Valentine's Special for our Newly Engaged OC Couples!

Love is in the Air! I can't wait for Valentine's Day, we will be spending the weekend out in Palm Springs this year to work and play. On the Eve of Valentine's we will be shooting a wedding for a fabulous couple, Jeff + Kacy at The Viceroy Hotel. We are really looking forward to sharing this day with them and shooting at this fabulous venue. On Sunday, we are going to take the day to just relax and celebrate Valentine's Day together, it will be a great little getaway for The Sipper's. We hope that all of you have something planned for this Valentine's Day too. If you are still thinking about a gift for that special someone in your life, then look no further. Sipper Photography has the best gift of all, the gift of moments, with our Valentine's Portrait Special! Everyone is welcome, but especially all of those newly engaged couples! This is a great time to do your engagement session. Celebrate this fabulous moment as you begin to plan your wedding and just get caught up in the two of you as a couple and have fun!

For further info and to schedule your session, please call 714.348.0630 or email us at: info@sipperphotography.com

Thanks for stopping by...your day will be amazing! Congrats, Dana

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Romance on the Water Bridal Event | Dana Point Yacht Club

Do you still need a venue for your upcoming wedding?

The Dana Point Yacht Club is hosting Romance on the Water, a bridal event on Sunday, February 28, 2010 from 11:00AM-4:00PM. This is a fabulous venue nestled in the beautiful Dana Point Harbor area. With breath taking views, it would be the perfect spot to say "I do".

Come down and join us for spectacular ideas for planning your wedding. There will be over 50 vendors exhibiting wedding planning services that you don't want to miss!

Romance Wedding Give Away to take place at the event... You could win a Ceremony on The Pilgrim and Reception at the Dana Point Yacht Club!!!!

Check out further event details here.

Hope to see all of you there! Make sure you stop by our booth at Sipper Photography and say hi!

Thanks for stopping by...your day will be amazing! Congrats, Dana

Orange County Wedding & Events Coordinator

Happy Holidays to all of you! I hope many little boxes were open during the holidays and all of you said "Yes". Now all you have to do is secure a venue, a date and plan a wedding. Our friends at de Luxe Wedding & Events are a great source to help with any or all parts of your wedding planning.

Kerry Pulverman, owner of de Luxe Wedding & Events is an absolute pleasure to work with. She has a bubbly personality that just welcomes you from the moment you meet her. It is great to see a fellow vendor get to know there clients and provide them with exceptional customer service.
She offers many wedding and event planning services from help with your invitations, favors or design ideas to full service wedding planning coverage. No matter what your need may be she is committed to making your day perfect.
Visit her website at: http://de-luxe-events.com/ to find out more about her wedding planning services.

Thanks for stopping by...your day will be amazing! Congrats, Dana

Great OC Venue and other design ideas!

As a wedding professional I get to attend many mixers where I get to meet others in the industry. Recently, I attended a mixer at the Doubletree Hotel Anaheim. This venue is conveniently located near the Disneyland resorts in Orange. They have several options for ceremony and reception sites. Here are a few that were set up that evening.

Outdoor Ceremony Area

Close-up of lanterns

Outdoor area for cocktail hour

These crystal trees are a great decor idea and are available to rent by Beth DeGiacomo. You can contact her at bethdegiacomo@gmail.com or by phone at 714.240.1691.

Crystal Tree

Another Crystal Tree decor idea with candles

I also saw a fabulous ice carving, if you are into that, by Carving Ice. It made for a great bar area!

Carving Ice

I want to share with you a great flower idea I saw as well by Flowers by Cina. Melissa McGowan, the owner of Flowers by Cina said feathers are very popular in wedding decor right now. This bouquet had such beautiful colors and I just loved the black feathers.

Bouquet with black feathers by Flowers by Cina

Thanks for stopping by... your day will be amazing! Congrats, Dana

Franjo+Kylee=Married. The Bride is an OC Hair Stylist!

This wedding is near and dear to our hearts as our good friends Franjo and Kylee say, "I do". We met this fabulous couple a few years back when they used to be our neighbors. I guess you could say our dogs brought us together as we decided to have dinner and cocktails during a stroll out to the lawn to walk them. Since then the two have been the ying to our yang. We have shared many laughs, a few tears, and even a few trips to Vegas. These two are such a fun loving couple and we all get along famously. Last year we were thrilled when we received a phone call from them at Ruth Chris Steakhouse saying they were officially engaged! They were celebrating their 4th year together as a couple when Franjo popped the question and Kylee said "YES!" We were so excited for the two and couldn't wait to share this special day with them. It gets even better, because not only would we be there to witness their union as friends in the audience but we would get to document this love through our camera lens. It was such an amazing day for all of us. Kylee was an absolutely stunning bride! She is a hair stylist and make-up artist, so looking perfect on her day was a must! She collaborated with Fran, a friend and fellow stylist at The W Salon to do her hair and it came out perfectly. Her friend, Stacey, did all of the girls' make-up for the day, including my eyes. She did a fabulous job! These girls know how to make you gorgeous, I love them all. Our bride and groom decided to see each other before the wedding so we could take advantage of the daylight for photo ops. We came up with an awesome plan for the two to have their first look by the tracks at the Fullerton Train Depot. What a way to start your celebration. The two were so happy to see each other, as it was a tear jerker for all. I had to wipe my eyes a few times as we shot this amazing moment. Filled with fall colors, love and fun we give you Franjo and Kylee. Wishing you both a lifetime of love, laughter and happiness. Thank you so much for this wonderful honor of documenting such a beautiful love! Congratulations again, we love ya! J+D

Kylee getting her make-up did, she is glowing!

Kylee+Franjo=Love

Here the two meet!

Franjo looks at his bride for the first time!

The look on Franjo's face was priceless!

Franjo takes a pic of his bride.

The Fabulous Wedding Party!

We just love these two!

Love ya, Kylee Girl!

It is the Mr. and Mrs.

The first dance... I absolutely cried. A song Jeff and I both love, Ben Fold's singing "The Luckiest". We always said if we got married again this would be our song.

Formal Hair Styles available by: Kylee and Fran at The W Salon, Laguna Hills, CA
Ph: 949-433-1279

Make-Up by: Stacey at Salon Le Shey, Laguna Niguel, CA

Brian+Mandy=Married, Montage Resort Wedding

Recently we shot this intimate wedding of Brian and Mandy at the Montage Resort in Laguna Beach. We were so excited to share their day with them at this gorgeous location! Our bride, Mandy, is from England. From the moment I spoke with her on the phone, I was drawn to her English accent and the excitement in her voice. Shortly after, we met Brian and Mandy and instantly clicked with them. As they sat across from us in our first meeting, Mandy told us all about how she came to America and settled in a place in Laguna Niguel. She used to visit the Montage Park and beach area just to walk around or sit and thought what a great place this would be to get married. Later she met Brian and that dream wedding on the lawn at the Montage had become a reality.

Many of you may know that the Montage Resort sits on the property in Laguna Beach that used be a luxury mobile home park. My family visited there for many summers as I grew up and it was always a special spot for us. When we were approached to do this wedding for Brian and Mandy it made me realize that life really does come full circle. You find yourself in a place at one moment in time and somehow you make your way back there without even trying. As a child, I played on that beach and now I have gone back as a grown woman with the man I love and a profession that we are truly passionate about. Both Mandy and I had come full circle, life is amazing and here we have some fabulous moments of this wonderful couple on their special day. Congratulations to Brian and Mandy, we thank you for sharing this gorgeous day with us. All the best to you both! J+D

The two shared their vows on the lawn just outside the Studio Restaurant and had a fabulous dinner reception to follow there as well.

A gorgeous wedding cake by Savoie Fare Bakery in Laguna Niguel, CA

Beautiful Ceremony and Reception flowers by Avante Gardens

A tea set gift given to our English bride by her two friends.

What a gorgeous view to exchange vows by!

The rings...what a fabulous moment!

Music by Jessica of Haddy/Glass Duo

After the I-do's we went down to the beach before the sun set where we took a few casual shots of the wedding party. The two then took a little romantic time to just walk and be a couple, we enjoyed their moments immensely.

I loved the girls Tiffany blue dresses!

A beautiful view for a beautiful love!

Table setting at the Studio Restaurant

You can contact Haddy/Glass Duo for Violin and Piano music at 949.412.0746 or via email at haddyglassduo@gmail.com