East coast meets west coast here at the Shade Luxury Boutique Hotel in Manhattan Beach for Beth and Nik’s big wedding day. Beth, is who is from Los Angeles, and Nik, who is from New York, both work for Apple, have found a way to overcome that east coast/west coast rivalry to put together this amazing day. Their wedding day was so amazing that I needed a whole separate blog  post just for their details, which was so colorful and breath-taking. So before I even introduce the happy couple, let me start with their wedding details.

Who isn’t a fan of bright yellow Gerber Daisy’s for a bouquet?

They were having a little trouble here, and that’s when Doug suggested using a pen cap to make the job much easier.

Just before Nik got ready, he was out in the water catching some waves in Manhattan Beach. Not bad for a New Yorker.

I love  the cuffs on his dress shirt by Ben Sherman. It’s definitely Nik’s style.

The sight the guests see as they come into the outdoor reception space. How awesome does that dessert bar look? Leave it to Lindsay from LVL Events to put together all of the details in such a creative and colorful way that represents the couple so well. She’s just amazing and it’s a delight working with her.

I really loved the custom guest sign in surf board.

More photos to come from Beth and Nik’s wedding day!

Cheers,

Danny

Nestled in the San Jacinto Mountains, among tall pine trees and known for great rock climbing, lies Idyllwild. It’s a great outdoor place with a small town kind of atmosphere to it that makes it very comfortable and cozy. For a couple like Jessica and Max, who are both experienced hikers and rock climbers, this was the perfect backdrop for their wedding. The two rented out a rustic but luxurious cabin and had their entire wedding in the backyard with the pines and sweet smelling cedars as their background. It was very simple, cute, and do-it-yourself, and after meeting these two, Doug and I could totally tell that was exactly who they were.

Please enjoy the highlights from their wedding day in Idyllwild!

More description and photos from their wedding day in Idyllwild to come!

Cheers,

Danny

As the wedding season winds down, there’s finally some time to share more wedding photos. You probably already remember Cynthia & Joel’s wedding day and engagement session, and now it’s time to relive their Day After wedding portrait session back here at Calimigos Ranch in Malibu, California. Doug wasn’t able to join us for their wedding the day before, but he was definitely excited to work with them again and shoot at Calimigos Ranch for the first time. It’s a really beautiful rustic venue complete with a big red barn, a merry-go-round that we weren’t supposed to activate, and an awesome, colorful Ferris wheel at our disposal to take wedding photos.

Here are some highlights from their photo session at Calimigos Ranch in Malibu.

I’ll come back to this post when I have some more time to add more detail to this photo session and to add more blog posts, so please check back again soon!

Cheers,

Danny

Please allow me to introduce Marissa & Dong, a couple of San Diego’s coolest and easy-going people. Marissa, who grew up in Louisiana, has that Southern hospitality and relaxed attitude that pairs well quite nicely with Dong’s casual Orange County personality. Currently working and residing in San Diego, they both have made the plunge to share the rest of their lives together, which is always inspiring.

Doug and I made the short trip from Los Angeles to photograph their engagement session at Balboa Park in San Diego, a place we’ve been to a handful of times to shoot engagement sessions and weddings before. We were a little worried about the weather because the forecast said there was a high chances of rain, but we lucked out and avoided the showers. Check out some of the photos we pulled off in not-so-sunny San Diego.

After spending a couple of hours shooting inside Balboa Park, they wanted something a little more urban in San Diego. We remembered a few crazy hills in Downtown when we drove by earlier that morning and thought it would suit them just nicely.

So there we have Marissa and Dong and San Diego weather that didn’t rain on their parade. I hope you enjoyed and we’ll see you again soon!

Cheers,

Danny