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Shade Hotel Wedding Photography: Ashleigh & Luke
10.28.09

This past Sunday Robert & I had the pleasure of photographing Ashleigh & Luke's wedding at the fabulous Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach.  Ashleigh & Luke were the first couple to officially hire us to shoot their wedding.   When I told Rob the good news, he said "are they on crack?"  But in all seriousness we were so honored that I think we may have even been more nervous about the wedding day than they were.  We wanted their photos to be amazing after all the faith they had put in us, so we teamed up with some local photographers and actually shot 7 weddings before Ashleigh and Luke's.  Check out the results:


Ashleigh's Winnie Couture gown hanging from above the Shade Hotel's second floor balcony...


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The "First Look"...
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Luke's Reaction...

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Luke escorting Ashleigh's Mom down the aisle....
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Ashleigh and her handsome Grandfather...
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The ring exchange...
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The Kiss...
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Ashleigh & Luke ROLLINS!!!!
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Some fun post ceremony pics...

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After the ceremony we headed down to the Beach with the Bridal Party:
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It's really rare to have bridal party members that don't dread being in the group photos, but as you can see this group was surprisingly different.  They were so full of awesomeness that they even had their own signature poses like:


The "Magical Jump"

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and the "Heisman Trophy"

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and this one- PMP!!!:

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If you think getting 8-10 people in a group photo is difficult, try 90!!!!

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Here's some fun details of their day-


Ashleigh's hot shoes:


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And their beautiful rings on the awesome Shade Hotel Sink!
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The cake...
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A couple more photos of the Newlyweds...
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I know this is a crazy long blog post, but I would like to also acknowledge all of the great work from the vendors who were a part of Ashleigh & Luke's day:

 

JoLise and her team at the Shade Hotel

Kerry at de Luxe Weddings & Events

Anne at Pocket Full of Petals 

Epic Entertainment

Lido Bakery





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Comments
Fran Anderson-Collins:

They're both lucky to have each other. I've known Luke since the day he was born, he's always been a kind, wonderful person. His mother would be so proud of the man he is today. He has strong family values. I'm glad his new family has embraced him in the way he was brought up.

Auntie Frannie

 (01.06.10)
Oz Wroe:

Great work, just stopped by the blog to see whats going on. btw. that one dude can freaking JUMP, omg.

 (01.21.10)
Millicent:

Great shots of the wedding. Loved the ones taken from below of the bride and groom.

(02.11.10)