Darnall Photography had the privilege and pleasure of shooting John and Jaisi’s wedding and reception.  The Reception and wedding were coordinated by Amana at Kismet Event and Design.  I shoot around 30+ weddings a year but there are few that stand out and this was one of them.  While I was shooting the entertainment I looked at my second photographer and just smiled  thinking I have the best job in the world. Jaisi and  John’s families were warm and friendly and made us feel like one of the family.  Here are a few highlight of the evening and I hope you enjoy viewing the images as much as I enjoyed shooting them.

Diana & Miguel’s Engagement down in San Juan Capistrano, right next to the mission.  Enjoy…..

This wedding season has been one my busiest and most rewarding.  Kelley and John’s wedding was one of those days that everything just seemed to click.  The Bride & Groom, all the wedding party and their immediate family were so generous and full of energy that I felt like I was part of the wedding not just shooting it.

The Wedding was at the Angeles National Golf Club.

The bride was beautiful and relaxed so taking amazing images of her was pretty effortless.

John and his crew were up for anything.

This is one my Favorites.

The Reception was at the La Canada Flintridge Country Club.

A little quiet time before the Grand Entrance.

Pimp my ride.

The La Canada Flintridge Country Club is an amazing venue with 180 degree view of the LA basin.

The guys making their Grand Entrance.

Their First Dance.

Her Bouquet of tiger lillies made a great back drop for a ring shot.

John and Kelley, thanks again for trusting me with your amazing wedding day images.  Hope you love them.

Its 5:30 in the morning and I’m doing my final gear check for the wedding I’m going to shoot today.  I’m suppose to arrive around 8:30 am to start shooting Amy the bride getting ready and then some shots of Steve and his groomsmen.   I arrive at the Occasions in Laguna Village and its early and there are barely any cars on the road.  The venue is perched right on the water.  I meet up with Amy and she looks amazing along with her bridesmaids.  After taking some getting ready shots I worked my way down to the wedding ceremony area that has a 180 view of the ocean and main beach Laguna.   After the wedding shoot we walked down to the beach for some shots and I suddenly remembered how lucky I am to live by the beach and have this view all year long.

Amy met Steve in California but now they live in Texas.  They flew out here for the wedding because all her family and friends live in Southern California.

I think this one is my favorite.

This was a Sangeet I photographed at The Turnip Rose a few days before Chirag & Renu got married. There were 5 days of celebration 3 prayer nights, Sangeet, Wedding Ceremony and the Reception. The families from both sides were amazing friendly and accommodating.

While I was watching this amazing parade of singing and dancing I had to remind myself why I was there.  It was one of the most entertaining evening I have ever had the privileged to photography.



Indian Wedding_Sangeet from Chris Darnall on Vimeo.



April 22, 2011

I woke up in the morning and looked at my Google calendar and it said Polliwog Park engagement shoot.  I’ve done a few engagement shoots in Manhattan Beach but never heard of Polliwog so I was a little apprehensive.   I pulled up to the park early to wait for Kelley and John and was pleasantly surprised at how nice the park was.  They have a Frisbee Golf course set up and all the people at the park seemed really friendly and relaxed.  Kelley and John pulled up and they both had huge smiles and were really excited about the shoot which makes my job really easy.

While we were walking around the park taking some candid shots they told me how they met and how John proposed.  Kelley and John met in high school.  Kelley couldn’t resist John’s math skills and asked him to tutor her.  Little did John know that Kelley didn’t need any help in math. In fact, Kelley was better at math than John was. Their tutoring sessions later involved lunch, dinners, and movies.  After 7 years of great memories, John decided to pop the question. Picking the right time to propose was always the toughest for John. Instead, one night at home,  John decided to ask Kelley to marry him. John realized that the perfect time to propose didn’t matter as long as it was with the right girl. And lastly, John getting down on one knee on the hardwood floors was no joke. Luckily Kelley answered immediately………”Yes”……

This is one of my favorites.

April 14, 2011

When I meet my Bride and Groom for the first time I’m always curious on how they met.  Justin and Colleen met about 9 years ago as acquaintances. Justin’s friend Dan did crew with Colleen in college so they use to see each other at college parties here and there. Well years went by and Colleen ran into Justin in downtown Huntington beach and they got to chatting and Justine said he had been single for a little while but never asked for Coleen’s number. Justin never asked her out in Huntington Beach but found Colleen on my space later that night and asked her to go to dinner and the rest is history.

I love shooting over at the University Club at UCI because Cindy Lee and her whole staff make shooting weddings there effortless.