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Hello,

This wedding was my first time photographing a Thai Water Wedding Ceremony. I always look forward to having the opportunity to photograph weddings from different cultures. Christina and Vee’s wedding adventure started in West Covina, to Cerritos, to Long Beach, and finally to the Old Ranch Club at Seal Beach.

Wat Padhammachart
14036 E. Don Julian Rd.
La Puente, Ca 91746

In a Thai Water Wedding Ceremony, all of the guests line up to pour water over Christina and Vee’s hands.

Cerritos Sheraton
12725 Center Court Dr.
Cerritos, Ca 90703

Next stop – The girls arrived at Sheraton in Cerritos to get ready for the Catholic wedding ceremony that followed.

Our Lady of Refuge Church
5195 E. Stearns St.
Long Beach, Ca 90815

Christina in her beautiful wedding dress!

Old Ranch Country Club
3901 Lampson Ave.
Seal Beach, Ca 90740

After the wedding ceremonies, everyone drove over to the beautiful Old Ranch Club. With the extra time before the reception, we snapped away at the golf course while avoiding any flying balls.

Wedding couple’s first dance =)

I just had to post this picture up. I loved everyone’s reaction because I had to jump off of my chair to be high enough to photograph this picture. I was surprised the photograph actually came out!

The second time, I dragged a table over to stand on. The DJ suggested that Christina and Vee should share a kiss in front of everyone!

Congratulations Christina and Vee! I had a blast photographing your awesome wedding!

Best,

Doug – Contact Me!
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Howdy,

Dian (Dee) and Liang just tied the knot last weekend! I met this awesome couple through Angie and Cheston; every one of them a UCLA graduate! Woot!

Dee got ready at the Pasadena Westin Hotel. They also had their after party there as well Check out Dee’s pajamas! Moo!

Sorry Dee, this picture was too awesome to not post! : )

San Gabriel Mission fountain!

For those who are willing to brave the danger, step onto the tracks!

This picture was by Julie. I love how she used (green) negative space to emphasize Dee. It’s simple, mysterious, but pretty!

Got to love Dee’s shoes

Lawrence – Contact Me!
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Hi peeps,

Yes, I lag in blogging. On the bright side, I am so so so close to launching my new project! Stay tuned, seriously.

Anyway, Steve and Linh recently graced me with the opportunity to photograph their wedding at Rancho Sol Del Pacifico, which is a breathtaking private estate on the cliffs of Malibu (Los Angeles). The owners of the property – Al and Barbara Rotter – were super cool to work with. What I loved the most about Rancho Sol Del Pacifico were the animals! There were cats, dogs, more dogs, and more dogs!

Rancho Sol Del Pacifico
Contact: Al and Barbara Rotter
Phone: (310) 457-9295

Events of Love and Splendor
website
Angel
Email: angel@loveandsplendor.com

Warm thank you to Angel for coordinating the event – awesome job! Brides – check her out!

Steve and Linh are from Atlanta, Georgia. They wanted to get married in Los Angeles to take advantage of the sunny weather. Unfortunately, on their wedding day, you guessed it, it rained. Since Rancho Sol Del Pacifico is located so high in the Santa Monica mountains that we were practically in the cloud’s level.

While driving up the untouched Santa Monica Mountains to Rancho Sol Del Pacifico, everyone was greeted with these pleasant ushers in orange (prison?) jackets.

As part of Vietnamese door entry games, the groom is posed with various challenges by the bridesmaids to prove his love and worthiness for his bride. In this particular situation, Steve had to pretend to be a plane!

To prove that he will be a good father, Steve had to wrap a diaper on one of his groomsmen. :S

Once Steve proved his love for Linh, they had a Chinese tea ceremony where the bride and groom serve tea to their friends and family members.

Lastly, Steve and Linh had a Western ceremony. Since it was raining outside, everything was done inside the tent. This young fellow loved to steal the limelight :O

Alas, the rain did not permit us to take advantage of the view, but we made due.

This was the coolest cat in the world! I think his name was Dolce.

The seating arrangement was all pinned onto a cork board. Below each name had a clue that hinted where they will be sitting.

Barbecue and paella for dinner? Yum!

A simple, but timeless wedding cake. Also yum!

Lastly, we took some pictures in near darkness at the driveway of Rancho Sol Del Pacifico. The lights on the palm trees coupled with the fog gave it a mystic look. What were Steve and Linh doing?

Cheers,

Lawrence – Contact Me!

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Hello Everyone,

For the people who do not remember Jennifer and Long, I photographed their engagement sessions not too long ago in Laguna Beach. They finally tied the knot today! Long came over to Jennifer’s house in style. Being in a BMW sports crew, he rolled by with about 20 BMWs just to make a grand entrance.

You have to love the decorations on that car.

They lit the fireworks to officially start the ceremony.

We encountered an unexpected thunderstorm, which threw off our schedule. What I love about weddings is that I get to improvise and have fun doing it. Here is our best man taking one for the team by pulling up a chair in the middle of a parking space in Old Town Monrovia to save a spot for the newly weds.

Not seeing any sign of the rain stopping, we all moved to a parking structure in Pasadena to continue our photo shoot. Fortunately, Pasadena rained sporadically, which gave us windows of time to snap away before the rain came down on us again.

Another great job from All Made Up!

Man and machine!

Even the rain cannot stop us from having a blast! Congratulations Jennifer and Long!

Peace,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Howdy,

What a totally awesome wedding at Adamson House in Malibu this Sunday. Adamson’s House is a quaint historical site that is now a museum located on the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway).  Anyway, check out the wedding pictures ;D

Primary Photographer: Steve Hoffman

Adamson House
23200 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, California
(310) 456-8432

Kiyoko – the lovely bride – got ready in a rustic pool house in the the Adamson House. She was admiring the donned dress as her maids of honor all helped her tie the back.

Look at this beautiful picture of the bride!

I really like the details on her dress. And I think she did too

I know I intentionally blurred the picture, but the flowers were done by Renan from Fleur-de-Lis Flower Couture (626-922-4895). This picture was taken just before the ceremony. She was just beaming with joy!

Kiyoko and Chris held an intimate ceremony with close family and friends. They conducted their ceremony under this grand tree.

Aww their first kiss as husband and wife! I just fired away!

Whoo Hoo!

This was just too cute!  I’m glad I snapped this picture,

And yes, that was the beach in the background. Awesome huh? I would eat outdoors everyday if my playground was the Malibu beach.

Check out their awesome backdrop – the beach and horizon. Can’t beat that!

To Chris and Kiyoko – thank you for sharing your special day with me!  I hope you like the wedding pictures!

Sincerely,

Lawrence – Contact Me!
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