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Viceroy Hotel Wedding Palm Springs | Jeff + Kacy = Married

Congratulations to our fabulous couple, Jeff + Kacy, who recently shared their vows at The Viceroy Hotel in Palm Springs, CA. We want to thank them for having us be a part of their day, it was such a pleasure to be around them at this wonderful venue.

I have to say I love the story of meeting in the workplace since it is one near and dear to my heart. Jeff and I met and started having lunch almost 11 years ago when we worked at a studio together doing Home Depot’s catalog photography. Well, this is where Jeff and Kacy met too. I mean where do you spend most of your time? It is bound to happen that near the water cooler, in an elevator, at lunch, or a mere conversation at the passing of your desk may turn into a romance. So it did for the two that romance struck and Jeff asked Kacy to marry him. When I heard of his proposal I thought it was the sweetest thing. Jeff put the ring in a Monopoly game and asked Kacy to play. Thankfully she said yes to both playing the game that night as well as marrying Jeff because, it brought all of us here to this fabulous day at The Viceroy.

Kacy was such a classy bride and her gown was absolutely stunning, a design by Ines di Santo. This bride rocked the Hollywood Glam style, love it girl!

This was one of our favorite photos of Kacy, such a fabulous moment and composition with the bride, maid of honor and bride’s grandma!

We just love all of the details!

Here is our handsome Groom, Jeff, almost ready to go!

Jeff and Kacy decided on doing a “first look” and saw each other before the ceremony and shot some photos. We love doing this because the couple has a chance to see each other for the first time in a beautiful setting. Just for the two to have a moment! It brings tears to everyone’s eyes.

Here comes the bride!

Jeff looked so happy to see his bride!

The two meet!

We all loved the Orange Door in this photo!

Our Groom

This is a shot of our bride as I mentioned to look over at her groom Jeff, she just lit up!

It’s ceremony time with the mountain in the background!

So happy to be married, love love love their expressions!

Cake by: Pastry Swan Bakery in Cathedral City

First Dance

I happen to look over at this mirror at one point and saw the reflection of the two dancing. I just loved that it looked like they were dancing in the room like no one was watching!

Kacy kicked off her shoes while dancing during the reception, so the creative in me took over and here are the rings!

It was a beautiful wedding with a stunning couple at a fabulous venue, who could ask for anything more. We wish Jeff and Kacy all of the best in their married life together and thank you again for having Sipper Photography be a part of one of the best day of your lives. We love what we do, cheers to you both! J+D

Hair by: Cindy Diep from Alexander Salon in Brea, CA
Make-Up by: Gary at Chanel Sak’s Fifth Avenue in Palm Desert gary_griffin@s5a.com

Music by: DJ James Gonzales at Music Media Entertainment

Viceroy Hotel Wedding Palm Springs | Jeff + Kacy = MarriedDana Sipper2011-08-07T20:25:28-07:00

Valentine’s Engagement Contest Winner!

Well, the Valentine’s season proved to be busy for us after shooting a couple of weddings this last week. We shared two fabulous wedding days, with two great couples. In the midst of all this work and love we wanted stop and congratulate all of you who got engaged too! Valentine’s is such a fun and romantic time to say “YES” and say “I do” and since we were already a part of a few ” I do’s” we thought we would come up with a little fun for our newly engaged with our Valentine’s Engagement Contest.

We want to thank you for taking the time to participate and telling us your stories. Congratulations to all of you on your engagements! We have picked our winner, we would like to send a Big Congrats out to Dana-Beth + Richard who have won our Free Engagement Session by Sipper Photography.

The couples story is below, as I read their story it brought tears to my eyes. I felt suspense, surprise, love and joy for them! Most of you know that I am a total sap, a sucker for this love thing! We loved the story, a helicopter, fireworks… how fun and romantic! Kudos goes out to Richard for planning such a fabulous night and though you had your time constraints, you kept your cool! Oh, and Dana-Beth, you asking for the flash light was classic! A total girl thing! We loved your story, thank you for sharing it with us!

Our Valentine’s Helicopter Engagement Story!

Too much time…
Our evening began like everyone else, with dinner! We went to our favorite restaurant Roman Cucina, in Sunset Beach. We brought a bottle of wine with us to have at the bar anticipating there would be a long wait, like the previous year on Valentine’s Day, there had been an hour and a half wait. However, this year was a little different… We walked right in and were able to sit down. I was happy because I was hungry, my boyfriend on other hand suddenly had to figure out how to stall for two hours because he had the evening on a timed schedule that I didn’t know about! He asked the waiter to bring out our appetizer and then put our dinner order in to try and drag out dinner, I didn’t think anything of it. We finished our wine with dinner and he said, “now lets go get dessert”!

Not enough time…
We then went to another favorite restaurant of ours, Sparks, in Huntington Beach, for dessert. We never have a wait and always walk right in, even one year when we went there for Valentine’s Day. This year was just a little different… There was a huge wait! My boyfriend was once again getting nervous, but now because there may not be enough time! We went to the bar area and after just a few minutes were able to squeeze into two chairs, get our delicious dessert and glass of port wine. We stayed just long enough to enjoy our dessert and port. On our way home my boyfriend announced that he needed to stop by the house for a moment, but we still had one more place to go. I couldn’t imagine where we were going it was almost 8:30, time for bed soon! The big partiers we are we tend to be in bed by nine.

Perfect Timing…
We left our home in Huntington Beach and within 20 minutes arrived at LA Helicopters at the Long Beach Airport! We boarded our helicopter with pilot Eddie and I was so excited, I have been wanting to go in one for so long, my boyfriend even had brought a long a bottle of champagne for the ride. I still didn’t think anything of it, other than what a perfect romantic Valentine’s gift! We were flying over the Orange County area when we arrived in the Anaheim area and as the helicopter began to hover and the bottle of Champagne was opened the Disneyland fireworks started to go off! I immediately had the biggest smile on my face that they had perfectly planned out with my boyfriend the helicopter route so we could watch the fireworks, he knows they are my favorite thing to watch! While hovering over them for about a minute my boyfriend, said, “Dana-Beth… Dana-Beth…Honey….HONEY”, it took him a minute to get my attention I was in awe of the fireworks! I looked at him and he took out the ring and proposed! I said, “YES!” we kissed, followed by me asking the pilots, “do you guys have a flashlight?”, everyone laughed, I wanted to see the ring and it was very dark up there! After the grand finale of fireworks the pilot flew us to downtown Los Angeles where we flew around LA’s tallest buildings! We landed safely back and ended the night with a drink at the restaurant where we first met! The evening was a dream to come true start to finish! I could not have dreamt of a more perfect Valentine’s.

In Love,
Dana-Beth & Richard

Cheers to Richard + Dana-Beth! We can’t wait to shoot your engagement session and celebrate this fabulous time with you both!

Valentine’s Engagement Contest Winner!Dana Sipper2010-02-22T14:46:39-08:00

Viceroy Palm Springs Wedding | Jeff + Kacy= A Sneak-Peek

Here is a little sneak-peek from our wedding in Palm Springs this weekend at The Viceroy Hotel. This was a shot right after the two said I-Do. I love that as they processed out they took a moment to just look at each other. We always tell our couples, your wedding is all about YOU!! So, stop and enjoy the moments! Jeff and Kacy’s full blog of all of their fabulous moments will be up soon, so stay tuned… J+D

Viceroy Palm Springs Wedding | Jeff + Kacy= A Sneak-PeekDana Sipper2011-08-07T20:25:59-07:00

Valentine’s Engagement Contest | Orange County Wedding Photographer

We hope everyone had a fabulous Valentine’s weekend. We want to send a big congratulations out to our couple Jeff + Kacy on their marriage this weekend. They were a stunning couple and we want to thank them for sharing their wedding day with us. All the best to you both! Make sure you check back to see their wedding photos soon, we can’t wait!

Love, Love, Love! What a romantic time to get married or engaged on Valentines.

We want to know… Did you get engaged?

Sipper Photography is hosting a Valentine’s contest for “Best Engagement Story”! Tell us about your engagement story, how did he propose?

Was it romantic? Fun? Quarky? On the beach? On a Boat? In a Helicopter? At a restaurant? Where did you say “Yes”?

Jeff and I will be picking the best story and our winning couple will receive a Free Engagement Session by Sipper Photography! Celebrate your engagement with a one hour session at the location of your choice!

Send us your story today by emailing us at info@sipperphotography.com our contest ends this Sunday, February 21st. We will announce the winner at our blog on Monday, February 22nd!

We can’t wait to hear your engagement stories! Congratulations to all of you! J+D

Valentine’s Engagement Contest | Orange County Wedding PhotographerDana Sipper2010-02-16T16:56:19-08:00

Please Vote for Sipper Photography!

We need your support today, we have been nominated for the MyFoxLA Best of OC Wedding Photographer 2010. Currently, we are in 2nd place and hope to move to the top! Last year was our first year participating and we made it to the Top 5. Currently we hold the title of “Top 5 Best of OC Wedding Photographer in 2009”. Please help us defend our title, by voting today!

Voting is easy! It will only take a few minutes and it would be greatly appreciated!

Follow these easy steps to cast your vote now!

Go to our profile link:

http://myfoxla.cityvoter.com/sipper-photography/biz/162929

Click on yellow button that says “Cast your vote”
Register to vote by filling in your name, email info, etc.

*You will not receive spam!!!!! A confirmation email is sent out to verify your vote, then no other emails will be sent unless you sign up for updates!

Click Blue “Register and Vote” button
If you have time, leave us some love under the recommendations, if not your vote is most important!

Please pass this along to any of your friends, their votes count too!

Again, thanks so much for supporting Sipper Photography! J+D

Please Vote for Sipper Photography!Dana Sipper2010-11-28T20:42:30-08:00

Valentine’s Portrait Special | Orange County Wedding & Portrait Photographer

Love is in the Air! I can’t wait for Valentine’s Day, we will be spending the weekend out in Palm Springs this year to work and play. On the Eve of Valentine’s we will be shooting a wedding for a fabulous couple, Jeff + Kacy at The Viceroy Hotel. We are really looking forward to sharing this day with them and shooting at this fabulous venue. On Sunday, we are going to take the day to just relax and celebrate Valentine’s Day together, it will be a great little getaway for The Sipper’s.

We hope that all of you have something planned for this Valentine’s Day too. If you are still thinking about a gift for that special someone in your life, then look no further. Sipper Photography has the best gift of all, the gift of moments, with our Valentine’s Portrait Special!

Everyone is welcome, but especially all of those newly engaged couples! This is a great time to do your engagement session. Celebrate this fabulous moment as you begin to plan your wedding and just get caught up in the two of you as a couple and have fun!

For further info and to schedule your session, please call 714.348.0630 or email us at: info@sipperphotography.com

Ad Design by: Tanya Salcido at Design Action Studios

Valentine’s Portrait Special | Orange County Wedding & Portrait PhotographerDana Sipper2010-11-28T20:27:07-08:00

Best of 2009 Couples+Weddings | Orange County Wedding Photographer

Thanks to all of you for sharing your moments with us! Cheers, J+D

Now Booking 2010 Weddings! For More Information on our wedding photography services, please contact us at 714.348.0630 or email us at: info@sipperphotography.com

Best of 2009 Couples+Weddings | Orange County Wedding Photographersipperphoto2010-07-13T20:00:21-07:00

Sipper Photography Holiday Card | Orange County Wedding and Portrait Photographer

Happy Friday to all! The holiday season is upon us and the Sipper’s are very excited to share Christmas with our families next week. I love this time of year as we decorate our tree, send out the cards, bake cookies, and plan to spend time with our friends and families. Our Sipper Photography holiday card has gone out and we are so happy with how it turned out this year. This is our second year of designing the card and it is a tradition that I would like to keep for many years to come. If you would like to receive one, drop us an email as we still have a few left to send out. We wish all of our clients, vendors, friends and family members a very happy holiday season! We are so thankful for all of you. Happy Holidays! J+D

Sipper Photography Holiday Card | Orange County Wedding and Portrait PhotographerDana Sipper2010-11-28T20:50:55-08:00

Orange County Wedding Photographer | Franjo+Kylee=Married |

This wedding is near and dear to our hearts as our good friends Franjo and Kylee say, “I do”. We met this fabulous couple a few years back when they used to be our neighbors. I guess you could say our dogs brought us together as we decided to have dinner and cocktails during a stroll out to the lawn to walk them. Since then the two have been the ying to our yang. We have shared many laughs, a few tears, and even a few trips to Vegas. These two are such a fun loving couple and we all get along famously.

Last year we were thrilled when we received a phone call from them at Ruth Chris Steakhouse saying they were officially engaged! They were celebrating their 4th year together as a couple when Franjo popped the question and Kylee said “YES!” We were so excited for the two and couldn’t wait to share this special day with them. It gets even better, because not only would we be there to witness their union as friends in the audience but we would get to document this love through our camera lens. It was such an amazing day for all of us.

Kylee was an absolutely stunning bride! She is a hair stylist and make-up artist, so looking perfect on her day was a must! She collaborated with Fran, a friend and fellow stylist at The W Salon to do her hair and it came out perfectly. Her friend, Stacey, did all of the girls’ make-up for the day, including my eyes. She did a fabulous job! These girls know how to make you gorgeous, I love them all.

Our bride and groom decided to see each other before the wedding so we could take advantage of the daylight for photo ops. We came up with an awesome plan for the two to have their first look by the tracks at the Fullerton Train Depot. What a way to start your celebration. The two were so happy to see each other, as it was a tear jerker for all. I had to wipe my eyes a few times as we shot this amazing moment.

Filled with fall colors, love and fun we give you Franjo and Kylee. Wishing you both a lifetime of love, laughter and happiness. Thank you so much for this wonderful honor of documenting such a beautiful love! Congratulations again, we love ya!

J+D.

Kylee getting her make-up did, she is glowing!

Kylee+Franjo=Love

Here the two meet!

Franjo looks at his bride for the first time!

The look on Franjo’s face was priceless!

Franjo takes a pic of his bride.

The Fabulous Wedding Party!

We just love these two!

Love ya, Kylee Girl!

It is the Mr. and Mrs.

The first dance… I absolutely cried. A song Jeff and I both love, Ben Fold’s singing “The Luckiest”. We always said if we got married again this would be our song.

Formal Hair Styles available by: Kylee and Fran at The W Salon, Laguna Hills, CA

Make-Up by: Stacey at Salon Le Shey, Laguna Niguel, CA

Orange County Wedding Photographer | Franjo+Kylee=Married |Dana Sipper2011-08-07T20:26:31-07:00

Montage Laguna Beach Resort Wedding | Brian+Mandy=Married

Recently we shot this intimate wedding of Brian and Mandy at the Montage Resort in Laguna Beach. We were so excited to share their day with them at this gorgeous location! Our bride, Mandy, is from England. From the moment I spoke with her on the phone, I was drawn to her English accent and the excitement in her voice. Shortly after, we met Brian and Mandy and instantly clicked with them. As they sat across from us in our first meeting, Mandy told us all about how she came to America and settled in a place in Laguna Niguel. She used to visit the Montage Park and beach area just to walk around or sit and thought what a great place this would be to get married. Later she met Brian and that dream wedding on the lawn at the Montage had become a reality.

Many of you may know that the Montage Resort sits on the property in Laguna Beach that used be a luxury mobile home park. My family visited there for many summers as I grew up and it was always a special spot for us. When we were approached to do this wedding for Brian and Mandy it made me realize that life really does come full circle. You find yourself in a place at one moment in time and somehow you make your way back there without even trying. As a child, I played on that beach and now I have gone back as a grown woman with the man I love and a profession that we are truly passionate about. Both Mandy and I had come full circle, life is amazing and here we have some fabulous moments of this wonderful couple on their special day. Congratulations to Brian and Mandy, we thank you for sharing this gorgeous day with us. All the best to you both! J+D

The two shared their vows on the lawn just outside the Studio Restaurant and had a fabulous dinner reception to follow there as well.

A gorgeous wedding cake by Savoie Fare Bakery in Laguna Niguel, CA

Beautiful Ceremony and Reception flowers by Avante Gardens

A tea set gift given to our English bride by her two friends.

Hallie was the beautiful little flower girl!

What a gorgeous view to exchange vows by!

The rings…what a fabulous moment!

Music by Jessica of Haddy/Glass Duo

After the I-do’s we went down to the beach before the sun set where we took a few casual shots of the wedding party. The two then took a little romantic time to just walk and be a couple, we enjoyed their moments immensely.

I loved the girls Tiffany blue dresses!