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I hope everyone’s holiday went well and you all were able to spend time with family and friends! Aside from receiving an awesome coffee maker from my Secret Santa, I spent the bulk of my holiday with friends, family, and cooking. =)

Kristina and Grant’s wedding brought Danny and me back to San Diego where they hosted their grand wedding at US Grant Hotel located in the heard of San Diego. Since these two love birds are both naval officers, their itinerary were in military time and they were on time for everything! Grant and his boys started their morning early at Vince’s barber shop for a nice straight razor shave. Fortunately, the Farmer’s Market was less than a block away, so Grant and his wedding party got some fresh orange juice and breakfast burritos! These spur of the moments in between the wedding events make the greatest photos!

Vince’s Barber Shop
San Diego, CA

While the Grant and his boys prepped up for the wedding, Kristina and her ladies were at a local salon getting their groove on. Kristina chose blue as her eye shadow to represent the Navy. I thought it was a really nice little detail in their wedding and definitely in their wedding photos.

I stole one of their cupcakes that was meant for their wedding cake table for this wedding ring photo. I am sure they did not mind. =P

Since Kristina was ready a bit ahead of schedule, we photographed a couple solos of Kristina during her wedding portrait session at US Grant Hotel.

US Grant Hotel
San Diego, CA

Grant and the boys took a quick drive to the nearby church right next to US Grant Hotel for their wedding ceremony. It was a beautiful church filled with all their family and friends. Best of all, they got the military salute with all the sabers after they concluded the wedding ceremony! It made such an awesome wedding photo!

Instead of driving back to US Grant for the reception, the fresh San Diego air was nice enough for the entire wedding party to stroll down a few blocks to the venue. We took so many fun wedding pictures along the way from the church to US Grant Hotel.

After we finished the wedding party’s photography session, I concentrated on just Kristina and Grant at a local Museum that offered beautiful architecture for their wedding pictures.

Once Kristina and Grant made their grand entrance at US Grant Hotel, the party just rocked on all night long! An awesome side note was they used their saber to cut their wedding cake. Who needs a cake knife when you walk around w/ a sword, right? =D

It was time to conclude the night, so all the guests lined up to see these two love birds off on their grand exit from the venue.

Congratulations again to the both of you. It was a pleasure to be your wedding photographers.

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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I normally do not have a fear of flying, but the tiny plane that Danny and I took to Lake Tahoe was so small and shook like a salt shaker (borrowed that line from Ying Yang Twins)! After the tiny plane landed safely on the tar mat, we gathered our equipment and took the scenic route to Lake Tahoe for Andrea and Troy’s lovely little wedding. On a side note as we drove to the location of the wedding, since it was a summer wedding, Danny and I looked a bit out of place since we wore dress attire while everyone around us ran around in board shorts and swimming trunks.

One of Troy’s family friends was generous enough lend out his lake house for the wedding. The coolest thing about this lake house was that there were four secret passage ways that will lead to secret rooms! We only managed to find one of the passage ways, but it was still really sweet. Enough going off on different tangents, check out Andrea and Troy’s wonderful Lake Tahoe wedding!

Lake Tahoe, California

That is one pretty wedding ring!

I dig the hairdo! This boy was the ring bearer. He was dressed in U.S. Airforce attire to compliment the groom and his entourage of fighter pilots.

Aside from Troy, this gentleman was the most interesting man of the night. He had stories after stories about his life adventures. He was actually a good friend of the famous photographer, Ansel Adams! They actually met when Ansel Adams came in to get his taxes done. After that day, they were best of friends.

Andrea dressed in her best as she walked down the aisle with her parents.

After the wedding ceremony ended, the wedding party all took a quick ride over to a secluded cove for some awesome photos!

You must kiss your bride before passing!

That wedding cake was delicious!

Father and daughter dance is always a touching moment.

After the formalities were done, everyone at the wedding partied the night away.

The sweet thing about this wedding was that it took place on July 3rd, so there was a firework show at midnight! Congratulations, Andrea and Troy!

Adios,

Doug – Contact Me!

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It has been a year since my last wedding in Cancun with Tiffany and Ly when I came back again to photograph Sue and Armando’s wedding! The warm breeze and the turquoise colored ocean is a perfect setting for any event. I met Sue and Armando for the first time in Orange County and our chemistry worked out swimmingly. During our conversation, they mentioned that they always wanted a destination wedding and Cancun was on the top of their list. This happy couple, joined with 26 of their closest family and friends, all flew out to celebrate this joyous occasion. Enjoy!

Casa Magna – Marriott
Cancun, Mexico

Yes, we started our day with ice cream…I am going to make a great parent someday.

Armando was quite proud of this tie.

The ladies got ready at J.W. Marriott and had the best view of the beach from their balcony.

A little father and son moment

Sue had everything packed for this wedding trip except her garter! Fortunately, Armando’s mother improvised and made one on the spot. I had to admit, she did a pretty nifty job making one on the fly.

I hope everyone enjoyed the gallery as much as we enjoyed their wedding. Congratulations again, Sue and Armando!

After the wedding, Danny and I took a trip around Cancun to check out the Mayan ruins. Just like any tourist, we had to take a photo in front of some monument. As for this one, it is one of the most famous Mayan temples in Cancun. As crazy as it sounds, the temple is also an extremely accurate calendar and much more!

Over and out,

Doug – Contact Me!

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When I recieved the first email from Grant about an engagement session a year ago, it quickly caught my attention due to his extremely well written email. It is actually quite rare for me to receive emails about weddings and engagements that are properly written. Ever since our initial contact, everything fell together quite nicely. I gladly responded and asked for the details of what he had in mind for his engagement session. Since Kristina and Grant are both still in the Navy and are stationed in San Diego, they thought that city would be ideal since it provided them many fond memories throughout their years together.

It was a lovely Saturday morning in San Diego where Danny and I finally met Kristina and Grant suited up at their best in their military colors. Aside from our fun-filled day shooting and engagement session, their only request is to have a photograph next to the famous “sailor pose,” which you will see the first picture.

San Diego, California

Balboa Park
San Diego, CA

After our sailor photo, Kristina and Grant hung their uniforms and jumped into something more comfortable and casual to run around Balboa park a lot easier during their enagagement session.

US Grant Hotel
326 Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101

Dawned in their formal evening wear, we headed to US Grant Hotel to conclude our photo session. We thought black and white photos would compliment the feeling of this grand hotel.

Favorite photo of the day

I will post Kristina and Grants wedding photos soon after I catch up with the rest of my other wedding and engagement blog posts!!! I hope this will keep you all on your toes until then. =)

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Ahoy there,

Claudia and Alex finally tied the knot at Ebell Club in Long Beach! I always love photographing weddings at Ebell Club. Ebell Club’s location, interior design, food, and service is absolutely great! I had the opportunity to photograph Claudia and Alex’s engagement photo session at the Japanese Friendship Garden in CSULB (Cal State University of Long Beach) about a month ago. This quirky couple wanted something from the norm, so we tried our best to deliver just that! Check it out!

Ebell Club
290 Cerritos Ave at Third St.
Long Beach, CA 90802

We just had to include Claudia’s VW Bug in her wedding photos!

We took the wedding party to Hilltop Park in Signal Hill to capture the city of Long Beach in the background. Hilltop Park is a wonderful location to take any wedding party for photographs! The view was breathtaking!

Hilltop Park
2351 Dawson Ave
Signal Hill, CA 90755
(562) 989-7330

We, Furious Photographers, have to live up to our name!

We had to take some wedding photographs with their beloved Bug!

This was one of the many images that were displayed during the reception at Ebell Club. It was entertaining to watch most of the guests turn their heads to figure out how this photograph was taken. =P

First dance as husband and wife!

Aerial view of Ebell Club

Thank you Claudia and Alex for sharing your memories with us!

Peace,

Doug – Contact Me!

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