2010 | In Published, by Apertura

First time featured in the Knot magazine. Congratulations Sara + Mani! :)

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Introducing Vanessa! 02/01/2010 | In Announcements, by Apertura

We are so excited to announce the addition of Vanessa to the Apertura team! She’s is an amazing photographer and even a better person. She’s been shooting weddings, events, portraits, and fashion for the last 5 years and we feel honored to have her join our team as an associate photographer! Oh and she just gave birth to her second daughter a week ago! Please contact us at the email address below for her availability.

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Sami + Michael: Parker Palm Springs, CA 01/18/2010 | In Weddings, by Ray

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I never met Sami + Michael prior to their wedding day but once we met, I felt like hanging out with a couple of old friends! They truly are happy souls and Sami’s mom told me that Sami was born at the wrong time and she should’ve been a hippie. Bonus points as they walked down the aisle along some Beatles’ tunes!

Sunny from White Lilac did a killer job with the design and decor, incorporating paper cranes hanging from the chuppah & Jonathan Adler pieces into the reception tablescape.
And the ladies from Details Details are on top of everything as usual. It was an awesome day!

Venue: The Parker Palm Springs
Design: White Lilac
Coordination: Details Details
Video: Elysium
Dress: Vera Wang
Shoes: Stuart Weitzman

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How can you not love the onesie tux?
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First look.
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INTENSE!
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Sami’s Dad suprised her with a song right after the speech.
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Austin Parkar: These are most beautiful Photos and movement:) Nice Photographs ( 02/06/2010 - 04:03 ) Daniel Aguilar: The impact and strength of your moments is just mesmerizing guys. You rock! ( 02/05/2010 - 20:23 ) Perfekt Photo: Nice opening shot of the bride behind the beads. ( 02/05/2010 - 10:04 ) boudoir photography tampa: The wedding looks like loads of fun. And I love that your pictures are telling a great story of the wedding - awesome. Great catchs. Thanks for sharing. ( 02/04/2010 - 14:56 ) Kirsten Staggs: These pictures are awesome! I love your work. I saw your name on the Top Ten list and wanted to check out your work. Congratulations. Thank you for the inspiration.Kirstenwww.photography-kirsten.blogspot.com ( 01/27/2010 - 20:57 ) Aldo: Kereeeennnn... abisssss... salam dari Indonesia, Brothers. ^^ ( 01/26/2010 - 19:56 ) Cathy: That first bw shot is my fave. So sweet. ( 01/26/2010 - 16:37 ) Mark: Those reception photos are so freaking cool! The energy is awesome! ( 01/25/2010 - 09:29 ) Ryan Parent Photography: This is such a well shot wedding! I love the real emotion in the photos. Great job! ( 01/22/2010 - 22:22 ) Sima: A happy day relived!! ( 01/22/2010 - 21:59 ) Patty Veiner: The Chuppah at sunset - amazing. Sami and Mike were so relaxed and happy, we loved every moment. ( 01/22/2010 - 11:10 ) Maggie: AMAZING!!!!!! ( 01/21/2010 - 14:05 ) Lou Zivot: The pictures bring you right back to the moment. Look forward to the rest ( 01/19/2010 - 21:54 ) Sharon Macklin: Beautiful couple, wonderful wedding, had a fantastic time, much love to the family ( 01/19/2010 - 21:38 ) Bird: These are great photos! i love how you captured the little details as well as the big (fun!) picture. ( 01/19/2010 - 09:28 ) Will Pateman Photography: Love the first kissing shot excellent..beautiful shots ( 01/19/2010 - 04:43 ) Magnus: Amaizing! love the three photos of the singer, grandma(?) and the push-up!! ( 01/19/2010 - 04:26 ) Ann Istrin: Such beautiful photos of a beautiful couple! Gorgeous... ( 01/18/2010 - 22:57 ) Trish: Absolutely love this wedding, especially the couple under neath the beautifully hanging paper cranes. Awesome. ( 01/18/2010 - 22:47 ) Paula Phillips: Beautiful photos., they capture the true joy of the event. It was such a wonderful wedding. ( 01/18/2010 - 22:08 ) Sharlee: Love the first black & white ( 01/18/2010 - 20:58 ) cathy bratter: wow...the pictures are great...Sami and Mike are great too! The whole wedding was amazing. ( 01/18/2010 - 19:55 ) Lisa: Such a beautiful and special wedding.! I am so blessed I was able to share it with all of you. The pictures are incredible!!!!!! ( 01/18/2010 - 18:53 ) sunny ravanbach: by far hands down the best wedding i have ever worked on... and i will never ever ever forget my lil happiesoul, andrea and bob... i cried my way through this ceremony...and gorgeous gorgeous pics:) thank you guys for posting ( 01/18/2010 - 18:09 ) imthiaz houseman: stunning wedding. i love the cranes incorporated with the chuppah. ( 01/18/2010 - 14:01 ) ross: Absolutely Amazing! ( 01/18/2010 - 08:34 )

Orion 01/16/2010 | In Portraits, by Apertura

Thank you Amy + Varpas for letting us document your life for several years from the engagement, the wedding, the maternity period and now your beautiful baby boy. It’s an honor!

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Kelli + Dave 01/12/2010 | In Weddings, by Erwin

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There are some weddings that I can recall everything so crystal clear. Mostly because of the type of people, their relationship with me and the miscellaneous personal touches that they have in their weddings. This one is definitely one of those weddings. Great people, great families, friends, and lots of personalized things ranging from the peepee-face (I have the pictures but would not disclose the person :P), to a surprise Jai-Ho dance (from The Slumdog Millionaire). Kelli + Dave used to work in the film industry so this really means a lot to them.

The wedding became complete when the Oregon Ducks won the game that night (they are all HUGE ducks fans)

My friend, Ed Atrero shot with me on this one.

Venue: The Calamigos Ranch, Malibu

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Dave’s sister in the background trying to hold back tears as Kelli is putting on the dress..

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Dave reading a personal letter from his brother..

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Don’t try this at home :P

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Love this moment between Kelli and her dad.

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And the AMAZING surprise Jai-Ho Dance by their friends and family!

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Dave’s tearing up watching the dance

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Will Pasteman Photography: Love the shot of the shoes and dress together great light ( 01/14/2010 - 06:10 ) Maureen Johnson: Well, all of the comments certainly sum up my reaction as well; Erwin, you (and Ed, too!) have an amazing eye, and a unique ability to tell stories! I also can\'t wait to see the rest of the pics! Where were you 30 years ago? Thanks for such an amazing commitment to perfection. Oh, and please don\'t release Adam\'s peepee face. . . ( 01/13/2010 - 17:47 ) imthiaz houseman: always incredible, always amazing... beautiful set. ( 01/13/2010 - 12:45 ) SUzy Stride: Beautiful photos! Amazing work in capturing such fabulous and tender moments. I can\'t wait to see the rest of the photos. What a wonderful wedding and such great work to capture every moment!! ( 01/13/2010 - 11:58 ) Lucas Mobley : Amazing work! Very inspiring. ( 01/13/2010 - 10:00 ) Julie: These pictures are beautiful. I feel like I am there all over again! Fantastic. Incredible. Amazing. ( 01/13/2010 - 08:48 ) Linda Werstiuk: Love the photos! Amazing work. ( 01/12/2010 - 20:44 ) Lisa Nakamura: BEAUTIFUL! My eyes are welling. Absolutely beautiful! ( 01/12/2010 - 19:21 ) Shannon Goss: AMAZING!!! The photos are beautiful and, no surprise, made me tear up. Erwin, you and Ed really captured the emotion of every moment. Tears of joy! Tears of joy! I can\'t wait to see more pictures. (Although what are Roshanna and I doing?!?!) I was going to write my top three, but there are all fantastic. ( 01/12/2010 - 15:53 ) Carolyn Goss: I\'ve been totally blown away by the incredible pictures you took at Kelli and Dave\'s wedding. The composition and angles of the images you captured tell a story in a most striking way. Keep up your extraordinary work, Erwin and Ed. ( 01/12/2010 - 14:51 ) Darius Wadia: These pictures are beautiful and capture the spirit of the wedding so well. These are clearly moments that Dave and Kelli will want to remember forever. Great work! I will totally call you when I get married! ( 01/12/2010 - 12:15 ) Adam Cole: I was there and I didn\'t think it could be made to look anymore beautiful, but these images captured all that and more. Magical moments captured by professional people. And yes, you have my authorization to release my peepee-face. ( 01/12/2010 - 11:12 ) Dave Johnson: Love the over-the-shoulder with the Jai Ho dancers in the background. And the bride entrance photo. And the father-daughter dance. Reading that letter from my brother before the ceremony is something I\'ll never forget. That photo means a great deal to me. ( 01/12/2010 - 10:50 ) Tim Goss: Hi Erwin: The candid photographs are such great story tellers and you did an amazing job. If these are typical of the rest, WOW, can\'t wait to see them. Tim ( 01/12/2010 - 10:48 ) Kelli Johnson: Love love love the pics, Erwin! What amazing work you and Ed A. do. You captured some amazing moments that we\'ll now have forever. ( 01/12/2010 - 10:45 ) Jeremy: Great subjects, unforgettable photographs. Any chance you can go back in time and re-shoot our wedding?! My wife and I couldn\\\'t stop talking about how great you both were. ( 01/12/2010 - 10:43 ) Michael Flavin: These pictures are amazing! These prove candids show off the day\'s emotion so much better. Also, Dave does look fabulous in that tux, can we make him wear it around the house? ( 01/12/2010 - 10:29 ) George Rivera: What an amazing, and challenging series. Were you allowed to use lighting during the ceremony or is that all ambient light? Great work. ( 01/12/2010 - 10:15 ) Dave Johnson: Ahh the memories... We laughed, we cried (I cried), we danced. Such a fantastic time, captured by such fantastic photographers. Erwin, you\'re second to none. Ed A, that goes for you too. Thank you for the beautiful images of my beautiful wife!! ( 01/12/2010 - 10:09 )

Published: The Knot 02/08/2010 | In Published, by Apertura

Introducing Vanessa! 02/01/2010 | In Announcements, by Apertura

Sami + Michael: Parker Palm Springs, CA 01/18/2010 | In Weddings, by Ray

Orion 01/16/2010 | In Portraits, by Apertura

Kelli + Dave 01/12/2010 | In Weddings, by Erwin

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