In Category: ‘Weddings’

Jeff and Stephanie were married at the Yamashiro Restaurant in Hollywood last weekend.  It was a beautiful small ceremony in the manicured garden courtyard, which during the winter, is tastefully covered.  As expected – the words were eloquent, touching, and spiritual.  Jeff and Stephanie put a lot of hard work into their own wedding and the decorations and party favors were just downright playful and creative gems.  Photographing this wedding was a blast.  Top hats, canes, and masquerade masks came out harkening back to the golden age of cinema and as the Yamashiro Restaurant sits perched above Hollywood and the Magic Castle – the night felt like stepping back into the bygone era of the starlets.  To view all the photographs from Jeff and Stephanie’s wedding please use this link.  Congrats!

Jeff and Lena were married in Marina Del Rey at Shangai Red’s. The setting was beautiful, right along side the harbor – boats passing by, the sun dipping into the ocean. This couple are good friends of mine and I couldn’t have been more honored photographing their wedding.

A rooftop wedding at the Chamberlain Hotel in West Hollywood. It was a beautiful intimate affair. Set right at sunset, the clouds made for a dramatic sunset, perhaps trying to outdo the bride and groom. But to no avail, Natalie and Sergio were fantastic.

Mike and Kathy got married at the Ebell of Los Angeles in 2007.  Also known as the Ebell Theatre (as it has a 1,200 seat auditorium), this 75,000 sq. foot wedding venue is a historic gem on Wilshire Boulevard in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles.  It is an architecturally stunning venue with a beautiful courtyard for an outdoor ceremony and the adjacent detailed ballrooms are spacious enough to accommodate larger wedding parties.  My wedding photographs of the Ebell of Los Angeles give you a sense of mood and style that a classic wedding venue can impart on your special day.  For further information on the Ebell of Los Angeles, visit their blog.

On March 27th,  I got the opportunity to tag along with San Diego photographer Michael Tyler and shoot the wedding of Pat and Mindy .  It was a great wedding- lots of friends, family, and love.  And wow, these families knew how to party!  By the time I left for my drive back up to Los Angeles, they had barely begun to kick the evening into high gear.  It was a pleasure shooting along side Michael and I’m thankful he shared some of his expertise with me.