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monica and jesus are a gorgeous couple and could easily be slapped into the pages of any fashion magazine featuring supermodels. beauty and love constantly radiate from their presence, and it especially did on their wedding day. the couple also has amazing family members who offer the same warmth and affection that monica and jesus share with all those around them. and it’s no surprise: jesus is an intelligent stanford graduate turned doctor who’s extremely nice and very handsome — a real prize for any woman. it works the other way, too: monica is sincerely kind and beautifully stunning, the kind of woman any man would be lucky to marry. so obviously together they are dynamite!

the wedding day began in pasadena, and ended in camarillo at my favorite venue atop the luxury homes and rolling farms, spanish hills country club. the color scheme was an elegant white and creamy beige with spurts of purple. mariachi music played and the guests danced the night away. it was clear that the guests enjoyed themselves very much! it would be hard not to among the festive atmosphere and people that monica and jesus created and brought together.

here’s a comical tidbit that shows off the bride’s idea of funny: monica planned a little surprise for jesus during the garter toss. she tucked a very large pair of totally unsexy granny panties where the garter should have been, so when jesus grabbed what he thought was the garter, instead out came the lovely underwear for all the guests to see! everyone laughed out loud and the looks on the poor faces of the guys who were anticipating a sexy garter were priceless. i love a bride with a sense of humor!

i always say this, and i have to say it again, i have the best job ever and could not think of anything better than photographing our amazing couples!

monica and jesus, you two are so wonderful! thank you for having me and araxi be a part of your wedding day :).

reception location: spanish hills country club

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our first wedding of ‘09. the weather was amazing, our couple allowed us to try some of the crazy photo ideas we have stored up :), and we got to shoot at some locations we had never been before! natalie and jeremiah had their ceremony at the westminster presbyterian church in pasadena, followed by an amazing reception at the westin pasadena. the westin is located right near city hall, which was the perfect backdrop for family photos! after the ceremony, natalie and jeremiah went up to their suite to relax for a little while. we had wanted to try an idea out for a really long time so this was the perfect opportunity. we asked natalie to lay in the bathtub (no wedding dress was harmed in the making of this image), and jeremiah grabbed a mirror. eric somehow wedged himself on top of the sink to take the shot but yay! we got it and we love it :). once cocktail hour was over, the wedding party entered the ballroom. it was lit with blue lights, the centerpieces were stunning, the cake glistened in it’s spotlight. the crowd laughed and danced all night long! the perfect way to start our ‘09 season.