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10.11.08
The wedding with Jenn + Will we shot YESTERDAY, October 10th, was so RAD! I had to post a teaser image!!!! Enjoy!
Now off to shoot another amazing wedding in Coto De Caza...Happy Saturday!
angie + matt said:
You were in heaven with all those chandeliers! That is RAD!!!
(10.11.08 10:23 AM)
Mark Brooke said:
RAD!!! have fun at Coto!!!!
(10.11.08 10:31 AM)
Carin said:
the lighting on this image is AMAZING! can't wait to see more!!!!!!!!
(10.11.08 10:45 AM)
Natalie Norton said:
Oh! Her dress is amazing. I love the way that's lit. Hot. Nice work.
(10.11.08 12:19 PM)
Melissa said:
I am totally obsessed with chandeliers, and I absolutely love this picture. It is to die forrrr!
(10.11.08 01:04 PM)
Ashley said:
I'm stoked to see these images so this is a teaser for me! Of course, having Jenn design it and you photograph it means it's guaranteed to be amazing!
(10.11.08 01:21 PM)
matt + angie sloan said:
rad!
(10.11.08 02:09 PM)
nic said:
momentarily abnegating my lurker status to say: what. a. shot.
i'm ever in awe of your fresh perspective.
(10.11.08 02:27 PM)
Candice Brooke said:
Ok I am honestly freaking out! this photo is out of this world!
Candice
(10.11.08 08:34 PM)
Eddie Bojorquez (Studio 512) said:
Love this image! How, exactly, did you light it? Wow.
-Eddie
(10.11.08 11:20 PM)
ROG said:
Don't know if you guys know this, but...you're pretty good.
(10.12.08 10:38 AM)
Amanda Auer said:
I am in LOVE with this photo!!!
(10.12.08 04:48 PM)
Whitney said:
I love your work and I especially love all these chandeliers! So beautiful!
(10.12.08 06:34 PM)
carl Reid said:
Absolutely beautiful!!!
(10.12.08 09:42 PM)
RISA said:
i ♥ chandeliers & i ♥ this image
(10.12.08 09:47 PM)
Dana & Jeremy Grant said:
Those chandeliers are neato! Cool lighting too. Can't wait to see the rest of these!
(10.13.08 06:25 PM)
*B* said:
O. M. G.!!!
(10.13.08 07:15 PM)
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10.06.08
Maricella + Casey were married at the Trump National Golf Club on August 23rd. We loved shooting at such a beautiful and timeless venue! You may recall Maricella + Casey from their engagement session from a while back in Laguna Beach.
Maricella's mother was there in spirit.
My favorite shot of the day by Justin. I think this image looks timeless, something I know Maricella + Casey would appreciate!
One highlight of the evening was when the flamenco dancer and hula dancer performed!
We are so happy to have spent the day with Maricella + Casey on their wedding day! Click here to see more images from their big day!
angie + matt said:
I love her flowers and the 2nd to last picture of them dancing! So cute!
(10.06.08 06:02 PM)
Caroline Ghetes said:
Gorgeous images! I love her dress, and the photo of her mother on her bouquet is just precious.
(10.06.08 09:31 PM)
kristin said:
So good... I wish I had more words to be creative to tell you how I love your shoots. But, I am not. Ha. Love em as always!
(10.06.08 11:06 PM)
Jasmine Marie said:
Great job Amelia! What a grandiose venue! Love all the nooks and crannies in the backgrounds.
(10.06.08 11:33 PM)
Cathy (and David) said:
These seem so classic yet so personal as well. I love the shot of them on the balcony as well as the one of her mom's picture on her bouquet. Awesome job guys!
(10.07.08 03:29 AM)
clint said:
dang... you guys tore it up :) I love your style! loved the dance shot... great lighting!!!! keep rock'n it...
(10.07.08 03:41 PM)
sandra said:
AMELIA!!!! these are beautiful! you really rock the dance shots. You're such a pro! i have to say my fave is the balcony shot!
(10.07.08 06:59 PM)
Anna Ingalls said:
Great colors - i love the mood, what a beautiful couple - the photo in the bouquet is beautiful.
(10.10.08 09:55 AM)
Scott Andrew said:
your fave = my fave...wonderful set of images, i'm loving the life that they display.
(10.10.08 01:45 PM)
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09.30.08
Everyone remember this gorgeous couple?! If not, click here to see their engagement session taken a few months back in Downtown LA.
Anne + Mark were married on August 29th, 2008. The ceremony took place at The Santa Clara Church in Oxnard and the beautiful reception was held at the Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo. I loved the details of this wedding, and to top it all off, Mark + Anne looked quite fabulous themselves!
Gotta love the ol' RR!
Anne has got some of the most amazing and photogenic eyes I have ever shot!
My favorite shot of the day! I realize that its a little out of the norm and doesn't even feature the couple, but I thought it was an amazing and overwhelming moment!
Mark, watching his bride walk down that aisle!
Here's my second favorite shot of the day, taken by my handsome Justin!
I have to give credit where credit is due, my little sis did an amazing job with the Hair/Make-up of the bridesmaids! Good job Nicole DeAnne!
The beautifully arranged flowers were done by Shirvan Designs.
The evening and events were coordinated by Richelle Gregorio of Rare Designs Inc., she ran the whole night so smoothly!
I'm crazy into chandeliers right now, so I couldn't stop myself from posting this next shot!
The Father/Daughter dance.
A huge congratulations to the new Mr. + Mrs. Mark Quest! We took so many shots at this wedding, to get the full effect click here to see more!
diana said:
everytime i look at your site, your pictures truly truly take my breath away.
(10.01.08 12:59 AM)
Chung Nguyen said:
Your favorite shot? AMAZING SHOT! Look at all those adoring photographers! (:
(10.01.08 01:03 AM)
Brandi said:
Amazing work as always. Love your favorite shots as well both the friends and family shot and the mirror shot. Gorgeous.
(10.01.08 07:13 AM)
wrecklessgirl said:
goodness gracious! so lovely! (and is it me or is everyone at the wedding a supermodel?)
(10.01.08 10:50 AM)
Ryel j said:
These are so surreal!! I can see why you're so excited to post them... they're outta this world!
(10.01.08 11:45 AM)
heather said:
the pic of the new Mrs. Quest getting out of the "Rolls" is one of the most stunning photos...ever! good work, again and again.
(10.01.08 12:42 PM)
sandie said:
love that shot of all the "other" photographers!!!!! my fave is the shoe shot! you rock.. again :)
(10.01.08 12:51 PM)
jackie Wonders said:
what a glamorous couple..with a great last name too! i love justin's rearview shot & that iceee ring shot. kudos...again:)
(10.01.08 01:29 PM)
angie + matt said:
Sweet wedding guys! That couple is smokin hot!!! I love the RING SHOT!:)
(10.01.08 08:44 PM)
LYNDZEE said:
Oh yes, I remember them,, the epitomes of hotness. How fun it is to capture such amazing moments. I would have to say that their centerpieces are the best Ive seen yet. Great yob!!
(10.03.08 05:04 PM)
Karin said:
holy snot! what a beautiful couple! WOW! stunning. simply stunning imagery!
(10.03.08 06:10 PM)
Brooke said:
WOW!! Your stuff is AMAZING! I found your page through Molly Janes blog... LOVE IT!! Im currently a student and plan on majoring in photography.. But Im discouraged. Seeing your work excites me though :) Your awesome!!
(10.04.08 07:31 PM)
Omi said:
These are wonderful! I always love your stuff, but I HAD to comment this time, because I'm blown away! Great Job!
(10.04.08 08:54 PM)
Agnes said:
Love Love LOVE!!! The detail shots are just super! And your favorite shot is so cute and endearing. . . I bet the couple loves it too. You rock as usual, Amelia.
(10.06.08 03:05 AM)
Laura E @ Southern Weddings said:
Wow. Love the photo of the bride getting out of the car - she is so stunning.
(10.06.08 05:43 AM)
nicole green said:
amazing! i want you guys to shoot my wedding! (whenever that may be). i'm sure you'll be the first i call when i'm planning.
(10.06.08 04:34 PM)
alfie said:
oh my..what a beautiful shots u got there
btw what is the song name in the slideshow?love em
i wanna get em as my wedding song
thanks in advanced
cheers
(10.16.08 04:00 PM)
Red 5 Studios said:
Incredible work guys! It was a pleasure working with you guys that day and I'm blown away by the images. Fantastic. - Loyd
(05.08.09 01:12 PM)
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09.17.08
Lauren + Andy were married a few weeks back at the LDS Temple in Los Angeles. You may recall this fabulous couple from their engagement session a few months back. This wedding was really meant to be for us. After speaking with Lauren's mom we discovered that she (Lauren's mom) is best friends with one of my first cousins and Andy's dad is one of Justin's dad's closest friends (if that makes any sense...)!
We had shot quite a bit at that temple before so we were determined to find something unique around that area to help make Lauren + Andy's photos different with a twist of awesome-ness! Luckily, we found a wall just a few blocks away that was completely radical! Scroll down and you'll see what I'm talking about!
The scattered shadows on this photo make me happy!
The grass on the temple grounds was being trimmed and there were these blue dumpsters on the far side of the lot, so of course we took advantage! We thought it was a creative contrast.
Behold....THE WALL and my favorite shot of the day!
I'm usually not too big on posting the bouquet and garter toss shots, but I thought that these two topped the cake!
Lauren + Andy have been such sweet clients! Click here to see an online slideshow with more photos from their wedding day!
Brandi said:
Beautiful. Great details! I love that polka dot wall, that is too cool.
(09.17.08 06:10 PM)
*B* said:
Oh, the dumpster is great! And I'm loving the bouquet and garter shots!
(09.17.08 06:26 PM)
Ryel j said:
These are so gorgeous!! I'm not sure that there are words cool enough to explain this greatness. But here are a few!
(09.17.08 07:04 PM)
melia said:
That *is* a fantastic wall, and a fairly brilliant use of it. LOVE the garter toss shot. So unusual.
(09.17.08 07:07 PM)
Kristin Hoddenbach said:
I've been reading your blog for quite a while and I just have to tell you how incredible I think you are! I read a lot of photographers' blogs and your work is by far my favorite. I am just starting out with photography and your photos are my inspiration. Maybe one day I can be just like you... :)
(09.17.08 08:51 PM)
heather said:
3rd shot down, BW, what a stunnah, that Lauren! fantastic! fantastic! fantastic!
(09.17.08 08:58 PM)
Lauren Sievers said:
i love the picture with the lady walking thought it, Haha!
(09.18.08 07:29 AM)
sarah rhoads said:
killer. and I have some major envy of your MGMT adventures. were they as good live?
(09.18.08 09:20 AM)
Michelle said:
Amelia!!!! I just noticed that the temple front matches your branding(:
Beautiful to the gazillionth degree! You are always inspiring(:
(09.18.08 11:28 AM)
Allie said:
these are excellent! they must have been so pleased with them. i especially love the shot of the bridesmaids feet. perfecto.
best,
allie
(09.18.08 01:51 PM)
chelo said:
Truly stunning. I love the cake and I love her shoes! and what an awesome wall for portraits!
(09.18.08 04:00 PM)
Mary Jordan said:
I love your work and am so amazed and the looks you produce... how do you get such a sheek vintage look? Is it your lens? Photoshop? I love it.
Mary Jordan
(09.18.08 10:19 PM)
V said:
Wow! knowing Lauren as I do I gotta say you totally captured her personality! BEAUTIFUL pictures! Your name is one that I will definately keep as one for any family events we will need in the future!!!
(09.23.08 08:56 AM)
ohana photographers - david & kimi b said:
holy crapazoid! that garter toss shot is THEE best i've ever seen! EVA!!!!!!!! rockin the house lyons.rockin.the.house!!
(09.30.08 10:50 AM)
Laura E @ Southern Weddings said:
What I love about looking through your photography is that you take a couple and place them in a normal average setting. The end result is pure fabulous as you make the ordinary seem extraordinary. I know that is cheese but it is what I think at each glance.
(09.30.08 07:06 PM)
mustafah said:
amelia: the shot of the woman walking buy the couple on the street, really dig that. killer pics.
(10.10.08 04:07 AM)
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09.08.08
We headed down to Long Beach a few weeks ago to capture Jen + Will together. We thoroughly enjoyed this afternoon with them, they just "got it" in front of the camera and weren't photo-shy in anyway! It also helps that both of them look HOT together! Can't wait to see what their style brings to the wedding day!
I just have to say that I am LOVING the Boutwell's TOTALLY RAD ACTIONS!
TRA2 - THE REVENGE has some seriously amazing tonal/sharpening/grainage that we LOVE. Head on over and get their goods for yourself!
My favorite shot of the day!
We get comments from Photogs all the time asking us how we get the look we do on our photos. We have to give huge High Fives to Doug & Chenin for creating tools to make our photos look TOTALLY RAD!!!!
Shout out to Nicole DeAnne for the amazing hair and make-up work!
Heather said:
Amazing job!!!! I love the logo on your pics too! Bout time! haha I LOVE LOVE LOVE 4 and 8!!!!
(09.08.08 02:06 PM)
Susan Dodd said:
These are FANTASTIC!! Great shots, great couple, great photographer - love the actions - yeah, just plain awesome!! :-)
(09.08.08 02:07 PM)
Ryel j said:
Full of Awesomeness!!! You guys are killing it. Can't wait for their wedding!!
(09.08.08 03:09 PM)
Liz said:
wowie...this is an amazing set. that first shot is brilliant. inspired.
(09.08.08 03:23 PM)
Haley said:
i L.O.V.E. these! The first one is amazing.. Yay to the Boutwells! I love those actions as well:)
(09.08.08 03:41 PM)
eliesa said:
Amelia! Absolutely LOVE this session + your take on TRA2! You ROCKED IT!
(09.08.08 03:51 PM)
jackie wonders said:
LOVE this shoot. love TRA's. love that you put a watermark!
would love to second shoot for you guys!!!
(09.08.08 04:07 PM)
erika verginelli | photography said:
this is amazing! can you tell us which action you used on the yellowish vintage ones? because i do have the TRA 1 & 2 sets. Give us some recipes!!! ;-) like which actions used on each image...
(09.08.08 04:45 PM)
Larissa Addison said:
just got linked here from Denise Bovee and WOW you have some amazing talent!
(09.08.08 05:54 PM)
maile said:
you are my favorite favorite favorite. I usually hate looking at wedding pix (yes, i know that's not nice or popular)...but I can't seem to fast forward through yours. Your work is so unique. You are so talented!
(09.08.08 06:23 PM)
gretchen knoblock said:
Such great shots. I love 1 and 7! amazing artistry and vision.
(09.08.08 07:51 PM)
Caroline Ghetes said:
Love these! And I LOVE Totally Rad too! They are so.... Rad! Youdid a gorgeous job on this super duper gorgeous couple!
(09.08.08 10:10 PM)
Ellsworth Photog--yeah said:
What up yous'. Lyndzee here. Okay,, I totally have a crush on Jen. Is that weird? Anyway, love the shots and love the actions as well, aren't they friggin awesome? You should get the Kubotas as well. Anywhosit,, everything looks great and you are on my list of people to meet. Wait,, what??
(09.09.08 01:05 AM)
Karen Kirkland said:
These shots are totally amazing! Amelia - I absolutely love your style - the look and feel/mood is absolutely incredible. Thanks for sharing Totally Rad - much appreciated!
(09.09.08 10:23 AM)
Meg said:
absolutely inspiring! ... definitely used TRA2 they way they were intended to be used... you guys have really been killing it lately!
(09.09.08 11:41 AM)
Kathleen Trenske said:
I love the vintage feel of these - the tones are just perfect. Incredible shots - I love the first one and the last one.
(09.09.08 01:34 PM)
Abra said:
You guys are totally awesome. I am so glad that I found your blog. You both inspire me. Since we don't have cable, tell Justin I am going to try and get my 5 year old to start watching YO Gabba Gabba online. Too cute. All I saw was the one about eating your vegetables and I was hooked. :) Have a good day.
(09.10.08 06:05 AM)
Julie Fraser said:
Your work is so amazing!!!! Please share some of those TRA receipes with the rest of us..
(09.10.08 07:17 AM)
tara w said:
omg you guys-i think i flew with you to utah once. i have been exploring twitter and clicking on cool avatars and found your blog. just spent a bunch of time looking through your stuff. you guys are crazy insane good. im a family photog in south OC, waving hi and giving mad props!
(09.10.08 06:29 PM)
kristin said:
Oh man...this is too good. You serisously need to enlighten me with some skills. These are amazing!!
(09.10.08 11:19 PM)
THE PARSONS said:
flippin beautiful! this couple is stunning and every way you captured them has them looking so comfortable and natural. and I really like the way your watermark looks! we just recently added that to our images, and maybe it's cause we're dorky, but we think watermarks make life more exciting. :)
(09.11.08 02:01 PM)
Kelly King said:
I LOVE 4 and 17.
Jason likes 11 and 12.
You are both HOT. Can't wait for the wedding!!!
(09.11.08 09:29 PM)
Christopher Wren said:
OK wait. Did you take that shot with the red house knowing it is Joe Latter's studio? These are amazing shots by the way. I love LB, but I've never seen it like this!
(09.12.08 11:33 PM)
Ian Williams said:
I wish I could capture half the emotion you capture in your photos. Thanks for the inspiration.
(09.13.08 05:35 PM)
ROG said:
blah,blah, blah...you guys are the best. blah,blah, blah...you two rule the universe. blah,blah, blah...i wanna have your babies. blah,blah, blah...i want you to have my babies. blah,blah, blah...let's procreate. blah,blah, blah...it's never felt so right. blah,blah, blah...am i the only one who feels this way? blah,blah, blah...you never call me anymore. blah,blah, blah...everything i see reminds me of you. blah,blah, blah...(fill in the blank for this last one, and be creative.)
(09.14.08 12:01 PM)
Bobby Earle said:
Who's got two thumbs and feels like an inadequate photographer??? THIS guy!!!
Seriously, these are AMAZING!
Bobby
(09.16.08 09:49 PM)
Jason McGrew said:
Your vintage coloring is to die for! Aaaaaa Freaking Amazing!
(09.17.08 10:13 AM)
Lisa said:
Amelia your shots are AMAZING!!!!! I love love love your style!
(10.10.08 07:33 AM)
lupe rodriguez said:
hi there, love yoru work can you send me price info for wedding packaeges and epics as well.. thank you much!!
(02.12.09 11:38 AM)
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