Kayniee and Kevin’s wedding ceremony was held at Wayfarer’s Chapel in Palos Verdes. There had been reports of expected rain, but it turned out to be a great spring day, with a clear view of the coast from the chapel .
Wayfarer’s was designed by Lloyd Wright, and is designed to create a feeling of being outside in a “tree chapel”. The chapel itself has a glass ceiling and walls, and is nestled amongst redwoods. It’s definitely worth a visit, if you haven’t seen it.
Kevin and Kayniee had their reception at the Renaissance in Long Beach. Their cocktail hour was held in a room that had a whole wall of windows facing the sunset, which makes for the perfect indoor photography lighting. I get a little too happy about these sorts of things.
The hotel also has these cool, colorful rugs that were great for some overhead shots of Kayniee and Kevin.
I love when couples have a cocktail hour. It gives your guests something to do while we get shots of the two of you together, and it also loosens everybody up for the reception, which means people will be ready to get up and dance, be willing to give speeches, and be generally ready to have a good time.
Kayniee and Kevin had booked this great salsa band, and had salsa instructors on hand to give the guests lessons. It was such a cool idea, and their guests loved it.
And, of course, there was DJ dancing also.
Congratulations to Kevin and Kayniee! And thanks for letting me be part of such a great evening.
Special thanks to Jeanette Sanchez, for second shooting. You were awesome, as always.