Deborah and Todd's Wedding

Only a few weeks into 2013 and the year is already off to a great start! Deborah and Todd were married at the St. Regis Monarch Beach. They had so many beautiful details to their wedding day and even had their bulldog walk down the aisle as the ring bearer! At the end of the night they surprised all their wedding guests with a performance from fire dancers.

The Decision to Join Team JKP

For the past three years Jim Kennedy and I have been shooting alongside each other again and again. And with his team I have now shot over 100 incredible weddings.  He has supported my entire career as a wedding photographer, since day one, and my business would not be where it is today without his all of his guidance.

So when Jim sat down with Cheryl Sedik and I in December and asked us to join his elite team of wedding photographers the decision was pretty easy. 2013 was coming soon and we needed to make decisions for our careers that would allow us to live out our passion and lead successful wedding photography businesses for years to come.

After coming from such a challenging and tight knit photography program at OU, and then working in several great newsrooms, being part of a photography team just came naturally to me. So why should being on a wedding photography team be any different? Teams help you grow. They push you, to always be better. They give you another mind to lean on for inspiration when your just stuck. And there is no faster way to grow as a photographer than through tough love from others who want to see you at your very best. (I know this for certain.)

The truth is that being part of a team is something I would have otherwise missed out on.

So Cheers to 2013. And here is to our team, team JKP Weddings.

(Cheryl and I at our first Bridal Expo event with JKP)

Jessica and Patrick are married!

Jessica and Patrick's wedding day was so much fun. We were taking photos all over the place, running  everywhere from the beach in Dana Point to Talega Country Club in San Clemente. Jessica was a great model for the camera as you can see! 

Tammy and Winston's Wedding

Tammy and Winston's wedding day started off with a ceremony at the beautiful Newport Beach Marriott and ended at El Adobe restaurant in San Juan Capistrano. In between we made a quick stop at the softball field where Tammy and Winston first met!

Jennifer and Bill are married!

Here's a quick peek from Jennifer and Bill's wedding day. This beautiful portrait was captured at the Newport Back Bay.

Lisa and Omar's Wedding

A few favorites from Lisa and Omar's big day! They tied the knot at Summit House Restaurant in Fullerton.

Julie and Ryan's Laguna Beach Engagement

I recently had the opportunity to take some engagement photos for my good friend Ryan and his beautiful fiance Julie.  Ryan and Julie chose Laguna for their photos since its somewhere they love to spend time together. We started off downtown and worked our way to Shaw's Cove before sunset.