» Jenny 

This past weekend Charity and I headed out to Cabo San Lucas Mexico to photograph the wedding of Andrea and Jim Skipsey. The weather was gorgeous for us at a cool 82 degrees (we heard it was close to 100 degrees in LA….!). The rehearsal dinner was held at the Jockey Club on Friday night for all of the guests who made it down to Cabo. This was the beginning of the ultra fun festivities! Saturday was the main event with the wedding ceremony in San Jose, followed by the reception on the beach. Andrea and Jim were married at the beautiful Church of San Jose which was built in 1940, in the same location where Jesuit Priest’s originally established the San Jose del Cabo Mission in 1730. San Jose is a gorgeous authentic Mexican town and was the perfect setting for the ceremony. After the ceremony, guests headed back to the beach, where the reception was held. The cocktail hour was held on the bluff under a palapa where guests sipped mint juleps, an homage to Andrea and Jim’s college days at SMU (that’s where they met!).

From the palapa, guests were led by tikki torches to the beautifully tented beach where the reception was held. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a beach light up like that before! Andrea and Jim had such a wonderful mix of friends and family surrounding them and it was easy to see how much they all loved them!

Congratulations Andrea and Jim! We are so glad we were a part of your beautiful wedding day!

Here are some of our Red Loft Studios favorites.

Jim wore a mint julep bow tie!

Cocktail hour and a beautiful sunset on the bluff.

Some details from the day…

The grand finale!!

Check out the set up of the tent over 3 days.

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Skispey Wedding Set up

Want a Cabo wedding like Andrea and Jim? Here are their ingredients!

Coordination-Details Event Planning (Lisa is the best in the business!)

Catering-The Lazy Gourmet Catering

Hair and Make up-The Studio Agency LA (Cathryn Van Breen)

Flowers-Elana Damy Contemporary Floral Design

Dress- Monique Lhuillier

Personalized Bridal Services-A Stitch in Time

» Andrea 

Tammy and I attended our first ABC networking event last night and I must say, we were very impressed. The event was held at the Rivera County Club in the Pacific Palisades. It was also our first time at this location and I’m so glad we were able to see an event taking place there. It’s a great location for a wedding with a beautiful view, elegant rooms with tall ceilings and very friendly staff. The room also looked amazing due to the volunteer vendors at the event. The Rivera County Club provided the food. NancyKay provided the delicious cake treats that included homemade toffee. Katie, you would have been so jealous! The flowers were provided by Kate at Flower Wild. The Linens by Elegant Designs and our DJ for the night was Scott Topper. I think the highlight of the night was the raffle that Nesly organized. Which included a free ABC networking event, 6 months of advertising with Brides.com and many other prizes. We had a few big winners. It pays to stock up of raffle tickets people!
Thank you so much to Beth and Nesly who invited Red Loft Studios to be a part of this event.

Check out some of our favorite shots from last night below!

gowns by Amal of Beverly Hills









Tammy and I at the Red Loft booth. Thanks for taking our photo Marianne!


General Manager for the Riviera Country Club Bob Wyar and Co-Director of the evening Carol Saunders of Grand Events

Fellow photographers Marianne Lozano and Roberto Valenzuela

Not only are they DJs but they’re also photo booth experts! Check out their site Action Photo Booth

» Jenny 

Why do I say to read this post with caution. Well, upon hearing the story of Brianna and Jason’s engagement most women will expect nothing short of a “Brianna and Jason Proposal”, and most men will be cursing Jason for upping the ante on how they have to propose to their fiance. I warned you…read at your own risk.

While shooting engagement photos with Brianna and Jason in Downtown LA, I learned of their very unique proposal! Jason is quite the romantic! The day of their proposal, Jason told Brianna that he was taking her out to a nice French Restaurant. Instead they ended up at the airport where a French man greeted them with a helicopter ride! Brianna and Jason were then flown all over LA from the Hollywood sign to out over the Pacific in Santa Monica at sunset. At one point they even touched down on top of the US Bank building in downtown. Can you guess what happend next? Jason hopped out of the helicopter and proposed to Brianna on top of the building!!!! Of course Brianna said yes, but not before shedding a few tears.

Way to go Jason!!! I love when guys come up with these unique proposals (but no pressure bachelors!). To pay homage to this awesome proposal we shot our photos all around downtown and even got shots of the US Bank building where they got engaged. We had such a great afternoon together hitting the cool city sites and getting to know each other better. I can’t wait for the next shoot…..the wedding!

Here are a few of our Red Loft Studios favorites from the day.

Union Station

Olvera Street

Disney Concert Hall

Shhhh….don’t tell. We snuck a few shots at The Standard Downtown.

The US Bank Building in the background.

» Tammy 

On Friday I had the great pleasure of photographing Rachel and Eddie’s wedding which was held at Laguna Village in Laguna Beach. The wedding had a laid back Hawaiian theme and consisted of leis, flip flops, colorful bouquets, and even an ice luge for cold drinks. The atmosphere really made for some fun candid shots… I love beach weddings! And the tone didn’t stop at the reception. This crowd loves to dance and have a good time. What a wonderful and memorable way to celebrate. Congratulations you two!

Here are a few of our Red Loft Studios favorites.

Former Red Lofters Amy and Terry… Aren’t they cute!

Would you like to have a wedding like Rachel and Eddie’s? Then check out Laguna Village.

» Katie 

Saturday I caught up with Jennifer and Bob for an afternoon of laughs, love and photos. We met up at the Magic Years Preschool where Jennifer is a a teacher (and former student) to discover our inner children and play with some pretty fun toys. I loved how Jennifer and Bob found the joy of childhood on the swings and jungle gyms. We played dress up and Jennifer and Bob even raced trikes around the playground. I literally couldn’t stop laughing. These two were so comfortable being goofy that it made for some really fun and unique photos. From the playground we headed to Malibu stopping off to at the state park to enjoy the beautiful mountains and wild flowers. I got so excited by the light and scenery that I just couldn’t stop taking photos. Luckily I had two great models to play with. We then headed down to the beach to catch the sunset and have some more fun. The photos came out so great that I can’t wait to shoot the wedding next month. Congratulations Jennifer and Bob. Thanks for the play date!

Check out some of Red Loft Studios favorites of the “Magic of Jennifer and Bob” below…

Bob the Builder and His Princess….

Jennifer braved the cold for the sake of getting some fierce shots, Tyra would be so proud!

Jennifer and Bob stayed playful the whole shoot!

» Jenny 

Ok, the weather was definitely nice this weekend…..So what better to fill a sunny California day? Engagement photos with a really cute couple! The 96 degree heat couldn’t stop the fun we had while strolling through the streets and alleys of Old Town Pasadena. I also got to know Andrea and Jim better and find out they are college sweethearts. They are also getting married in Cabo and having all of their family and friends join them. It should be a blast and the best part is that it’s only a few weeks away. I’m looking forward to meeting the troops down in Cabo and sharing in Andrea and Jim’s big day!

Here are a few of our Red Loft Studios favorites from the day.