Merry Cris + James {ENGAGED!}

Merry Cris (aka M.C. to her friends and family) and James were students at California State University Channel Islands in Camarillo, CA.  They met at a college party in early October 2006.  They met a few more times that month although their encounters were brief.  Coincidentally, they met again at their college library.  This led to weekly meetings in the library until they graduated in 2008.

Six years later they will finally tie the knot this coming Saturday, August 11^th in Thousand Oaks, CA!!  I’ve known M.C. since I was in junior high school so when she contacted me last year to help design and plan her wedding I felt very honored.  She’s one of the sweetest, intelligent girls I know and I wanted to make sure her dream wedding will look ultra fabulous and chic with a mod/vintage theme!!

Here’s a little preview of their e-session!!  Allen Newsum of Ambrosia Event Services photographed it on the grounds of their alma mater.  Enjoy!!

{Photos by Ambrosia Event Services}

Part 2: Laura+Manny {ENGAGED!}

Hello lovelies!  Tomorrow is another big day for us!!  Laura and Manny are getting married!!  We're so excited to be a part of their special day!  I decided to take a small break from my wedding planning duties to share a few more photos from their beautiful and sexy e-session taken in Temecula, California.  Thanks again to the talented James Moro for sharing these amazing pictures!  Breathtaking!!

{Photos by James Moro Photography}

Hinna + Iain {ENGAGED!}

I had the pleasure of meeting Hinna over the summer.  This lovely bride and her fiance, Iain, are getting married at the Richard Nixon Library in Yorba Linda next month.  It'll be the first wedding of 2012 for MDCE!!  I'm super excited about this wedding because it'll be my first Indian wedding!  I also team up again with the fabulous Dodie Sy from Brassavalos Floral Couture!  It's going to be a super fab wedding!!

Hinna and Iain chose the Katie Wheeler Library in Irvine, California for their cute engagement shoot!  Special thanks to Gina Marie Photography for allowing me to share their e-session with everyone!  Make sure to check out more of Gina's work!  Enjoy!!

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{Photos by Gina Marie Photography}

Laura + Manny {ENGAGED!}

Laura and Manny are one of the most beautiful couples I've ever seen...and I really mean that!!  Laura works for US Bank and Manny is a professional baseball player entering his 7th year in pro baseball.  His career includes the San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies.  Laura and Manny will be tying the knot this month at the beautiful St. Denis Catholic Church in Diamond Bar followed by a platinum wedding reception at the Hilton in Pasadena.  MDCE will be reunited once again with Amber Event Production and Brassavolas Floral Couture for their lavish wedding (aka the Platinum Dream Team).  I'm definitely looking forward to their nuptials!!


This e-session was photographed by San Diego wedding photographer, James Moro Photography, in beautiful Temecula, California.  James did an amazing job!  Check out more of James's work via his website!

{Photography by James Moro Photography}

Nadia + Jeff {ENGAGED!} - Part Two in Disneyland

If you enjoyed Part One you'll absolutely adore Part Two of Nadia + Jeff's e-session!  This time they chose Disneyland!  It's way too adorable!!  A big thank you to Phoebe Joy Photography for allowing me to share these amazing photos!  Nadia and Jeff will be getting married in 3 weeks!!  I can't wait to witness my dear ol' friend from the 1st grade get married to the love of his life!!

{Photography by Phoebe Joy Photography}

Nadia + Jeff {ENGAGED!}

When Nadia contacted me to coordinate her wedding I was thrilled, of course!  I was even more surprised to find out what her future last name will be!  You see I've known her fiance, Jeff, since the 2nd grade!  We went to the same elementary, junior high, and high school.  Small world, huh?!  I guess you can say I was born to coordinate Jeff's wedding!  LOL!  I haven't seen Jeff since high school so our first consultation meeting served as our little reunion.  I'm very excited to share Part One (yes I said Part One!) of their e-session with you guys!  Part Two, which will be photographed in California, will be posted soon.  For this e-session, Nadia and Jeff decided to do a destination e-session!  They traveled to Bali, Indonesia, which is where Nadia is from!  This session was photographed by Paulus Susanto from one of my favorite international wedding photography firms, Axioo.


From Nadia's own words:  "When we were brainstorming the concept, we came up with "Eat, Play, Love".  The idea came from the book & movie "Eat, Pray, Love", in which part of the movie was filmed in Bali.  It actually made total sense since both Jeff & I love trying new places to eat (especially desserts), playing games on the iPhone and iPad, video games, and board games.  Some of the locations we went to for this session were Divine Wonderland, The Junction Restaurant, and Tegal Wangi Beach."

Enjoy Part One of "Eat, Play, Love"!  I know you'll love the pix as much as I do...especially her beautiful platinum Tiffany engagement ring!!  Good job Jeff!!

{All photos by Paulus Susanto from Axioo}