{ hanaya + darren | la venta inn wedding }

I remember meeting Hanaya at Susina Bakery last summer, and immediately feeling like we had known each other for years. There is a chance that the berry white chocolate cake {aka heaven on a plate} was somehow contributing to my happy mood, but I’m pretty sure most of it was just because Hanaya was so sweet, awesome & down-to-earth. When a meeting just feels like a coffee date with a friend, you can bet that I always leave with all my fingers & toes crossed that they will book :)
And… they did! :) I feel so blessed to have been able to capture Hanaya & Darren’s gorgeous wedding at Wayfarers Chapel and the La Venta Inn. It was also my first time working with the girls of live.love.create events, a fantastic team of coordinators. They pulled everything together beautifully & also created some of the sweetest handmade details!
P.S. The balloon! From their engagement session! You can see it make a repeat appearance at the wedding at the end of the post :)






































Tags: la venta inn wedding, la venta inn wedding photos, los angeles wedding photographer, palos verdes wedding, palos verdes wedding photography

September 14th, 2011 at 5:22 am
Thank you so much for capturing our day and all the details perfectly. We LOVE all the photos!
September 14th, 2011 at 7:05 am
stunning! I just shot at the la venta! I loved it!! Those shots of her in her dress from the hallway are my fav. Gorgeous!!
September 14th, 2011 at 7:14 pm
i love the ones of her laughing! love happy brides!
September 14th, 2011 at 7:47 pm
Beautiful!! Love them all!
September 15th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
adrienne–so pretty. you’re so great!
September 15th, 2011 at 11:02 pm
love the ones of Hanaya in the hallway!
September 21st, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Absolutely stunning! Great shots!
September 22nd, 2011 at 9:19 am
Beautiful work. Love how happy she is! You captured it perfectly.
September 26th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Fantastic emotions :) I really love all the portraits amongst the trees — the contrast & scale against nature. :)
October 9th, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Wow…the laughing one is magic!