Lindsay and Brett

Lindsay and Brett were great fun to work with. They got married in an Armenian church which was just beautiful. It was my first Armenian ceremony- what a cool experience! I couldn't wait to get home to tell Caysen (my son) that they wore crowns during the ceremony!!:) He loved it!

Gorgeous!:
The church:


Great couple to shoot- so easy to make look amazing!Brett was a bit of a goofball at times- we got along just fine!!
The reception was at the Newport Beach Marriott- the staff there was very respectful and treated us like guests- love it. They did however warn me (three times) that the Bride didn't like the garage doors here- I asked her and she left it up to me- I thought the lines were great and love what we got!


They actually booked Stefanie to shoot their wedding- I never booked so I came along to help out!

Studio Update

Well, we are getting very close to moving in now- I can't believe how terrible I am at estimating the time it takes for construction!!

It's very hard because my brother is doing all the work (he's a designer/builder) and he's got to do everything the coolest way possible... very time consuming, but definately worth the wait!

This is a shot from the front door:Mixing the old with the new is our main theme:
Cool old lights Jeni found (she so rocks!).
More old with new (yes, Jeni got this cool stamped metal too!).
The front again:)

Busy Weekend Continued: Sandy and Scott Engagement

Sandy is just the cutest and Scott is super cool- we had a great time shooting in Downtown Fullerton after getting booted from a cool, old, factory by the railroad tracks- they almost locked us in!

I assisted Stefanie on this one and she killed it! These are almost all her shots.Love her shot through a the railing with the dark maroon wall behind.
They also went on a little walk without me through the woods and found a cool red barn:
More from downtown:

My only shot:

Love it! Stef is awesome! .... oh, and Sandy and Scott were great too!:)

Wedding Life Open House!

Wedding Life Orange County is the place to find the best information to help plan your wedding and the best wedding vendors in the OC.
We are proud to be one of the first vendors to be approved to join! I even got a photo on the home page of the site (above on the left:).

If you'd like to see what it's all about, they're having an open house on Wednesday, April 30^th from 6-9:
6 Morgan Ste130
Irvine, CA 92618

I'll see you there after 7 or 8!

Offbeat Bride

I found this very cool site on Facebook and really dug the funky ideas. Want something different at your wedding? Check it out: http://offbeatbride.com/.

Wedding Mapper

Well, just ask my wife, Jeni about how much of a map freak I am and she'll tell you about the box of maps I have of places I will more than likely never visit again!
This is different, this is very cool and super useful!
www.weddingmapper.com is a free service to create a map with points of interest for your guests. I made a sample one just to show you how cool it is:
http://www.weddingmapper.com/fullerton/ca/visit/0jqi6e
You can also customize the url with your names, add photos, etc. and there are so many other useful tools too.Of course it Google Maps- my favorite!

Busy Weekend- Stefanie and Travis

Another engagement shoot- this one was of Stefanie and Travis at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica. They are planning an amazing smaller wedding with family and close friend at Shutters next month.

I know I say it all the time, but these two were so great to work with- we had a blast! (I guess I just love my job:) Their coordinator, Terri Doria had to pry my camera from my hands because I wouldn't stop!!:)Love the wavy fences- remind me of the East Coast.

Cool vent for a big building next to the beach.
We found this awesome brick building with a fire escape- I don't get to shoot many of these so I was stoked!
We all had a great time- Terri was relieved because she found me online and we never met until the shoot. She said "I was a little worried because you never know what you'll find on the internet but you are great!"

Looking forward to this wedding as well!

Busy Weekend- Maggie and Raymond

Three Engagement shoots, two soccer games (I have been elected to coach both teams now), and a wedding this weekend... and I still didn't get Monday off!

Maggie and Raymond are getting married in a couple of months at the Hyatt in Huntington Beach. We did their engagement shoot mostly at the UCI campus- they are alumni and thought it be a good spot. The campus was great fun to shoot- lots of man-made and natural settings.Love her laugh!!


Just off the campus next to a nature preserve- my arm and head were stretched through the sharp barbed wire fence:)
Can't wait for the wedding guys!!

Sebastian and Gentry

Sebastian and Gentry had their commitment ceremony at the always fun to shoot Muckenthaler in Fullerton- Love this place!

This was my first ever commitment ceremony and I had a blast. These two and their friends had so much fun; the decor was amazing thanks to Urban Gardner in Newport Coast and Colette's Catering from right here in Fullerton; and the sun was on our side for spectacular light!
Great ceremony!
Being a 'plant guy' I loved the centerpieces: they were all living plants in cool urns!
So many cool textures at 'The Muck'.
Like I said: They had a blast!
I like the effect I got with the rings. I shot this on top of a glass display case in the gallery using the brightly colored mosaics in the background for the cool blurry color.

Studio Progress- March

Well, I sure am ready to be done with all this construction stress! It's actually going very smoothly I just don't realize how long everything takes and how many pieces there are in this crazy puzzle! The front is all done now, we may add some text in paint to tie in 'eckman maus photography' somehow.

The inside is going well too. We're on to the trim and built-ins (one piece is a 12' tall by 12' wide bookshelf/display case- crazy!) then we can paint it and start installing the fun stuff: computers, theater, stereo system:)

Jeremy, my amazing brother is doing most of the design and all the work on it.. and Jeni's been painting walls, trim, ceiling, etc. and scraping some of the old pieces that need cleaning/ refinishing. They are both kickin' some butt! Yes, I'm staying clean for the most part... someone's got to keep the biz goin'!

If you in the area feel free to swing by, we're just West and a little South of the intersection of Harbor and Commonwealth- right in the SOCO district in Downtown Fullerton.