Emily and Mike's Wedding- Simi Valley: Part II

I know exactly what you're thinking, "Gavin hasn't posted in a while because he wants those blackmail pictures of Erin to stay up front and center as LONG as possible."

You, my friend, are partly correct! While I do enjoy those studly pictures of my woman adorning the first blog post, I'm also on a bit of a semi-vacation out in Chicago! I had the privilege of shooting a wedding with my friend and photo networking guru Kenny Kim this past Saturday, and have since then just been relaxing and visiting one of my best friends Paul who is in medschool at Midwestern.

More on my wedding with Kenny soon!

But first, I wanted to give you all just a few more photos from Emily and Mike's wedding which we shot out in Simi Valley a couple weeks ago! (P.S. Emily and Mike, your images are done! Be looking for them in the mail soon ;) )
The black and white one of Emily against Mike's chest is one of my favorites! Enjoy!



















Erin doing her best impression of a bridesmaid while I tested out the lighting in the church :) **And NO, you can't see my impression**









This little guy was in the middle of the dance floor and I couldn't resist getting a picture of those big baby blues!! So cute! He reminded me A LOT of my brother Camden when he was a little tank :)



The reception ended at 2:30pm, I'll let you take it from there to interpret! Haha

Emily and Mike's Wedding- Simi Valley: Part I

"Wow, what an awesome wedding." I can remember just thinking that as Erin and I drove home last Saturday night. When I think back and recall the poignant moments of Emily and Mike's wedding, I could without a doubt write volumes about their love for one another. And I LOVE weddings that are all about the love!! (if that makes sense)

"Love never fails," as one of my favorites passages reads. And while we may not always be the perfect example on earth of what love is, I'd like to think that whoever we marry is the embodiment of our own idea of perfect love :)

Emily and Mike, thank you for choosing and trusting Erin and I to capture the devotion, love and trust you have between one another. We are blessed to call you friends and know that we will be seeing one another very soon! (Perhaps at a Lost party soon?) *Emily would always send me texts every week inviting Erin and I...because she's awesome like that*

Welcome home you two! We hope you enjoy :)

Engagement at Santa Monica Pier: Emily&Mike

We first met Emily and Mike at the Colago's wedding in December of last year and ended up meeting with them the next day to talk about THEIR wedding this April! Poor Emily was sick as can be from food poisoning, but still mustered up the energy to put on a smile! After all of three minutes, Erin and I could barely contain our excitement about shooting their wedding :)

In hearing Emily and Mike's story about how he proposed, we knew that we had to revisit where he popped the question for their engagement session! After much nervous anticipation, and some SOS prayers, we were blessed with amazing weather at the Santa Monica Pier! We had just an absolute blast hanging out with them all afternoon and into the chilly evening! Despite Mike's claims that he's not a fan of the camera, all we had to do was put Em in his arms and he was all smiles! 

Speaking of which, here are just a handful of moments that made us smile. Enjoy :)