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Holiday Mini sessions at Malaga Cove Beach, Cliffs, Sand & Dreams (Torrance/Redondo Beach)

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HOLIDAY MINI SESSIONS AT MALAGA BEACH – Cliffs, Sand, & Dreams

We are hosting our annual holiday mini-sessions at Malaga Beach (Redondo/Torrance)! We believe that every family should have a professional portrait at the end of each year. It’s a great way to remember who you are in the most beautiful way possible. If you are looking to take your family photos call us to schedule your family session! We are so excited to see all of our friends and families!

Malaga (Redondo/Torrance) Beach is for families who want to get their feet wet! This beach is unique because it has a beautiful view of the Palos Verdes cliffs, but also the beauty of California’s coastal sand, rocks, and guard towers! This location is absolutely breathtaking and worth every minute taking your family photos here. We are very excited to take photos of your family at Redondo/Torrance Beach!

MINI SESSIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Mini sessions are scheduled in set locations with a set amount of time.

• 20 minutes of photography

• Sessions can be couples, families, individuals, high school seniors, maternity, puppies, or any other fun combo you can think of!

• Maximum of 7 people per session (larger groups must book two consecutive sessions)

• 20 High Resolution images delivered via digital download (includes a print release)

• $200 deposit is due at the time of booking to secure your date (by PayPal)

• Remaining balance is due on the date of the shoot (cash or PayPal)

• Images will be delivered within seven days from your session

• We offer Full-Sessions, and you can inquire about our FULL SESSIONS on the inquire page

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP ONLINE & SEE ALL AVAILABLE SPOTS | All available times will be on the sign up page HERE

For ease of booking, please review and click on the link at your favorite location, then you may choose the date and time that works best for you.

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Questions? VISIT THE FAQ PAGE HERE

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Holiday mini sessions at Malaga Cove Plaza in Palos Verdes // Bricks, Arches, & Bougainvillea

HOLIDAY MINI SESSIONS AT MALAGA COVE PLAZA – Bricks, arches, & bougainvillea

We are hosting our annual holiday mini sessions at Malaga Cove Plaza in Palos Verdes! We believe that every family should have a professional portrait at the end of each year. It’s a great way to remember who you are in the most beautiful way possible. If you are looking to take your family photos call us to schedule your family session! We are so excited to see all of our friends and families!

There are many beautiful backgrounds to choose from at the Malaga Cove Plaza. The beautiful brick buildings, walkways, and arches are inspired by Spanish Renaissance Architecture. There is also plenty of beautiful ivy and bougainvillea around the open plaza area surrounding the elegant marble fountain. We are very excited to take photos of your family at Malaga Cove Plaza in Palos Verdes!

MINI SESSIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Mini sessions are scheduled in set locations with a set amount of time. We offer Full-Sessions, and you can inquire about our FULL SESSION PRICING GUIDE HERE.

• 20 minutes of photography

• Sessions can be couples, families, individuals, high school seniors, maternity, puppies, or any other fun combo you can think of!

• Maximum of 7 people per session (larger groups must book two consecutive sessions)

• 20 High Resolution images delivered via digital download (includes a print release)

• $200 deposit is due at the time of booking to secure your date (by PayPal)

• Remaining balance is due on the date of the shoot (cash or PayPal)

• Images will be delivered within seven days from your session

• All CDC and Covid guidelines will be adhered to.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP ONLINE & SEE ALL AVAILABLE SPOTS | All available times will be on the sign up page HERE

For ease of booking, please review and click on the link at your favorite location, then you may choose the date and time that works best for you.

Back to the main MINI SESSION page

Holiday mini sessions at Malaga Cove Plaza in Palos Verdes // Bricks, Arches, & Bougainvillea

Back to the main MINI SESSION page

Questions? VISIT THE FAQ PAGE HERE

Hi, I’m Ellie, a dreamer, and lover of romantic moments and unrelenting connections. As someone who has been photographing weddings for more than 15 years, my interest in photography has grown from simply making pretty pictures -to creating the most wonderful and powerful moments for kind and loving people, all the while capturing those permanent memories. Creating awe-inspiring imagery to match those unforgettable moments is my dream come true and I hope that by creating your wedding imagery together, we can make your wedding dreams come true too.

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Roberto & Alyson // Dreamy forest engagement in Los Angeles

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FROM THE BRIDE // Roberto and I met a little over 2 years ago while doing a service year in AmeriCorps and have been inseparable ever since! We had talked about getting married so I knew an engagement was coming I just didn’t know when. I already knew it was going to be the best day ever because we were going to see my absolute favorite band (Johnnyswim) which I had been looking forward to for months!! Little did I know Roberto had also been planning a proposal the whole time. He asked me to meet him a little bit early so that we could “go to dinner” but when I met him at the venue, he surprised me by saying that we were actually going to be able to meet the band! So we go in to meet the band and they are rehearsing songs for the show. After a couple songs they start to sing one of my favorite songs (Summertime Romance) and the lights go down and pretty twinkly lights come on. Midway through the song Roberto got down on one knee and asked me to marry him! Afterwards the band came to talk to us and signed one of their records for us. It was the most surreal experience! I’m really looking forward to marrying my best friend and I can’t wait for all of our family and friends to come together for the wedding.

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Ben & Aubrey // Romantic Mansion wedding at the Ebell of Los Angeles

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FROM THE BRIDE // After a year of planning our dream wedding, it took almost a week for Ben and I to fully debrief our wedding experience together. One of his favorite recollections was just before our first look: he not only heard the click-clack of my footsteps, but also realized that he could hear his heart beating from excitement and anticipation. Those felt like the longest 20 seconds of his life, and he knew things were about to get real. I could relate: as I tapped him on his shoulder and saw his face light up, I suddenly felt a sudden wave of eagerness and joy. When the processional began, I walked toward him once again, this time as he stood beneath our lush, fragrant chuppah, before our family and friends. It might have been because of the lighting during the ceremony, but the only thing we could really focus on was each other. He took my hand as we said our vows—never without a wide, gleeful smile across our faces.

The rest of our wedding can only be described as a magical blur! Although we spent a lot of time and energy painstakingly picking out ivory linens, white and blush floral arrangements, signature cocktails and decadent meals for our timeless affair, we didn’t get a chance to focus on any single detail that day. The best part of our wedding reception was seeing the Cheshire cat grins on our guests’ faces, as they danced the night away and knew they were part of the most special night of our lives.

Our advice for engaged couples is simple: You prepare for how you think you should feel during your wedding, but how you anticipate feeling is nowhere close to the overwhelming happiness you’ll experience as your wedding is actually happening (or recreating those feelings afterward while you look at your pictures). Stay in the moment, and take my Nana’s words to heart: don’t sweat the small stuff—it’s all small stuff.

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MY VENDORS:

Venue & Caterer: The Ebell of Los Angeles

Coordinator: Amy Greenberg Events www.amygreenbergevents.com

Photographer: Sun & Sparrow www.sunandsparrow.com

Videographer: HD Studio www.hdstudioart.com

Florals: Loris Flowers www.lorisflowers.com

Invitations: Signature Imprints www.signatureimprints.carlsoncraft.com

Rentals: Elegant Designs Specialty Linens Inc www.elegantdsl.com

Desserts: Susie Cakes www.susiecakes.com

Wedding Gown: Monique Lhuillier www.moniquelhuillier.com

Bride Details: Nadri Jewlery and family heirlooms

Hair & Makeup: Lucy Muradyan @lucyritam

Bride Shoes: Jimmy Choo @jimmychoo

Groom Suit: Custom Tuxedo from Carroll & Co. of Beverly Hills www.carrollandco.com/

Groom Details: Mont Blanc Cufflinks and Pen www.montblanc.com

Groom shoes: Santoni www.santonishoes.com

Bridesmaids dresses: Wtoo www.watters.com

Groomsmen suits: The Black Tux www.theblacktux.com

Pianist: Emily Grace www.emilygraceonkeys.com

DJ: DJ Crash www.djcrash.com

Ring makers: Eytan Brandes, Eytan’s & Vartan and Lucy Nazarian, Pyramid Diamond

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Della White Photography
Beautiful photos, everything is just gorgeous!ReplyCancel
- SunSparrow
  Thank you Della! You are so sweet. So appreciated!ReplyCancel
Lori
Such an honor to work on this wedding and what a fabulous job you did documenting it! Let me know if it’s possible to get some high resolution flower photos and I’d be happy to feature them with your photo credit . I’m in the process of putting together a new website and we now have a brand new cooperative workspace called The Wedding Hub.
I look forward to hearing from you and working together again,
Lori Mark
Lori’s Flowers
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Tom & Stephanie // Garden Inspired wedding in Palos Verdes

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Some of our favorite moments from the wedding reception were simply standing together as a newly married couple, looking out over the field and watching people we love, both kids and adults, talking, laughing, and playing. We loved having so many people that we love (many that we don’t get to see often) together with us, celebrating and supporting us in entering into this next phase of our lives together. We felt an overall sense of joy and celebration, which was what we wanted! It was important to us that our guests could sense our personalities in the details of the wedding and we feel like that was accomplished. The wedding was in such a beautiful venue that we were able to keep the decorations pretty simple and open up the field to play in. Our flowers were incredible. They were centered around protea (the uniquely beautiful national flower of South Africa – where Steph used to live) and other brightly colored, alien-looking flowers that you couldn’t help but touch.

We had a lot of help from friends, family, and former students in putting things together and making the ceremony and reception happen. This included hair and makeup, DJ-ing, live guitar playing before and during the ceremony, and even the creation of a Steph and Tom coloring book! Not to mention, Tom and one of the groomsmen made the delicious beer!

We loved our coordinator, all of the venders, and especially our photographers! We would recommend all of them to anyone looking for lovely people who are easy to work with, organized, and do great work!

Wedding Coordinator – Mandy Joy Sellick

Venders:

Food – GUAC Truck (Tacos), Chicken Maison (Mediterranean appetizers)

Dessert – S’more Sweets

Coffee Cart – Urban Espresso

Flowers – Flower Duet

Glasses and Silverware Rental – Dish Wish

Dress – Bridal Elegance

Bartender – Shawn Olmstead

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