Blog: * Locations *

Each weekend I venture out to shoot a wedding it's basically the same set scenario.  There is a bride, a groom, a ceremony, a reception, and yet the characters, the scenes, the environment and the emotion are all one hundred percent unpredictable.  Plucking the art from a wedding is what I love most about my job!  Finding the unique in each wedding day which I have lived over 800 times in my twenty-plus years, never gets old.  At the end of the day I need to feed my inner creative through capturing one-of-a-kind wedding images.  If I can do that and please myself, then I know the clients...

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This weekend I had the privilege of photographing the wedding of the talented Ian Ziering, most well-known for his roll in the TV show Beverly Hills 90210, as he married the love of his life Erin Ludwig. The ceremony and reception took place at The Resort at Pelican Hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean on the Newport Coast in Orange County, California.  See part 2  of this blog post now up with exclusive images from the wedding  only seen here. This was my first time photographing a wedding at The Resort at Pelican Hill, and I have to say what a classy place. Not only is it a spectacular...

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The Montage Laguna Beach has one of the most perfect wedding locations in all of Orange County. Situated on a coastal bluff in the picturesque arts community of Laguna Beach, Montage Laguna Beach offers a unique mix: the amenities and conveniences of an ultra luxury beachfront hotel, coupled with the warmth and appeal of a cozy craftsman-style inn. It’s the ideal Southern California beach resort, whether you’re seeking a restorative midweek vacation, a weekend getaway, planning a small to mid-size meeting, or hosting a romantic wedding reception. Laguna Beach’s artistic roots...

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The Turnip Rose Grand Newport Plaza is a beautiful location to have a wedding. The Turnip Rose Newport offers a the warmth of old-world Spain coupled with the elegance of Turnip Rose. If an outdoor wedding is your fancy, then the dramatic double stairway in front of the bell tower is the number one choice. As a special touch, nestled inside the ballroom are a beautiful bridal suite and handsome Tommy Bahama style groom's lounge. The indoor ballroom at the Turnip Rose Grand Newport Plaza is truly a work of art. The elegant marble foyer opens to a beautiful room accented with rich floral...

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I have photographed engagement pictures in many eclectic locations in the past 20 years as a professional photographer, getting to shoot at Hollywood Park Racetrack has to be right up there as one of the coolest places I have had the opportunity to shoot. We had the racetrack all to ourselves. We arrived early in the morning so we could watch the jockeys exercise  the horses and of course have some free ambiance. I mean what's a engagement shoot at a racetrack without horses? I had a great time walking around looking for great locations to shoot. I sought out some beautiful available...

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Other Robert Evans Weddings........... I just photographed a beautiful wedding in Santa Monica at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows. As a wedding photographer in Los Angeles for the last twenty years I have photographed many weddings at this location, but this was the first wedding I have photographed here since the Fairmont Hotel & Resorts took over and I must say it’s even more beautiful than ever before. Imagine a sun-soaked seaside villa...nestled on a Santa Monica bluff.  Add an infusion of the cobalt blue waters of the Pacific, the gold of a sensuous Southern California...

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Sometimes a destination wedding doesn't mean you have to take a trip far from home, maybe you just need to be in the right place to feel like you are far away. Take the St. Regis  Monarch Beach Resort along the Dana Point coastline, one of Orange County's luxury resorts and wedding locations in Orange County.  The St. Regis is California's only Mobil Five-Star resort and a AAA Five-Diamond retreat located in Orange County, CA.  This resort is the SoCal experience at its finest, the perfect home base for exploring all things OC...and one of the most beautiful places to have your very own home-away-from-home...

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I shot a beautiful wedding at the Parker Palm Springs back in May. This is the second wedding I have photographed here and I must say, I love the Parker Palm Springs for a desert wedding, it has to be one of the best Palm Springs wedding locations. For her rehearsal dinner/party this couple treated their guests to a movie night done right. Before the guests sat down to watch the evenings feature "Wedding Crashers" of course..... They were treated to an abundance of movie goodies, tons of your favorite candy and all the popcorn you could eat.... and dinner too. The guests had fun taking...

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Three cultures came together last Saturday evening at the The Four Seasons in Beverly Hills. Shivani, who comes from a blended Jewish-Hindu family married Anthony who is Catholic. It was important for the bride and groom to share their heritage. Shivani and Anthony gave LA Premier Floral and Event Design full reign to create their personal kingdom.I arrived mid-afternoon to photograph Shivani first in her bridal suite. Capturing details is critical when shooting a wedding. Shivani had an intricate peacock design on her dress that held special significance to her and I wanted to make sure...

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I just finished photographing my first wedding of the New Year. I am going out on a limb and you can quote me it's going to be one of my favorites of 2006”. Stephanie & Josiah were an absolute pleasure to work with; everything about their wedding was perfect. I dealt mostly with Stephanie and her mother Jane throughout the planning process, and didn't get to know Josiah until we had sushi the week before the wedding. After a four-hour dinner I thought, Wow, I want to be friends with these two. At their wedding I quickly realized looking around the tent among the beautiful flowers and crystal...

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