Wedding :: Victoria + Sean

Victoria and Sean were married at the beautiful Callaway Vineyard and Winery. It was a gorgeous day for a gorgeous couple. Really, don't they look like models? A huge thanks to Cary Pennington for having me out to second shoot with him!

This jazz cover band played some really cool music during cocktail hour...

Victoria and Sean had one of the coolest first dances I had ever seen. They danced to a great rendition of "Empire State of Mind". It was pure awesome. I still remember it.

Miramar Air Show 2011

I totally forgot to blog some photos I took at the Miramar Air Show this year. This was my third time going, and even though it's always a long and usually very hot day, I always have a great time. This year's seemed to fly by very quickly...and yes, after it was over, I had the strongest urge to watch "Top Gun" hahahaha! :o)

One of my favorite shots. I took one my first time there in the same plane that I really liked too. You just can't go wrong with some backlighting.

Tony and Jon with their zooms. My longest was my 135mm, so shooting there definitely made me want to get at least a 70-200mm.

And of course the shot that I go to Miramar for every year... ;o)

Wedding :: Nora + Oren

Nora and Oren were married at the beautiful Hungtington Beach Hyatt Hotel. I loved the classic details of this wedding! Thanks to the lovely Carrie McCluskey for having me along to shoot! :o)

The best part of the night! :o)

Laguna Beach Wedding :: Meagan + Adam

Meagan and Adam had a lovely, laidback afternoon wedding in Laguna Beach. You would expect a beach wedding to be laidback to begin with, but because Meagan and Adam were such a calm and cool couple, it made it that much easier to photograph them as their day unfolded. A big thanks to my good friend Mike Fletcher for having me along to shoot with him! :o) Here are some of my faves from the day:

Flipflops instead of uncomfortable shoes. Yes, please!

Meagan has a great dad. And no, I'm not only saying that because he gave her diamonds on her wedding day :oP

One of my favorite parts of the day is the mad dash to get ready for the ceremony. I love the energy in the room!

Meagan's card to Adam on their wedding day...

These flowergirls were adorable, and VERY photogenic!

Meagan has such a close bond with her parents. She also had a mother/daughter dance which was very sweet.

I love this shot of their hotel from afar...perhaps I see a tiltshift lens in my future?? :o)

I loved how Meagan and Adam made photos a priority. They were willing to try anything and planned enough time to get them done without rushing.

I think this one was easily my favorite shot of the day! :o)