Mary, star of the wedding | San Pedro wedding photography

It was back to Mary, Star of the Sea this weekend for Michelle and Andre's San Pedro wedding. This was the locale of our first church wedding, back in 2004, and it was great to return to the big church that dominates the skyline of beautiful downtown San Pedro.



After the wedding, the couple drove off in their classic Chevrolet to the jewel of San Pedro, Averill Park, home to many a post-wedding and post-quinceanera photo. Even with the misty Saturday, the park was full with photographers, but we were able to nab a nice prime spot by the bridge, where we loved capturing Michelle's reflection in the water.

Hermosa Beach Wedding on the beach | Karen & Joel

Karen and Joel live in Colorado, but thought it would be a lot of fun to get married on the sandy Hermosa Beach, so they towed their collective three kids, rented a house right on the world-famous Hermosa Beach Strand, and got hitched Friday night. We were there.


June Gloom is here, so we missed out on a great sunset. But we reached into our grabbag of Photoshop tricks to help out and bring in some memorable colors.

More from Erin & Chris's Redondo Beach Wedding

Another Graham & Graham Photography video montage from Erin and Chris's Redondo Beach wedding--this one produced with Animoto software. The previous show was with ProShow Producer. Which do you like better?

Julianna and Ayrick | Los Angeles Wedding

Julianna and Ayrick live in Miami, so it was a great privilege to be chosen by the couple to document their Los Angeles wedding in Hawthorne. (Mom lives nearby, so everyone met in L.A.)
The party was held in Long Beach, at the El Dorado Golf Course, where the bride and groom were photographed in their favorite setting--the rock with the water reflections.
The great thing about wedding photography is being able to capture special moments like these.

La Venta Inn Wedding | Palos Verdes Wedding by LosAngelesWeddingPhoto.com

Another idyllic Palos Verdes wedding!
Mary and Steve wed by the sea on Labor Day, at the incredible La Venta Inn, high in the hills of Palos Verdes.
La Venta offers wonderful vistas of the Pacific Ocean, from Catalina to Malibu. Once you get out of the car, you totally forget that you're in Los Angeles!
Mary & Steve by http://www.GrahamAndGrahamPhotography.com

Long Beach Wedding Photography by Graham & Graham

http://www.GrahamAndGrahamPhotography.com presents a video montage from Toni-Lynne and Robin's fabulous Long Beach Wedding. The couple wed at St. Barnabas Church in Long Beach, and afterwards, we went to Shoreline Village for romantic couple and wedding party shots with the stately Queen Mary in the background. Then it was onto--where else--the Queen Mary--for the reception.

Redondo Beach Weddings | By Graham & Graham

Here's a fun little music video montage we put together from Jenna and John's Redondo Beach wedding. We began the day at Jenna's grandma's house in Palos Verdes, moved to Malaga Cove, by the historic library, for some fun portraits, then it was onto St. James Catholic Church in Redondo Beach for the wedding ceremony. Afterwards, we did couples shots by the Redondo Beach Pier, and then went back to Malaga Cove for a second round of pix. Finally, we ended the day at Ports O'Call in San Pedro for the reception.


Redondo Beach Wedding Photography & Video by Graham & Graham

UCLA Engagement Photos by Graham & Graham

We usually photograph our happy couples at the beach, but Gaby and Dave both attended UCLA, loved it, and have chosen the Bruins as the theme for their July Los Angeles wedding. So it was off to Westwood for us, and we were thrilled to be there.
We're huge fans of Royce Hall and Powell Library as terrific backdrops, and have spent many hours at UCLA ourselves--including four years of an evening novel writing class with the great Claire Carmichael.
We met Gaby and Dave last year when she was a bridesmaid for her UCLA alum Marlen's wedding. Like Marlen and hubby Williams, Gaby and Dave will also have their wedding sweets provided by Westwood's own legendary institution, Diddy Riese, home of the 35 cent cookie.
Can't wait!

Manhattan Beach Engagement Photos | Olivia & Wesley

We met with Olivia and Wesley Sunday morning for a fun session by the sea. The week before it was so hot we could hardly stand outside. This weekend, when we started it was so cold poor Olivia was shivering. But the clouds started to part, and we were all able to warm up. We spent a good deal of time under the world famous Manhattan Beach Pier, in and around the sand and in the great overlook by the parking lot. The Pier is one of our all-time favorite engagement session locations. Olivia and Wesley are planning to wed at the historic Mary, Star of the Sea church in San Pedro, with a reception right afterwards at the stately Queen Mary in Long Beach.
See you there guys!

Jenna & John | Redondo Beach Wedding | Palos Verdes Portraits

Jenna and John met at Redondo Union in their sophomore year at high school, and nine years later finally tied the knot. They married on Saturday at St. James Parish in Redondo Beach, never forgetting their Redondo roots. Afterwards, we went to the bluffs by the old historic Redondo Beach library, by the Pier.
The amazing green grass field is in Palos Verdes, an open piece of property visible from Jenna's grandma's backyard!