Good morning and hope everyone’s Thursday is coming along nicely. Just one more day until the weekend again! There are only a few more weekends of summer left, so make the most of it. I actually might have a weekend free to enjoy the beach before everything cools down! If not, there are always plenty of stuff to do in Los Angeles. For our next awesome wedding adventure, we ventured off South toward Long Beach at The Reef. Myriam and Fred are cute and lovable characters. Fred is the head coach for the football team in Pasadena City College, but he is a total teddy bear at heart. Both parties started off their wedding bright and early where Fred and his entourage had a nice morning straight razor shave at a local barber shop in Long Beach, grabbed a drink, and suited up at The Reef. As for Myriam and her ladies, they relaxed the morning away during their makeup and hair session. Once everyone were good to go, we all raced off to The Reef and kicked off their wedding ceremony on the rooftop that overlooked Long Beach Harbor and Queen Mary. With a few sweet exchange of words and sealed everything with a kiss, the real celebration began! During their wedding reception at The Reef, there was an abundance of love, laughter, and plenty of hugs. Sit back and enjoy their wedding photography highlights!
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Los Angeles Wedding Photography
June 10, 2014Good afternoon!
Summer is just about here and kids have all graduated and probably anxious to enjoy their vacation. I hope everyone also has plans for this summer and not waste it! Los Angeles is warming up nicely and we finally get to put our jackets and winter clothing away. In this next wedding, it took place at beautiful Los Angeles Union Station and Studio 1342. Lori and Tim are one hilarious, cute, and loving couple and their personalities reflected perfectly on their wedding day. I knew Lori and her amazing family since we were kids, which made photographing this wedding extra dear to my heart. Ever since we were kids, Lori had a quirky sense of humor and even now, that side of her character has not wavered. Tim is a perfect match to compliment such a personality with his quick sense of humor and one spontaneous outtake after another!
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Colors of the Rainbow | Sarina & Chirag
May 13, 2013Ahoy everyone,
I hope everyone’s Mother’s Day went swimmingly and there were plenty of joy and laughter throughout the day. In my case, I grabbed my mom and a a couple others out for an early breakfast before the insane rush of people poured into every restaurant! I suppose the early bird does get the worm.
Finally after playing catch up on writing my wedding and engagement blog entries, I can finally post up one of my favorite destination weddings that happened at Fairmont Hotel in San Jose! To recap on this lovely couple, we took a day trip over to San Francisco to photograph Sarina & Chirag’s engagement photo session. We ran around all over the city of San Francisco for their engagement pictures which included Ritz Carlton at Half Moon Bay, danced in the rain at San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts, and concluded at Embarcadero. As exciting as their engagement photo session in San Francisco was for us, their Indian style wedding at Fairmont Hotel in San Jose was absolutely unbelievable. From the start to finish, there was not a minute when we wanted to put our cameras down since there was always something amazing going on. From parading down the main streets at Fairmont Hotel, the colorful wedding attire, acrobatic shows, to all the adrenaline pumping dances, Sarina and Chirag really know how to throw down a party!
To warm up for Sarina and Chirag’s wedding, each spent their quiet morning preparing in their designated suites at Fairmont Hotel. Danny, Geoff and I jumped from one room to another to capture some sweet “behind the scenes” wedding photos before these two met each other for the first time in their full wedding attire. Once their wedding preparations were all finished, Sarina and Chirag had their “first glance” over in back of Fairmont Hotel in a small secluded street to have a moment to themselves. After their brief moment to catch their breath, the rest of the wedding went on full throttle to the next series of sweet wedding photos of just them two and their wedding entourage. After the wedding portrait session concluded, Chirag and practically everyone paraded down the streets while Sarina waited patiently back at Fairmont Hotel before the Indian wedding ceremony started. Get comfortable because there will be a lot of wedding pictures. Every wedding photograph was too good to not showcase!
Fairmont Hotel
170 S Market St
San Jose, CA 95113
Dig the shoes
What wedding do you know where the groom makes an entrance with a white stallion with an entire parade behind him? Not to mention a whole lot of dancing and music!
One of my favorite wedding detail was during their Indian wedding ceremony. The custom made alter was filled with overflowing flowers and tastefully matching colored petals.
After the Indian wedding ceremony concluded, we managed to take a couple wedding detail photos of the reception hall before the doors opened out to their guests. Now that is one impressive wedding centerpiece!
Once doors opened and all the guests were seated, there were a whole lot of events to keep everyone entertained. There were many skits, songs, choreographed dances, and even an acrobatic performance where the performers swung across the ceilings! After all the formalities and the wedding program ended, literally everyone jumped onto the huge dance floor and showed of their best moves for the rest of the night.
While all the guests were entertained, we pulled Sarina and Chirag out for one last quick wedding photography session since they are in a different outfit. We thought these last wedding photos was a good way to wrap up a successful night.
Congratulations to the both of you, Sarina and Chirag. It was a real pleasure to take part as your wedding photographers! Special thanks to Mili for an amazing job coordinating this wedding and made sure everything went accordingly.
Cheers,
Doug – Contact Me!
p.s. – It was great to see you again, Tulsi & Mihir!
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Bel Air Bay Club Wedding Photos | Maital & David
January 22, 2013Good evening everyone,
It is great that Los Angeles is getting substantially warmer now. Oddly enough, I do miss the cold winter breeze at night when I walk around the city. I suppose the grass is greener on the other side. Nonetheless, I hope the weather stays like this for a while here in Los Angeles before the heat wave rolls around in a few months.
Talking about breeze, it was a beautiful Spring season in Malibu where Maital and David held their wedding at Bel Air Bay Club. The weather was right and the cool breeze from the ocean rolled in all day throughout the wedding. Danny and I started our day here at Bel Air Bay Club with Maital and all her ladies while they prepped themselves up at one of the larger conference rooms that had a beautiful balcony that overlooked the beach. Since Maital and David wanted a first look and their wedding portrait session done before their grand wedding ceremony, our wedding party was able to maximize their wedding photography session before any of their guests arrived. Since the balcony that overlooked the beach was a beautiful spot, we started their first look and wedding photography session there. Check it out!
Bel Air Bay Club
Malibu, CA
While I photographed Maital along during our wedding photography session here at Bel Air Bay Club (Malibu), Danny went off and photographed the David and his boys while they horsed around with the photo booth props!
After their first look over at Bel Air Bay Club’s grand balcony, we ran around the resort and photographed the following wedding portraits.
Once our wedding photography session was over, Maital, David, and their family members joined together to sign the Ketubah. Once that was taken cared off and both family rejoiced, Maital and David prepared themselves for their grand wedding ceremony over at the Bel Air Bay Club lawn that overlooked the ocean.
KISS!
When the beautiful Jewish wedding ceremony came to a touching end, it was time for these two to party hard with all their wedding guests during cocktail and reception! There were so much hugs, love, and laughter throughout the entire night while each significant family member gave their toast to our beloved wedding couple. On a side note, since Maital already anticipated David was going to try something sneaky during their wedding cake cutting, she wore an entire plastic cover to protect her wedding dress. Clever girl prevented herself a large dry cleaning bill if she was to have anything deliciously bad happen to her wedding dress. Check out what happened with the following wedding photos!
Congratulations again to the both of you, love birds. It was definitely our pleasure to be your wedding photographers here at Bel Air Bay Club in Malibu on such an important milestone.
Cheers,
Doug – Contact Me!
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Furious Photographers – Through My Lenses 2012
January 2, 2013Hello everyone,
It is that time again when we have to remember to avoid the pesky habit of writing 2012 on all our dates. Last year has been good to Furious Photographers despite the series of roller coaster obstacles that stood before us; I would rather raise my hands high and roll with the blows. To wrap up this wedding blog entry for the year, I have decided to finally post one highlighted wedding or engagement photo from each event that was rather memorable. Although it is 2013, I am already procrastinating, but I suppose posting this blog is better late than never. Thank you all who have supported Furious Photographers and all our awesome adventures! Thank you my brides and grooms who have entrusted their wedding milestone to me and thank you to all my photographers who have dealt with my constant unorthodox demands on every photo shoot!
Self-portrait as a last photo shoot of the year during New Years eve
Calamigos Ranch Wedding Photography – Malibu, CA
Skirball Wedding Photography – Santa Monica, CA (Los Angeles County)
Cal State Long Beach Engagement Photos – Long Beach, CA
Los Angeles Engagement Photography – Downtown Los Angeles, CA
Model Head Shot Photos – Erica Rhodes
Arcadia Arboretum Engagement Photos – Los Angeles, CA
Downtown LA Engagement Photographers – Los Angeles, CA
Destination Engagement Photos – San Diego, CA
Graduation Photos USC – Los Angeles, CA
Calamigos Ranch Wedding Photographers – Malibu, CA
Santa Monica Engagement Photographers – Santa Monica, CA
UCLA Engagement Photographs – Los Angeles, CA
Hilton Plaza Wedding Photographs – Los Angeles, CA
Long Beach Wedding Photography – Los Angeles, CA
OC Wedding Photos – Orange County, CA
LA Union Station Engagement Photography – Los Angeles, CA
Pasadena Engagement Photography – Pasadena, CA (LA County)
Destination Wedding Photography – Four Seasons – Santa Barbara, CA
Destination Wedding Photographers – Four Seasons – Santa Barbara, CA
Destination Wedding Photography – Condor’s Nest – Pala, CA
Destination Wedding Photography – Condor’s Nest – Pala, CA
San Gabriel Wedding Photography – Los Angeles, CA
San Gabriel Wedding Photography – Los Angeles, CA
Family Photography – LA Union Station, CA
Arcadia Wedding Photography – Double Tree – Los Angeles, CA
Rancho Los Lomas Wedding Photography – Orange County, CA
Downtown LA Engagement Photos – Los Angeles, CA
Downtown LA Engagement Photographers – Los Angeles, CA
Downtown LA Family Photos – Los Angeles, CA
Casa Del Mar Wedding Photography – Santa Monica, CA
Casa Del Mar Wedding Photography – Santa Monica, CA
Edgy Wedding Photography – Los Angeles, CA
Chinese Wedding Photos – Los Angeles, CA
St. Regis Monarch – Orange County Wedding Photography – Dana Point, CA
I hope you all enjoyed the quick highlights of the engagement, family, and wedding photography adventures that Furious Photographers had the opportunity to photograph. We definitely finished this year with a bang and are already planning to make this year even bigger!
Cheers,
Doug – Contact Me!
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