SoCal Photog ShootOut - Ceremony & Engagament

Last week I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to shoot in Pasadena with a great group called SoCal Photog ShootOut.   The shoot was organized by  Hannsie Trainor and Matthew Saville who both did a fantastic job putting everything together. They brought in some wonderful vendors (listed below) that made the event extra special and very worth while.

Venue: Ron Hobbs of the Romanesque Room
Wedding Coordinator: Amanda Auer of In the Now Weddings
Florist: Honey and Poppies
DJ: Marcel Gonzalez of First Choice Entertainment
Videographer: Nick Bowser of Crafthouse Productions
Stationary: Alison Howell
Rentals: Town & Country
Catering: Jay’s Catering
Venue Concierge: Mary Lallande
Bakery: Colette at Fancy That! Cupcakes
Linens: Wildflower
Styling: Michelle Cunningham
Hair/Makeup: Kacee Geoffroy & Becca
Hair/Makeup: Alisha Baijournas

I also would like to thank the rotation and lighting leaders for their direction and always keeping things running smoothly. I really enjoyed bouncing ideas of them and they were always receptive to questions.  All of us attending were also lucky to have some fantastic models who were all extremely generous, beautiful/handsom, and worked very hard. The event would have been nothing without their talents.

Models: Kacee+Erik Geoffroy, Joanna Calderon, Shane Johnson, Mike Salmon, Timothy Wilkins

Now for me the best part was meeting other photographers and getting a chance to talk about the business and fun surrounding our mutual love of photography. There is nothing like sharing experiences and ideas with fellow photographers.

 Models: Derek Frenzel & Sarah Frenzel

I'm happy to say I have many new Facebook friends now!

Lasting Memories

There are many enjoyable projects I get to do after a photo session.  One of them is when I have an opportunity to create additional mementos, often requested is an image wrap photo album.

The above and below is a Coffee Table Album I recently made. I also like to include an image disc along with the album. 

 

Each event is unique so I get a chance to be creative and do something new with each one.

Finding the perfect style, design, and putting together the images to tell a story makes for a wonderful treasured lasting memories.

Lets Have Some Fun

New 2010 Links

All cakes can be different and unique,

but some take that extra step that well see for yourself.


I found Cake Wrecks a while back, but keep coming back to it for the sheer bizarre reality of some choices people make. What is wrong with a simple good tasting cake. This is one of my favorites-I'm not eating that.

Dresses can also be very different,

however, they too can take a turn to the unexpected.

Tacky Weddings is another site that is worth a peak once in while. As you can tell by the name it is also devoted to the bad choices people can make. Stand back, here are some of my favorites: 

We have Camouflage Dresses.

Then the defying gravity dress or ust maybe go for the hot pink make my eyes bleed choice. 

Call me conservative, but I'm thinking I'll stick with tradition and keep the Valentines Day type heart design and shun this. 

I like inflatable as much as the next guy...errrrr  Anyway, I think I might have to charge more to shoot in here.  

Okay more dresses, how about a Peacock dress. 

Finally lets just put the cake and dress together here. 

  

 

Brett and Stefanie's Wedding at Ramsey's at The Club

Congratulations to Brett and Stefanie! After 14 years of courtship, their dream finally come true. And I was so privileged to have been there on their special day to capture their wedding as they began their lives as Mr. and Dr. Brett Reynolds.

It was a beautiful day! Stefanie looked absolutely stunning in her crystal beaded wedding gown. She and Brett make such a gorgeous couple! Below you'll find a video and a few images from the wedding. Complete wedding proofs will be up at the website http://www.allentaylorphotography.com/Clients later next week. Enjoy!