October 3, 2008
I guess every wedding has disasters... Nicole and Matt had some really horrible things happen leading up to the wedding that would make anyone consider putting it off. One of which was his best man getting in a pretty serious accident and landing him self in the hospital the week before (he didn't attend as the best man, but was fortunately able to be there, wheel chair and all, to see the wedding). So as you can imagine, things were pretty emotional leading up to the wedding.
As if that wasn't enough, the day was filled with many small disasters, of which I will name a few. First, the zipper on Nicole's beautiful hand made dress (by his Grandmother) split just as she was getting into it. She was sewen into the dress just minutes before the wedding. Then, the song that was played when they came down the aisle as man and wife was the Imperial March from Star Wars. We thought it was a little bit odd, but pretty cool... come to find out later that it was actually supposed to be the Star Wars Love Song. Darth Vader's Theme was not quite the feel they were going for. Her bride's maid tripped and nearly knocked over the cake... Grandma fell during the reception, the list goes on...
I am sorry Nicole and Matt for bringing this up - but I do think that it says a lot about who you are and your relationship together to be able to deal with everything thrown at you and still have a wonderful day.
I saw this quote on a shampoo bottle and thought of you...
how you climb up the mountain is just as important as how you get down the mountain.
and, so it is with life,
which for many of us becomes one big gigantic lesson.
in the end, it all comes down to one word:
grace.
it's how you accept winning & losing,
good luck & bad luck,
darkness & light.
Nicole, that was a moment in our wedding photography that I will never forget... I think you looked absolutely gorgeous, with so much emotion on your face, standing there in the middle of the room with everyone fussing around you. When everything in the world at that moment was going wrong... you still had grace.
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[October 28, 2008]
the treasured petal said:
Gorgeous images, guys. This wedding seems so very elegant, warm and intimate. I hope it's all the joyous,love-filled moments that they remember! But yes, I laughed out loud at the Darth Vader thing. I would have been giggling my way down the aisle!
[October 28, 2008]
Marin said:
Gorgeous! Matt and Nicole, it really was lovely! Beautiful pictures I can't wait to see more. P.S. I didn't know one of our grandmas fell? Marin
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October 1, 2008
Dear Alex,
But please... don't grown anymore.
Love, Mommy and Daddy
We are so proud of the boy you have grown up to be. You have such a magnetic personality. You are so polite and so communicative and so very very smart (too smart for your own good, actually). You are our little snuggle bug.
These two years have gone by far to fast. We have enjoyed every moment of them with you. We love you so much and are so looking forward to this next year of adventures with you.
But please... don't grown anymore.
Love, Mommy and Daddy
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[October 4, 2008]
Sarah said:
Alex's birthday. I remembered and then I forgot on the day. I am soo soo sorry!! He is 2 whole years old I can't believe it. I miss you guys like crazy, Honestly you are the most wonderful family and I love you guys so much. I can't see to see you when you get back x x x
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September 17, 2008
We met Liz and Ryan at the Santa Monica Pier for their engagement session back in July. We have been looking forward to their wedding ever since! It was held at my new favorite location, Rancho del Cielo (I told Dennis when we left, if we had to do it all over again, I would do it there!) There is a small cottage on the property, which is surrounded by a beautiful garden. The whole property is perched on a mountain overlooking the whole of Malibu and out to the ocean. It is a private estate and the owners are photographers... they have the most amazing and inspiring photos all over the walls. They even have a darkroom on site!
It was the perfect location for Liz and Ryan, elegant yet casual and absolutely stunning. Their wedding was intimate with many cute little details. They had popcorn boxes for the table settings - the guest's name and table number on the front and a photo from their engagement session on the back. It was so cool to see our photos there... and they went perfectly with the popcorn boxes (it makes sense if you see the photos). For dinner, they had a casual gourmet BBQ. After everyone was stuffed full, they gathered on the edge of the property to watch the sun dip down behind the sea, and the night finished up with an ice cream sundae bar (instead of a cake) and some serious boogying down...
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[September 24, 2008]
Liz said:
Hi Jaime and Dennis!! Sorry it has taken so long to comment here, I've been so taken aback by these amazing photos that I've just now gotten the chance : )
What can we say?? We love every single one and this is just the sneak peak. You've captured everyone's personalities so well and you've really told the story of our day. We love the last pic of us gettin' down, and I love the photo of my back with the lace detail and my hair. Thank you for all of your kind words in the intro as well. We loved our wedding, it was even better than we had imagined!!
One of our friends said, " Your photogs were so unobtrusive, they just popped up here and there like little elves." Ha! Everyone is really anxious to see your work because they could tell that you were taking interesting shots. One of our friends said, " She was on the ground getting shots of our feet dancing!"
Sorry to go on and on, we just loved our experience with you two and we can not wait to see the rest. You are the consummate professionals and artists, we will recommend you to everyone we know : ) -Liz & Ryan
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September 12, 2008
All of our clients are very similar in that they are all seriously in love, relaxed, and have incredibly special wedding days. Lauren and Aaron's wedding was no exception. There is always something that really stands out though, and I think for their wedding it was the amount of love present; between Lauren and Aaron in particular but also with all the guests. Every single guest was an active participant in the day and so excited to be there.
Their venue Shutters, on the beach in Santa Monica was a perfect match, with it's understated elegance and warmth, for an extraordinary day!!
**There has to be a special mention here to the most rockin' band we have ever heard at a wedding - Masta from deBois Entertainment. They were smoking hot and had the entire crowd up and dancing the whole time!!
Their venue Shutters, on the beach in Santa Monica was a perfect match, with it's understated elegance and warmth, for an extraordinary day!!
**There has to be a special mention here to the most rockin' band we have ever heard at a wedding - Masta from deBois Entertainment. They were smoking hot and had the entire crowd up and dancing the whole time!!
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September 11, 2008
We had so much fun at Lauren and Aaron's studio on the Go that we had to post a separate blog entry for it!! For those who don't know what studio on the go is... we set up a dedicated photo spot at the reception and then we get fancy with a nice background and some cool lighting. Then your guest are free to come throughout the night to express themselves and all their true colors!
Thanks to Lauren and Aaron's crowd, you were on fire! And props to Gen from The Ambient Image for helping us out!
The Production Team
Thanks to Lauren and Aaron's crowd, you were on fire! And props to Gen from The Ambient Image for helping us out!
The Production Team
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September 6, 2008
We are on our big road trip from San Diego, CA to Vancouver, BC! We're taking a much needed holiday and have driven up the whole west coast - just me, Dennis, and Alex. We will post a whole series on our road trip soon. We walked around downtown today and after getting a Japadog (Japanese style hot dog) and we saw this guy... Pretty classic eh?
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August 28, 2008
We met Julia and Jordan at their house in Beverly Hills for their engagement session as they really wanted to get some photos of their dogs Miles and Rosy (who absolutely fell in love with and wanted to take home with me). Their house was so stylish, we decided to stay there the whole time. They had the most fantastic antiques, art work, and the coolest little knick-knacks (and they were playing good music). We had a great time and spent heaps of time there as you can see by the photos we got a bit carried away!
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August 27, 2008
Shelley and Adam live in Las Vegas and decided to have a destination wedding on Maui, Hawaii at the beautiful Ritz Carlton. We actually had MTV call us with the possibility of filming their wedding for the True Story: Destination Weddings series... but apparently they didn't have enough drama for that. I definitely agree, the wedding was so lovely and relaxed - Shelley and Adam were just truly enjoying their special day. It was seriously windy, and just about to rain - but the weather held off just until they were dropped off at the reception, then it started to poor! We had a fabulous time, they even had us to shoot some film - we decided to use Ilford SFX and Tri-X.
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August 26, 2008
Betty and Troy flew down from San Fransisco to meet with us and do an engagement session last weekend. We cruised around the streets of Huntington Beach and found a bunch of really cool walls! She said she was "shy" in front of the camera - but we got nothing but smiles and giggles. We are looking forward to their wedding in Napa Valley coming real soon!
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August 16, 2008
Wow, it has been a long time since we have blogged. We have just been to Hawaii for Shelley and Adams wedding - it was absolutely beautiful! We should have some stuff up from that soon. In the meantime, here is a cute photo that I found in the archives.
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