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01.21.10
Behold....the last wedding of 2009!!! Amanda + Ray were married on November 21st and we had been anticipating this wedding for quite some time! Amanda + Ray booked us at the beginning of 2009 when they attended the one and only bridal show Justin and I have ever been a part of at The Mission Inn in Riverside. We're so glad that we participated, otherwise we would have never met this sweet couple! At the end of their wedding day we were super pleased and felt even more accomplished that our last wedding of the year was fantastic! I'll say it again, 2009 was an amazing year!
Glad we ended the year on a good note! Click here to view their online slideshow!
George said:
Outstanding work. I check your blog daily!! You're a great inspiration. I'll check back in tomorrow...and the day after...and the day after that!!
(01.21.10 06:20 PM)
Paco and Betty said:
This is one of your best shoots ever and you are my favorite photographers ever!!!
(01.21.10 06:51 PM)
Melissa@ The Loveliest Day said:
I love the second photo of them between the pillars and the bride is seriously adorable!
(01.21.10 06:56 PM)
Jennifer Grigg said:
ohhhhh, I want that truck! Beautiful work. great one light work. Where did you learn off camera flash?
(01.21.10 07:33 PM)
jenny said:
Love the variety you have in the photos !
(01.21.10 07:35 PM)
amelialyon said:
Jennifer,
I originally learned the basics of off camera flash from the amazing Nate Kaiser of The Image Is Found. From there Justin and I have been experimenting and come up with a few of our own twists.
(01.21.10 10:06 PM)
kayleen t. said:
I love it! She makes a beautiful bride and her smile is warm and friendly! Your fave is my fave!
(01.21.10 10:36 PM)
John Johnston said:
Your work is outstanding. I know you run workshops etc in the US. Do you have anything like that available on dvd or some other medium for folk who cant make these workshops, pretty tough when you stay in the UK :)
Id love to see how you work and also your use of OCF, Post Processing and what gear you use.
Keep it up.
John
(01.22.10 01:07 AM)
shirley said:
man... the photo of amanda holding the calla lily pulled at my heart strings in a major way. what a beautiful way to honor her father...
(01.22.10 02:09 AM)
Ashley said:
Love the centerpieces - that's how they should be done! What a great shot of the dress! Your photography is amazing.
(01.22.10 08:08 AM)
Kourtney said:
absolute perfection!
(01.22.10 08:41 AM)
Cindy said:
This is a darling couple. Photographs are gorgeous. Brought serious tears to my eyes.
(01.22.10 08:44 AM)
Danielle Simone said:
Beautiful work Amelia!
Amanda you look stunning! You chose a phenomenal photographer...I am so proud!
(01.22.10 09:20 AM)
lydia said:
such a beautiful wedding. and as always, you've captured it spot on. i especially love the walking down the aisle story. how bittersweet.
(01.22.10 09:42 AM)
Char Baiz said:
I LOVE these photos! Totally breathtaking!
(01.22.10 09:51 AM)
Leif said:
Great stuff as usual. Just curious, what strobes and triggers do you use?
(01.22.10 10:33 AM)
Alyse French said:
What an absolutely adorable couple! Amazing job at capturing their day!
(01.23.10 12:12 PM)
Micah Cordes said:
I love this set!! I love the color.
(01.23.10 06:55 PM)
jean smith said:
GEEZ. i can never get sick of looking at your work. this wedding is JUST gorgeous.
(01.23.10 10:17 PM)
imthiaz houseman said:
wow, beautiful as always...
(01.25.10 12:00 PM)
Jamie said:
Gorgeous!!! Love that second image!
(01.26.10 08:57 AM)
Marissa Rodriguez said:
This is one of my favorite weddings of yours! AMAZING!
(01.26.10 10:55 AM)
ReneeW said:
I check in on your blog fairly frequently and just realized today that your husband is going down to Haiti, and that he speaks Creole! Between me and my husband, we've been to Haiti 7 times in the last four years and we would be there right now if we could. It helps me not feel so helpless to know that there are people I "know" who are there, especially people who understand the people and the culture. I think so many want to go but once they get there, won't know what to do because they don't understand Haiti. So thank you.
(01.26.10 11:54 AM)
Catalina said:
Amelia as always! outstanding and breathtaking work. Loved that truck!!!!!!
(01.26.10 03:37 PM)
Kara said:
The bride's as gorgeous as the photos! I know that church she had her wedding at and it's a simple church. Super impressed with the fantastic shots taken at the church. Kudos!
(01.26.10 04:22 PM)
blues marquez said:
Hi! I'm a huge fan of your work! I'm also a freelance wedding photographer in the Philippines and I must say, your work is an inspiration!
(01.26.10 05:11 PM)
Christie Mumm said:
Okay, I don't know if I have ever seen a cuter bride than her, what a beautiful smile, she seems to glow and you really capture that, beautiful beautiful beautiful!!!
(01.26.10 08:24 PM)
ReneeW said:
side note* by "know" I meant that we're friends with the Parsons and so are you guys, and anyone they love and trust must be quality. The point is, thank you.
(01.27.10 05:38 AM)
paul said:
The column shots as well as the truck bed shots are my favs
(01.27.10 10:02 AM)
Feuza said:
the one of the truck and her veil is my favorite! you guys so rock
(01.27.10 12:34 PM)
Peter said:
Great blog, I really enjoyed the wedding photography. Keep posting new photography, I like to see all the different pictures of the weddings.
(01.28.10 05:35 AM)
Michelle Guzman said:
What a beautiful couple. The portraits are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(01.29.10 02:21 PM)
Stephanie Osborne said:
The shot of the bride getting ready with the shallow dof is stunning. What an absolutely beautiful composition!
(02.01.10 07:41 PM)
The Memory Journalists said:
What a great couple. This is the most adorable bride ever! Love that smile. Thanks for sharing.
(02.01.10 08:45 PM)
Julie Hill said:
Pure insanity here! You are one talented chick :)
(02.03.10 04:34 PM)
rog said:
you guys are still the best.
(02.08.10 09:29 PM)
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01.16.10
Jennifer + Sebastien wedding is #3 out of the last four weddings to blog from 2009 and its a good one:). Of course it was an amazing day, how could anyone go wrong with a wedding set in Maui?! Jenn + Seb were married on November 10th of 2009 at lovely house off the shore of Kihei in Maui. Justin and I were particularly looking forward to their wedding because we ended up making a vacation out of it and stayed for six days! This was my first time to Hawaii so I was giddy the entire time!
On top of sharing such a wonderful day with Jenn + Seb, we had the best sky to work with as a backdrop and the ENTIRE group in attendance at this wedding were the sweetest, most loving friends and family one could ever meet! This was such a good day all around!
What a great first trip to Hawaii...Maui was certainly my favorite! Thank you to Jenn + Seb for having us out, you two are beautiful! Click here to see their online slideshow!
jenny said:
you always amaze me! beautiful location for a wedding..and i love the her peacock feather, nice touch :)
(01.16.10 11:19 AM)
angie + matt said:
It doesn't get any better than a gorgeous couple with an intimate wedding in Hawaii! So beautiful!
(01.16.10 12:41 PM)
jenn & seb said:
amelia and justin... words cannot express how STUNNING these photographs are. we couldn't be more pleased, i assure you! we are delighted you were able to lend your talents to our day and will cherish these moments through your pictures always! xx
(01.16.10 02:58 PM)
kayleen t. said:
Love, love, love it! I love your fave and his casual gray suit and sneakers! I miss Hawaii!
(01.16.10 03:28 PM)
Sandy said:
Hawaii weddings are stunning and your pics are as well. I love the vintage feel to all these photos!! I am just starting out in photography and I only hope I can take images as beautiful as this one day!
(01.16.10 05:32 PM)
linda geertsen said:
Maui. I hate to share my favorite place in the world, but okay. I love the intimacy of Jen + Seb's wedding. I really am speechless. Beautiful.
(01.16.10 09:15 PM)
Caitlin said:
LOVE your work! Every single image from this wedding made me smile :O)
(01.17.10 06:34 PM)
Karen Buckle said:
These are fantastic - sunset on the beach never looked so good!
(01.17.10 09:59 PM)
Amalie Maren said:
Wow...you captured this so beautifully! Those shots with the sunset behind are absolutely amazing! Inspireddd! Thanks for sharing!
(01.17.10 10:50 PM)
Photographe Mariage A said:
Enormous post-- you make so many points that simply make knowledge for me. Thanks for this informative post.
(01.18.10 01:07 AM)
Caroline Delise said:
AMAZING!! The moments captured are fantastic! You can feel it! They look so wonderfully happy!
(01.18.10 07:00 AM)
CaTherine said:
Those are the most beautiful, natural, artistic and gorgeous wedding photos I have ever seen.
(01.18.10 09:14 AM)
erin said:
awesome, these are so stunning! Really vaptures the intimacy and uniqueness of the day. Jenn you are gorgeous!!!
(01.18.10 09:47 AM)
imthiaz houseman said:
these are so awesome. i love this set, what a great way to start the new year!
(01.18.10 12:35 PM)
Sarah Numada said:
You captured the emotion of the moment so beautifully. Wonderful photography. Jenni, you look stunning! The post-production of the photos is so captivating. :)
(01.18.10 12:39 PM)
Trisha Urton said:
WOW! Spectacular, stunning, amazing! Jenn & Seb, you two look so happy and so gorgeous!! What beautiful and artistic photography. Congratulations!
(01.18.10 08:44 PM)
alec vanderboom said:
awesome classy wedding. and great photographers to compliment it all. great job. i like the snow cone one a lot
(01.18.10 11:05 PM)
katie said:
simply breathtaking. the love is abundantly overflowing in each and every shot. purely beautiful
(01.19.10 08:33 AM)
Kyle said:
Your 2nd favorite shot of the day is awesome! Looks like the wedding party had fun - and that's the most important thing!
(01.19.10 09:16 AM)
Jaime Hamm said:
I have only seen wedding pic's like this in a magizine, I think these are truly the best ones I have seen.
(01.20.10 09:52 AM)
Iris and Light said:
You guys are seriously insane. Insanely cool! What an amazing perspective you get. So fresh creative! Keep up the truly inspiring work. Love it all!
(01.21.10 02:47 AM)
Amanda-Lauren said:
I've been a silent admirer for a while, but I felt the need to comment. I LOVE these :)
Who am I kidding?
I love all of your work!
(01.22.10 12:52 PM)
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01.09.10
Melissa + Bryan's wedding is #2 out of the last four weddings of 2009 and I am BEYOND excited to show this one off! They were married on October 24th, 2009 and held the entire event at Rancho Las Lomas in Silverado, California. We immediately fell in love with this location, there was so much to work with, we sort of had a creative flow overload! On top of such a rad location, we had Melissa + Bryan to work with, all of their amazing wedding details, and some of the best wedding vendors in the industry behind this amazing day (we'll be mentioning these vendors below)!
My favorite item of the day...the dessert station (that can count as one item...right?!)! The Sweet & Saucy Shop seriously makes the BEST cakes, cupcakes, and devilish desserts we have ever tasted! We're hoping we get to work with them many more times in the upcoming year!
Melissa + Bryan's wedding was fun, funky, colorful, and romantic all rolled into one! So, without further ado we present to you the newly married Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Huber!
My favorite item of the day...the dessert station (that can count as one item...right?!)! The Sweet & Saucy Shop seriously makes the BEST cakes, cupcakes, and devilish desserts we have ever tasted! We're hoping we get to work with them many more times in the upcoming year!Wow, what a sweet day! Thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Huber for having us out! Click here to see their online slideshow!
Shannon said:
Her tattoos are so gorgeous. All of the details were so well put together. Beautiful wedding!
(01.09.10 12:55 PM)
emily quinton said:
Amelia!!!! AMAZING... ;-)
Fabulous, fabulous wedding. You lucky thing getting this couple! And what a fantastic job you've done.
Blown away...
(01.09.10 12:55 PM)
Meredith Williams said:
I love everything about this wedding! It's all so beautiful, every last detail :) That ring shot is stunning and I love the getting in the dress image too. Beautiful!!
(01.09.10 01:08 PM)
Courtney Toney said:
Yay! Love the photos and it was absolutely wonderful to work with you!
(01.09.10 01:16 PM)
Erin said:
Wow, Amelia, this is a fantastic wedding and gorgeous work as always! I'd love to feature this wedding on Apt#34! Let me know if you're interested :)
(01.09.10 01:20 PM)
Kayleen T. said:
Beautiful wedding and amazing details! Love the shot of the bridesmaids and bride and all their cool art on their arms/legs! Fantastic pictures!!
(01.09.10 01:43 PM)
Melody @ Sweet & Saucy Shop said:
So happy to finally get to work with you! The photos are absolutely gorgeous! This wedding was such a dream come true...one of the sweetest couples EVER and they picked an amazing location and perfect vendors too! Love Courtney, Kristin, & Nicole's work!
(01.09.10 02:38 PM)
Bianca Valentim said:
I LOVE the red photo booth!
awesome images... my favorite is also THE RING!
:)
(01.09.10 04:08 PM)
Brandi said:
Yeah yeah tattooed hotties! Love all the details and the phone booth too.
(01.09.10 04:10 PM)
amy said:
Your photography is untouchable! I love loggin on here and getting CHILLS everytime I see your work! Great job! I love the sailor jerry tats on the bride/bridesmaid shots....so fun!! Anyway, just wanted to leave a comment, it's been too long!! Happy New Year!
(01.09.10 04:30 PM)
joannelydia said:
LOVE this wedding!! amazing style!the cake is gorgeous! what a beautiful couple!
(01.09.10 09:18 PM)
Alexandra said:
These are SO MUCH FUN. I love them! How do you get that beautiful warm/yellow tint to all of your photos? It adds something so beautiful. I love it! All of these are so great, they must have been so pleased! Wow.
(01.10.10 07:31 AM)
Nicole Deanne said:
AMELIA & JUSTIN!!! Thanks for the shout out & love. I LOVE working with you guys! and not to mention your work is outstanding! Cant wait to post this wedding on my blog! Love you!
(01.10.10 12:47 PM)
Angelica Tanneryd said:
I just love you pictures!
I am kind of curios on what kind of post-processing you do to your pictures (I'm currently attending a year of study in photography and trying to pick up everything I can from photographers which work I love). Also, I wonder what type of flashes you use on these pictures.
Regards,
Angelica
(01.10.10 11:56 PM)
Krista said:
I loved there eng. session and was waiting to see the wedding. Beautiful!
(01.11.10 10:40 AM)
Melissa Huber said:
Amelia & Justin-Thank you so much for capturing our day perfectly! We will cherish these pictures forever. You are the best, best, bestttttt!
(01.11.10 11:47 AM)
Lyndzee of EP said:
OOHHHH AMELIA,, I love all of the shots. It is ridiculous how gorgeous Melissa is,, freakin RIDICULOUS!! I'm gonna have to say my fav shot is the 8th one down where she's looking just over the veil. FAN-freakin-TASTIC!!
(01.11.10 04:47 PM)
kristin @ The Treasured Petal said:
I've been on pins and needles to see these images, and you guys did not disappoint! You captured everything amazingly! So fun working with you, and hope to see you a bunch this year!
(01.11.10 09:48 PM)
rebekah said:
just wondering where that dress is from?
amazing work by the way. absolutely love the ring shot!
(01.14.10 08:04 AM)
Olivia said:
What a gorgeous wedding! All the details are just too cute! I'm pretty impressed with the ring shot, it turned out great!
(01.14.10 11:14 AM)
Chris said:
Wow.. you made awesome pictures of this couple! I wish there would be more weddings like this in germany.. and more cool photographers like you two :)
(01.14.10 01:45 PM)
Amalie Maren said:
Wow. Captured this day perfectly. Seriously intense - I love love love it!
(01.15.10 11:05 PM)
Kyle Richter said:
Love Love.. Love this wedding.! Awesome couple and great photos.. so fun.. cheers.. Kyle @ s28!
(01.16.10 11:50 AM)
Ravyn Stadick said:
I love these photos. This couple is just awesome ... Gorgeous details ... Great work! :)
(01.19.10 09:43 AM)
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01.07.10
You wear them, we shoot them! One of our very favorite things to shoot on a wedding day (besides the bride and groom of course) are the RINGS! Here are some of our favorites from 2009!
shirley said:
I'm CRAZY about the first one! So gorgeous
(01.07.10 02:29 PM)
Cait said:
I love so many of these! Especially the one where the rings are on what looks ice (5th from the bottom) and that last one. Great job, as always.
(01.07.10 02:33 PM)
jackie wonders said:
ARE U KIDDING ME? These are reeedunk. My fave has to be the first and the mini thrones :)
(01.07.10 02:36 PM)
AmyPunky Photography said:
Oh I love the last one and the one with the cookies!! :)
(01.07.10 03:00 PM)
Stacey said:
Awe, totally love the themed post - great way to showcase your work! Lovely!
(01.07.10 05:52 PM)
Feuza said:
these are so awesome, loved the cookie and candy ones then again so many other great ones
(01.07.10 11:59 PM)
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01.05.10
Molly + John's wedding is 1 of 4 more weddings we need to post that were shot in 2009. I'm so excited to show off these last four weddings...I'm in love with each one's style, setting, and story. So here goes with the first of four!
The lovely Molly had here hair & make-up done by the ever fab Nicole DeAnne!
My favorite item of the day: Molly took her AMAZING calligraphy skill and HAND-WROTE out all of these ceremony/reception fans!
My favorite shot of the day...simple, but I'm I like how real it is. I caught this just as Molly + John walked out to greet their guests at their reception!
....and we got caught in the party! John convinced me to go out onto the dance floor with them, it was fun:)
What would a wedding post be without a slideshow?! Don't forget to click here to see more from Molly + John's wedding day.
Molly + John were married on October 17th, 2009 at one of our favorite places to shoot, The Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach (this is also the home of our next LYON-SHOP to take place on January 12th). Everything about The Shade Hotel screams style, from the straight lines, to the long green curtains, to the whirl wind fire places in each hotel room...we heart this location! On top of such an amazing location we had the ever fantastic Molly + John to work with! Great style, sweet personalities, and they were ready to party the minute we showed up (you'll see that I actually got dragged into it their party if you make your way down to the bottom of this post)!
The lovely Molly had here hair & make-up done by the ever fab Nicole DeAnne!
My favorite item of the day: Molly took her AMAZING calligraphy skill and HAND-WROTE out all of these ceremony/reception fans!
My favorite shot of the day...simple, but I'm I like how real it is. I caught this just as Molly + John walked out to greet their guests at their reception!
....and we got caught in the party! John convinced me to go out onto the dance floor with them, it was fun:)
What would a wedding post be without a slideshow?! Don't forget to click here to see more from Molly + John's wedding day.Here's one down, now only three weddings from 2009 to go, keep a look out!
John Edgar said:
Simply beautiful. Your work never stops inspiring me....
(01.05.10 02:34 PM)
Melissa Gartner said:
Love the Shade hotel. Love love love all the shots. Love the B&W series of the Bride & Groom having fun. AWESOMENESS!!
(01.05.10 03:26 PM)
Anna B said:
Oh, Amelia, how freaking cute are you?!? Love this wedding. Filled with all sorts of goodness and light...literally.
(01.05.10 03:27 PM)
Feuza said:
that shot of seeing the bride through the grooms legs is cool as ever!!! and loved how you got down, and I can not believe she hand wrote all that stuff, so pretty
(01.05.10 10:40 PM)
imthiaz houseman said:
sweet set. you look like you were having such a great time! nice work as always.
(01.06.10 11:43 AM)
Alexandra said:
Beautiful shots! Love the last two :) Looks like you're always having fun :)
(01.06.10 09:44 PM)
Chelsey said:
You're so talented. Awesome photos... as usual. Love the brides makeup!
(01.07.10 01:38 PM)
amelialyon said:
Thanks for your sweet comment. Molly had her hair and make-up done by Nicole DeAnne (www.nicoledeanne.com)
(01.07.10 01:56 PM)
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