Phil & Denise [[ Wedding ]]

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Irvine, CA: Weddings are one of the hardest things to photograph. Add cold weather and a ton of rain and it makes it that much harder. Fortunately for me, Phil and Denise are such troopers that it did not seem to slow them down at all. Happy couples always make for great pictures and you could not tell it was raining by the love that was shown on their faces. They were even willing to get out in the rain for some more creative shots.

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December 22, 2009 - 9:57 am

Candace - Congrats Phil to you and your lovely wife! May God bless and keep you both is my prayer. All I have to say is I can not WAIT to use this photographer and I’m not even married..or dating!! LOL.

December 21, 2009 - 7:51 pm

Sharon - We loved the pictures! We so much enjoyed being a part of such a beautiful celebration – God bless the newleyweds!!!

December 15, 2009 - 8:36 pm

Adrienne Asdal - Wow- beautiful photos, and the ones in the rain are so unique. Phil & Denise, that first rainy picture will be hanging on your walls for years to come– gorgeous! Congrats again. Hugs…

December 15, 2009 - 3:21 pm

Eileen Wogan - What beautiful photographs you both look so happy congratulations from England xxx

December 15, 2009 - 12:10 pm

Barbara Dahm, Mother of the Bride - Precious! We are truly blessed to have exprienced such an awesome day, full of love and amazing memories! Great pictures-can’t wait to see them all! Denise and Phil are going to love them! I sure do!

December 15, 2009 - 11:10 am

Anonymous - Very nicely done. :) Love the umbrella one the most! That should be blown up for them as rain was definitely part of the day, but did not spoil it by any means.

December 15, 2009 - 10:40 am

Anonymous - these are amazing!!!! cant wait to see more!!!

December 15, 2009 - 9:19 am

Laura Curtin - Wow… Jake did it again! Amazing, unique, breathtaking shots. He captured the day perfectly!

December 15, 2009 - 12:23 am

Cory Nava - Jacob,
These pictures are great!!! How can I see the rest of them & order them? My sister & new brother-in-law are gonna love these!! So please email me back for the info on how to get a hold of these pictures on CD. Thanks a bunch!!
Cory Nava~ (sister of bride)

Medtronic Corevalve Celebrate [[ Holiday Party ]]

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Irvine, CA: One of my brides, Laura Curtin, is in the human resource department for Medtronic Corevalve. She needed a photographer for there upcoming Holiday Party and choose me to shot it. The Holiday Party was a lot of fun. They hired a magician, a DJ, had dancing, had a white elephant gift exchage, a raffle, some speeches and a slideshow. Everyone was so nice to me and it seemed like they were all have a blast. Here are just a few of the shots from the day.
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Jamie & Charlie [[ Engagement Session ]]

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Laguna Beach, CA: Jamie & Charlie just got engaged a few weeks ago. They are both originally from the mid-west, but meet and fell in love with each other in California. They have not booked a date for the wedding yet, but will be sometime next year. They were both so natural in front of the camera and needed very little direction to get them to laugh, smile, or just have fun. I was so excited about there pictures that I stayed up late and finish editing them all!!! I usually don’t do that, but I know I had some winners in this set. Check them out.

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Socal Shootout

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Los Angeles, CA: I had the pleasure to shot with Ari, Jason Q Tran, Conrad Lim, and a bunch of other photographers down in the heart of LA. Ari planned it all out with models, makeup artist Christina Chen, and even got his wedding photography professor Greg Bumatay to help out. We were able to shot down by some railroad trains and all over an industrial area of LA. Big thanks to Kristine Rae Payongayong, Michelle Honey, and Elizabeth Hernandez for modeling for us. We had them climbing on things, making them pose for hours, and getting them even a little dirty and I did not hear them complain once. Thanks again to Ari for setting it up and for the real pros like Jason, Greg, and Conrad for leading the group.

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Wedding Album…. My wedding album

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Sometimes you do things that you would not suggested to your client to do. The word I am looking for is hypocrite, but I have learned my lesson…let me explain. I got married a little over 3 years ago. I decided since I was a “photographer” that I would not pay the extra fee to get a wedding album made and do it myself. Fast forward 3 years and I finally got around to getting it done. This is a lesson for all you “do it yourselfers” out there that it might be worth the extra money to get it done in a timely manner.

Okay, enough with the lecture. I just started using a new album company and they produce fantastic wedding albums. I am so pleased by the quality and style of the album that all my future wedding albums for my clients will be done by this manufacture. I have yet to see an album of higher quality at any price. Check out the picture below for a closer look.

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November 19, 2009 - 4:46 pm

Cortney - Love your wedding photography! You are very talented. I know a really great album company that is still taking orders even for holiday delivery, redgarterweddingbooks.com. They know personally every book that is shipped out and the clients who have ordered them. The albums are manufactured at a facility with over 50 years in the bookmaking business and they guarantee their workmanship for life. If you should need to get a couple more orders done, they are worth a look.