Tawni + Geoff : Lido Island Wedding

We were extremely delighted and privileged to document Tawni and Geoff's big day. In addition to being super-cool kids, they are good friends with some of our past wedding clients. Tawni has been a guest (or bridesmaid) at no less than 4 weddings we've captured in the last few years ... and as nice as it was to see her beaming smile in the crowd, it couldn't hold a candle to the look on her face when she walked down the aisle :).

The ceremony was designed with vintage-simplicity (with a healthy accent of Tawni's favorite color green) and staged in the sands over looking the balboa peninsula. The reception was just a quick jaunt next door to the Lido Isle Yacht Club. Inside they set up a paper lanterns and a stylish photo booth - complete with mustaches, of course - for people to jump into and capture each other with their own cameras. We loved the idea so much, we gave my camera to someone and scored a few portraits ourselves.

Thanks to Taylor Sanderson for assisting us for the first time! And to the other wonderful vendors who worked so hard:

Catering - 24 Carrots

Flowers - Green Leaf Designs
Cake - French's Bakery
Jim Vita (guitarist)
Bridal Salon - The Dresser

Dress Designer - Pattis

Danielle + Seth : Griffith Park Engagement

Perk #256 of doing our job ... wandering around and discovering new places. Not only are Danielle and Seth a total riot and a pleasure to be around, but they knew they wanted personal photos and set the engagement session in their local neighborhood of Silverlake. Being slightly unfamiliar with the area, we used it as a good opportunity to wander. We met them at Good microbrewery (called that for a reason, so yummy) on Sunset before exploring the streets by foot. Then we drove just blocks from their house to visit the enchantingly obscure Shakespeare Bridge.

Then we busted up the hill to the observatory to get creative. We try to think out of the box with all of our sessions ... but Danielle and Seth have just the right amount crazy to let us leave the box behind completely (particularly image 15, a little digital composite to share their doppelgangers with the world :).

Really looking forward to your wedding at Rancho Las Lomas this September!!

-Paul