This weekend I attended one of the best weddings ever (other than my own of course)… the wedding of my very own little sister Allison. I had strict instructions that as the matron of honor and NOT the photographer I was to be “off duty” during the wedding so you won’t be seeing any portraits or ceremony shots from me (hard to hide a camera in a bouquet anyways). Even with those instructions I couldn’t leave my camera behind so what you will see coming up in the next few days are some getting ready shots (ok a LOT of getting ready shots) from before the amazing official photographer Mindy arrived, and also a few that I snuck in while Allison was looking the other way after the ceremony

The wedding was absolutely gorgeous and of course the flowers were as well since they were provided by one of my all time favorites, Annette Gomez! Check out this teeny tiny sneak peek of how gorgeous the details were… love love love!

Allison and Mark congratulations! I love you two! Have fun in Jamaica and don’t forget to send a postcard

Kris and Heather had a gorgeous and intimate ceremony on the viewing platform at Point Dume in Malibu. It was an amazing day with blue skies and puffy clouds… perfect day for an outdoor event (good thing they decided to get married before all this June gloom started to set in right?!) Only the closest family and friends were in attendance which made for an amazing and emotional ceremony presided over by celebrant Venus who did a fantastic job as well. After the ceremony we walked around the beach to take a few portraits and then they were off to their reception dinner. Congratulations Kris and Heather, your wedding was beautiful!

Kris and Heather had a beautiful intimate ceremony on the bluffs in Malibu. More images coming soon but for now one little sneak peek!

Laura and Ezequiel were married on a gorgeous Southern California Saturday at Verandas in Manhattan Beach. The day was beautiful, the flowers were beautiful, the couple was beautiful… it was pretty much beautiful all around This post is a little bit later than I usually blog my weddings so to make up for it I’m going to post a ridiculously huge number of images… hope you enjoy!

Let’s start it off with some shots of Laura’s amazing and unique dress… I’ve never seen one like it and I LOVED it!

Don’t mind me some Christian Louboutin shoes either

I have to preface this one… I catch a lot of priceless expressions and funny moments while I’m out shooting a wedding. Most of the time I don’t put them on the blog because I know you want to see the pretty details and the fab portraits… but this one was just too good to pass up. This particular face was directed at the flower girl…

This girl right here

The amazingly beautiful flowers

The bride is a twin sister (twice the gorgeousness) and it was so fun for me to see how close they are. Having twins myself makes me so excited to see “grown up” twins!

The handsome groom

And his men

How fabulous do these ladies look?

Once again… love the flowers!

The ceremony was gorgeous in the garden at Verandas

After the ceremony we walked around for a few minutes to get some couples portraits in Manhattan Beach

The reception details… doesn’t that cake look amazingly tasty?

Laura’s sister gave such a sweet and heartfelt toast

They played a slideshow during the reception of photos of Laura and Ezequiel growing up. Not sure what this one was of but Laura sure thought it was funny

Yum!!

And one last set… this had to have been one of the most amazingly talented group of dancing wedding guests I’ve ever seen. Seriously. They had a band and the whole crowd was on the floor all night… sweet!

Laura and Ezequiel I had an amazing time at your wedding. Thank you so much for inviting me to be a part of your special day! I hope you have a fabulous time on your Hawaiian honeymoon! Thanks to David too for coming along and helping me out

Laura and Ezequiel had a gorgeous wedding on a fabulous Saturday afternoon at Verandas in Manhattan Beach. Lots of beautiful images to come but for now one little sneak peek….