Palos Verdes Wedding Photography by Graham & Graham

The shots in the following post were taken in the rain. These ones of Jenna on her wedding day (top and bottom) were at the (covered) Malaga Cove Plaza. We started off in Redondo Beach by the Pier after the wedding, but once it started really pouring, we went back up the hill to Palos Verdes for some relief from the rain. Malaga Cove is a quaint, magical place that reminds us of some really old Italian piazza. The middle shot is of Jenna prepping for the day, pre-wedding dress, when she arrived to her grandmother's house in a pink "Bride," top! No, we didn't supply it for pictorial purposes.

Palos Verdes Bride & Groom

Rain? What rain? If you look really closely at this wedding day shot of Jenna and John, you can see some raindrops on Jenna's eyelids. But love was in the air on 2/23/08, and Jenna and John were determined to pose for pictures by the historic Malaga Cove Library in Palos Verdes, California, no matter what. The wedding party came armed with umbrellas, and held them over their heads to survive the dropping pellets, until we yelled out, "Drop `em," for a quick shot. And guess what? We all survived! Malaga Cove is one of our all-time favorite picture spots, and we look forward to returning again and again.

Los Angeles Bat Mitzvah | Temple Israel of Hollywood

We love photographing bar and bat mitzvahs at Temple Israel of Hollywood. For one thing, it's a big, beautiful historic building right in the heart of town--on Hollywood Blvd. Secondly, such music!
Allison not only read from the torah, but she also sang several numbers with the cantor and rabbi as well. In harmony!
Afterwards, we moved to the social hall for a rocking party, with fine entertainment provided by You Should Be Dancing.

Hermosa Beach Engagement Pictures

Rhonda and Scott are troupers! One thing it's easy to forget about doing beach sunset engagement pictures in February....it can get darn cold out there. But our happy couple braved the chill, and gave it their best beach bikini Sports Illustrated smiles. And we got a nice sunset to boot!

Pasadena Bar & Bat Mitzvah Photography

 

We're big fans of the Pasadena Jewish Center--especially the big windows that provide illumination for natural portraits. For Allie, before we went up to the bima to open the torah, we had her pose right by the window, looking up, down and around, and are absolutely thrilled with the results. Hopefully you will too.

Santa Monica Bar Mitzvah Photography

 

 

The ever photogenic Thomas had his bar mitzvah at Santa Monica's Beth Shir Sholom on January 12th, and we were honored to be on hand to document it.

Salt Lake City Jewish Wedding by Graham & Graham

 
 
 
 

A Jewish wedding in Salt Lake City on Christmas day? Don't laugh. The couple was surrounded by friends and family, kosher food and rockin' klezmer music at a wonderful 12/25 simcha. It was the first wedding ever at the Chabad of Utah, and we predict many more. The best news of all: beautiful weather! The big snow storm came on Monday, leaving us with lots of sunshine and blue skies for the Tuesday wedding.
The 12/25 simcha was a first for us as well: our initial "destination" wedding,leaving our sunny Southern California climes for the snowy, cool mountain air of Salt Lake City. We hopped in our car, and headed up route 15, lights, tripods and camera gear in tow, and it was well worth it. A great way to spend the holiday.