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about the artist

I've always loved telling stories, but never enjoyed writing. When I
found photography, it was the perfect medium for me to express myself. With each shoot, I unveil the unique stories of
my subjects, and tell them with beautiful imagery. People often tell me
that they feel like they know my clients just from reading my blog.

They say photographs are the only tangible memories after a wedding,
which means that my perspective is how you will remember your big day.  With that in mind, I have to capture the details (big and
small) in the most beautiful light. I want you to laugh and cry (tears
of joy, of course) when you look at your photos. Whether it's your wedding day or your babies growing up, time goes
by so fast, so it's
my job to document your story... beautifully.

I am based in Los Angeles, but love to travel.

Destination weddings are most certainly welcomed!

In order to give each client my full creative energy, I only take a limited number of weddings a year. (aka I book up fast and don't offer discounts.)


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Monthly Archives: January 2010

los angeles wedding photography | jen + kevin’s diy urban travel themed wedding

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This was just featured on Brooklyn Bride!  Check it out!  You may remember Jen & Kevin from their engagement photos.  In a nutshell, Jen lived in LA & Kevin in NY.  They spent most of their relationship apart, so a travel themed engagement session & wedding was fitting.  Since Kevin is a pilot and they spent most of their relationship traveling to see each other, they wanted to incorporate their travels & the different destinations into their wedding.

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In keeping with the travel theme, she lined her shoes with NY subway maps – so simple to do and so personalized!  She hand folded hundreds of little paper airplanes and used them in her centerpieces.

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Her friend DIY all their adorable flowers!  I love all the boutonnieres!

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After their first look, we headed to Union Station for their portraits.  Her fabulous makeup was done by Echou makeup.

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Their ceremony & reception took place at J Lounge and Restaurant in downtown LA.  I love all the exposed brick!  And wait until you see the view from the courtyard!

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One of my favorite wedding party photo:

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All her stationary had silhouettes of buildings from the different places they have lived.  And her escort cards were like plane tickets!  Each table was a different destination that they had went to as a couple.

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One of my favorite detail is the trees above.  Kevin’s mom painted these amazing trees on canvas.  The trees had bare branches where guests would then leave their thumb print on as the leaves and signed their name.

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Their reception took place in the outdoor courtyard, right in the middle of downtown LA.

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I LOVE their s’mores bar!  There was a fire pit in the courtyard, so Jen had them set up a s’mores bar!  So simple to set up too!

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I love all the stationary by Love~d designs!  Another favorite of mine is how they had a cute buffet menu, but also a cute sign that invited guest to come back for seconds & thirds, but to only get what they’ll eat because the rest will be donated to the LA regional food bank.

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Congrats Jen & Kevin on an amazing wedding!  Everything was so personal and beautiful.  Your personalities totally shined throughout the event!  I wish you both all the best and look forward to hearing about your future adventures together!

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dream love shoot contest

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Jen and I had so much fun stylizing and shooting her anniversary shoot that we wanted to give a lucky reader the same opportunity!  Here is your chance to win a stylized photo session, photographed by Caroline Tran and stylized by Green Wedding Shoes.  This contest is open to any engaged or married couples.   The photo shoot included will take place in the LA area, so for couples not in the LA area, you can fly to us, or you can fly us to you.

To enter, please email the following information to dreamphotoshoot [at] gmail [dot] com

  1. Names
  2. Tell us about you two & your relationship
  3. Describe your dream shoot.  How would you want your love story told?
  4. Attach a recent photo of you two

Deadline is 11:59pm on January 31, 2010.

The couples who inspire us the most will then be posted here – our wonderful readers will then get to vote for which dream photo session they want to see become a reality!  This will be like a fun community project!

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