Had a great time capturing Kim’s 30th Birthday party at the Maya in Long Beach! Everyone was so nice and easy to work with! Kim is a friend from Your Next Victory Fitness in Long Beach. We regularly subject ourselves to murderous workouts on the bluffs in Long Beach at 6am. The party had a fantasy costume theme, and everyone arrived in full regalia. Almost forgot to mention Belly Dancers & Fire Dancers which were amazing! Beautiful details and super stylized location at the Maya. Big thanks to the Maya’s all star catering manager Alicia Vasquez for all her hard work, and to Mollie Bennett of Hoopla event design for making every detail perfect.

As always Enjoy the images!

Chris

Just a fun quick post today. This is a composite of 4 images shot with a very long lens in the dark. I was really surprised how clear the Girl actually looked when I zoomed in on her. Hoa and Jason are being very patient to see some wedding images from their tropical wedding, so I’ll get crackin on that.
Make it a great DAY folks!

Chris

Aloha everyone,
Lots of images coming very Soon from Hoa and Jason’s Tropical wedding in Maui. I just beat the hurricane Felicia out of Maui yesterday afternoon. Quite a bumpy ride, but there were amazing views of the hurricane off in the distance. Playing catchup today, and looking forward to Kathryn and Colemen’s big day next Saturday at the Huntington Beach Hyatt.

Cheers,

Chris

Well my best buddie finally crossed over. That is Crossed over into fatherhood. Dave and Christine gave birth (well actually Christine;-) to Andrew Patrick on Friday In Fountain Valley. Let this be the official iblog welcome for Andrew! Ilana and I are so happy for you guys! Looking forward to watching Andrew grow.
Here are a couple images from visiting hours. Enjoy the pics.

Chris

It has been a few months since I have photographed a little ones birthday party. That ended last weekend when I had the opportunity to capture Little Noah’s first birthday in Huntington Beach. I really don’t have to say it, but I will. Noah is crazy cute! You will probably think so too. Kids crack me up. They all react to their environment in different ways. Noah cried when it was time for cake with the group watching and singing happy b-day, but the images are priceless.
Hope you like them too.

Chris

Recently had the pleasure of photographing a Southern Indian engagement ceremony in Huntington Beach. Previn and Dimple were a really nice couple, and super easy to work with. It’s always interesting for me looking into a new culture and traditions. Having visited India on an around the world trip many years ago, there was a couple things that I took from India. Extreme hospitality, beautiful colors everywhere, and an intriguing culture. The sights, sounds, and smells brought me right back to some incredible memories from my trip. In short, I really enjoyed the ceremony and am looking forward to more in the future. Hope you enjoy too.
PS. Dr. Warren….Thanks for the fantastic food! My wife is still jealous;-)

BE SURE TO LOOK AT THE SLIDESHOW IN THE BOTTOM OF THIS BLOGPOST!!!!!!

So if I haven’t bored you yet, talking about running, then I’m about to start. I had the pleasure of running in the OC marathon on Sunday May 3rd. My cousin Max came down from LA and hit the pavement with me. Our race of choice is the 1/2 marathon. We both ran personal best times (1 hour 40min. 57 sec.) in near perfect cloudy cool conditions. It’s a really beautiful course winding through Corona Del Mar along the Ocean Bluffs, and through the Newport Back Bay wetlands, ending at the Costa Mesa Fairgrounds. Great Race! I can’t wait for the next one.

I knew this day would come eventually……But I never thought it would be so soon. My little guy has taken a liking to the extreme sport much the way of his father. My nickname in some circles is x-gamer;-) While Little Gideon might not be reaching extremes right not, I’m sure we are in for it in the future. I guess its my punishment for scaring my parents by jumping off just about anything as a kid. How ironic.

Had to post this from my last wedding! My second photographer shot a couple images of me getting my Couple and their family riled up for some great images!

VERY EXCITED!!! I just heard from the knot.com that I was selected by local brides to win the Best of Weddings award for Orange County….again;-) I’m really excited because this is an award decided by my local brides!

I always give 110% effort into making incredible images, and providing the best experience for my clients on their wedding. It’s just nice to be recognized for all the hard work. I have no idea which of you out there voted for Imagery Immaculate,…..But Thank you! It means a lot to me;-) I am looking forward to many more happy brides and grooms in the future!

Chris