The Sanadas -California Wedding Photographers » Malibu California Husband and Wife Wedding Photographers

  • Welcome to our blog!

    We are a husband+wife wedding photography team based out of Southern California. We also travel to places far and wide to capture beautiful and quirky moments for our clients.

    We are so blessed to be able to do what we love most and share our passion for photography and people with you!  Please feel free to peruse through posts and come back as we consistently add new images from recent weddings, engagements, and inspiration sessions as well as tips/ideas for brides. 

    Love something? Leave us a comment on any blog post or go ahead and contact us, we love hearing feedback and answering questions.

    - Marianne + Joe

    follow-me.jpgfacebookiconinstagramrssicon

Posted in Engagements, Photography

There are a lot of reasons we love Lisa and Bobby. A few of which are 1) they are totally in love with each other and are freaking adorable. But! They are not only cute, adorable, and sweet to each other, they tease each other in a funny and light-hearted way, and we totally relate to that 2) You know what it is like going out to dinner with two awesome friends you haven’t seen in a long time? Shooting with Lisa and Bobby was pretty much just like that (even though we had only met them once before), and we always love it when that happens. 3) They may have also brought us treats before we started the shoot… and what red blooded American could resist a tasty treat!?!?!? Certainly not these two photographers, my friends. Not even a little.

by Marianne Sanada

add a comment
link to this post
  • March 29, 2013 - 4:10 am

    Dale Lempa - Awesome use of natural light. Great vistas.ReplyCancel

  • April 3, 2013 - 4:42 pm

    Jolly - These look awesome! Can’t wait to see the wedding photos in June :)ReplyCancel

Posted in Photography, Weddings

Malibou Lake Mountain Club wedding…! Hayley and Ricardo…! Awesomeness…! Radtastical…! ::head asplode::

Seriously, it seems like every time we sit here writing about our couples on our blog we have the same conversation:

Joe: Oh man… Hayley and Ricardo. Hayley… and… Ricardoooooo…
Marianne: Hayley and Ricardo are so sweet! Just write about how awesome they are!
Joe: I know that Hayley and Ricardo are sweet and awesome and their wedding was gorgeous! But we have written about how awesome each of our last couples were and people might think that we just say that about everyone all willy-nilly.

Then it hits us like a flaming golden hawk and we are overwhelmed with how blessed we feel because so many of our couples ARE! SO! AWESOME! Hayley and Ricardo are no exception. Hayley’s smile could light up a room and she wears it often. Ricardo is a genuinely nice person down to his core. Together they are just a beautiful couple inside and out. Do we even need to say anything about how gorgeous their Malibou Lake Mountain Club wedding was? Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! It was such a great day and we were thrilled to be a part of it!

Malibou mountain Club Wedding Photographer

 

Floral Designer:  Kate Baker Floral Design
Reception Venue:  Malibou Lake Mountain Club
Cinema and Video:  618studios
Cake Designer:  Sweet and Saucy Shop

by Marianne Sanada

add a comment
link to this post
  • March 26, 2013 - 7:07 pm

    Jason Jarvis - I love your images! I’ve been on your site for about 20 minutes looking at all of them!ReplyCancel

  • March 27, 2013 - 8:27 am

    Dale Lempa - Outstanding compositions. Great wedding documentary.ReplyCancel

  • April 3, 2013 - 9:52 pm

    Luis Godinez - Amazing wedding! I just love the bride’s laugh. So many gorgeous photos.ReplyCancel

  • April 9, 2013 - 2:16 pm

    Ashley - You captured the day and the emotions beautifully!ReplyCancel

  • October 8, 2013 - 8:52 am

    canvas prints - Your photos are so crisp and clear. such a great job. photography is so the thing you should be doing as its stunning.ReplyCancel

Posted in Maravilla Gardens, Photography, Weddings

You got a brief glimpse into Lynn and Charles’ personalities in their engagement session post. But, NOW you get to see what we meant when we said that it was a big deal to say that they love each other more than they even love surfing. These two love surfing so much that they stayed at the Crowne Plaza hotel on C Street (a very popular Ventura surf spot) for a few days before their wedding so they could spend some time surfing and hanging out at the beach. Lynn got ready in a bikini top because they had been out surfing on the morning of their wedding! I guess when a great swell comes in, you’ve just gotta do what you’ve gotta do. :) Thankfully, they were willing to get out of the water for long enough to share their beautiful wedding day with us at Maravilla Gardens in Camarillo.

by Marianne Sanada

add a comment
link to this post
  • March 22, 2013 - 8:08 pm

    Crystal Madsen - These images are great. I really like the different angles and the photos shot through the glass. Nicely done.ReplyCancel

  • March 23, 2013 - 4:21 am

    Dale Lempa - Awesome colors; outstanding captures.ReplyCancel

  • March 24, 2013 - 10:02 pm

    Bethany Ann - Such lovely images! I loved her dress! :)ReplyCancel

  • April 4, 2013 - 11:48 am

    Ashley - Wow – those sunset portraits are amazing!!!ReplyCancel

Posted in Engagements, Photography

Lynn and Charles are the sweetest and most down to earth couple ever! They love photography, creating, surfing, and most of all they love each other (which is a pretty huge statement because they REALLY love surfing. :) ). They also have one of the cutest proposal stories ever! Charles and Lynn love photography and like to go out shooting together at night doing long exposures and light painting. One night Charles set up a long exposure shot and wrote something in the frame with a light. When the photo popped up on the back of the camera it read “Marry Me?” Charles proposed with light! What?!?!?! Too cool. Maybe we are overly enthusiastic about the idea as fellow photographers… ::Thinking::… Nope! We are officially declaring it; that idea as objectively awesome! :)

Anywho, Lynn and Charles also love surfing together and nature. So it was natural for us to hike around the hills of Malibu and then wander around the beach with their awesome surfboards.

We have also already shot their fantastic Maravilla Gardens wedding and will be sharing it very soon!

by Marianne Sanada

add a comment
link to this post
  • March 19, 2013 - 4:19 pm

    Sam - Marianne, these photos are amazing. Lynn and Charles look so natural and in love, and I love all of these, especially them holding hands with their surf boards.ReplyCancel

  • March 19, 2013 - 7:10 pm

    Nikki Bezel - I love the depth in these images Marianne, seriously beautiful work. What a great couple!ReplyCancel

  • March 19, 2013 - 7:26 pm

    Porter - Geeeeze you guys. Seriously, this session is STUNNING. Gorgeous light, and such an awesome couple. Killer workReplyCancel

  • March 19, 2013 - 7:28 pm

    bryan - seriously so good. love #18.ReplyCancel

  • March 19, 2013 - 8:27 pm

    Anton Chia - Gorgeous light and location. You done beautiful art!ReplyCancel

  • March 19, 2013 - 11:28 pm

    Gavin Farrington - You’ve captured some beautiful light and beautiful spaces, Marianne! Love the shot of them on the right with the mountain and sky in the background.ReplyCancel

  • March 19, 2013 - 11:39 pm

    Matthew Mead - Wow the shot with the mountains in the back. SOOOOO soooooo goood!ReplyCancel

  • March 19, 2013 - 11:39 pm

    John P - Oh my now we know what love looks like. You did an amazing job on these images and I adore the processing. So good!ReplyCancel

  • March 20, 2013 - 12:09 am

    Shipra Panosian - Oh my goodness! I love this couple and the setting! So Fantastic!ReplyCancel

  • March 20, 2013 - 5:57 am

    Albert Palmer - Love the one of them under the tree!ReplyCancel

  • March 20, 2013 - 7:09 am

    canvas prints - its so great to see your pretty photos here. all of them are my favourite as they look so good. nice work.ReplyCancel

  • March 20, 2013 - 8:33 am

    Dale Lempa - Way cool. I am digging the confluence of the couple’s style and the settings.ReplyCancel

  • March 20, 2013 - 2:50 pm

    Ashley - These are gorgeous – I love how you’ve captured their adventurous and down to earth personalities!ReplyCancel

  • March 21, 2013 - 2:07 pm

    geneoh - what an amazing location, great work!ReplyCancel

  • March 22, 2013 - 11:31 am

    dan - The light in these is freaking gorgeous. Love the entire story in this set. Seriously good!ReplyCancel

  • March 26, 2013 - 7:46 pm

    Ben Tomlin - Oh my word – how cute are these two! Stunning location…. and equally so well photographed – love you colour & tones :)ReplyCancel

  • March 29, 2013 - 11:52 pm

    Luis Godinez - the session is so gorgeous and i love the proposal story. :)ReplyCancel