Did you notice the wall size poster of the married couple? I guess it's a popular thing to do in China. Michelle and Gene were married in OC at the Montage Resort and Spa but also had a second reception in Beijing. Their photographer Ira Lippke was able to get them about 100 images on the night of the wedding for them to take. Elysium Productions also created what they call a 1 day edit for them to show too. I just adore the pink cymbidium bouquet made by white Lilac It was one of Michelle's favorite flowers. It's just so cute!! Michelle and Gene actually live in NY so they really traveled around the world for their wedding, and stoppped over in Hawaii for their honeymoon.

Fall colors of carmel, chocolate, champagne, soft peach, blush pink, ivory....all were a part of Linda and Bob's wedding last month. They were married before sunset at the Montage Resort in Laguna Beach. Crystal glass containers topped with lush flowers lined the aisle and similar centerpieces were created for inside the ballroom. The beautiful floral work was created by Enchanted Florist and the gorgeous chocolate lace paired with blush satin underlays were provided by Wildflower Linens. Linda of the Cake Studio matched the fondant with a swatch of the blush linen. It took us 6 tries but with the help of Luis at Lighten Up, we found the right shade of soft pink carmel by mixing 2 different gels on the uplights. Ashley Video surprised the guests with a same day edit video presentation after dinner. Something fun that I have never done before, was giving each guest a 10 question quiz on Linda and Bob. We also decided to use these packets as the escort cards which were hand calligraphered by Lettering by Leslie.The winner received an ipod. Believe it or not, a kid at the wedding answered almost every question correct down to how many bottles of wine the couple owned, I think it was something like 4315!! To see more photography from this wedding, click on the link to see the slideshow created by Memories by Michael-Jeannie

Ira Lippke Studios is now offering a new service that some of you may have not have heard before. Ira is so gifted and creative....of course he would be the one to come up with this new trend of documenting newly married couples. Haleh and Doug were married last summer at the Montage Resort and Spa in Laguna Beach. Haleh is not only beautiful on the outside but gracious and lovely on the inside too.

Ira states: The intention of a "Newly Married Shoot" is to create images that capture the wonderful nature of newly married life. It's similar to my engagement shoots, in that we plan an enjoyable afternoon and I use that setting to create fun, romantic portraits and documentary images of the newly married couple enjoying life and each other. It makes a statement that it's not only meaningful to have a beautiful wedding, but that the Marriage that follows is the reason. I love photographing the wedding - why not photograph the marriage too?

To see more of Ira's work, click on his website Ira Lippke Studios

Chris and Kristy went all out for their wedding celebration with four locations and 250 people. The guests flew in from all over the US, including their home towns of Boston and Buffalo. To accomodate the guests, they rented motorcoach's from Premier Charters. The ceremony was held at the beautifulSt. Francis of Assisi in Henderson, NV. From there, the guests headed over to the Four Seasons Las Vegas for cocktails, dinner and dancing. During cocktails, the guests were entertained by the lovely Duo Mystique in the Ballroom Foyer. The guests were then invited into the Ballroom for a decadent 4 course dinner while a pianist from Steve Beyer Productions played background music for thier enjoyment. The loveley lilies and centerpieces were provided by Something Blue. After dinner, the guests headed down to the pool for a night of entertainment and dancing. Chris wanted to suprise his mom, so instead of having DJ Leland of Boogie Entertainmentplay a CD for the Mother/Son Dance, he flew in Boyz II Men on a private jet from Palm Air Charter to perform "A Song for Mama" live! After the formal dance, they played a 45 minute set which included some of their classics, such as "On Bended Knee" and "Motown Philly." The all white decor and lounge furniture was provided by Destinations by Design and the lighting from Swank Audio Visual. The guests had a blast taking their photos in the Photo Booth from Photo Works Interactive. This amazing event was captured by J & J Photography. The beautiful bride had her hair done by Holly of Tonic Salon and her makeup done by the talented Lisa of On Location Artists. After this tremendous event, the couple escaped to Bora Bora for some much needed relaxation!-Brooke