Wedding Site: Marriott Hotel, Ventura

Wedding Site: Padre Serra Parish - Camarillo

Padre Serra Parish is a strict wedding location in Camarillo.  You must qualify in order to get married in here.  It's an exclusive, high class Catholic wedding venue.  The interior of the Parish is breath-taking.

Blog entry about a wedding in Padre Serra Parish.

• Camarillo Church Wedding, Padre Serra Parish (April 4, 2008)

Engagement Photography: Conejo Botanical Garden, Thousand Oaks

I had an engagement photography sessionat Conejo Botanical Garden.  Conejo Botanical Garden is also a wedding site.  I did two weddings here at Conejo Botanical Garden.  This was my fourth engagement session here at the Garden.

I also photographed a Mariachi band here as well.

Wedding Site: Stauffer Chapel, Pepperdine University, Malibu

So far, I photographed two weddings at Stauffer Chapel at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA. 

On that day (Dec 2, 2007) the wedding customers came from Japan to get married.  I mean, they came to America 1 week before the wedding.  Immediately after their arrival, we took their engagement pictures.  Then I had 1 week to come up with a signing board.  At the wedding I was treated as a wedding guest.  They even brought a gift for me.  Blog entry and more picture listed below.

• Wedding at Malibu, Stauffer Chapel, Pepperdind University (Dec 2, 2007)

Parking structure across the street from Santa Barbara Courthouse
No Coffee today - Had to get one from McD

This was the only time I forgot to brew coffee on a wedding day.  I guess I had enough time to brew coffee, because I arrived at Santa Barbara Courthouse early for the wedding.  But who knows;  leaving home 15 minutes later could have put me in the pocket of a nasty traffic jam.  The traffic to Santa Barbra is always unpredictable.  Sometimes it takes me less than 1 hour to get to Santa Barbara.  Sometimes it takes me 2 hours or more.

So, I got a cup of McDonald's coffee.  I felt kind of empty without my Minolta cup.  Ever since this incident, I never forget to brew coffee when I get ready for a wedding.

Wedding Site: Evangelical Free Curch of Camarillo, Old Town Camarillo.  What you see on background is the famous St. Mary Magdalen Church.

Evangelical Free Curch, is located in Old Town Camarillo.  The wedding customer opened their web album to public.  Click here for a Camarillo Wedding Album.

Wedding Site: Ventura College

Yes, you can rent Ventura College to have a wedding and reception.

Wedding Location: Lost Canyon Golf Club, Simi Valley

You may not notice, but it was very windy.  They originally planned an outdoor wedding.   But they had to move to indoor because it was so windy.  It was a tricky day.  I had to strategize on how we can work with this windy situation.

Blog entry with more pictures of Lost Canyon Golf Club is here I took some cool night pictures 

• Wedding at Lost Canyon Golf Club, Simi Valley (October 7th, 2007)

Also you can read 2 customer testimonials from this wedding below

• John Park is amazing even in high winds!
• Believe what you read about John Park!

Carpinteria Wedding Site: Best Western Carpinteria Inn

I remember having hard time locating this hotel.  The location was tricky.  I arrived there plenty early.  But I was really lost along the way.  I use GPS now, that I no longer worry about getting lost.  I don't have a blog (story) about this wedding.  As much as I would like to share stories and pictures, I just don't have enough time to cover everything.

Wedding Site: Buena Park

Blog entry on this wedding:

• Buena Park Wedding (September 22, 2007)