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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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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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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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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

Is that a cool wedding cake or what?!

After the yacht docked, Landon and Robby were escorted in a classy Rolls Royce to Huntington Hyatt to conclude their wedding.

Hyatt
21500 Pacific Coast Highway
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
(714) 698-1234

Congratulations to you both! It was a great pleasure to be your wedding photographers.

Best wishes,

Doug – Contact Me!

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