Thursday, January 28, 2010

Sterling Engagements goes Platinum on WE TV!


We just received incredible news and are so excited to share it with you! One of our couples Kristel and Jason will be featured on Platinum Weddings next season!!!

Photo Courtesy of Callaway Gable Photography.

Kristel and Jason are an adorable couple with sweet personalities and a really beautiful story. We cannot wait to share the amazing designs we have been working on. This wedding will be Romantic, Elegant, Modern and Vintage inspired, curious how we can cram all those concepts in one theme... Stay Tuned, updates coming as we get more!

In the meantime, watch Platinum Weddings on the WE network Sundays at 6:00pm PST.


Happy Viewing!

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Shoe Shot Sunday: Jessica + John

Jessica and John were married at Stephen S. Wise Temple and the amazing Toby Tucker of Toby Tucker Photography was there to capture the day.

How amazing are Jessica's shoes! We love the sparkle and the hint of color they bring to the picture.


They look super comfortable too!


Although this isn't a typical shoe shot, we thought it had enough shoes in the background to make the bunch. After all, he is the groom right!


Happy Feet!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Kristel + Jason: Vintage Romance at Union Station


We are beyond pleased about the stylized engagement session we are about to reveal to you.

Kristel and Jason came to us not really knowing what they wanted to do for this special shoot. They knew they want a stylized shoot and had an idea they wanted to go within a vintage direction but other than that it was our job to figure out the rest. We worked very hard with our amazing photographers, Brian and Allie of Callaway Gable Photography, to come up with a stellar concept at one of the best vintage locations in Los Angeles. This shoot really was destined for Union Station, the light and architecture within this romantic train station centered in Downtown LA was just perfect. Thank you so much to Jeff Cooper of Hollywood Locations for working with us on this and as always being such a pleasure to work with!

Once we set our venue, we then took a trip with Kristel and Jason to our favorite costume company, Western Costume, where we we costumed each of them in authentic 1940's vintage attire. Western supplies costumes for both television and film, so this was actually so fun to work on together. We searched through their extensive warehouse for hours, seeking out the perfect look. It was important for the photos that they not only were representative to the time period and setting, but we also wanted to select vibrant colors so they would pop with the scenery at Union Station. As you can see below the colors we choose ended up being a huge success! Thank you so much to Eddie, Kristen and Bobbi over at Western for allowing us to have this opportunity.



This photo was captured in Union Station's Main Concourse, it's an amazing room with incredible light. It's stunning to do an event in here also, so grand and filled with intricate details.




This picture is so intimate and sexy. It's definitely a favorite! We love how it highlights all her pearl jewelry too. The vintage treatment Brian and Allie did for this photo was just breathtaking too!


In addition to taking dynamite photos, Callaway Gable also contributed to the art direction, bringing some stellar props to really take the shoot to the next level. Those vintage suitcases and a collection of her grandfather's newspapers were the perfect addition to really set the look.




This is favorite #2. How authentic does this look? The look on Kristel's face is priceless too, it almost looks as if she's saying goodbye.




Our final favorite, #3, it's just epic! No words describe how realistic this looks and feels, the emotion behind is really powerful. Not to mention that incredible sky!


We hope you enjoyed viewing this post as much as we enjoyed working on this session. We loved styling this shoot so much, that Sterling Engagements is now offering custom tailored designs for your engagement sessions. Whether it's through just wardrobe or props as well, we are very excited to extend our services to include this. We have our next shoot next month, again with Callaway Gable Photography and we really cannot wait! Be sure to look out for those photos!

Happy Day!

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Shoe Shot Sunday: Cakes and Kisses Photography

We love this sweet shoe shot from the amazing Holly Steen of Cakes and Kisses Photography. How cute is this, holding hands and managing to cross her legs, it precious!


Happy Feet!

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

New Year's Wishes from Sterling Engagements!

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Happy Year!

Sunday, January 03, 2010

Shoe Shot Sunday: Raquel + Paul

Check out these unique shoe shots from San Francisco's finest, Tinywater Photography. We are attaching the top portion of one of the shots of the bride and groomsman just because of Raquel's beautiful smile in the photo.




And our favorite shot of the bunch...


Happy Feet!

Saturday, January 02, 2010

She Said Yes! Sebastien's Surprise Proposal to Naesha

Back in September, we were contacted by Sebastien to plan a proposal for his girlfriend Naesha on New Year's Eve. We were thrilled that Sebastien had selected Sterling Engagements to assist him in planning a picture perfect proposal for him since he would be planning from a far. The two would be traveling from Montreal on vacation and New Year's Eve was the special night he chose for us to design a magical proposal on.

Check out the sweet slideshow Holly from Cakes and Kisses Photography put together for us to document the special evening.



The proposal occurred at Cafe Pinot in Downtown Los Angeles, on their romantic patio overlooking the city.

Happy Bride to Be!