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    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. 

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Super excited to share that Alex + Kaori’s Los Angeles engagement session was featured on RocknRollBride.com the other day. This couple is packed with style and I love their engagement session so much (which is featured in the post right below this one).


Thanks Kat for the photo and style love!

I am also very excited to say I have three rockin new posts coming up in the next few days. Keep an eye out for a Santa Barbara Engagement Session, a Phoenix Arizona Wedding, and a L.A Natural History Museum wedding!!

Here is a little teaser from Jenn + Ryan’s Natural History Museum wedding!

Jen at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles

by Marianne Sanada

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  • March 25, 2010 - 4:33 pm

    Drew - YES! Awesome Marianne. Congrats!ReplyCancel

Posted in Engagements, Photography

As an artist and wedding photographer I am so blessed to be able to create collaborate with people on a daily basis. I absolutely love it! I love working with clients who have a vision for their session and really want to make the most out of their time with me. Even if that vision is simply a location they love or a few outfits they know they look rockin in!

When meeting with Alex and Kaori initially they told me of their love for L.A. So, obviously is was the perfect location for them to have their engagement session (and their wedding in August)! You can see they both have amazing style which totally suites their fun personalities and the fact they are both designers! I cannot wait to shoot their  Downtown Los Angeles wedding which will also be totally fabulous.

Here are a few(and then some) of their funky and fun LA engagement session.

Edited to add: I just want to give a shout out to the awesome orange balloon they brought to the session. The balloon was around for about 15 minutes when it was brutally attacked by some barbed wire. RIP Big Orange Balloon, you were awesome.

by Marianne Sanada

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  • March 10, 2010 - 10:41 pm

    jen - love em!!!ReplyCancel

  • March 10, 2010 - 10:45 pm

    Brooke - lovely! They must have been such a fun couple to work with.ReplyCancel

  • March 10, 2010 - 11:42 pm

    s h e r r y - AHH! :) What a FUN couple. LOVE their clothes/shoes. Utter fabulousness!!ReplyCancel

  • March 11, 2010 - 12:08 am

    Elisha - Love it! This session rocked! So much fun.ReplyCancel

  • March 11, 2010 - 4:55 am

    Dana Goodson - Great session. I love all the character and lots of color!ReplyCancel

  • March 11, 2010 - 11:51 am

    Alex & Kaori - And we absolutely love the photos, toohoo!! It was such an awesome day when we shot with Marianne in downtown LA. It actually rained every day that week except for the very afternoon of our shoot – blue sky, warm sunshine, perfect sunset. Marianne is so talented, fun to work with, bubbly and refreshing! Now we can’t wait for our AWESOME wedding photo shoot either… :DReplyCancel

  • March 12, 2010 - 8:34 pm

    Brandi - Too cute. I adore their style and their attitude. Love the color and light in the photos!ReplyCancel

  • March 17, 2010 - 4:18 pm

    AmyPunky Photography - Super cute photo session!!!! I loooove her shoes!!!ReplyCancel

  • March 29, 2010 - 6:11 pm

    Benny - Wow – this is a great set of images! and such a groovy & fun couple too!ReplyCancel

  • April 5, 2010 - 10:59 am

    Jamie Robinson - Love this shoot! I think those last few are my favorite…beautiful!ReplyCancel

  • April 5, 2010 - 3:08 pm

    Michelle Guzman - These look so fun and amazing!ReplyCancel

  • April 29, 2010 - 7:34 am

    Madame Tartine - I love everything in this e session! This couple is so adorable, love her dresses, her shoes! And his tattoos!!!!
    My favorite pics? the one they are jumping with the balloon! Fantastic!ReplyCancel

  • September 16, 2010 - 1:34 pm

    Jay Hsiang Studio - Great photos!! Downtown is such an awesome location for shoots!ReplyCancel

Posted in Photography

I hope everyone is having a beautiful week! If you haven’t heard I am currently moving into a new place which is so exciting, I am currently working on the decor and will be thrilled to show a few photos in the next few weeks when I am done.

In the meantime here is a lil’ teaser from Alex & Kaori’s Los Angeles Engagement session.

So excited to share the rest of these with you and I will very soon!

by Marianne Sanada

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Posted in Engagements, Photography

I had such a hard time going through these photos. It’s funny how sometimes I shoot an engagement session and I know there are specific ones I loved. I definitely had those moments but I guess I did not realize at the time how many I was going to love! Irma and Eddy are just a sweet and down to earth couple who love each other so much, you can see it in their eyes always. I had a blast shooting with them and am so looking forward to their Hartley Botanica wedding in a few months.

by Marianne Sanada

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  • February 22, 2010 - 9:28 pm

    Elisha - You so totally rock!!! Love love love your work!!!ReplyCancel

  • February 22, 2010 - 9:45 pm

    Milena Dekic - Wow, I totally love the colours and your post processing. The couple look like such a blast and so in love. Great work :)ReplyCancel

  • February 22, 2010 - 10:37 pm

    amanda basteen - Great set! Love the one with the sun coming down in the trees, beautiful!ReplyCancel

  • February 22, 2010 - 11:38 pm

    Paul Von Rieter - Newport Beach Wedding Photographer - Matching shoes! Awesome! These two look great! The bottom one is my fave!ReplyCancel

  • February 22, 2010 - 11:43 pm

    matt shumate - Haha. These 2 look like they were way entertaining. Great job getting their personalities captured.ReplyCancel

  • February 23, 2010 - 1:56 am

    Steve - These are really lovely, Marianne. I really like the wide angle one of them in front of the barn.ReplyCancel

  • February 23, 2010 - 8:20 am

    Jessica Horton - LOVE the location, and your processing is awesome :-)ReplyCancel

  • February 23, 2010 - 12:04 pm

    Emily Porter - I just love the first and last shots. Oh, and everything in between. Great locations and processing :)ReplyCancel

  • February 23, 2010 - 2:44 pm

    Jenny Meng-Strawhorne - Great shoot! They are a really cute couple. :) (love the chucks and the boots!)ReplyCancel

  • February 23, 2010 - 5:52 pm

    Luis Godinez - Very beautiful E-shoot. The location is great and what a lovely couple. They seem fun & easygoing….great images.ReplyCancel

  • February 23, 2010 - 5:55 pm

    William Massey - You really captured the love! These look fantastic!ReplyCancel

  • February 23, 2010 - 8:39 pm

    Cliff - They look amazing. Such a natural and happy love :)
    Some great wide angle shots in here as well.ReplyCancel

  • February 24, 2010 - 5:41 am

    Alicia Kennison - Nice e-session and love your processing.ReplyCancel

  • February 24, 2010 - 9:15 am

    Eric Yerke - Great set of images. It looks like you all had some fun!!ReplyCancel

  • February 24, 2010 - 8:16 pm

    Nicole - This is one of my favorite locations in the T.O. / Agoura area! :) Amazing shots! :)ReplyCancel

  • February 26, 2010 - 2:43 am

    Benny - Great fun set of images… love the poses and compositions, plus your processing on some of them.ReplyCancel

  • February 26, 2010 - 12:52 pm

    Chavvon Smith - Love, love the location! Great job from start to end!ReplyCancel

  • February 26, 2010 - 8:52 pm

    Heather Parker - I love the location for the shoot. What a fun couple you had to work with. I’ve been meaning to leave you a comment!ReplyCancel

  • February 28, 2010 - 10:32 am

    Vida Carson - Oh my gosh.. how cute are they!?!! I really love your colors too :)ReplyCancel

  • February 28, 2010 - 8:58 pm

    Nicole - Where is this location. Truly beautiful!ReplyCancel

  • March 1, 2010 - 4:01 am

    Cheshire wedding photographer - Beautiful photographs. They look like a really nice couple. Very cool location as well!ReplyCancel

  • March 1, 2010 - 9:05 pm

    Heather - Mid-Michigan Photographer - I love the fifth set down, such a beautiful set! The colors here are stunning. I’m so jealous of you getting to shoot at that barn!ReplyCancel

  • November 30, 2010 - 5:05 am

    Matthew Evans - very beautiful! great angles and poses.ReplyCancel

  • February 27, 2013 - 10:48 am

    Noelle - Okay, there are so many awesome things about these! Her hair is fantastic, the location is like a movie set and their personalities just shine right through the photos! Great job!ReplyCancel