Happy Halloween!!!!!!

The gouls and goblins at the Munoz house have been hard at work editing, but tonight they will be on the streets of La Mirada trick or treating! I hope all of you enjoy this Halloween!

Natalie & Jose......

Natalie and Jose were married in Costa Mesa on Saturday! You may remember that Natalie is Lisa's cousin(October 2005). It's always fun to see past brides and their families! They had a wonderful day and we shot formals at TeWinkle park, the same location Natlie's mom and dad had their wedding photos taken!

Natalie and Jose, thank you for allowing us to document your day. Have a great time in Oahu, I wish we were going also!!

Enjoy!































We also blessed to work with some of our favorite vendors including Michelle and Kym from Charming Events , Dirk from Studio West Video , Kerim of My Wedding Blooms, and Marcel of First Choice Dj's!

Back to my Roots....

So I was at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, shooting "photos with the Mayor" for their annual Volunteers in Action award ceremony. This task for me is the probably the equivalent of a fighter pilot flying a commercial airliner! We were taking a short break when I saw the Jazz trio playing against the coolest rust colored wall. I immediately headed toward them!

I forgot how much I love shooting live Jazz. Believe it or not, I can really tie Jazz music into finding my love for photography. I found jazz to be so warm, spontaneous and exciting and I wanted to document it. For me Jazz has always been a visual art as well as a sonic art. When I first started out I would pour over the greats like William Claxton and Ray Avery, but I was also heavily influenced by a modern great, Skip Bolen. I never really became a "Jazz Photographer". I shot some great live Jazz and did a few CD covers, but it never took off like my weddings! I have not shot anything Jazz related for at least five years. Perhaps one day I can get back into it and continue where I left off so many years ago!

Andrea & Jarrod......

In addition to a wonderful road trip up the coast of California, Marlene and I were also able to spend a day documenting the wedding of Andrea and Jarrod. You may remember that my friend Evelyn referred Andrea and Jarrod to us and we shot some awesome images of them in San Francisco in March. We love Andrea and Jarrod and I especially love the bond between Marlene and Andrea! From their ability to choose good-looking men to marry (haha!), to their love of all things Chanel, these two girls must be related somehow!

Andrea and Jarrod were married in a small church built in 1920 and had their reception in an old sugar mill in Clarksburg, now used as a winery. Everything was beautiful about their day, from the blue skies to Andrea’s Stuart Weitzman’s (which she willingly tracked through the mud!) We are so humbled to have been part of it. Can’t wait to see you guys in December!