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I’m on a Boat | Reeden & Marc

June 8, 2012

Hello everyone,

I hope everything have plans for this upcoming summer! The weather here in sunny Los Angeles is getting hotter everyday, which is a good and bad thing. The brighter part about the heat wave in Los Angeles is that beach season is coming up. Unfortunately, the drawback about the heat in Los Angeles is the whole sweating part while at work photographing weddings! This next wedding entry is with my beautiful couple, Reeden and Marc who had flow all the way from Alaska to host their intimate wedding here at Electra Cruises in Newport Beach, CA. Here is a quick summary about this pair before we continue with their wedding at Newport Beach. Marc always wanted to look cool, yet dangerous at the same time. With that in mind, their engagement photography session at Downtown Los Angeles revolved around the idea of the legendary James Bond – 007. For Reeden and Marc’s wedding, they wanted to look just as stylish and cool at the same time in their wedding pictures!

This stylish young couple all prepped up and dressed to impress at their designated suites at a local hotel and “wowed” their wedding guests as they walked down the aisle. From one photograph after another, there were so many wonderful memories and shared laughter recorded. Reeden and Marc envisioned their wedding to have a classic twist with the bird cage veils and all. Even for their portrait session, we swung by a local vintage themed cafe for some wedding pictures once Electra Cruises docked at Newport Beach after the wedding was over. Management at the cafe were gracious enough to clear the floor for some awesome wedding photographs around their booth and bar. They even made Reeden and Marc a nice milkshake to add into their theme! Check it out!

Electra Cruises
Newport Beach, CA

One beautiful wedding dress!

With the extra time before all the wedding guests arrived to Electra Cruises, we took Marc and his boys out for a quick portrait photo session on the streets and alongside of the piers in Newport Beach.

Here comes the bride!

After the wedding ceremony was over, Electra Cruises taxied along Newport Beach around the piers and Balboa Island while the wedding guests enjoyed their night. While the wedding guests mingled and laughed the night away, Danny , Phebe , and I took Reeden and Marc on the top deck to start off their wedding portrait session.

After Electra Cruises docked, we took the entire wedding party out for some wedding pictures! We started their photo session by the old theater across the street and wrapped everything up at the cafe with some milkshake!

Favorite wedding photo of the day!

Congratulations to the both of you! Your wedding was absolutely amazing! I will take up your offer one day and visit you both at Alaska.

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Surfin’ the Sand | Nina & Ren

December 28, 2011

It was quite an insane weekend when Kelly and Dean’s wedding at La Venta Inn at Palos Verdes, Kristina and Grant’s wedding at US Grant Hotel in San Diego, and Nina and Ren’s wedding in beautiful Surf and Sand Resort located in Laguna Beach (Orange County)! With those three weddings we were given the opportunity to photograph, we were exposed to so many different cultures and color! Nina and Ren’s wedding at Surf and Sand was a prefect way of ending our wedding photography weekend with a huge bang! Of the three weddings, Nina and Ren’s traditional Indian wedding was, of course, the most colorful.

Surf and Sand Resort
Laguna Beach, CA
Orange County

Nina and her gals started their day early with breakfast, junk food, and plenty of hairspray! I would say that is a perfect combo for any girl at the wedding! While the ladies goofed off and practiced a dance they performed for the reception, we photographed their wedding details and their amazing smiles.

Nina’s wedding bouquet had a photograph of her mother who touched her life. That was a really sentimental detail for Nina’s big day.

Nina and Ren had their “first look” prior to the wedding ceremony. It was a private showcase that consisted of just the wedding party and us photographers. =)

With the extra time we had before the wedding ceremony, we ran around Surf and Sand Resort for some cool wedding photos! We made use of the driveways and the bellhop carts for the following wedding pictures.

Here comes the bride! It is always an awesome moment to watch and photograph different cultures celebrate their wedding.

Ren was a real joker, even at his wedding! In an Indian wedding, the groom marks a red spot on the bride, but he rubbed the red dye all over her nose like Rudolph the red nose reindeer. =D

After the wedding ceremony, we ran around Laguna Beach to wrap up their wedding photos.

After their wedding pictures were done, we had just enough time to get these two ready for their grand entrance. Nina and Ren danced the night away with the rest of their wedding guests. Congratulations on your big day, Nina and Ren! Your wedding at Surf and Sand in Laguna Beach was definitely one to remember.

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Colors of the Rainbow | Sarah & James

December 2, 2010

Sarah and James finally tied the knot! It was a beautiful spring afternoon (yes, I said spring…I am back logged) where Sarah and James held their wedding in a cozy little church in Costa Mesa. This was the first experience for me to see a bride in a wedding dress with a slight shade of pink! It is great to always see originality in every wedding. Her wedding dress was filled with flowery details and her bouquet complimented her outfit perfectly. These little unexpected twists and turns, such as a pink dress, kept their guests on their toes throughout the entire wedding. It is great to see how Sarah and James managed to have a traditional, yet not so traditional wedding at the same time. Either way, the photos turned out great!

I thought this was a touching moment during the wedding ceremony!

Kiss at last!

After the wedding ceremony, we made our way to a nearby mall, or what it is claimed as an “anti-mall” called the L.A.B. (Little American Businesses). The colors and creativity of the landscapes in the L.A.B. were perfect for these wedding photos. We like to photograph our wedding with a little bit of edge to it~!

Shot of the day. I tip my hat to Danny for this one.

Center Club
650 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

During cocktail hour, there was a really cool table where you can have your silhouette traced and framed! I thought this was a brilliant idea for people to take home as a wedding party favor.

Traditional Thai dance

Congratulations again, Sarah and James. Your wedding was absolutely awesome!

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Singing in the Rain | Mina & David

October 6, 2010

Today is a rainy, yet pleasant day in Los Angeles. My car has a free wash and I get to stay dry indoors while listening to the tapping of the rain drops against my window. Ironically, my first blog entry of today will be about a wedding that was hosted during the peak of rainy season last year! It was a chilled rainy afternoon when Mina and David hosted their wedding on Electra Cruises in Newport Beach, CA. Even with the constant rain, it did not dampen the mood of our lovely wedding couple. We were fortunate enough to have a few minutes of dry spouts in between the rain clouds to snap a few wedding portraits before everyone got drenched again. Good thing there was a Pavillions near by where we purchased all their umbrellas to keep the wedding party dry.

Electra Cruises
3439 Via Oporto
Newport Beach, CA 92663

My favorite wedding photo of the day!

Congratulations again, Mina and David. Thank you for keeping your spirits up during this rainy wedding day!

Stay dry,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Skulls and Bones | Landon & Robby

December 28, 2009

Who knew that integrating skulls and bones on a wedding cake can be so tasteful? Landon and Robby’s wedding was hosted at the beautiful Electra Cruises venue in Newport Beach. I had the opportunity to photograph weddings on these yachts in the past, but never had I seen the entire interior of the yacht decorated in black drapes paired with black bows and chair slips! These two love birds really have an eccentric taste in life. Even though everything was decorated in black, they still kept the tradition of a stunning white wedding dress. Landon actually designed her own wedding dress too!

Electra Cruises
3439 Via Oporto
Newport Beach, CA 92663
(949) 723-1069

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