Traveling has been a passion of mine since I got my first passport at 6 months old (no joke!) I sat on my moms lap and made gaga sounds at the photographer. I started traveling alone at age 6 to visit my Aunt in Missouri every Summer. I haven't stopped since. Where I go, my camera follows. I love experiencing new places and capturing each one in my own way.
Let me start of with saying that Yes, their wedding was in a cemetery and No, it wasn’t as creepy as it sounds!
Nikki and Eric hired me almost 2 years ago after finding me on Myspace of all places! It’s been so much fun getting to know each other over the social networking site!
These two are so awesome and so much in love! After their rad engagement session at Balboa Park, Tim and I knew there wedding was going to be a blast! And they did not disappoint!
It was held in the evening at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale. It actually rained quite a bit in the morning, but by 3pm the skies cleared. They had to put up last minute tents for the vendors, but that didn’t ruin the spirit of the day!
Tim (my soon to be hubby) took this shot of Eric getting ready and I just love it!
Nikki and her bridesmaids actually made their own bouquets that morning! I was impressed!
The beautiful Nikki. This is another one Tim took. I just love how natural and relaxed she looks!
At their first look. Eric may kill me for saying this but he was SOOOOO nervous he was freaking out during this time! It was extremely emotional and even took them by surprise at how intimate it can be to see each other before hand.
My favorite shot of the day.
Sneaking off the path!
Another fav 🙂
This was a totally candid moment, I couldn’t help myself 😉
Married!
Receiving line after the ceremony 🙂
What a fabulous cake! Normally I have a piece of cake, but they had a dessert reception and I was on sugar overload already. I heard it was great though!
See? Lotsa desserts!
The couple wanted a more dramatic portrait of the gentlemen so I came up with this!
Mmmm…Almond Roca is my favorite ever!
Eric’s brother wrote and performed a song just for them! So touching!
And the party continues…
A HUGE thanks to my other shooter, Ally Michele, you are fantastic, I just love spending time with you! Loved our post In N Out date after as well!
Nikki & Eric, there is so much I can say about how great I think you two are. You have been huge fans of mine from the beginning and I appreciate your loyalty and praise! You two will have an amazing life together, there is no doubt about that! Thank you for letting me in to a bit of your life, I hope we can stay in touch forever! 🙂
XOXO, M
Please check out their slideshow for some more photos!
Gorgeous pictures, love this wedding – especially the Church, how perfect! Congrats on your new blog, it looks great…looking forward to seeing more!
Sincerely,
Jaime 🙂
i love the one of them in the brush (just after your fave). dessert reception sounds like heaven to me 🙂
Ummm…are you sure this was shot in a cemetary? I was expecting tombstones to be everywhere. I love the shot of the train of her dress and the shot of inside the church. Fabulous work!
OMG, gorgeous… i love the last shot of the chapel with the storm clouds. beautiful & dramatic. they are going to be thrilled with these pictures!
That bouquet shot is outta this world! Great job Mel!!
love the b/w shot outside the church! good framing getting both the b & g in there while capturing the ambiance. love the new bloggy!
WOW! That is such a RAD venue! Who’d have thought? Love the feel and everything about these. You guys ROCKED this!!!
Beautiful! It will be your turn soon! XOXO
Great work girly! Your fav of the day is my fav too!! 🙂
I LOVE the one of the guys! The light is so cool! 🙂
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