Engagement Session All Around Los Angeles

A couple months ago, we had the privilege of being a part of Marie & Wayne's special day. From our very first meeting, they made us laugh with their funny antics and bickering banter. We could see the comfortable love between the two and were touched by Wayne's story of selling his beloved weekend car to propose to Marie with a customized ring. Of course she said "yes"!

Here are a few photographs from their e-session taken by the wonderful Mike Kim.

Stay tuned for Marie & Wayne's wedding!

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The Simple and Chic Wedding at the Belamar in Manhattan Beach

CHEERS to the newlywed couple John and Debbie!

Their Manhattan Beach wedding turned out to be such a relaxing and enjoyable event.

These two chose the perfect place for their wedding ~ the beachside leisure seemed to represent their calm and cool personalities, nothing could have ruffled their feathers!

Now for a bit of detail...

We love that they incorporated their own specialty drinks for guests to enjoy during cocktail hour.  Being the good man that he is, John personally handed us our own "Doobie"s to enjoy  ~ one of our new favorite drinks!

He nailed the chihuahua face... Almost too well that it makes you wonder...

Watching John and Debbie throughout the day really reminded us of what weddings are all about.  Love.  They weren't caught up in the schedule or worried about getting everything right.  They looked forward to being happily married!

*special thanks to...*

Ceremony/Reception Venue: The Belamar

Florist: Commerce Flowers

Photographer: Jon Kim Photography

Videographer: Myron Kim

DJ: The Love Connection

Cakery: Torrance Bakery

 Hair & Make-up: Hills Beauty Club

Engagement Photoshoot: Tug at the Heartstrings

The somewhat gloomy, atypical Southern California weather was worrying us a bit during the past couple months,

but thank goodness now for the bright sunshine and beach-perfect weather!

And of course, with Summer comes more happy couples and wedding celebrations!

One of our next couples, Hanaya & Darren, are particularly close to my heart.

Hanaya and I met in junior high, when I moved into the neighborhood and started attending the same school.

Luckily, we had a mutual friend who also lived in our neighborhood, and the three of us hung out a lot together.

Like the Three Stooges, only not as foolish... or like Uncle Scrooge's grandnephews Huey, Dewey, & Louie, but not so rambunctious...

or maybe like the Three Musketeers, just not quite as handsome or gallant...

so you get the idea... basically, we were quiet, shy, little girls who got along really well and were such chatterboxes together,

that our parents wondered why our teachers never commented, "Talks too much in class."

So, when we found out about Darren, we wanted to make sure he was good enough for our Hanaya.

And we're glad to say, Hanaya's met her match in Darren.

As sweet and giving as she is, we know that he's just as loving and caring, and I'm so excited to see them share their vows!

Here are a couple photos from their engagement shoot with Adrienne Gunde!

Thanks Hanaya for having me be a part of your wedding day!

love,

erica

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