Heather and Kimberly over at Style Unveiled surprised me with the news that Jen and Eric’s wedding won the award for best use of San Francisco as a backdrop for their wedding and my images were featured. So exciting- thanks girls!!!

Check out Style Unveiled post on Jen and Eric’s wedding here!

From the post:

“After 1,874 votes in the First Annual Local Love Awards, you’ve chosen winners for your favorite San Francisco Real Weddings in categories like favorite invitations, best use of the city as a backdrop, and favorite bridal shoes.  The wedding professionals who worked with the couples in these weddings worked so hard and we love any chance to show them off!  Without further ado, the results of your voting!

Winning for hometown pride in using San Francisco as a backdrop in their wedding are Jennifer and Eric.  The stunning images by Meg Perotti Photography really show it off!”

Julie and Garth were my last wedding of 2009 and my last wedding I would shoot as an official Los Angeles wedding photographer. Literally, 2 days after their wedding everything we own was in a moving van being driven up the state of California! I could not have asked for a better send off! They are the sweetest couple with the sweetest families I have ever met and it was such a joy to be a part of their day. The wedding was held at Wolfgang Puck Catering at the Hollywood and Highland Center and was coordinated by the great Lisa Kahn of Lisa Kahn Events with floral design by Tracey at The Flower Tray.

Julie got ready for her big day in a gorgeous corner suite with tons of beautiful natural light at The Renaissance Hotel. Almost died when I saw her shoes.

Make up by my favorite, Jasmine Dashtizad!

So handsome

That’s Regis Chen’s arm I am shooting through

Garth is really one of a kind- Regis and I kept giving each other grins from across the room during the ceremony because Garth is the first groom we’ve seen talk so much during is ceremony. It was totally endearing and so Julie and Garth- relaxed, friendly,  and just plain awesome. He had the whole room in stiches

Since Garth and Julie chose to see each other for the first time at the aisle and the sun sets so early in December, we ended up doing all of their bridal party and shots when it was dark which was a relatively new and totally fun experience for me.  Obviously, shooting a wedding after dark is a challenge so I spend a lot of time in my off months perfecting my off camera lighting skills. Luckily, we had plenty of fun light to work with from Hollywood Blvd and also used a handy video light in most shots.

Julie is a dancer as were most of her bridesmaids, so they coordinated the most killer bridal party entry dance ever- One Singular Sensation from A Chorus Line!

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I have been working hard on Julie and Garths wedding and cant wait to share the full post with you guys but I thought, for now, I’d share a cute moment between Julie and all of her fabulous bridesmaids!

Your warm whispers
Out of the dark they carry my heart
Your warm whispers
Into the dawn they carry me through
And I’m weeping warm honey and milk
That you stay surrounding me, surrounding me

Your warm whispers
Letting me drown in a pool of you
Your warm whispers
Keeping the noise from breaking through
And I’m weeping warm honey and milk
That you stay surrounding me, surrounding me
Yeah I’m weeping warm honey and milk that you
Stay surround me, surrounding me
Honey stay surrounding me

Warm Whispers | Missy Higgins

A new year a new office. Things have been a little a little slow on the production front here as we’ve been doing our best to get acclimated to our new surroundings. I’ve never been someone who can function when things are out of order- that’s not to say my room never gets messy, but more like, I reach a point where it’s so messy I can’t function, sleep, or practically breathe until it’s clean. I have always enjoyed cleaning- it’s one of those tasks where you can actually see your progress. Anyhow, things are back on track now and I thank you guys for your patience!

Jennifer and Lucas tied the knot in early December at a lovely little church in Silverlake. It was particularly nice for me because it was literally right down the street from where I used to live! Heather came out to assist and we had such a great time with Lucas, Jennifer, and all of their friends and family!