The boat was beautifully set up,  The ceremony area looked glamorous.

Elsa was in the top deck room getting ready with the help of all her bridesmaids.

While the Fernando with his party was getting ready in one of the lower decks.

Here are highlight pictures of the ceremony.  Everyone was so happy and Else and Fernando as you can see where so happy.

The bridesmaids all looked gorgeous and all the ladies were ready to party.

As well as Fernando.

Near the end of the party we where able to get the loving couple alone to  have some time to themselves and show us the love they have for each other.

The shoot started at Pasadena City Hall.  I always loved this place.  Every time we came here to explore the area the only thing I thought of was, I need a couple.  Elsa and Fernando gave us the ability to shoot great pictures with a lovely couple.

Since we started this shoot with a new place, I wanted to keep the theme with another place that we always loved and just needed a couple and an excuse to shoot. The Bradbury Building is a great location.  The architecture is so beautiful and Elsa and Fernando just look great.

The last stop of this shoot was Griffith Observatory.   A classic place that just adds to the love that Elsa and Fernando have.

Here is Mommy with her beautiful baby boy.  He is a true Momma’s boy.  he he

He is such a cute baby and when he see someone holding a camera in front of him he just poses for you.  SOOOO CUTE!!!

He is also a happy baby. Once he warms up to you, it was just like you are a part of his family.

Also at the party was a new born, just a few days old.  I was able to get a few shots of the baby.  But I was concern that I might disturb it.  But I would Love to get more time with the baby and mommy.

This is one of my favorites.  I almost missed this one, a few minutes later the butterfly was gone.

The location where we took our pictures was at Monarch Grove.  It is a little park just on the south tip of the Pismo Beach area.  One of the things that there was a lot of was dogs too.  Here are a few pictures of some.

From the park there is a trail that lead down to the beach.  It was somewhat empty and not much going on.  But one thing that caught my eye was this guy walking down to the waves to get some surfing in.  See him just made me feel that even in the busy world we live in, there is always time to enjoy the small things.

After lunch we went down to the pier and hanged out before we started the drive back down to LA.  The Light on the was just so bright, but still caught my attention that I had to take a shot.

This weekend just reminded me that I need to plan more day trips to enjoy parts of California that I have not seen or taken advantage of.

Vermont has tons of bridges, including covered ones.  We used the idea of just driving on a few local roads and just stop by the ones that caught our eyes.

The weather in Vermont while we were there was cloudy with temps in the 40′s.  On one of our trips I saw the effects if the cold, plants encase in ice.

If you like nature and hiking, then you will love Vermont.  There are so many places to go hiking and the things you see there are beautiful.   Here are just some pictures of the water features we saw.

The colors were so vivid, something I have not seen in a long time.  Being in Vermont was like a recharging of my love of nature.  The lighting of the flame that got me into photography.  The love of being able to share the things is see, feel and love with others.

There are also a few lakes in the area that with the weather we were having just sparkled and appeared to come alive.  Each of them trying to tell the story of their lives.

While we were in Stowe, I saw this truck in the back of a parking lot and it was just calling me to take it’s picture.

The city held a Halloween parade.  All the local people dressed up their kids in their costumes and then when on a parade in the town visiting the stores and trick-n-treating.  It was the cutest things see all the kids dressed up and the parents having a great time.

But of all the pictures I took, i like this one the best.

Fun and romantic is how I characterize the reception. There were no dull moments. None stop activities for the guests. Right after the feast and the emotional speeches, the brides surprised all the guests with small heart shape chocolate. Special healthy chocolate! Then all the guests were invited to try Kundalini Yoga. What a unique and brilliant idea. It’s also great warm-up exercise for the dance. Everyone was dancing to the point of exhaustion, then the music stop. Everybody was asked to gather around the pool, join hands and meditate. All the lights were turned off. The whole place was dark except for the lights coming from the floating candles in the pool.

Sat Kirtain and Siri Sadhana Sigh, thank you for introducing me to the Sikh culture and let me be part of the your special day.