This was another 3 day extravaganza and what a cool wedding it was!  We headed up to L.A. on Thursday for the the Mendhi/Sangeet at the Elevate Lounge, a sweet, modern night club.  From the heena artist to a little game show put on by the guests, there was never a shortage of fun visuals to shoot.  On Friday, we headed over to a community center in Mission Viejo for the traditional Garba and Raas dances…so much fun to shoot!  Finally, on Saturday morning we woke up early and headed over to the St. Regis Monarch Beach (in Dana Point) for the actual wedding day.  This gorgeous location made for an incredible wedding!  The day went quick for us…a little too quick.  We had to have their same day edit (which included all 3 days) done by 8:00 that night in time for their grand entrance. Needless to say, we had to hustle to make it happen. It was all worth it in the end though!

Congratulations Aunish and Mona!

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Vendors:

Coordination: Shelly Wakefield (Details Details)
Photographer: Victor Sizemore
DJ: Ajay Manaktala (Special Occasions DJ & Lighting)
Makeup & Hair: Couture Beauty Team
Decor: Shawn Yamamoto Event Design
Desserts: Pastries by Edie
Lighting & AV: Amber Events Production
Heena: Amita (sweetgirlamita@gmail.com)
Day 1 Venue: Elevate Lounge
Day 2 Venue: Norman P. Murray Center, Mission Viejo
Day 3 Venue: St. Regis Monarch Beach

We had a blast shooting this beautiful beach-side wedding! The day started early with the guys drinking some beer and the ladies getting hair and make-up done. Once everyone was ready to go, we all headed over to the Hotel Del Coronado for the first look. Afterwards, we were happy to be able to take off our shoes and roll up our pants for a laid back ceremony on the beach looking out at the Del, and what a beautiful day it was! Scott and Taylor exchanged custom vows…a real tear jerker, we were able to squeeze some of that into the highlight. The ceremony ended and we had to book it over to the reception for the grand entrance and first dance, so we hauled all our equipment a mile or two over to the location and set up. The rest of the night went by quick with some great speeches and crazy dancing.

We had so much fun shooting this one. It helps when everyone is really fun! Thanks Scott and Taylor, congrats!

Vendors:
Coordinator: Amanda McPhail (Creative Affairs)
Photographers: Stephen Knuth & Scarlett Lilian (check out the photos here)
Makeup: Hawiza Sharpe (Makeup By Hawiza)
Hairstylists: Kyla Reber (Gorgeous Wedding Hair)
Florist: Randy Hill (Coronado Island Florist – 619.435.4108)
DJ: Mark Twyman (702.375.2350)
Caterer: Continental Catering

We’ve finally shot our first Indian wedding…and we absolutely loved it! We can’t begin to thank Amit & Harini enough for allowing us to participate in such a beautiful tradition. Congratulations to both of you!!

The whole experience was split into 3 separate events over 3 days. The first night was the Gaana which was more an informal event where their close friend’s and family  gathered to kick off the wedding celebrations together (and sing some karaoke).

The following evening was the “bridemaking” event where the elders, especially the women, blessed Harini to become a bride. This is also where most the guests received henna artwork on the hands, arms, and feet. In fact, the henna artist actually convinced Matt and I to get some artwork on the backs of our hands. We were skeptical at first given the long line of all women and no guys getting henna done. In the end though, we caved because the henna was just too awesome to pass up. We never did get a straight answer though whether guys are supposed to get henna or not….

On the third day, we started bright and early (4:30am) filming Harini, her sister, and her mom getting ready for the main ceremony later that morning. The whole wedding, ceremony and reception, took place at Soka University in Aliso Veijo which turned out to be an amazing location. Credit must be given to Sheryal Rozelle of Unique Elegance for orchestrating such a gorgeous event! The ceremony was situated on the far side of a large pond (or small lake) with two long pathways acting as bridges through the water. It was in the middle of one of these bridges that we shot the first look. We definitely could not have asked for a more cinematic moment.

I could go on forever about the colors, decor, food, and the ocean of other details that kept us riveted behind our cameras…but it’s probably best just to show you! So, if you haven’t already, go watch the wedding film above and let us know what you think by leaving a comment below. Enjoy

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Vendors:

Photographer: Israel Anderson (Anderson Photograpy)
Wedding Consultant: Sheryal Rozzelle  (Unique Elegance)
Florist: Alex Amedi (Square Root)
Hair & Makeup: Couture Beauty
DJ: Infamous L.A. Dee Jay
Catering: Manohar’s Delhi Palace
Mehndi (Henna): Lishma (Beauty by Lishma)

We had the great pleasure of filming Paul and Andrea’s wedding in beautiful La Jolla, Ca. The morning started with a great surf session from the guys, we really enjoyed getting some shots of Paul and his groomsmen in the water. Andrea and the other bridesmaids got their hair done and then headed over to Hotel Parisi to finish getting ready. There was a really nice first look on the balcony of her room, and then it was off to The Museum of Contemporary Art for a beautiful ceremony and fun reception. We especially enjoyed the run through the tunnel of sparklers at the end of the night…just so fun to shoot!

Congrats Paul and Andrea!

Vendors:

Photographers: Amy & Maurice (theorie Photography)
Day-of Coordinator: Jennifer Robinson (Weddings by J.R.)
Cake & Cupcakes: Sweet Cheeks Baking Co.
Band: Science Fiction – Allen de la Rosa – (805) 878-8955)
Reception DJ: Melissa Hunt – (909) 559-5934
Makeup: Chandra Campos (Chandra Campos Makeup)
Hair: Gretchen Phillips (The Standard Salon, La Jolla)
Tuxedos: Janet Klein (A Better Deal Tuxedos & Suits, La Jolla)
Jewelery: John Franklin Jewelers + Justine M Couture