It's in the photograph of love

In search of a photographer, I looked through blogs, e-mailed several, and met with a few photographers. We met with Jason Q. Tran and Jordana Hazel (of Hazelnut Photography), both of whom we would have been happy to work with. If you want a friendly, take-charge kinda guy with a creative eye, Jason is your man. If you want a bubbly, fun gal to take gorgeous photos with a feminine touch, Jordana is your girl. Jordana's rates are also budget-friendly and along with weddings, her blog is filled with these gorgeous "Sexy Time" bourdoir sessions, if you are daring enough to strip down to your panties (Am I? Hmm...)

Jordana, along with 13 other photographers, participated in a Trash-the-Dress shoot at the March Air Reserve Base in Riverside. I want to go to there...

Trash-the-Dress with Jordana Hazel of Hazelnut Photography

I had to meet the guy organizing these amazing sessions, Chris Austin (of the new White Haute Photography, formerly Chris Austin Photography). After a few e-mails back and forth, Chris and his lovely wife, Erinn stopped by a Starbucks in Torrance to meet with us on their way up to a shoot in Malibu.

Here are a few of the many reasons I wanted to meet Chris and Erinn Austin...

An engagement session at Salton Sea:

photo by Chris Austin of White Haute Photography

A bridal shoot in Temecula:

photo by Chris Austin of White Haute Photography

A Day After Shoot in San Diego:

photo by Chris Austin of White Haute Photography

A true trashing of the dress TTD Session:

photo by Chris Austin of White Haute Photography

And one more by his lovely wife:
photo by Erinn Austin of ED Austin Photography

In addition to the amazing shots he captures, one of the many wonderful things we like about Chris Austin is that he is excited like we are about our amazing venue. We like that he researched the venue and the surrounding area BEFORE we met with him. He is constantly staking out sites for photography sessions in and around LA. Chris is creative, he has a great portfolio, and a "haute" new website and blog. We have three sessions lined up with Chris and Erinn and are excited to see what they have in store for us. First up, our engagement session.