Michael Andrews Photography * Welcome to my Blog http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog Blog Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:59:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Melany and Dave’s wedding featured on Offbeat Bride :-) http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/melany-and-daves-wedding-featured-on-offbeat-bride http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/melany-and-daves-wedding-featured-on-offbeat-bride#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:59:12 +0000 admin http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/?p=607 Melany and Dave’s wedding is featured this week on one of my favorite wedding blogs, Offbeat Bride.  Head on over and take a look!

http://offbeatbride.com/2011/11/california-garden-wedding

Michael

]]> http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/melany-and-daves-wedding-featured-on-offbeat-bride/feed 0 Kate and Bassem teaser pictures http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/kate-and-bassem-teaser-pictures http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/kate-and-bassem-teaser-pictures#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:18:23 +0000 admin http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/?p=585 Kate and Bassem had an intimate ceremony on Oct 22 at the Sepulveda Home in San Pedro, CA.

These are a few of my faves so far.

Update: More photos added on my Business Page Face Book wall here.

Enjoy :-)

Michael

]]> http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/kate-and-bassem-teaser-pictures/feed 0 Caitlin and Jay teasers http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/caitlin-and-jay-teasers http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/caitlin-and-jay-teasers#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:12:15 +0000 admin http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/?p=547 Caitlin and Jay got married Aug 13 at the Headlands Center For The Arts in Sausalito, CA (just north of San Francisco).  Their wedding was beautiful and everything went smoothly with great planning by Yelena at The Stylish Soiree.  Caitlin was absolutely radiant and both her and Jay were blissed out the whole day.  In speaking with them afterwards, they said it really was the happiest day of their lives, just the way a wedding should be :-)

I was helped out on this wedding with two outstanding photographers: Heidi Schumann and Mauricio Arias.  I couldn’t have asked for a better team; these two kick @$$!  You’ll see more of their work in an upcoming slideshow.  For now enjoy some teasers from their wedding.

More on my new Facebook page here.

Enjoy!

This is the store that Caitlin worked at when they met. We stopped by to make a few pictures :-)

Caitlin's mom,left, and sister, who officiated.

A champagne toast just before the ceremony.

Part of the processional, which went down a long road before reaching the ceremony site.

 

]]> http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/caitlin-and-jay-teasers/feed 1 Devon and Alex’s engagement at LACMA http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/devon-and-alexs-engagement-at-lacma http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/devon-and-alexs-engagement-at-lacma#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:44:35 +0000 admin http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/?p=520 Devon and Alex are getting hitched in Bel Air in May 2012.  They love going to LACMA, so they wanted their engagement shoot there.  We shot all of it at night, most of it in LACMA‘s “Urban Light” lamp-post installation by Chris Burden.   These are some of the highlights :)   On the bottom pic of their rings: that’s an engagement ring on Alex‘s hand at right….. how often does the groom wear an engagement ring?  I thought it was pretty cool!

Michael

]]> http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/devon-and-alexs-engagement-at-lacma/feed 0 Melany and Dave http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/melany-and-dave http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/melany-and-dave#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:46:35 +0000 admin http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/?p=499 Here are a few teaser pics from Melany and Dave.  They got married at the Hidden Chateau in Woodland Hills on July 3rd.  It was hot, but it was nice and shady with lush growth, indeed a beautiful place for a mellow wedding.  Melany did all of the centerpieces and other decorations, so I shot more of that than I typically do–let your photographer know what is important and what has special meaning to you!

They even played games, including horseshoes and ladderball (more pics from that will be added!).  Also, we did a day-after session at a vineyard…… more on that in another post to follow.

Enjoy the pictures :)

Michael

]]> http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/melany-and-dave/feed 0 Rachel and Drew http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/rachel-and-drew http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/rachel-and-drew#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:46:17 +0000 admin http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/?p=472 Rachel and Drew’s beautiful wedding was held June 25th at the Bowers Museum in Santa An, CA.  Drew had done some work their with a mentor, so it became a significant place for him.

Both Rachel and Drew are diplomats serving in Mexico….. in order to serve at the same diplomatic post, a couple must be married, so technically they were already married, but they wanted a formal wedding that all their friends and family could participate in.  It was a smashing success full of warmth and joy :)

Here are a few from the festivities.  Enjoy!

Michael

Great shot above by my asst. Martin Gee.

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Michael

 

]]> http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/joy-and-david-2/feed 0 Brigette and Erik in Paso Robles & Croad Vineyard http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/brigette-and-erik-in-paso-robles-croad-vineyard http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/brigette-and-erik-in-paso-robles-croad-vineyard#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 04:56:10 +0000 admin http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/?p=326 Brigette and Erik had an intimate wedding in Paso Robles, CA.  The ceremony was at a beautiful old church: The Episcopal Church of St. James The Apostle.  The reception was at a winery, Croad Vineyards.  The weather was great, too.  On the way over to the Church, Erik got a flat tire :(   He handled it with grace and things went ahead as planned, thank goodness.  Just a reminder that things often don’t go exactly as planned at a wedding, so don’t squeeze your timeline; make sure you have allotted enough time for what you want, and be prepared to be flexible.

Brigette with her dad getting ready to walk over to the church.

Max, the ring bearer at only about two, isn't really walking yet, so his Dad gave him a hand.

 

I was able to make this shot from the front of the church looking into the congregation. I like the different perspective--we usually only see the ceremony from the back.

]]> http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/brigette-and-erik-in-paso-robles-croad-vineyard/feed 0 Lesley and Jack in Phoenix, AZ http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/lesley-and-jack-in-phoenix-az-2 http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/lesley-and-jack-in-phoenix-az-2#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:21:31 +0000 admin http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/?p=277  

Lesley and Jack had a charming BBQ wedding in March in Phoenix. The weather was beautiful too.

This also marks my first post on my new blog!! :)   There are still some kinks to be worked out, so my apologies in advance if navigating is a little cumbersome (*blush*).

Enjoy the pictures!

Michael

Mad Libs, wet wipes, pens and flowers. Lesley's Mad Lib's were funny from what I could see :)

Getting her make-up done outside under natural light.

Shoe Porn! The ladies all rocked out later in color coordinated classic Converse basketball shoes--even little ones for the kids!

Helping Lesley get ready......

 

Blue and white streamers Lesley made herself. They matched her dress, decorations, and color scheme perfectly.

A little trouble with the ring, but everyone was so relaxed we all just kind of laughed :)

Couldn't resist one more shoe shot. It's not that I have a shoe fetish, it's that Lesley told me in advance she wanted cool pics of the shoes. Make sure to tell your photographer what is important to **YOU** as an individual!! What is important to one bride may be very different to another bride.

 

]]> http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/lesley-and-jack-in-phoenix-az-2/feed 1 Sarah and Jarod’s slideshow http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/sarah-and-jarods-slideshow http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/sarah-and-jarods-slideshow#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 admin http://mandrewsphotography.com/blog/sarah-and-jarods-slideshow/ Sarah and Jarod’s slideshow, complete with music by Led Zeppelin.  You can read/see more about them in my original post here.
Enjoy :)
Michael

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