Dayna & JC’s Wedding!

Santa Monica CA. Hotel Casa Del Mar had a marine layer surrounding it when my team and I arrived to photograph Dayna and JC’s wedding. It was a cool morning, but the low fog had a warmth about it, a soothing feel. Maybe it was because I was excited to photograph Dayna, JC and all of their wedding, or maybe its because I get my favorite shots in overcast weather, or maybe it was just a blessed day. Either way, I knew it was going to be a good day (And night).

And I was right.

Dayna and her bridemaids were fun to shoot, they were constantly dreaming up scenarios for her and always trying to recreate an image from their weddings… (Which can be hilarious hearing their ideas) Meanwhile, I had KrisD shooting the men at the Viceroy (I know, I was jealous too) The Viceroy is one of my top 5 places to photograph… SIDENOTE: they should hire me to shoot all their ad campaigns & sponsor me with hats and free hotel rooms.

The ceremony was in Pasadena at a beautiful church! Holy family church in Pasadena is beautiful! However It is a pain to shoot there . The 5-6 times I’ve shot there, the church lady has reminded me of the devil herself…she rules the church with an iron fist and she likes to bark at vendors that don’t abide by the bogus church rules. Anyways, I could go on and on, but it was so bad once, that I disguised myself as a guest and sat in one of the front pews for a better set of images…

Moving along.

I loved working with the vendors at this wedding. Yana Skylar Did hair and makeup for the ladies. White Lilac did the beautiful floral, Beth Helmstetter designed and planned the event, Elysium did the videography (excited to see their edit!), Yari More brought his amazing band. DJ Nahchey kept the party going after hours., along with a great mini donut maker “The Fry Girl“

A wonderful wedding day, a great celebration at night a perfect way to celebrate a brand new marriage!