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Shay and the girls got ready at the Se Hotel in Downtown San Diego which is one of the most picturesque hotels to photograph in. It is super contemporary with a great interior design that is dark and warm and loungy.
They had their ceremony at The Founders Chapel on USD’s beautiful campus. There were so many great places to photograph it was almost overwhelming.
Then we made it over to El Cortez which is one of my favorite locations for a reception, it is unlike any other venue with its round room and gothic design.
Lindsay Longacre of LVL Events was Jeff and Shay’s wedding planner, she did an amazing job and is really one of my favorite new wedding planners to work with. Her demeanor is calming and she is extremely detail oriented and has a wonderful vision for design.
I loved the idea of shooting these glamorous shoes in a nature like setting. So much yummy texture!





















Congratulations Jeff and Shay! Thank you for having me as your photographer!
XO
Lauren

I am super excited to be todays featured wedding on ONEWED’S Bridal Blog ! Candice and John had a gorgeous Rustic Vineyard wedding at my favorite Winery in Temecula, Ponte Winery.
Ponte Winery is a beautiful place to have not only have a wedding but to spend the day with friends eating and drinking delicious food and wine.
You can check out the feature on OneWed’s Bridal Blog here and here are a few images they featured! It really is a beautiful write up of Candice and John’s wedding!







Father’s Day is June 20th and around the corner , and what better gift to give than professional portraits!
I remember one year for Christmas i enlarged a photograph of my father standing in front of his fathers old New York Deli and he said to me, “Lauren, if you made me photographs every year that would be my favorite gift”, so every year now i try to photograph our family and give him a little photographic family history.
This Father’s Day we are running a special in honor of all the great Dad’s.
Schedule your session by June 20th for a discounted session fee of $150.00, (normally $300.00) that is $150.00 savings off our regular session fee!

You do not have to take your pictures before Father’s day, it just needs to be scheduled and payed for.
The Session is good until August 1st 2010 so hurry and schedule your date now.
* Sessions are good from June 1-Aug 1st 2010
*Portraits for up to 5 people(including children)
* Session includes a online gallery of images, all enlargements and albums are priced seperatley
For more information
Call Lauren 949-280-8037
or email lauren@laurenhillary.com
Virginia really knows how to throw a bridal shower! Lucky Sana to have such a great friend put so much love and detail into her bridal shower.
This is by far the most elaborate, stunning bridal shower i have ever seen!
I call this the Sweet Spot…Candy,cookies, cakes all things sugary!


How amazing is this black chandelier? I love it!

Probably my favorite detail..Each guest got a little pair of panties as a favor!



The most beautiful champagne bar..with berries!


The food was artfully made as well…Yummy Hummus and Raw Veggies



The lucky and beautiful Bride to be Sana!


And the Hostess with the mostess Virginia and her BFF Sana!

Laura and Sorin had a small intimate wedding in Rancho Sante Fe at The Cielo Club in San Diego.
Laura is my neighbor here at the studio and she is Romanian (so am I) so we had an immediate connection.
Her and Sorin are the most adorable affectionate couple and i was so excited to be their photographer.
I was also really excited to work with the awesome Lindsay Longacre of LVL Events .
Lindsay did a really amazing job at pulling together all the details of the day and making sure the wedding went off without a hitch.























I have been photographing the Gallegos family for years now, ever since Grayson was growing in his beautiful mother Marisa’s belly. First off i love the Gallegos Family, every last one of them, but i have a special connection to Grayson, he is my favorite little boy to photograph. It must have started when i had had to bribe him to smile with grapes, now i don’t have to bribe him at all. He is my little ham.
Well Grayson now has an adorable baby sister Gianna and she just turned 1 and i was there to document it. Marisa and Mike really know how to throw a 1st birthday party! It was complete with Princess Tiaras, hanging butterflies, a face painter, 2 bounce houses, swords, shields and bubbles everywhere!
Here are some of my faves from her birthday!



























