The reception was at The La Cañada Thursday Club, a place with close family ties. Taylor’s grandmother used to be a member there and has a bench dedicated to her outside in the little front courtyard. The whole place was beautifully decorated by Jennifer from An Unforgettable Occasion, with the color Jamie chose that went perfectly with everything, and one of my favorite colors, purple! The cocktails were delicious, so I was told! They looked amazing so that works for me! And the food was delicious too. I think two of the best parts for me of the night were the speeches by the two best men and maid of honor. They really know and love both Jamie and Taylor and seeing that was really special. And then I think the best part was the dancing. Wow. I don’t know what to say about the dancing other than there was some stuff I had not seen before, and I have seen a lot of wedding dancing! These families really know how to party!

This was a great way for me to round up my 2011 weddings, and as they say, we saved the best ’till last. Congratulations Jamie and Taylor and I look forward to the next family event!

Ceremony: St Bede The Venerable
Reception: The La Cañada Thursday Club
Wedding Day Planner: Jennifer Feeser with An Unforgettable Occasion
Catering: Daniel Kronfli at Bacaro LA Wine Bar.

The below video is a selection of my favorite images from the wedding. Please make sure you have your volume controls working to get the full benefit of the music and sit comfortably as its a long one!

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One of my favorites from this year and I can’t wait to start designing the album! Its going to be a real storybook. Thanks, Ali, for asking me to capture such a special day in your life. It means a lot.

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When joining two families together there always seems to be an adjustment period, but seeing as Allison and Cory have been together forever it was hard to tell these families apart. The whole day was very family oriented and they made myself and my second photographer Natalie feel very at home. We were both exhausted at the end of the night after a long day of shooting, but it was a satisfying exhaustion after a day well spent. In fact I have more images from Allison and Cory’s wedding than any other so far. I am looking forward to sharing in one of their favorite pastimes pretty soon. Is it legal to swap photography services for UCLA games? Hint hint…

You can just see the love that was around at this wedding without even having been there. I am so happy for both Maile and Justin and look forward to spending many more special events like this with them both! Love you!

Just before graduation in 2005 Ali and Brian met and have been together since then. Because they have been living in the San Diego area since then I have not had as many opportunities to hang out or get to know Brian, but I was really excited to hear that Brian had popped the question and even more so when I was asked to shoot their wedding on 9.10.11.

This was a great opportunity to shoot some very special images of Ali and Brian and to spend some time with them as a couple and not in a large group setting as it usually goes. Brian was an excellent model, taking direction very well, and was rather funny to boot. And Ali, well I must already have over 5000 images of Ali over the years, but these are by far my favorites!

I know that their September wedding is going to be gorgeous and am looking forward to Ali’s bachelorette party in 3 weeks as well!!!

P.S Is that not the coolest ring?!? Ali had is specially made after her love of Calla Lilies.

So to all the family that were present thanks for letting me stalk you with my camera for the day’ and to Sara and Peter, I am soooo happy for you and can’t wait to start designing the album!

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The union was held at Hillcrest Park in Fullerton. Even though it was a hot day you could still feel the love in the air. Not only the love of Mary and Alex for each other, but the love of their friends and family for them. I was hard pressed not to shed a tear of my own during the ceremony.

After some fun times with group portraits at the park we headed over to the reception at a great local Italian eatery called Angelo’s and Vinci’s Ristorante, in downtown Fullerton. And that’s when the party started. Everyone enjoyed a delicious meal, some heartfelt speeches, yummy cake and of course some great dancing. I have to say that I have never seen a garter toss quite like Alex’s. She used the whole song and really showed us her moves, and that’s before she even got near Mary!

We all had a great time and it really was a pleasure being a part of this special day. Congrats ladies!

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Rather than doing a traditional ceremony and reception with a sit down dinner, they opted for a really cool lounge bar theme with white leather couches and tall bar tables and stools for the guest to be able to relax and mingle around all night. Every one grabbed a stool or a sofa for the ceremony and it gave a really relaxed feel to the night. And then right after the ceremony, well that’s when the party really started. Sophia and Offer, and their friends, really know how to party and it went on till the wee hours of morning!

It was a pleasure being part of this joining of two cultures and I look forward seeing them again soon.

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The day started with a trip to the salon for all the ladies, and then they got themselves presentable at a local hotel in Newcastle. The ceremony and reception were held at a beautiful place called The Alnwick Garden, in Alnwick. It was the first day of summer, and a really hot, perfect one. Their close friends and family were gathered in all their best gladrags to witness the ceremony. I found it difficult to keep shooting and not get caught up in the emotions of the service.

After the service, champagne was served and I managed to drag the family and bridal party away for some formal portraits… and fun ones too. I love the ones in front of Alnwick Castle. It makes them look so regal. The wedding breakfast was served in the most excellent Hansel and Gretal styled Treehouse. This place is like a wooden grotto, with lots of hidden nooks and crannies. It was so cool being under the tree canopy and gave the light a little green hue. During the breakfast her father gave a very heartfelt speech, that almost had me in tears, again.

The party bus moved back to Newcastle for the dancing portion of the evening. The Biscuit Factory is an art gallery, cafe, shop and generally cool place to be. John had a friends band play some funky music and everyone got to hang out and enjoy the love of John and Vicky. I had a great time hanging out with all our mutual friends, tasting the cake and of course lets not forget the most amazing and giant sticky toffee pudding I have ever seen. Mmm mmm mmm. I love all these images and am so happy for them both, as well as being super jealous of their honeymoon trip to Italy. I hope you both had a great time and thank you for letting me share in your day!

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