As I take a look back at 2011 I am reminded of what an incredible year it has been. Being a wedding photographer you get to meet people from all walks of life. For a day you get to share their friends and family. I have selected a few of my favorite shots to put together this slide show and it has brought back so many fun memories for me. I get the warm and fuzzies! I had a blast doing it and I hope you enjoy it too.

Every New Year I have a few resolutions. This year I have been motivated by a close friend to try a juice fast. I am currently in the midst of it and have to say it is one of my favorite resolutions of years past. If you have chosen to partake in a New Years Resolution I hope you are well on your way to completing it. They have always been a struggle for me. lol

Many of my clients have a resolution of completing their wedding plans. If this sounds familiar I would love to help you complete yours. We have new Photo/Video packages and can recommend many other vendors.

We met at the La Quinta Inn in Santa Ana where the wind was kicking! Luckily there were several little spots to get a few shots and to do one of my favorites the “First Look” to capture Sean’s expression when he first seen his beautiful Bride Nathalie all done up and looking good. We had talked about heading to North Lake in Irvine for a few more shots but the weather decided to get worse and add a little drizzle. No problem, we are like water and go with the flow and head straight to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Irvine for the ceremony and a few extra pics.
This wedding marked the last event of 2011 for me and what a way to go out on what was a tremendous year. It was such a blast to hang out and photograph their wedding I get a little charged up just going through and editing the shots.
Nathalie made a beautiful Bride and Sean was a dashing Groom.

In Southern California we get some days that are cold, wet and windy. When we first scheduled Elisa and Ben’s engagement session we experienced one of those days. We rescheduled for the next weekend and lucky enough, had a beautifully warm late November beach day.

In February these two say their vows and commit to each other forever. Having such a blast with these two on the engagement I know their day is going to be a fun event for me as well.

Southern California weather decided to tame the rain for our little shoot today. It turned out to be a slightly cold but beautiful day.
This lovely couple will tie the knot this coming December. Glad I was able to take a few photos of them for their engagement session.
Congrats Sean and Nathalie!

Chapman College sits in the middle of Orange County and offers many great picture opportunities. Just so happens the lovely Denise attends law school here. We were almost tossed out by the staff but lucky for me, Denise came to the rescue.
Denise is radiant and a pleasure to work with. I am pretty sure she knows everybody as we kept running in to people who knew her.

Being a fan of Angels Baseball and Jojo’s Pizza, I found I have a lot in common with our guy here, Matt. He actually owns the Jojo’s we frequent at the studio and he works with the Angels. Me and my favorite photog buds are going to the game tomorrow and rooting our Angels on for a last stitch attempt at making the wild card.

Downtown Orange features a traffic circle, and while I have always had a fear of traffic circles this is one is fun to photograph at, so, I braved it up for the task! Wendy and Doug are getting hitched in a few months so we met up for their engagement pictures. Along with them a four year old who is obviously wiser then his age, Nicholas tagged along.

Four year olds tend to steal the show, I know, have one of my own, and Nicholas was no different. He is obviously the child of a photographer and has been down this road before. Wendy, although a Nikon shooter (haha) is a photographer herself.

Keep it on the down-low, but I have often considered switching to Nikon, don’t let any of my photog buds know. It would be the end of me.

With the help of the stellar talents of Doug Reynolds I now offer the addition of video to any package! Each DVD
Doug creates is filled with all the sites, sounds, laughter and tears that will forever be cherished for years to come.
We know how important your day is, and capturing it is what we do best.

Coyote Hills Country Club in Fullerton must have been landscaped with photographers in mind. At the right time of day this place simply rocks.
Having a couple like Kristi and Wesley hold the ceremony here is just icing on the (forgive the pun) cake!
Our hero groom, Wes is a military man and we appreciate what he does. Kristi, just about the cutest bride there can be. Together they make a photog’s life easy.
Thanks and congrats go out to a lovely couple!
The party always gets off to running start when the stellar presence of our spin-master of the evening Ed from Classic Touch D.J. Entertainment. I always enjoy an experienced D.J. who keeps the flow going and having worked with him a few times this year I appreciate his professionalism.
Doug Reynolds was the videographer for the day and he is also awesome to work with. His crew was working hard throughout the day and got some seriously great looking stuff! Wanna see the highlights? CLICK HERE
Here are a few of my favs along with a slideshow, be sure to comment and leave a personal message for the lucky couple, still wanna see more? click here

If you are planning your event there is no better way to do it then head over to the local bridal show. Meet the vendors and check out the new fashions. Best of all you get free cake!
I am going to be at the Brea Embassy Suites on Sunday, August 21st displaying my work. Stop by the booth and say hello!
Check out the details here.

Sunday, August 21, 2011
Embassy Suites Brea
900 East Birch St.
Brea, CA 92821

Show Hours: 11 am – 4 pm
Here is a little tip!
Print Labels with your wedding details on it. Saves you from writers cramp.
Set up an email address solely for your wedding! Saves you from filling up your regular email account with wedding spam. You will get some!