Carol & Josh 3/18/07

"To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life"

- Pablo Neruda

This was on Carol and Josh's program and it was so obviously true for them. Their entire day was filled with so much love and happiness from all their family and friends. The day started a bit gray at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel, but when Carol walked down the aisle the sun started to shine and the sky turned blue. And as the Rabbi said during the ceremony...it really was a sign that both Carol and Josh's fathers were there in spirit, and with love for them.

Carol worked with a custom dress designer to create her stunning dress and the beautiful bridesmaid dresses. The flowers for both the ceremony and the reception were truly amazing to see...the already beautiful Ritz lawn was taken to a whole new level with a stunning Chuppah at the edge of the ocean, and a winding path of flowers for the processional. I can't even describe the transformation of the ballroom with satin covered walls and again...just gorgeous lighting and floral designs. You'll see what I mean when you watch the short clip highlighting their ceremony, and the design work of the extraordinary florist.

Nicole & Scott 3/03/07

This past Saturday’s wedding (March 3rd) at the Hyatt Huntington Beach was incredible! From the beautiful Hupa, to the amazing cocktail lounge, which when the sheer curtains parted, revealed the ballroom where dinner and dancing continued the entire evening. Nicole and Scott were a fantastic couple…we received an email from them today which in part said:

“Scott and I would like to thank all of you that helped make our wedding day BEYOND my expectations. Each of you played an important role in our wedding, and I personally could not have asked for a more magical ceremony, reception, and evening over all.

I could go on and on as people commented regarding my make-up, the invitations, the flowers (wow!), the banquet set-up, the centerpieces, the cake table, the lounge set-up, the band, the food and service, the way we incorporated our children into the entire evening, and even mentioning how wonderful it was the way the people taking the pictures and the video were always there at the right moment, yet never over bearing. All that you did, allowed Scott and I to truly relax and enjoy our wedding, and our ease set the mood for the wedding and allowed us to truly enjoy each moment, be true to our feelings during our wedding, and really start our new life off in a beautiful way.”

Here’s a short clip of their first dance!

Erica and Matt - Ritz Carlton Dana Point

I love working at the Ritz, all three ceremony locations are truly spectacular. Every wedding is guaranteed to have a fly-by of pelicans as well! Erika and Matt are such a great couple, I just loved how Erika was smiling and laughing the entire day. When Matt saw her for the first time (in front of both families and the bridal party) he also had the biggest smile, they both fell into each others arms laughing and smiling. It was perfect. The clip is from the opening to their wedding film.

Sherri and Olaff - Rancho Las Lomas

Here's a fun opening to a wedding film that was shot at Rancho Las Lomas. The couple really love television show openings and they wanted me to create an opening to their film that was unique. There's a lot to work with at Rancho as it's such a beautiful location, but Sherri and Olaff also wanted to get some shots at Cooks Corner...a biker bar down the street! Where else but in Southern CA can you have a wedding that includes tigers, zebras and Harley motorcycles!! We had a blast shooting this wedding...and let's just say the guests has a lot of fun as well. You'll have to watch the clip to see what I mean!