OK so I wanted to make the last wedding post of the year a good one.. neigh.. a GREAT one! Meet Josh and Leah.. Leah is a wedding planning extraordinaire from Sweet Pear Events. You will quickly see why she earned and deserves the title in a few seconds. Ever since the engagement shoot out in Palm Springs at the Viceroy where they got engaged I knew the wedding was going to be a good one.. Fun, hip, stylish and super photogenic. We were going to have a great day! Not to mention we had an all star line up of vendors that day… but what else is to be expected having a coordinator plan her own wedding. The wedding was held at the Smog Shoppe in Culver City. I was so pumped! I have always wanted to shoot there. Its so awesome with tons and tons of fun places to shoot and A M A Z I N G decor.. A hip little venue snuggled in a urban downtown setting. A perfect recipe for amazing photos.. Also I wanted to give a huge shout out to Amanda and Alicia from In The Now Weddings for completely rocking the day. The place was covered from head to toe with incredible design and decor and all the events flowed seamlessly throughout the entire day. They also stayed all the way until the very end and saw to it that every last detail was not overlooked! Truly dedicated and fantastic wedding coordinators..
Ok now for the fun stuff.. the photos.. Honestly.. I was so excited about these photos that I already made a sample album out of them.. haha even before I blogged about it.. but I guess thats not a surprise considering how bad I am at blogging.. ok seriously.. now the photos 
Check out the cool invites and flowers..
I had to blog these two.. these are Josh and Leah’s moms.. they are two of the nicest most hospitable people we have ever encountered at a wedding.. their love and hospitality didnt end on the wedding day and continued to Hawaii where we shot Josh and Leah’s wedding reception the following week.. sneek peeked it but will fully blog it soon.. too many good shoots Josh’s mom was having a hard time trying to figure out how to get dressed.. I just thought it was a really sweet moment
loved the light in the hotel room..
the first look..
then off to the Smog Shoppe
I LOVE this venue!! check out all the details..
The whole ceremony was done in Korean… being completely non fluent in Korean posed a little difficulty trying to figure out when all the next events were going to take place. So we used our background and familiarity in wedding ceremonies to blindly navigate and position ourselves accordingly to get all the shots.. it was really refreshing and kind of fun actually by keeping us on our toes the entire time
I love the portrait session!
check out some more details…
It was an amazing day with lots of fun and awesome photos! Thanks Josh and Leah for making us such a special part of your big day!!
Amazing vendors from the day:
Coordinator: In The Now Weddings : Alicia and Amanda rocked it!!
Ceremony/reception : Smog Shoppe
Videographer: Weddings by SML
Caterer: Contemporary Catering
Florist: Flower Allie
Hair/Makeup: Kelly Zhang Makeup
Guitarist: Jason Sulkin
21 Comments
What a stunning wedding!!! The ring shot is simply amazing!!
Oh and Merry Christmas to you and your fiancée!
I’m always so impressed with your work, and this wedding is no exception. You have such an eye for lighting and color. Color me jealous. =)
ANNDDD I hope you get to gorge yourself on tons of amazing tasty treats and have a merry Christmas today!
These photos are gorgeous! <3 The light is just amazing.
love the pics B especially the last one… you have a beautiful eye
congrats on getting married soon too! after the wedding lets get together for lunch with your new wifey to catch up… I would love to shoot with you two. my husband got me a 50mm lens and battery grip pack for xmas, sooo stoked 
happy new year and enjoy this time!
Beautiful, as always. I must know where she got her veil. I am obsessed with it! Seriously, can you find out for me??
Wow!! This wedding is truly amazing and you ROCKED it! I love all the shots from the portrait session and this adorable couple is, no doubt, going to be eternally grateful for all the wonderful images you captured of their gorgeous day! Great way to end the year!
AWESOMENESS!! I love all of them. How did you ever choose. The Smog shoppe is such an awesome place to shoot at!!
Brandon. DYING. Dying. I want them all. But I will- if I MUST- wait until after you tie the knot yourself. They’re fabulous and YOU two are fabulous. So glad we finally got to work with you and K!
xoxo,
A.
Gorgeous wedding. Stunning couple. These photos are amazing Brandon! I LOVE her wedding dress.
Awesome pics Brandon!
THANK YOU again for the seriously awesome photos~ you and Kristin totally rocked it!~ We love Love LOVE all our photos!!!! TYTYTYTYTYTYTYTY & Happy New Years!!~
beautiful imagery! hope you’re looking forward to an amazing 2010!
LOVE LOVE LOVE everything about this wedding,, EVERYTHING. Great job you two!! Keep on keepin on.
LOVE – LOVE – LOVE your wedding work…. truly amazing!
kym rodda
just saw this wedding on once wed!!! way to go B, so proud
Hello Brandon,
I found your photos of this wedding on oncewed is there any way to contact the bride to get more details on her wedding? THanks so much, your work is amazing!!
So stinkin gorgeous!! You guys rock, and this wedding rocked! aweseome details, awesome location!
OH MY WORD!!!! Just fell in love with your work. Fantastic work!
What amazing photos. I really love all the portraits. The bride is just beautiful!
love the photos, what a beautiful wedding! do you know where the bridesmaids dresses are from? thanks!