Erica & Jon At The Marrakesh House In Culver City

I recently had the true honor of photographing Erica & Jon's wedding. I knew I wanted to work with them when at our initial consultation, among many other topics, we spoke about my golden retriever for about 15 minutes straight, obviously all three of us share a great love for animals. The wedding took place at the Marrakesh House in Culver City. The Marrakesh House is among LA's "greenest" buildings as it was purposely built with sustainability in mind. Take a look here for more info. The weather on the wedding day was fantastic and needless to say, the bride, Erica was a vision in her gorgeous wedding dress. I have to say Erica was one of the most tranquil brides I've ever worked with. She truly enjoyed and took in every moment of her wedding day. Overall, Erica's energy is quite "zen".

We had a great time bouncing from one corner of the Marrakesh House to the other. The pictures are turning out great and the images above are but a small sampling of what was captured that day.

Erica & Jon, you inspire me. Many blessings to you both.

Jessica & George's Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Wedding

Jessica & George are an ultra cool, hip & modern couple. From their sporty black convertible to the clothes they wear to George's cool hair... these guys are just plain Cool! With that said, what better venue to host their wedding than the ultra trendy and sheik Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. From the early part of last century to today, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel has been one of the hot spots to see and be seen in Hollywood. Often frequented by Hollywood elite this hotel has been in my wedding shoot locations wish list since I first moved to LA. Well... my wish has been granted! For Jessica & George as well as myself, it was very important to capture the essence and energy of Hollywood in the images we created on that day. I honestly believe we succeeded. I am totally stoked about how their pictures are turning out... I'm still in the early stages of post production but have found some real gems already; some of them are included in this posting... I hope you will enjoy them!

I recently learned a new lighting technique which I put to use while shooting this wedding and have found the results to be quite impressive. I'm sure that with time and practice the images I create with this technique will only get better, I can't wait!

Here's to you Jessica & George... stay forever cool and may you live happily ever after!

P.S. There happened to be a HUGE celebrity in attendance (sort of...) at Jessica & George's wedding. See if you can spot him. Here is a hint... he hates to tan! ;-)