Yesterday Ericka and Stephen married in San Dimas. It was a gorgeous wedding. I have known Ericka since high school and am so happy she found Stephen. They are so perfect for each other. The wedding was held at Holy Name of Mary church in San Dimas and the reception was at San Dimas Canyon Golf Course.

Take a look at some of the photos and leave them some love <3

Congratulations again Mr. & Mrs. Vargas!

xo,

V

Hair and Makeup: Liz Carillo

DJ: DJ Mike

Jason is one of my husband’s oldest friends, they met in third grade. It was such an honor to document the wedding of him and his beautiful wife, Amy, last weekend at Lake Casitas. I could not have asked for a more beautiful setting!
Jason and Amy are big disc golf fanatics, and discovered their venue site while playing a game there, how sweet!

Here are a few of my favorite images from the day. Congratulations Jason and Amy, your day was perfect!

xo,

V

the girls

the boys

the wedding party (that’s my own hubby on the far left

some details from the day…

the adorable ring bearer!

and my favorite shot of the day!

I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of P&R before Christmas. They were SUCH a sweet couple and so obviously very much in love. P flew in the night before their wedding from VA on a 10 day leave from the service.

It rained all day long on their wedding day, but luckily cleared up for just a few minutes when we ventured out to downtown Whittier to take some pictures of them before the ceremony.

Here are a few favorites from the day.

I get e-mails often asking technical questions about my photography. I do not claim to be a guru on any subject, but if I can help out a couple people, I will consider it a success!

I don’t always have time to give well thought out answers via e-mail, so I am opening up this blog to questions. Shoot me an e-mail if you have a question (from camera settings to lighting to posing,etc..) and I will answer it on the blog sometime next week or so. I will not answer business related questions, so please do not ask.

info@valerieackermanphotography.com

I love doing sessions with friends because I never really feel like I am working. Jenn and Dave were no exception. They are expecting their first baby (girl!) next month, so we ventured out for some maternity portraits to document this exciting time for them.

Can I say that Jenn looks amazing! I have serious “bump” envy over here. She is absolutely glowing.

Anyways, on to the pictures! Jenn and Dave, enjoy your sneak peek!

XO,

V

Getting married? Know somebody who is? Allow me to capture your wedding in a creative photojournalistic way. I am running a special this summer that includes 8 hours of coverage and a DVD of edited, high resolution images from the wedding for $1ooo. Please contact me for more details at info@valerieackermanphotography.com!

Remember this rockin couple? Well, they are now a Mr. and Mrs. I had a BLAST with them in Vegas! (Really, I did. My husband and I crashed their after party at a club and danced the night away). : )

Here is a SUPER small sneak peek from the big day. There’s much more to come later!

Congrats R&R! I wish you all the best!