Happy Monday!  I have a fun wedding for you today.  Joanne & Vincent got married at the Four Seasons San Francisco.  Their colors were a fun teal blue and pink.  Blue and pink just look so cute together.  The highlight was the trolley they hired to take us around the city!

I love the matching pink champagne the girls had to kick off their day!  And Joanne’s dress is one of my favorite dresses from this year.  It’s a beautiful Jim Hjelm:

Her whole look was stunning!  And I’m a sucker for perfect bows:

Isn’t the bow tie darling?

After the ceremony, the wedding party and us all piled into the trolley and took a ride around the city.

I have no idea where this was.  We just drove around and I told the trolley driver to stop when something looked good.

Aren’t they gorgeous?

The best part was just seeing how much fun everyone was having on this ride.

This tunnel we drove by amazes me… there’s a street above and below?

I like this shot Jonathan got of us in action:

And then we got back just in time for the reception.

Food, in the order served… I love food. 

You can see & read more about their wedding on their feature at Style Unveiled.

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For those who know us personally, you’ll know that we debated for years whether we wanted to have children.  We just weren’t sure if we would be ready for the responsibilities and lifestyle change.  However, after doing a shoot like this, I not only want kids, I want little girls!!  The Wu family lives in Nevada and scheduled this shoot during their summer (Disneyland) vacation.  It was in my books for so long that I just couldn’t wait til the day I got to meet these girls.

First, meet big sister, Gracie.  She’s 5 years old and super sweet.  She clicked with me (and the camera) instantly!

Next, meet baby sister, Vera.  She was actually extremely shy in the beginning and was actually grumpy.  You’d never know from these photos though.  It took around 30 minutes (and a lollipop) for her to warm up.  But once she warmed up, oh what a ham she is!

In all honesty, I was a little worried when she threw a fit for the first half hour; however, when she finally opened up, it made this experience even more rewarding.  How amazing to see this side of her!  And what an honor to get to witness such joy and closeness in a family.  Whether I’m shooting a wedding or a portrait session, it’s always an honor & a privilege to be allowed such an intimate glimpse into their lives, and to be able to share that love with them.

I’ve always wanted a sister:

Aren’t they just the most adorable family?

The best part of wearing a dress is getting to twirl in them!  Even us grown up girls love it, whether we’d like to admit it or not!

Love this photo of Vera wandering off.  She’s such a free spirit:

Did I mention I always wanted a sister?

And now I want a daughter!  Look how cute mom & her girls are!

And I love this family photo… Vera has such a big personality!  I’m so grateful she opened up with me!

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One of the beautiful people I got to meet at A Lovely Workshop in France is Gina.  She’s not only beautiful, but super smart too.  She’s an engineer and a model.  Her fiance is one lucky guy!  For those who care about the technical details, the above image was shot with my Contax 645.

Her gorgeous hair piece was created by the talented Myra Callan of Twigs and Honey.  Makeup by the very awesome Lauren Napier and hair by the amazing Erin Skipley.  Styling by the fab Eden of End Design.  These few were shot with my Canon eos3.

Gina was so much fun to shoot.  The few minutes I had with her each day was always full of laughter.  I love these next few!  All shot on my Contax 645.

I love flare when I shoot digital.  Since this was an entirely fun shoot, I tried it on film… and I love it!

I’ve been having dreams of France & being back at the Chateau.  I miss the light, the people… and just being on vacation. 

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I’m really excited to share with you this LA chic wedding.  This wedding can also be seen as a real wedding on Junebug weddings and featured on What Junebug Loves!  That opening image really says a lot about Sarah & Raymond’s wedding – glam, elegant, and with a pop of rock n roll.

Their wedding took place in the middle of downtown LA.  Sarah had the perfect  Monique Lhuillier dress.

The amazing flowers were created by the very talented Euri & Kendra of Fleuretica. I LOVE the deep red peonies and garden roses!

I also love this photo Jonathan got of the guys getting ready:

Can you feel the anticipation of Sarah waiting for her day to start:

Again, that gorgeous bouquet of red peonies!  And their invites, which was designed by Sarah’s cousin (who’s still in high school!) and printed in Indonesia, where Sarah’s entire family resides:

The black and white, with pops of red is just so classic and elegant.  And I couldn’t get over how glamorous Sarah looked.  She was stunning!

This was an especially emotional day for Sarah’s family because they live across the world in Indonesia.  I can only imagine the joy her parents must have felt.

Love this moment:

Sarah’s little nephew cracks me up in this first kiss photo:

Cocktail hour and reception took place under the stars, right in the middle of downtown LA.  It was gorgeous to see all the tall buildings around us.

Favors were JJ Royal Indonesian Civet Coffee… yes, brought all the way from Indonesia, and yes, Civet Coffee!  I’ve been wanting to try Civet Coffee… supposed to be the best & the most expensive coffee!

And I’ve always loved these fingerprint trees as guest sign-in:

Sarah & Raymond totally rocked their first dance.  Raymond is an amazing dancer!  And so is his dad!

Food was delicious.  Decor was gorgeous.  And there was a photobooth by Photobox LA all night.

This is the highlight of my night…  later in the night, Sarah changed into her grandmother’s dress.  This was the same dress her grandmother wore to Sarah’s parent’s wedding, and the same dress her sister wore at her own wedding.  Sarah had the whole crowd crying when she talked about her grandmother in her thank you speech.

And I have a soft spot for moments between father & daughter:

The wedding team included:

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Last week I blogged about Johanna & Charles’ destination wedding and rehearsal dinner at The Parker.  I leave you with 3 more photos I found on another roll of film that was taken at The Parker as a little refresher.

Johanna & Charles planned the best destination wedding.  They rented out the entire Korakia Pensione in Palm Springs, both the Moroccan Villa & the Mediterranean Villa.  It was a beautiful day last fall.  Perfect weather.  We woke up to a gorgeous morning.

Most were still sleeping, so it was really quiet around the resort.

Some did wake up early though and enjoyed yoga in the beautiful courtyard:

It was a really busy morning (as all wedding mornings are), but somehow, it’s all so calm at the same time when you’re at a resort.  Everything around you just brings on calmness.

A cute outdoor breakfast was also included for all their guests.  People started to slowly wake up and trickle out to enjoy some fresh OJ in the warm sun.

While the rest of the guests enjoyed the resort (most went swimming), a few of us were busy prepping for the upcoming wedding.  I love this outdoor bed:

The bridal suite’s bathroom:

Charles’ suit from Ted Baker:

I LOVE Johanna’s gorgeous dress from L’Ezu Atelier.

Meanwhile, her friend was freshly baking their wedding cake!  As you can see from the wine, though it was a busy morning, it was also a very relaxed morning.

Her gorgeous broach from Pierre Bex:

And her makeup and hair from the very fabulous Meghan Blaylock Smith.

I think he just wanted to stay in the pool a little longer:

Johanna in her bridal suite all ready to go!  Isn’t she gorgeous?

And I love the guy’s socks:

They have the coolest looking wedding party ever:

Willie from Piero’s Acqua Pazza was not only their caterer, but also did an amazing job with their Moroccan decor.  This is the path that lead guests to the ceremony site:

It was an intimate ceremony.  40 of their closest friends and family surrounded them in a circle as they exchanged vows.

I love the rustic bed under all the lanterns and vines:

They had food stations that all fit the Moroccan/Mediterranean theme.

The awesome cake that their friend baked, with Polaroids of them from earlier in the day as their cake topper:

And the party went on into the wee hours of the night until people slowly trickled back into their rooms.  It was such a perfect and amazing day.  BTW, that pool was also heated to 80+ degrees.  Felt so good in the cool Fall weather.

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