Karen L. Barnes Photography

Here are a few shots from the wedding of John and Dorothy, which was held in Huntington Beach.

John and his daughter prepared a surpise serenade for Dorothy, which left everyone teary-eyed.

Jen and Aaron married at the Eagle’s Nest in Cypress, CA on 6/21/08.
Jen was an absolutely beautiful bride, and man, they really know how to throw a party.

I have been so busy lately, but finally had a chance to post some photos from Brent and Nancy’s wedding in Long Beach on May 17. 

They had a beautiful beach wedding, followed by an indoor reception. The entire event was held at La Palapa in Long Beach.

Family portraits of Lisa and her parents in Malibu last weekend.

Her dad was determined not to smile, but we caught him a few times.

Jaccie and Todd were married last Saturday on the beach in Laguna, surrounded by close friends and family. They had a sweet barefoot beach casual ceremony, followed by a champagne toast.

Congratulations!

Yesterday, Stacey and I went to Topanga for her trash the dress/fearless bride session. I love shooting these sessions, and I love that the brides get to relax and create some amazing images once they’re no longer worried about keeping the dress neat and clean.

A few more from the Union Station portion of our shoot:

And then, on to Malibu! I have to say this is the first engagement shoot where I’ve ended up in the ocean up to my thighs, while wearing jeans. But hey, it was worth it.

I spent yesterday shooting an engagement session with this amazing couple.  I was really looking forward to this session, and it was even more fun that I’d hoped.

We started at Union Station, and then went to the Malibu Pier. We ended up with so many great shots that I haven’t been able to get past the Union Station images yet.

There will definitely be more of these to come within the next few days!

Yesterday I had a great time shooting photos of Cheryll and family at Griffith Park. They are adorable and were so much fun.

Yesterday was the annual Blessing of the Animals at Olvera Street.
Cool tradition, and a lot of fun to photograph.