Pacific Palms Resort Wedding Photography

Hello friends,
I want to start by saying thank you for stopping by my wedding blog. It is very important to me that you know that.
Last year I got an e-mail from a bride that was getting married, here in California, at the Pacific Palms Hotel in the City of Industry.
Their names are Danielle and Thomas and they wanted me to photograph their wedding. They both live in New York; but the majority of their family lives here.
The wedding was held on a Saturday. Crystal Kelly, the banquet manager, was extremely helpful. She made sure that everything was just as Danielle and Thomas dreamt and envisioned it to be.
When I arrived at the Pacific Palms Hotel, Danielle was just getting done with her makeup and hair. She introduced me to all of her family members.
The day turned out to be fantastic. When Danielle put her dress on, she looked like a "goddess"; Perfect!!
The guests and family members had a blast. The DJ rocked the house.
I wanted to give you a bit of the story of Thomas and Danielle and also tell you how they met.

Long story short...We met in San Diego, at work, in a training
session in 1998. We started a long distance relationship in 2000. He
could not resist me. He has a love for Mexican food and women, I
guess! Our first date was in Arizona, where he went to college. He swept me off my feet, and then asked me to spend a winter wonder land in New York City for Christmas. He asked me to come out and move with him to New York. I always wanted to move to New York. I had visions of me in New York, sometime in my life! So I did it. In October of 2002, I moved out to New York and started my life. I thought it was going to be for maybe two or three years tops, while eight years later here we are happily married with a wonderful house Tom bought me, two years ago.
Vendors:
Flowers and decor done by Blooms for less by Alfredo Samaniego
Cake was done by Federico's bakery in Pasadena.
Dj: Frank Coronel
Some of my favorite images of the day…

These earrings belong to Tom's mother Deborah, where passed on to Danielle. .




It's all in the family!! Jen (Tom's baby sister) Roxanne, Andrea and Vanessa.


Love the look of Tom, taken by David : )















Dear Tom and Danielle you have a wonderful honeymoon in Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
David, thank you for helping me in this wedding. Thank you!!

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Engagement Session at UCLA and the Santa Monica Pier

Hello friends. As you see, we are back to work!! Things are shaping up really well and I am very thankful for that.
Super Bowl weekend was a good day to do an engagement session at UCLA and the Santa Monica Pier.
We started early because we promised Vincent that he would be able to watch the Super Bowl with family members. We did a really great job, finishing just in time for them to go out and see the game.
I would like to tell you that Karla and Vincent are going to celebrate the sacrament of marriage at St. Matthias Church and the reception will be held at
the Garden Room in La Habra. It’s going to be a great wedding.
Karla is making sure that everything is perfect for her wedding.
Now I would like to tell you a bit about how Vincent proposed to Karla.
As for his proposal:
“Vincent proposed to me on Christmas morning of 2008. We were at my mom’s house opening gifts, and he gave me this hideous jacket that was two sizes too big for me, so I wasn't a very happy camper but had to pretend I loved the jacket. At the same time we had given my mom a puppy, Charlie, who was running havoc in the house. So while I got up and looked after Charlie, in another room, that morning, he asked my mom for permission to marry me. Obviously she said yes and as I was walking back to the living room, he walked up to me and gave me a hug and started telling me that the past year had been a rough one (he was laid off in early 2008) and that I had stuck by him through all the rough times and that 2009 was going to be different. So, by then, I thought it was weird because my mom and sister are sitting on the couch WATCHING and SMILING! So I got embarrassed because we aren't very affectionate in public, and especially not in front of my mom (you know the Hispanic respect factor)! So then, I see him reach for his pocket and get down on one knee. I FREAKED and he asked me to be his WIFE! There was a mixture of all these emotions and we both got a little teary eyed and my mom and sister ran up to us and gave us a huge hug! It was very simple and intimate, just the four of us in the room, but it was PERFECT! He knows how important my mom and sister are to me!"

Enjoy some of my favorite images of the day:

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To visit my wedding photography portfolio
Contact me or call (805) 297-5728