Courtney & Pete exchanged vows and became married in front of their closest friends and family, after the small ceremony, they hosted a party for their favorite people that included music by the LA All-Stars, amazing dinner from the Executive Chef Gabriel Ask, desert by Pink Berry and a non stop atmosphere of celebration.

I loved the laid back, carefree personalities of the bride & groom. Nothing could stress them out, they were at ease and enjoying every minute of their wedding day.

The next day was spent relaxing on top of The Montage roof, wading in the pool and sipping bloody mary’s while looking over Beverly Hills.

My best wishes go out to the newly married couple, such an honor to have been a part of such a weekend!

(Her Monique Lhuillier dress was stunning!)

(I love that her father helped her zip up the dress)

(I loved her shoes…no one has guessed who designed them, can you?)

Location: The Montage Beverly Hills

Courtney’s Dress: Monique Lhuillier

Courtney’s Shoes: Can you guess?

I caught up with Lauren and Michael in between their wild schedules of coast hopping, concerts, shopping in the hamptons and enjoying the highlife southern california has to offer. Adding this photoshoot to their busy resume of activities seemed to flow naturally for this beautiful couple. I love how they jumped right into this shoot and turned it into a fun adventure. As a photographer that’s my dream!

This location fit them well and I felt like we could have been there all night photographing the two of them or just hanging out. Being around this couple is alot of fun and I can’t wait to be apart of their Florida wedding next spring!

Congratulations to the bride & groom to be.

(I love Lauren’s style and confidence, she’s gorgeous)

(Their chemistry and energy made this a great shoot)

(Doesn’t this make you want to do a photoshoot too? Love this Perfume styled engagement shoot.)

Their engagement photoshoot properly reflects their artistic, adventurous and stylish side.

Love these images and excited to photograph their big day!

Which is your favorite photo?

(Love this image as they come out of the waiting area)

(Romancing her)

(I love Gaby’s energy and humor)

(Posing for each other & the polaroid)

Sara & Andrew are getting married this summer and I get to photograph the day! To get to know them better and to get great images of this stage of their lives, we set up an Engagement Photoshoot!

It was great getting to be around these two, Andrew with the constant up beat humor providing laughs for his elegant and beautiful fiancee Sara made for a fun evening.

Definitely a fun couple to photograph and we were blessed with a great evening to have a shoot. (perfect lighting, although it faded fast)

Thanks to Chris my intern for spotting the location with the rock and Sara & Andrew for being adventurous with us.

I can’t wait to photograph their wedding!

Hope you enjoy these images.

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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)

Gabrielle’s an actress, she needed some images. So I made it happen.

Enjoy.

(Long Beach Resident waiting (on the curb) on her bike. Making a decision about crossing the street or not, Jamba Juice Employee (right) in search of Sand Bags)

Outside my studio water fell onto the street. Sheets, buckets,cats & dogs, Belmont Shore had it all coming down on its head & streets.

Armed with my Canon 5D MII, boat shoes, and Umbrella, I captured some of the intense flooding on 2nd St.

Posting more on www.LBpost.com shortly.

(Samira Ghassemian crosses the street in search for a dry place)

(An Unidentified man attempts to leap a growing amount of water…coffee in hand)

(Layla Ghassemian (left) a San Jose Resident didn’t pack rain clothes while visiting her Cousin Samira Ghassemian (right), she said she packed mostly for sun)

(2nd St. Belmont Shore under water)

(Belmont Shore outside of The Coffee Bean)

(Argonne & 2nd St, Long Beach underwater)

(Jamba Juice Manager looking for Sand Bags for his flooding shop front)

(Peter, Co-Owner of 5001, works hard to keep water from seeping into his store)

(Greg comes out of AT&T with make shift boots & happy for his umbrella)

(Unidentified Long Beach Resident crosses St. Joesph in Long Beach CA.)

Saturday in Malibu California, Chippy & Josh had an amazing wedding and I photographed it.

I’m excited for this wedding, posting it, showing you the slideshow and hearing your feedback on the location, the style and the images.

For NOW, here’s a teaser. The rest will be up in 12 hours.

(Leonard Knight and our crew)

(about 200,000 gallons of paint Leonard estimates)

Salvation mountain is what happens when a man (Leonard Knight) has a vision to bring a message to the whole world. “God is Love” shouts this painted mountain outside of Niland,California. The hillside is covered by hay bails and plywood molded into shapes and letters, then painted over hundreds of times with acrylic paint by Leonard and the occasional volunteer.

Visiting Leonard and his mountain was an amazing experience for myself and our group. So much passion, so much purpose and an extreme amount of clarity when it comes to his relationship with God. Leonard constantly gave thanks to God for the ability to keep doing what he loves. He also expressed amazement with having salvation mountain in a few “Worldwide Movies” one includes “Into the Wild” (which is STILL on my to watch list)

Here are images from Leonard’s impromptu tour.

(Jonnie Russell inside the hay bale and paint igloo)

(Sarah and Allison in front of Salvation Mountain)

(Quyen Trinh climbing the mountain)

(Our crew, with Eric Trine in the lead)

(At the top)

(The view)

(Scott Henning; probably imagining himself doing backflips off the cliff)

(The crew with Leonard Knight at his mountain)

(Desiree got a puzzle from Leonard)

(Jonnie,Noel,Desiree,Dave and Heather getting ready to leave the mountain)

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