Wedding at St Sophia Orthodox Greek Cathedral

It is raining in Southern California. I love it because I get to turn on my fireplace and get my laptop and start working next to the fire.
It is a great way of spending quality time editing a wedding and blogging about it too. Can you guess where I am right now? :)
The wedding of Maria and Danny was fabulous and fun!! She and Danny got married at the St. Sophia Orthodox Greek Cathedral in Los Angeles. This church is amazing. It is full of gold, everywhere you look. There are great crystal chandeliers and fabulous paintings; it makes me feel as if I were in Europe again.
After we finished with the religious ceremony, we all drove to Santa Monica and took photos right on the streets. Danny has a very special love for cars, any cars, so we tried to find a cool looking machine as we walked down the streets. We finished at the beach and took photos right outside of the Shutters Restaurant. I love the way Maria and Danny are so relaxed and easy to work with. They wanted something totally relaxed with very little direction on my part. I did a bit of it, but I was always very careful not to direct too much. :) Maria looked so precious in her gown; totally like a princess!! The reception took place at the Venetian Palace in Reseda. The night was beautiful, and to the surprise of the newlyweds, Danny’s mom hired a professional belly dancer to perform for them at the end of the celebration. David as always I am so grateful for all of your help.

Some of my favorite images of the day.

As I arrived at Maria and Danny's house I found this painting.







Love the fresh and natural look of her makeup..


This images of the guys where taken by my dear friend David..










On our way to Santa Monica, if you can see it got so foggy right away..









Danny's Daddy giving a toss to the new husband and wife..

Maria and Danny have a wonderful time in Aruba
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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.

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