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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

andrea and david are adorable people, they are charming together and we feel lucky to know them. we are lucky people, we have wonderful clients who are in love and are excited. this is the best job ever! andrea and david’s wedding was amazing, the colors, the crowd…everything was perfection. there were so many little personal touches throughout the day; andrea’s family are from argentina and david (who does not speak spanish) had vows written for andrea in spanish! everyone was laughing and crying. he got a huge round of cheers after he finished. everyone enjoyed a beautiful slideshow/video, and the final surprise of the night, flamenco dancers! we had such a wonderful time working with andrea and david throughout the year, and all the steps along the way, to plan this fantastic day :)

location: spanish hills country club
flowers: flora by fauna
cake: a sweet design

kendall and jacob envisioned a wedding surrounded by the people they loved. they made their wedding their own with personalized touches; beautiful individual vows, a jointly-written letter to all the guests about how they had met, a ceremony they designed themselves and an incorporation of kendall’s favorite colors; eggplant purple for the bridesmaid dresses, violets and shades of lavender for the flowers with a punch of raspberry. right after the ceremony we made a special trip to the stunning gardens that surrounded kendall’s parents home for some special bride/groom photos and of course a few featuring their ever so cute dog luna!

location: spanish hills country club
flowers: k-bella designs
cake: the bread basket