David Jay's Free to Succeed Tour

Tonight I went to check out David Jay's Free to Succeed Tour. Jasmine Star was his guest speaker, and both she and DJ were great to listen to. It was nice to see Todd Johnson, Robert Evans, Roberto Valenzuela, April Rocha, Kara Franz, and to meet a bunch of new folks like Christina Domingues and Mark Bassam to name just a few of the photographers who were at the packed out event. One of the tour sponsors is Couture Books, and the samples I saw were just gorgeous. I might have to add them to my studio...

Click here to see if David Jay is coming to your town, and be sure to sign up! If for nothing else but to check out the tour bus with his GIANT face plastered on the side.

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Shutters on the Beach slideshow

I have so much going on right now that I'm a little behind on my slideshows, but I think you'll agree that this one was worth the wait! Click on the image below to watch Darlene & Jeff's show, or just click here to watch it in its own window. You can click the icons at the bottom of the show to either purchase it as a DVD or look at it in gallery mode! You may also click here to see the blog post about Darlene & Jeff's beautiful wedding.

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Bel Air Bay Club

lauren & adam
august 2, 2008

Joy flew down from the Bay Area to shoot Lauren & Adam's wedding with me, so I was already really happy about that. But I was also super happy to be shooting Lauren & Adam's wedding because they are totally my kind of couple: completely in love and ALL about getting great photographs!

The wedding was kept on time flawlessly by Carol from Party Designs by Carol. The flowers provided by Ricardo of Luna Gardens were incredibly lush and beautiful.

During the reception, Lauren danced a fancy tango with her father. Then she and Adam sang to their guests a hilarious spoof about how they met. It was hard to shoot because I was laughing so hard! Thank you, Lauren & Adam, for such a good time!!

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Bel Air Bay Club sneak peek

Its nearly 2am and I'm ready for bed. I wanted to post one image from today's gorgeous wedding at the Bel Air Bay Club. What a fun day! Joy flew in to shoot it with me, so I'm going to spend the day with her tomorrow. I'll try to post more very soon!

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I'm in Japan!

How fun! The Japanese "Wedding Style in Vogue" magazine featured an image I shot last year at Stephanie & John's Shutters on the Beach wedding. The article is about the American trend for mothers of the bride or groom to wear white on the wedding day. In fact, although the image featured is of Stephanie and her mom, BOTH Stephanie and John's mothers wore white that day!

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I wasn't kidding about my amazing clients!

Today I opened my front door, and a huge box was sitting there for me! While the chilling system inside was intriguing, the best part was the delicious Dean & Deluca treats that came as a thank you from my July 12th clients, Darlene & Jeff. THANK YOU for this, guys! Chocolate covered ANYTHING is my favorite!!!! You are the best! I'm working on your slideshow this week, so check back to see it soon.

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The Art of the Gift with Wanda Wen

For the past two weeks, I've been working with Wanda Wen (owner and founder of the beautiful Soolip) shooting the photography for her new book, The Art of the Gift. Using a vast array of materials, the book will teach how to create the gorgeous gifts Soolip is famous for. We aren't actually finished yet, but here are a few of the "glamour shots" of some of the gifts we've completed so far. Aren't they darling??

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Walt Disney Concert Hall Slideshow

I absolutely LOVED the red accent to everything in Julie & Yas's July 5th wedding. Click on the image below to watch the slideshow, or click here to watch it in its own window. You can click the icons at the bottom of the show to either purchase it as a DVD or look at it in gallery mode!

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St. Luke's Orthodox Church & Richard Nixon Library

nadya & daniel
july 19, 2008

As many of you know, this is the first year that Jules Bianchi Photography has taken on an associate, Shannon Lott. Shannon has been my second shooter for a while, and she is now shooting weddings as the first shooter for me as well. Nadya & Daniel hired Shannon to shoot their wedding, so I tagged along to play Shannon's second shooter.

I thought the wedding was absolutely stunning and Shannon did an amazing job. Even though the schedule was tight, things ran smoothly thanks to Jennifer at GBK Productions. The ceremony took place at the GORGEOUS St. Luke's Orthodox Church in Garden Grove, and the reception was at the Richard Nixon Library in Yorba Linda.

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I have the best clients!!

Thank you, Julie & Yas, for this YUMMY treat! I'm working on your slideshow today, so keep an eye out for it!

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