Marsha + Stephan

Let's continue the beach theme, and head over to Long Beach, where Marsha and Stephan celebrated their special day. Marsha and her party began the day at Pure Elegance Salon in Bellflower, where she took advantage of their bridal suites and enjoyed a relaxing buffet, spa and salon services, and prepped for the big event later in the day. Tonya, Marsha's sister and co-Maid of Honor, is also a hair stylist at Pure Elegance, went above and beyond in organizing and creating a special atmosphere in the bridal suites for Marsha.
Everyone later met up at the wedding site, which took place at The Grand in Long Beach. The ceremony was held outside in beautiful weather, and the celebration continued inside all night! Special thanks to wedding coordinator Karen Morgan of "Love and Grace Catering and Events" for creating such a beautiful day for the happy couple!
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Vivian + Jason, Engagement Session

Well it looks like I'm a regular fixture at Aliso Beach! I had the pleasure of enjoying the surf and sand, but this time for Vivian and Jason. They're an engaged couple that are getting married this month in Hawaii. Lucky couple! I won't be accompanying them for the wedding, but it was fun working with them to memorialize their engagement. I actually met Vivian when I was hosting the Trash The Dress Photo Session at the Santa Fe Dam this past June. Below are some photographs from Vivian's and Jason's engagement shoot.
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Heather's Day At The Beach, Trashing The Dress!

It looks like the beach proved popular in the hot weather -- no, not for swimmers and tourists, but for brides! Young bride Heather decided to trash her dress at Aliso Beach, in order to get some spectacular photographs. The tide was low and the water was a bit more cooperative than in some other photo shoots I've had at the beach. We came away with some great shots!

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