I always get so so excited when couples decide to do their engagement sessions at home, a place that by default is filled with special memories, cozy corners, and a relaxing atmosphere. And it’s just an added bonus when their home happens to be as beautiful and bright as this one. Myesha & Craig’s house is perched up in those twisty hills of Silverlake, with ridiculous views of the city, a lush backyard, and the most lovely hand-picked pieces (be still my mid-century-modern-loving heart!) Walking in, holding my camera, I had a brief one of those moments – the ones where there is so much pretty everywhere {including the gorgeous couple!} and you have no idea where to start first. But we started with one colorful corner, and then moved along to another one, and in the end I drove home with a big smile and a memory card full of these photos. In addition to being fantastically stylish, Myesha and Craig are so fun and down-to-earth – can’t wait for their wedding in just a couple months!

You may remember Sandy & Eric from their did-you-just-walk-off-the-pages-of-a-magazine?? engagement session in Venice. Their wedding was just as stunning – with portraits at the swanky and light-filled London West Hollywood and the ceremony and reception at the modern Skirball Center, and lots of DIY goodness and personal touches sprinkled in between. Eric is an amazing artist and created the super sweet illustration that made appearances on their invite, favors, and thumbprint tree, and Sandy handcrafted some fantastic paper fans {to accompany the dessert table} and a ton of pretty paper hearts :)

I was also SO excited to reunite and work with some of my all time favorite vendors, including the amazing coordinator Jenn Yamauchi and the lovely girls of Fleuretica (as well as meeting new faces like Mandie of Blu Couture!) They really helped bring Sandy & Eric’s visions for this ultra-posh wedding to life!

This is one of those weddings {there are more than a few of them}, where I’m sitting there editing the images late in the evening, the computer monitor glowing brightly, with maybe a snack (aka THIRD DINNER) on my desk, and I find that suddenly, I’m misty-eyed. Because how crazy beautiful are these moments? The moment of joy as Christina sees her aunts walk in to congratulate her as she’s getting ready, or the excitement Mark has when he presents Christina with a wedding gift (a ukelele, and she gave him a surfboard!) Or the significance of a rose placed gently on a chair saved for Mark’s mother, who had passed away earlier that year.

Christina and Mark are both the kinds of people who will greet you with the warmest hugs, and laugh unabashedly, and constantly radiate love in every which-what direction, and the fact that they found each other & ended up together is something pretty wonderful. Their wedding day was a string of beautiful and joyous moments and it was such an honor to be there to capture them!