Esther and Ernesto (or as their best man refers to them "Ernseter") did such a great job planning their wedding. Their ceremony and reception took place at the Hacienda in Orange County. It was such a great time! Their families were so gracious! I can't wait to share the amazing images we captured with them. In the meantime here are few shots, I hope you enjoy =).

So my buddy Jimmy (old college roommate) and I decided to get LASIK surgery. We've done a number of crazy things together (pledging Phi Psi, Row Run, Hermosa Beach Triathlon, Solvang Century, Sky Diving just to name a few) so we figured we would try this together. We go in to see the doctor who is going to perform the surgery. Of course I've been thinking of a million reasons why I should not get this done because I'm starting to chicken out. We grab a bite before heading to the surgery center and decide to give the Buddha a rub on the belly for good luck (you could see the fear in my eyes LOL).

We fill out the paper work, get the consultation stuff out of the way. I was getting pretty nervous when the doctor says he is not going to perform the surgery on me because he could tell I was tired. See, the night before I was up until 2am editing images and I never thought that I would have to be well rested for LASIK surgery. So all the time coming up with excuses why I should wait mixed with the anticipation was for nothing! LOL, all I had to do was stay up late. The truth is I did want to get it done but I am still a bit chicken. Hopefully closer toward the end of this year I will revisit LASIK. I guess the Buddha belly rub didn't give us luck this time.

What a great time! Corinne and Ron recently got married at a beautiful church in Temecula. The reception took place at Pala Casino which was a perfect venue for the couple. It was quite the party! The venue was beautiful and their guest were all over the dance floor! It was such a good time. Below are a few images from their wedding including pictures from the church as well as images of their first dance and the amazing Chocolate Fondue. MMMmmmm it look so good doesn't it. They even had a cool candy bar. Trendique Wedding and Events did an awesome job helping plan the event.

Congratulations Corinne and Ron!

How cool is this, we had the opportunity to photograph at the Rohrer Fine Art Gallery in Laguna Beach. The staff is super cool and the art pieces are unbelievable! If you are ever in the area be sure to stop by. They have some great pieces from Chagall, Renoir and some other amazing artists. It is like going to a museum. The painting by Chagall (done in 1978) is worth approximately $5 Million!!

It's great helping one of my good friends Tony Florez as often times working with him I realize you can't ever stop learning in photography. Tony and his wife Ashlee makes such an amazing husband and wife team.

The following are some behind the scene shots of the photo shoot (and the amazing Chagall painting).

OK, so it's been quite some time since I last updated this blog. Some of you probably did not notice but I switched my image sizes to be a bit bigger. I was trying to show more detail in images. What has happened since then is I just found out one of my bestest of friends works at this law firm where they still have 15" screens. Now I'm not sure if he is one of the very few or if there are a great deal more of you out there with the smaller screens. So herein lies my dilemma. Should I continue blogging with larger images or switch back smaller images. It's easier to jump to categories on the side bar for the people with 15" screens if the images are smaller. I know some people want to cut straight to photos vs. reading all the personal stuff. If you guys can please email me and let me know if your screen sizes are smaller than 17" so that I can keep that in mind. You can write to:

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Anyway, I've been working on some exciting things. First off I have a ton of weddings I need to post so those are definitely on there way. By early tomorrow I should have some behind the scene shots of a Magazine photo shoot I'm helping my close buddy Tony Florez on.