Indian Weddings in Orange County are pretty rare, well at least for me! I love to photograph anything with color, with life and tradition, and of course when all those things include a wedding it’s AMAZING! This wedding was at 7 Degrees in Laguna Beach, California and I have to say I was thrilled to be part of what turned into a 2 fabulous weddings at this Orange County Venue! It was awesome and I have 3 amazing friends to thank for assisting in this marathon, Gustavo Fernandez from San Francisco, Heidi Morgan from Santa Cruz, and Maggie Ford from Irvine! Thank you guys it was amazing with you and so much fun!

I met Lalantika and Chris a couple months ago! Truly they were in love and ready to get on with their real life! They traveled the world together in their pretend one and now they mean business! It wasn’t long after Chris proposed that I met them in my Irvine Studio. Seriously this was something I knew I was dying to photograph! WOW…I mean look below at the images! What incredible details and fun, I was so excited that they decided to book me for not only this wedding, but also a few hours later a full traditional American wedding….talk about a fantastic day!

A little about this couple, sailing, UCLA, and astronomy…pretty much says it all….but look at the smiles, the beauty and the love between the two. This couple was so much fun to work worth! All night long I felt like the luckiest photographer in the entire world because not only was I able to capture all these amazing moments, but I truly felt as though I was at my friend’s wedding. You guys are amazing and have a special place in my heart, enjoy PART ONE, yep..this is just PART ONE, of your fabulous day! XO

Venue: Seven Degrees Laguna Beach California www.seven-degrees.com
DJ: DJ Tasos www.djtasos.com
Flowers: Seven Degrees Laguna Beach California www.seven-degrees.com
Caterer: Seven Degrees Laguna Beach California www.seven-degrees.com
Makeup: Makeup by Berit www.makeupbyBerit.com

So, if you had a bride on her honeymoon tell you that she is blog stalking you for her images what would you do? HILARIOUS! So not only did I cry at this girls wedding, but while sifting through 9000+ images of her 17 hour wedding, I came across an image that stopped me in my tracks…..one that I was inspired by looking at an ad in the latest In Style Magazine. Well…this was my vision, once again something that the clock allowed me to have time to do. But please know that every image is not edited this way. If it was, my brides would need to wait a lifetime to see their images! These are on occasion what I LOVE to do for my favorite ladies, which of course have pretty much been all my brides. This is what I call a Fine Art Edit. Not a light edit or artistic edit. Which are different. The Photo below is intended to be printed on the finest quality paper in the world, competition ready and of course a true work of art…..I love Lalantika, she’s so beautiful and I love this photo! XXOO

Here is a little window of what this photo looked like before:

I love wedding details. What girl does not love her shoes, and her lingerie? I love this shot, and I also love that I got to play with it a little. I am so in love with these Stuart Weitzman shoes….gotta get me a pair. This is a shot I did at last weekends wedding. I imagined just like this, with the added texture and fun….I had time to play and I love that. If you are a bride reading this, mine or not, consider that time is essential for quality images. If you want your photographer to do a good job, give them some time, for a great job, a little more…..for a fantastic job and artistic photos….well…you need A LOT of time….anyways, I can’t play with all my images like this. But it sure is fun to make some art every now and then!!! XO

I happen to have the most incredible clients and vendors to work for and with. It just so happened that my wedding client for this past Saturday works for Plums Catering and Events located in Costa Mesa, Orange County, California. I not only adore her, but also happen to adore the wonderful Leslie MacMillian and Char Walker of Irvine’s Chris Lindsay Designs and Events. I truly love to photograph weddings and always go that extra mile with my clients. I love doing that. I love my clients so it’s something that I never think about. I had dropped my Chris Lindsay’s a couple time this past week to see the amazing dream florals being created in their design studio. WOW! I mean….huge WOW! Amazing. Just wait until you see the actual wedding. This post is just for the rehearsal dinner. After seeing that they had designed amazing pieces of art for the dinner, I knew I had to take some time out of my evening and run down to Plums to photograph the amazing details. Char & Leslie both went above and beyond for Cyndi Cail. They love her so much and for Cyndi I wanted to make sure that she is able to see all these gorgeous arrangements, and reminisce long after this day has past….. So thank you very much to Plums for allowing me to bird dog you guys while you were setting up, and Leslie for suggesting I take some photos of this amazing table top!!! XO

I love Newport Beach. I was born in Hoag Hospital, and as a child sailed Newport Harbor. As a photographer I love when couples choose this location. For Ashley and Jared, it was all about them. They had their first date 2 years ago at the Orange County Fair, and the only ride was the Ferris Wheel. The went to a concert at the Pacific Amphitheater, and they take daily jogs in Newport Dune, not to mention ride bikes and cruise Balboa Island and the Peninsula. It all made sense. I encourage engaged couples wanting to have engagement photos done to in fact, go to a place that MAKES sense and has meaning. Your photos will mean so much more to you and your photographer will get to you know you even more. We had a fantastic time and I want to thank my partner in crime, my husband for carrying all my stuff and hold all my lights for the evening. Thank you Ashley and Jared for a great night and I can’t wait till your wedding next Spring, it will be amazing and your photos are going to be fantastic! XO

Ashley and Jared have a custom website that I created for them here: www.ashleyandjared.christinebentley.com