Liz and Joe's wedding

I had the chance to shoot in a fabulous Garfield Park Conservatory last weekend; I love that place! Liz and Joe had a great group of people to shoot throughout the day. I had a great time!



I loved this assembly line of the girls getting dressed.


The sculptures on display at the Garden (Niki in the Garden) made excellent framing tools.


The cool and suave guys


I had to make use of my natural surroundings for the rings.


One of my favorite sculptures was made entirely of mirrors, and I love to play with mirrors!








I was playing with the DJ's lights quite a bit during the reception with some fun results.

Jean and Chris

I spent the ever-so-popular 7-7-7 date with Jean and Chris in beautiful Santa Barbara! What a beautiful area! And such a fun couple!

Adorable shoes and dress that were waiting for me when I arrived.


A fun angle for the dress




This was so cute: to complete the "something old, new, borrowed, blue" theme, Chris bought Jean this blue ring to wear on their special day.






Beautiful!




And you can see where she gets it: Jean with her mom


I loved the tree framing the wedding party line-up.


They were so cute during the ceremony!


Gorgeous girls!


The whole wedding party was so much fun!


We all hopped on a trolley to take us through town after the ceremony and a balloon artist who was standing near a stop light handed this design to the couple. Love it!




I've been on a sun flare kick recently, and there were great opportunities at this wedding!


Down to the beach!








Their place cards were so adorable!


The father-daughter dance was really emotional; they were both crying the entire time.




Weeee!!

Amie and Gabe

I had such a great time with Amie and Gabe last weekend! They combined Chinese and Jewish traditions throughout the day which I loved!

I thought Amie's shoes went quite well with the couch pattern in her hotel room.


Fun with mirrors




They handed out bubbles for all the guests to blow as they see fit (during the ceremony, during dances, randomly throughout the reception...).


A perfect example of combining the two cultures: they imported silk from China for the Chuppah.


Married!!!!


Their minister brought over his moped for a perfect photo opportunity.










I love the light here!


Their hotel room had great architecture that needed to be documented.


Got to love feet shots!


They had quite the sense of humor for the cake cutting.


Lots of great dancing with her dad






I just love this: Amie's mom dancing with Gabe's grandma.

Ellen and Nathan's album

The first draft of Ellen and Nathan's album is up!

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