Hello faithful readers! My body is slowly but surely adjusting back to California time, and I've got a TON of blog entries in the queue for the next few weeks. I'm also plugging right away on my own wedding plans, so I should have some new posts about that this coming week as well.
Instead of posting my images from Sweden today, I want to share a little bit more of Liana & Mike's wedding, which I started posting a few weeks ago. The wedding was at Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, which is just an amazing, incredible property. Look:
One of the moments that I love during a wedding is that little bit of time immediately before the ceremony where everyone is getting ready. It's the height of the anticipation, and and the moment they've been waiting for for so long. Here's the girls about ready to walk down:
One last look between Liana and her dad before he gave her away to Mike:
Lines lines everywhere:
The ceremony site--perfectly backlit, of course :) That's what you get when you shoot another photographers' wedding!
A couple little ceremony details:
A great shot of Liana's dress:
I love the feeling of this one--Liana's expression and her Maid of Honor's expressions just make it for me:
A prayer and a kiss...
And a newly married couple!! I love this series:
Might be my fave of the day:
They sneaked off into the bushes for a real kiss once they tied the knot :)
Seriously, the property is so flippin' stunning:
Throw a beautiful bridal party in there and you've got a nice little photo:
Cocktail hour was simple and pretty in lovely light:
The setting is like a courtyard straight out of a European storybook:
A little sneak preview of the final part of the wedding---the reception!
Liana & Mike: Part 2 of ? Fri. April 24, 2009 i do
On to part 2 of Liana & Mike's wedding! So after they saw each other for the first time, they scheduled a few hours for us to run around Santa Monica to shoot some portraits, like most good photographers would. (side note--Jeff is more traditional and does not want to see me before the wedding so we will not be doing this--more on that subject later).
Anyway, we all piled in the limo and cruised from Beverly Hills down to Santa Monica:
We then arrived at one of my favorite places in the world. You can't tell where it is from this photo, but I love it anyway:
Some of you may have guessed, it's the Viceroy-Santa Monica. It was decorated by my style icon, Kelly Wearstler. I love everything about this place--the decor, the rooms, the food---everything. I took all my branding inspiration from this hotel because it has the exact feel I wanted to give my business. When Liana told me that she and Mike had chosen it for their wedding night, I could not have been more stoked to shoot there!
We had such a great time--it's so fun!
I hope to incorporate plates like this into my decor when I eventually own a home:
Liana is affectionately known as "Liana Banana", so these yellow chairs were oh-so-appropriate:
Liana sure can work it like a model, especially for a photographer!
Mike's no slouch himself:
A little bit of a Marie Antoinette feeling bridal party photo:
Then a few more portraits in the lobby:
I swear, I could move in to this hotel and be perfectly happy:
I wanted to make a more etherial portrait of Liana:
Then we went down to Santa Monica Pier:
So hot:
Don't try to shoot here without a permit. You will get kicked out, like we did. Luckily, I shot and they twirled mid-kickout, so we still got these couple of shots:
Liana & Mike: Part 1 of ? Wed. April 22, 2009 i do
Liana and Mike are married! You know, it's always flattering when another photographer chooses me to photograph their wedding. Not that it isn't flattering when ANYONE chooses me, but it is a little extra special when someone who knows the industry inside and out (and every photographer in it) trusts me enough to capture a day they've though of all their lives.
I remember talking to Liana years ago about our future weddings, neither of us knowing at the time WHO those weddings would be to! When she finally met Mike, I was just so thrilled that she found someone she wanted to spend her life with, and it was an absolute honor to be asked to photograph that day.
Of course, being a photographer herself, the day was thought out to photographic perfection, making my job phenomenally easy! Every detail was flawless, and the day couldn't have been better. I have to admit, getting engaged the night before also made this wedding SO much fun to shoot, knowing that eventually I'd get to be in Liana's (very cute) shoes. I was focused on she and Mike all day though, and seeing their wedding come together so beautifully for her was so wonderful to see.
The day was so gorgeous, that it'll be a multi post, so for today, enjoy the first part! All images are digital, the film stuff will come later :)
Liana's mom and sister and bridesmaids did ALL the flowers--aren't they gorgeous??
A few details of Liana:
The dress--it was so stunning!
Nicole Deanne did the hair and makeup--she is SO talented!
Again, I just loved her flowers! Look at the little pearly details in the blooms:
The girls got ready in this super cool old house right near where the wedding was going to be, and it had lots of cool spots to shoot details:
I think she looks totally glam here:
And here:
Mike is so sweet. Liana had never received anything from Tiffany before and she told Mike she'd be happy with just the pretty blue box. Liana opened the first gift he'd sent over for her, and loved it--it was a little china Tiffany box. Then Laurel, Liana's sister surprised her with TWO more Tiffany boxes from Mike!
Look at the beautiful baby blue stone--it's a right-hand ring for Liana, which she wore to the wedding. As if she needed another something blue!
Time to get into that stunning dress!
Liana was one of the most beautiful brides I've ever seen, as I always knew she would be :)
Meanwhile, back at the castle (literally, the wedding was at Greystone Manor in Beverly Hills), Mike waited patiently:
and handsomely...
One of my favorite moments:
It's always nice to have some first moments in backlit goodness :) It was right about noon though, so it was a little bright to really shoot much:
Because they saw each other early, we had a few hours to roam around Santa Monica and find some great spots to shoot!
But you'll have to wait for part two to see where we went and what we did :)
For now, here's a little teaser:
Liana and Mike are hanging out down under right now (in Melbourne still, I believe), so leave them lots of love so that when they wake up, they'll have some nice words to see!
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