janete and daniel had an amazing wedding with five different locations. each step of their wedding was completely different. we started with group photos at a park in rancho palos verdes; followed by their ceremony at the beautiful wayfarers chapel; bride/groom photos at the korean friendship bell and point fermin lighthouse; finally ending with their reception at prince seafood restaurant in cerritos. what a day! the wayfarers chapel is an amazing glass church surrounded by towering trees. you almost feel like you’re not in southern california anymore. once we got to the reception, the guests were treated to a 10 course chinese dinner and an array of fun games. my favorite was when they stood back to back, holding a toasting glass (which represented dan) and a rose (representing janete). they were then asked questions like: “who is a better cook;” “who will take better care of the other one when they are older.” to answer they had to hold up either the glass or rose without seeing the other’s response. as you can see from the pics they didn’t get them all right…they scored about an 80% :). it was a wonderful wedding, and we really enjoyed all the different aspects of the day!

amanda and shaun are the cutest, sweetest couple you could ever meet! they had their ceremony and dessert reception at shaun’s grandfather’s home in ventura. the weather was perfect, they both looked amazing. amanda has a stunning smile, and she was smiling all day :). the details were all so carefully thought out; from flowers in amanda’s hair, the candy bar, the cake and all the desserts, yum! after their reception guests threw rice as amanda and shaun ran down the hill towards a car decked out with just married, honeymoon or bust, and congrats signs, cans trailing behind and flowers attached to the mirrors. i am sure they got lots of honks driving around in that car!

kaitlin’s mom’s ranch in ojai set the scene for this beautiful outdoor wedding. this is one amazing pair. tyler is in the military and kaitlin is a pilot! they live out of state but still managed to plan a stunning wedding, with the help of a wonderful wedding planner susan ferro and kaitlin’s mom sally. as i arrived at the ranch, the first thing i noticed were the hanging lanterns intertwined amongst old, majestic trees. the color combination of chocolate brown and lemon yellow, was breathtaking, straw covered the ground, horses ran in the background and the lanterns swayed. the smell of bbq smoke filled the air as the ceremony began. this was an all around wonderful wedding, along with a beautiful couple. a big thank you to michael andrews for helping out with this wedding!