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nice day for a black wedding – los angeles wedding photographer

jaana — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:38:20 +0000

This beautiful couple (whom we can now refer to as Mr. & Mrs. Black – cool last name, right?) had a tiny wedding on a big open beach. It was intimate and lovely. Their closest friends and family joined in celebrating with them. Quite romantic, if you ask me. The reception was at an Italian restaurant in Toluca Lake called Ca’ Del Sole. The setting, again, was intimate and the food was amazing. Congratulations to these two as they embark on their new journey together.

Love,

it’s official! – newport beach wedding photographer

jaana — Fri, 21 May 2010 23:10:59 +0000

Chris and Mindy’s wedding day! These two cuties were married at the Newport Beach LDS Temple and I was lucky enough to be there as an assistant photographer. Stacey Bishop was the lead photographer and let me tell you, that woman is a machine! She is 5 months pregnant and I was exhausted just trying to keep up! But it was a great experience all around. It was nice not to have the pressure of posing everyone, I just had to worry about the groomsmen. So, it was pretty fun capturing the candids.

The reception was way out in Rancho Cucamonga at an LDS church – but this was decorated unlike any other LDS church I’ve ever seen. It was really pretty and everyone was having fun.

How cute is this?!

Love,

mary’s day – los angeles bridal shower photographer

jaana — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:28:02 +0000

This was a cute little bridal shower at an Acapulco in the middle of Los Angeles. I knew with it being at a chain restaurant, it might be difficult to get some creative shots, but the vibrant colors of the restaurant mixed with the pretty pinks of her decorations came off perfectly! Well, I love them. Unexpectedly cool. It was a day filled with food and games and gifts. A lucky bride for sure. Thanks for letting me join in the fun…

Love,

gift certificates

jaana — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:11:10 +0000

Gift Certificates are now available for purchase! Don’t know what to get someone for their birthday, engagement or holiday gift? These are perfect. Choose from any of our available session packages. Thanks to Creative Works Designs, the gift cards are not only a great present, but they are soooo fancy and cute!

And if you order a gift certificate before June 1st, you will get 15% off the price of the session package! Hooray!

*Recipient of Gift Card must live within 60 miles of Burbank, CA or travel fees may apply.

socal shootout: ceremony – pasadena wedding photographer

jaana — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:19:40 +0000

For this part of the ShootOut, a mock ceremony was set up. Even though it wasn’t completely realistic, I felt the pressure! Wanted to make sure I got all the important shots on the first try. In real life, you don’t get second chances for things like this! It was definitely good practice. (And had me wishing for a nice telephoto lens too!)

Love,

socal shootout: details – pasadena wedding photographer

jaana — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:05:02 +0000

This rotation of the ShootOut made me really want to get a macro lens! I noticed how awesome the rings look with a lens like that. But I worked with what I had and these are not half bad. It was a good challenge too, because it forced me to be creative with the few detail items we were given to work with.

Love,

fiesta photo booth – affordable winnetka birthday party photographer

jaana — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:53:51 +0000

There was a 30th birthday in the house! Since I knew this would be a good themed party, with lots of fun people (and for my own form of entertainment) I wanted to try out a photo booth. The birthday girl’s sister painted up a background real quick, they stocked the area with props and away we went. It was loads of fun and had me laughing through the night. Every birthday party should have one of these! Thanks for letting me try it out, Norma. Here are some of my favorites…

Love,

sweet sixteen party – affordable burbank event photographer

jaana — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:50:09 +0000

I would say this is about as successful of a Sweet 16 as you can get. Great music, great food, surrounded by friends. Jackie is one lucky 16-year old! She smiled brightly the whole night, showed off her talents and really got down on the dance floor. You could see that everyone was having a great time!

Love,

50th anniversary – affordable los angeles event photographer

jaana — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:44:11 +0000

This event was put on by two lovely sisters to celebrate their parents’ 50th Wedding Anniversary. I didn’t know the family before that night, but as you can see, they have good reason to celebrate. Beautiful grandchildren, plenty of friends – love all around. I thought it was so cute that each table was adorned with different words describing what makes a marriage work: Love, Kindness, Respect, Trust, Humor and Hope. All that and much more!

I’m a little biased (being married to one myself), but Armenians throw the best parties! The food doesn’t stop and they always dance late into the night. You can’t help but have fun. Congratulations to this amazing couple!

Love,

beachy bride & groom – affordable half moon bay event photographer

jaana — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:33:00 +0000

Had a couple of good friends get married in Santa Cruz on a chilly – but beautiful – beach. The bride was glowing and the groom was as happy as could be. They probably didn’t even notice how cold it was! Took these from my seat (as to not be in the hired photographer’s way), but my subjects make these shots look good…

Congrats buddies!!