What a GORGEOUS day it was for a winter Newport Beach wedding! I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed being a part of Racquel & David’s wedding. I’d been looking forward to this day every since we did their engagement shoot in LA just before the New Year! This wedding was super special for me after shooting Racquel’s sister Michelle’s wedding, as well as the officiant’s wedding…it felt like I was with “family” all day.  Racquel & David were simply radiant, and it couldn’t have been a more perfect day. We started out at a beautiful beach house just off the Pacific, hit some rocky locations along the beach and then headed to a fabulous yacht for the ceremony and celebration. A few of my favorites…

gotta love the jimmy choos!

the gorgeous Racquel

LOVE these girls!!

I think it's destiny?

A blessing of the newlyweds in the bow of the boat.

Love this sweet first dance, turned my flash off.

I love this shot of the two grandmas!

I'm still not really sure what was going on here?? One of the uncles had them do this after the cake cutting. Maybe a Filipino tradition...anyone???

Evelyn & Louis’ Rancho Las Lomas wedding a few weeks back was one of my funnest all year. I love how their slideshow turned out. Check it out!

The Southern Weddings Daily Blog has a section called “Love This!” where they feature a favorite wedding image. I visited the site yesterday, and was pleasantly surprised to see they were featuring a shot from Evelyn & Louis’ Rancho Las Lomas wedding a few weeks back. I love this shot too!

Evelyn & Louis…oh how I adore this couple!!  I knew I was in for amazing wedding day after our los angeles engagement shoot!!  Although it rained off and on, it didn’t stop these two from having a wonderful day.  Evelyn & Louis are so genuine, and so very much in love! They just shined!  It was an incredible blend of elegance, style and tons of fun!!

this had to be my all-time favorite grand entrance!

A big thanks to Orange County wedding planner extraordinaire, Carrie Goff, owner of Exquisite! Event Planners, and editor of the popular wedding planning Blog, Wedding on the Brain. Carrie and her team did a fantastic job on this wedding! And thanks to Shelby Nolan of Green Leaf Designs for the magnificent floral arrangements. Evelyn + Louis, you two are so full of life + joy that I know you’re going to have a wonderful & adventurous life together. Thanks for letting me be a part of such a special day! Love the Slideshow too!