{Real Engagement} Tasneem & Abhi: Dreamy L.A. Engagement Session

This engagement session is one part gorgeous scenery (at the Griffith Observatory), and one part cute loving couple, combined with a talented photographer.  What you get are beautiful dreamy images of a couple very much in love.

Aren't these images so beautiful!?  Photography by Matei Horvath submitted via Two Bright Lights

{Real Engagement} Brianna & Doug: Vintage Outdoor Engagement Session

This engagement session is just laid-back cool, from the cool cute couple to the cool vintage cars.  I love when couples just have fun together in front of the camera instead of doing a super-styled, over propped session (except for big balloons...I LOVE big balloons!)  You can feel the love more.  They seem so loving and fun.  And the groom-to-be can seriously rock a 'stache!

A vintage pickup truck picnic...Yes please!

Did I mention I LOVE big balloons!?

Anne Nunn Photographers via Two Bright Lights

Thank you for allowing me to share your lovely engagement session Brianna and Doug!  I can't wait to see the photos from what I can only assume will be a cool wedding.  

Its Finally Up - Click Here to See the New BLOG

It's faster, better looking, smarter, and much more powerful! My New Blog is Finally live!

First thing I need to say is THANK YOU for being so patient with me - I know it took so long to get the new blog (click here) up and running.  I think I just got a bit too ambitious with programming the back end of it, made it too complex, added to many 'widgets', and it just wasn't very good.  I finally ended up using a ProPhoto Blog template and my world suddenly got better! If you're also looking to update or get a new blog, I highly recommend ProPhoto hands down.  The new one is faster, sleeker, way better, and definitely more powerful when it comes to being visible on the internet.  The best feature for me is that it is much easier to tweak now.  After all, I'm a wedding photographer not a web developer.  Check it out: Bumatay Studio Blog

Thank you for checking by, and be sure to update your link to the new blog, which is also my main url: http://bumataystudio.com

Also check out my Facebook Page and Twitter Updates on the latest wedding pictures, life portraits, and Bumatay Studio news.

E! Entertainment segment on Trash the Dress

I was contacted a few weeks ago by E! Entertainment about a new morning show they're creating that will air this Fall season. The new show will be (tentatively) called The Breakfast Show, airing nationwide on E! Entertainment. The new show's producer Stacey wanted to do a segment on "Trash the Dress" (TTD) and so what better way to learn all about this bridal trend than to experience it for herself?!

The premise behind Trash the Dress: if you're a bride you're probably going to spend a considerable amount of time (and money) finding the perfect dress that you'll fall in love with. Sadly after your wedding day, you may never put on that dress again - after all, your husband is your one and only true love right? And realistically, your (future) daughter will not want to wear your dress. There's no future occasion to put it on again, unless you create a reason to. In planning a Trash the Dress session, you'll have the most amazing time wearing your wedding dress a second time, but you'll be free from worrying about keeping it in pristine condition. This gives you the freedom to be creative, daring, sexy, and adventurous! Afterward, you have the option to donate the dress rather than storing it forever. A great organization to donate a wedding dress: Brides Against Cancer

Stacey and Wil wanted to see what it's all about so they dressed up like a bride and groom then headed to Laguna Beach with me for a "Trash the Dress" photo shoot!







We totally had a blast in the water, on the rocks, and all over the sand! But that wasn't enough - Stacey wanted to go all out. What else could top a frolic on the beach in a wedding dress? I think the next segment would make most brides gasp and cringe at the thought of what we had planned...

We picked up some paintball gear, the same wedding dress, a box of paintballs, then headed for the woods to shoot. With guns.





At the end of the day Stacey was exhausted and bruised up, but the dress actually held up fairly well.

Keep an eye out for the video clip once it airs!
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Dave + Ally at Crystal Cove, Laguna Beach

Ally and Dave's engagement photo shoot at Crystal Cove - Laguna Beach
Here's a few of my favorites:

Lately my engagement shoots have turned into hiking trips. It's probably because I've been wanting to be outdoors and getting to the best spots sometimes take a little walking. I totally don't mind it because it's always worth the hike! With Ally and Dave we had fun exploring the cliffs above Crystal Cove and we finished the shoot with a sunset dip in the water. Check it out...










I got soaked too (well, I always do when shooting at the beach)
Ally and Dave were such troopers!


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