Malibu Wedding

Get married next door to Britney Spears! Haha just kidding. I doubt this site was even remotely close to her residence. And come to think of it, I think Ms. Spears sold her Malibu home.. But this is all besides the point. This place (Malibu Tennis and Riding Club) has a beautiful view. These folks shuttle you and your beloved up a monster of a hill, where you basically exchange your vows in front of THIS:

Breathtaking.

A groomsman thought I was badass when I was putting his boutonniere on for him.  I stuck the extra pin into the sleeve of my shirt nonchalantly and I guess it kinda freaked him out :x

"Look at her go! If that was me I would have stabbed myself .. and bled all over the place" 

[Looks of horror amazement from fellow groomsmen]

But seriously, it was a light and funny moment. I might have accidentally painted a more traumatic experience.. :p 

I would have loved to see this place all lit up at night.

Sweethearts table.

Another angle of the patio.

Centerpiece and some bread.

Cute little Japanese elderly ladies were watching us decorate the cake. Their reaction towards the finished product is what I love about this job.

 

Grand Tradition Estates Wedding

Thirty hours of work, two cars, a hundred minute commute, and two dropped columns on the freeway is what it took to make a fairy tale wedding happen in Fallbrook. The day was too hectic for me to snap more pictures to choose from. But here's what I did manage to get: 

This gazebo was next to a lake. It got pretty hot later in the day so I had to "borrow" some water to keep these babies alive..

These columns were tied onto the roof of Bernie's car. A couple of them decided to jump ship somewhere on the 71S.  Luckily, upon hitting the ground they rolled onto a turnout lane. How this happened.. I can only thank the dude upstairs or his posse. 

A beautiful sunny day.

Whenever a reception room has purple, I have to try very hard not to gawk at everything.  

I must say, I am a big fan of tiered centerpieces. Centerpiece WIN!

I couldn't get over this backdrop. My picture doesn't do it justice.

There was a dj-emcee-photographer-cottoncandymaker-guy at the reception. A jack of all trades. He gave me some cotton candy. A nice treat for the drive home :)

The Castaway Wedding

Apparently, if you keep driving up this one hill in Burbank you will end up at The Castaway. You will be wed in a courtyard overlooking a golf course and some smaller hills. Afterwards you would be escorted to a ballroom either on the left or right of the courtyard (depending on preference/availablity/how-much-the-event-coordinator-likes-you). The ballrooms are pretty nice, as in your dinner has a complementary view of the city. All in all, not too shabby ;)

Here we have the courtyard and your standard gazebo.

Bumblebee approved pews :)

I loved the ceiling swag decor. 

Close-up of cake decoration. 

The cake has the best view.

My creeper pic of the ceremony..

THE centerpiece.

Congrats to the happy couple!!