Los Angeles Style Unveiled

Friends; today I was having such a hard day because I was thinking about my family in Mexico. I miss them so much and now that the holidays are coming, it gets even harder.
But then I received today an e-mail from a very sweet lady.
the news was that my dear friend Beverly from, leave it to me events planning, Informed me that we got published in L.A. Style Unveiled.
That totally makes me so happy.. She submitted the images and they love what we had. Thank you for your hard work, Beverly, you are the best!!!!
This was the wedding of Diana and Danny and it was held at the Camarillo Ranch House in Camarillo. I love my clients, they are the best! Beverly work hard coordinating this event. She was able to find the "Dream Team"

List of vendors:

Photographer: Gloria Mesa Photographers
Coordinator: Leave it to me Events
Second Camera: Rene Miranda
Venue: Camarillo Ranch Foundation
Florist: Your Image floral
DJ; Hey Mister DJ
Cake: Siblings Bakery
Dress: Camarillo Bridal
Catering: DJ's california Catering
Beauty: Amy Sparks Make up


I am happy to show you what L.A Style Unveiled showing their blog.. please check them out they are fantastic.

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Wedding in Berverly Hills

Hello friends,

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing wedding, in Beverly Hills, of Sanaz and Bobby. The wedding was in a private residence and was very well organized. Bobby and Sanaz chose to see each other before their ceremony; that always gives you extra time for photos. I try to make the “first look” very special; it has been working great with some of my clients. Bobby and Sanaz wanted to have some portraits done at UCLA. We all rode in the limousine; that was sweet! After we arrived, we started to walk around the beautiful grounds of UCLA and began picking out places to be photographed. After we finished, Sanaz went to her room to freshen up and to wait for all of the guests to arrive. I have to let you know, their ceremony was one of the most beautiful ceremonies I have seen. Sanaz was very kind to explain it to me:

“The ceremony was a Baha’i wedding ceremony mixed with traditional Persian symbols such as the table in front of us. On the table the many symbols were:

1. **Mirror** (of fate) and two **Candelabras** (representing the bride and groom and brightness in their future) one on either side of the mirror. The mirror and two candelabras are symbols of light and fire.

2. **A specially baked and decorated flat-bread**. This symbolizes prosperity for the feasts and for the couple's life thereafter.

3. **A bowl of crystallized sugar** to sweeten life for the newlyweds.

4. **A cup of honey** to sweeten life. Immediately after the couple is married they each should dip one pinky finger into the cup of honey and feed it to the other one.

5. **A bowl of sugar coated almond strips (white)** to be shared with the guests after the ceremony.

6. **A scarf or shawl made out of silk or any other fine fabric** to be held over the bride and bridegroom's head throughout the ceremony by various happily married female relatives. (This shawl belonged to Bobby’s mom, when she married Bobby’s dad. This was used during their ceremony and it was her wish that both her sons use this during their ceremony, but she left it to Bobby as a wedding gift).

7. **Two sugar cones** made out of hardened sugar to be used during the ceremony. These sugar cones are ground together above the bride and bridegroom's head (over the scarf held above their heads) throughout the ceremony to shower them in sugar (symbolizing sweetness and happiness).

At the end, people throw coins at us which represents wealth and prosperity.

The readings at the ceremony were either Baha’I prayers or poems in Dutch and English. In Dutch, by my sister, because we grew up in Holland. It is common to mix non-religious poems with religious prayer to make the ceremony a little more lighthearted and also especially when one of the people getting married is not religious, such as me. This way it becomes a more personal ceremony. "

As always Thank you David for helping me in this wedding.

I love traditions!!

Sanaz and Bobby, Than you so much for letting me be there with you in your special day. Have fun in Greece!!

Great angle by David Pelaez.

The first Look

















Right after the ceremony.. one more portrait won't hurt : )

Bahador Catering
Flowers and designs by Gina
Vista Video Productions

UCLA and Santa Monica Pier Engagement session

This week has been "cosmic"; I having so much fun! Right now it the time to get all of our engagement sessions done for the weddings that are coming soon. I met Danny and Diana last year. She called me over the phone, one day, from Alabama, where they live right now. She hired me to be part of her awesome wedding team. Since they don't live here in California, we set the time to meet this week. Diana and Danny picked the school where they met; U.C.L.A. They had a vision of wanting to go to the Carousel at the
Santa Monica pier. When we arrived, it was closed, but luck was on our side because, Diana was able to get the carousel open and they turned on all the lights just for Us. We have a blast!. Thank you Danny and Diana for giving me such a wonderful material to work with. In September we are going to have their wedding. The sacrament of marriage at St Mary Magdalen Chapel. The reception will follow at the Camarillo Ranch house.
Some of my favorites images of the day.. staring at UCLA, ending at Santa Monica Pier.

Thank you for visiting!