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Hello I’m Gloria Mesa and I want to invite you to my world as a photographer.

I work in the most beautiful places in Ventura County like Moorpark, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Somis, Fillmore, Oxnard, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills and Oak Park. I have photographed beautiful brides and grooms, the cutest Kids and newborns and amazing families too.

I am so blessed to do what I love, photographing people.

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Showing posts with label Weddings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weddings. Show all posts

Monday, July 26, 2010

San Fernando Mission engagement session | Milton and Erica

The day I met with Milton and Erica, to photograph their engagement session, was during the heat wave we had this month. Even though it was hot, we had so much fun. Milton and Erica wanted to be photographed at the San Fernando Mission; a great choice, since I love the Spanish look as much as they do. I met Erica and Milton last year when they were guests at the wedding of Amber and Julio which I photographed. Now they needed a wedding photographer so they contacted me. I am a so delighted and happy, of course!! Now, a bit of the story of how Milton proposed to Erica.

"It was a trip to San Francisco that changed our lives for the best. It was on Friday, June 26, 2009 at around 11:00pm on top of the Twin Peaks to be exact. We were both enjoying the breathtaking views of the city, where it felt like we were “on top of the world” over-looking the 360 degrees of the city. It was then that Milton began telling me his most sincere feelings as he stood behind me and we both admired the beauty of San Francisco. I never imagined he was going to propose that day. We were both over-looking the city when he said, “You and I can reach anything together and that is why, here at the Twin Peaks, the highest point in San Francisco, I want to ask you something . . .” that is when I turned away from the city view to look at him and it was then that I realized he was proposing. He got on his right knee and opened up a ring box which reflected this beautiful sparkling 3-stone diamond ring and asked, “Erica will you marry me?”. I was so happy and surprised that at first I said, “are you kidding???” and he replied, “no, no I’m not”, so he asked again and with a huge smile and tears in my eyes, I replied “ of course I will marry you!!!”. We both hugged and kissed, we were so happy; it was one of the best moments in our lives. From there we heard people clapping and saying congratulations and that’s when we realized we had an audience, it was other tourists that were there. It was a few minutes later that I remembered and asked Milton, “wait what about my parents”, and he said “don’t worry they already know”. Milton had spoken to my parents without my knowledge and had asked for my hand in marriage. This made it even more special, I felt like I was having a beautiful dream from which I didn’t want to wake up."
Erica and Milton are going to have a religious ceremony in Glendale and the reception at the Pasadena City Hall. It is going to be a fantastic affair.






Pasadena city hall weddings
Pasadena city hall weddings
Pasadena city hall weddings
Pasadena city hall weddings
Pasadena city hall weddings
Pasadena city hall weddings
Pasadena city hall weddings
Pasadena city hall weddings
Pasadena city hall weddings


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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Wedding in Temecula | Stuart Cellars Winery

We celebrated the wedding of Marco and Lisette in Temecula, a fabulous place to host a wedding. I love the open spaces and the greenness of the vineyard. I had so much fun!! I met Lisette at the beautiful villa that her parents own; what a house. After finishing with hair and make-up, she put on her dress and got ready to see the man of her life. Marco's side of the family travelled from all over the country, especially from Sacramento, where Marco was raised. When I saw Marco in his uniform, I felt a joy and a sense of respect. I can't help myself from admiring a man in uniform. The religious ceremony was perfect and well planned. After the new husband and wife got married, we all drove to the
amazing venue, Stuart Cellars Winery, in Temecula. The day was breezy, but right around 6:30, the wind stopped. The weather was so nice and everyone had a fantastic time. Marco and Lisette, thank you for your hospitality and for making me feel like a friend. Stayce, the catering manager of Stuart Cellars, was incredible. Her and Maria Lisette's wedding coordinator make sure every single aspect of the wedding was perfect.
Some of my favorite images of the day!!





Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula

Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula
Stuart Cellars Winery in Temecula

Marco and Lisette have a great time in you honeymoon, I know that the Caribbean sounds delicioso!!! Thank you to my buddy Rodolfo Arpia for coming to help me second shoot in this event.

Church in Temecula: St Catherine of Alexandria Catholic
Hotel: Hotel Embassy Suites in Temecula
Hair/Make up artist: Helena Pham
Wedding Cordinator: Maria Gomez (626) 201-3691
Flowers: Michael's Flower Girl
Latin Gents' Entertainment (DJ animador) Fidel Ramirez
(818) 281-1961

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Engagement session | The City of Claremont

Now that April it's almost gone, we are preparing for the upcoming weddings that I will be photographing in May. This time was for Maggie and Mike; sweet as honey and super COOL couple!! We meet at the city of Claremont to do the session. We had a really great time and I was able to capture some sweet and relax moments. Maggie and Mike are getting married next month and they are transforming their house for the reception with white tents; that will give a cozy feeling. I CAN WAIT!!!!
This is how Mike proposed to Maggie:
"Mike and I met in High School and actually had our first date when I was a sophomore in High School!! Unfortunately nothing came of it, but we remained friends throughout high school and kept in touch throughout the years. We were reunited about 4 years ago while out with friends and have been inseparable ever since!!

We had planned on getting away to Palm Springs for a weekend and were planning on heading out on Friday. I woke up Friday morning to smell bacon and eggs being cooked in the kitchen. Mike had gotten up really early and cooked me my favorite breakfast, breakfast burritos!! He had made coffee, gone out and bought flowers and had music playing in the background... while I was eating my breakfast he said he had something he needed to tell me, then he got down on one knee!! He said, Maggie, will you and I didn't let him finish!! I jumped up from my chair and told him YES! YES, of course!! Then he laughed and said that I hadn't even seen the ring, I told him it didn't matter what the ring looked like, all that mattered was we were going to be married! Happiest day of my life!"

I specially want to give a HUGE thanks to Elena and Chris Basteiri for referring me to Maggie and Mike.. THANK YOU!!!



Claremount Colleges
Claremount Colleges
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Claremount Colleges
Claremount Colleges
Claremount Colleges
Claremount Colleges
Claremount Colleges
Claremount Colleges
Claremount Colleges
Claremount Colleges
Claremount Colleges
Claremount Colleges
Claremount Colleges
Claremount Colleges

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