooking the ocean. I was mainly documenting the guests, details and location.

Loved this wedding & the people I met, a great group of people.

Here are some images I shot. I’ll add a slideshow link when Ira posts it. Enjoy!

(The Bacara Resort is great, luxurious, comfortable and accompanying…except for the pool closes at 10… which means no post wedding tux ruining)

(I love this image of Stephanie… she was a beautiful bride)

(The new Married Couple)

(Wedding Ceremony & the view were both brilliant)

(The reception got pretty wild)

(Love those last 2 images of the groomsmen trying to catch the bouquet. Johnny (on floor still drinking) is my new favorite)

I know you couldn’t get enough of Sheena’s shoot from the teaser I posted last… so here’s a few more for you to enjoy. I love this shoot and I love working with Sheena. If you like her look, you should hear her voice! Buy her Live Album HERE, or listen to her HERE. I can’t wait to see what she does with these images.

Wanna do a shoot like this? Contact me asap, my month of June is slow.

(We go waaaay back)

Last week I photographed Sheena Loza for her promo packet. I love this shoot. More to come. Its Sunday & I’m off to a few BBQ’s. Posting more tomorrow!

Roy Marx is coming out with a music Album. This shoot we did is going to be used for promo,CD cover & website stuff.

I pushed the edge to a gritty, dark but strong male feeling. I’ll tell you how to get ahold of his music when his Album releases.

Enjoy the images.

After an Engagement shoot on thursday night, Audrey & I drove up north 4.5 hours to a town called Cayucos. We were meeting up with good friends of ours (& Audrey’s employers). A perfect weekend set up for relaxing, visiting wineries, kayaking,playing on the beach, sitting around a campfire, BBQing and exploring antique shops. It was perfect. Huge thanks to the Ingram family for letting me come along on their family getaway. I love adopting friends into my family.

Some images to tell the story.

(Keegan on a rock)

(Cayucos pier)

(Just some bird & a wooden man)

(The eeriest swingset)

(Audrey sitting on the porch with the baby monitor)

(Pelican’s-Audrey took this)

(The Ingram Family- Emilie,Kendall,Keegan & Cory)

(Top left-Simon and his Dad Greg, 3 families were on the trip)

(Love this image of the house on the left. Its the white one)

(Audrey had to work to get up to me)

(When the sun goes down, so do the kids & thats when the fun starts)

(This dog is goodlooking, but it was a snapping pup…never fun)