Caren and Frank's ultra-local wedding was full of lifelong neighbors and friends who are like family. The Lodge at Malibou Lake, with it's tasteful mix of vintage and modern details, provided the perfect backdrop for Caren and Frank to get ready, walk down the aisle, and celebrate the beginning of their life together surrounded by friends and family. 

Photographer: Cecily Breeding (that's me!) 
Wedding coordinator: Avesta Carrara (818) 486-2830, avesta.carrara@pepperdine.edu
Venue: The Lodge at Malibou Lake 
Food/Catering: Chef Cordelia
DJ/Music: Tim with Bouquet Sounds 
Dress: Bella 
Videographer: family friend, Debbie
Officiant: Garrison

Doug and Katie's Santa Barbara July wedding began in a park and ended up in an uproarious Italian-style party. This Alice Keck Park wedding was sunny and bright. After a post-ceremony portrait hour, the new couple and I did a photo-walk to Villa & Vine, where their friends and family awaited them to celebrate and wine down the evening together. 

Ceremony venue: Alice Keck Memorial Gardens, Santa Barbara 
Reception venue & catering: Villa & Vine
Cake: Santa Barbara Cakes 

What an exciting summer Chrissy had! She got to visit Malibu to attend tennis camp and Pepperdine and while she was here, we snapped these beautiful senior portraits to commemorate her last summer before the end of high school. 

We started out at Westlake Village Inn, exploring the beautiful gardens and pathways (perfect for when the sun is high in the sky) and finished up at my all-time fave, El Matador State Beach. Thanks Chrissy for coming all the way out to California just to shoot your Malibu senior portraits with me ;-) 

​(PS come to Pepperdine) 

Pepperdine sweethearts getting married at a historic church in the Highland Park neighborhood of LA? It just doesn't get any sweeter than this.

Katrina and Sergio's wedding was so totally THEM. They met at Pepperdine, so their ceremony was officiated by a beloved professor, who delivered his message beautifully in both English and Spanish, to honor the bicultural union of the United States and Bolivia. Bolivian traditional appetizers, Southern BBQ buffet for dinner. Bilingual table decorations. Live music from their line up of ultra-talented friends. Group dancing lessons taught by the bride herself. Desserts baked by the mother of the bride. What a wonderful way to kick off the lifetime of a wonderful new couple! 

Venue: York Manor
Food/Catering: It’s In the Sauce
DJ/Music: Alex and Wesley Park
Flowers: The Little Branch
Cake: Half Baked Co
Dress: BHLDN

Stauffer Chapel at Pepperdine University is the ideal backdrop for Jordan and Simon's beautiful wedding vows. With Jordan's impeccable sense of style and Simon's ability to keep everyone laughing, this wedding was a treat to document and participate in.

​As beautiful as the blue stained glass window of the chapel is, those moments pale in comparison to the gorgeous post-ceremony couple photos we snapped on the cliffs overlooking Point Dume State Beach. Hands down one of my favorite wedding photography moments of my career. 

Getting ready @ Airbnb in Malibu 
Ceremony: Stauffer Chapel 
Post-ceremony photos: Point Dume State Beach
Reception: Duke's Malibu 
Photographer: Cecily Breeding (that's me!) 
Officiant: Landry Smith (best friend of groom)
Food/Catering: Duke’s Malibu    
Flowers: Wildfire Florist    
Cake: SuzieCakes
Dress: Chantilly Couture 
Hair/Make up: Cheek to Cheek Artistry

Mike hit a home run by proposing to Nina at sunset at Point Dume State Beach in Malibu, California. And then he hit a grand slam by inviting both their families to arrive to the beach and surprise her immediately after he proposed, hugging and snapping photos on the sand together before going out for a big celebratory dinner (after we sprinted up to the top of Point Dume to capture a quick set of engagement photos with the knockout ocean view). 

Congratulations Mike and Nina!! I'm sure your wedding will be just as playful, easy-going, and stylish as the two of you are! 

If I could shoot a proposal every day of my life, I would die a happy woman. But since I can't, I'll just relive Marcellino's picture-perfect proposal to Rachael at Cielo Farms vineyard. In addition to being a working vineyard and (appointment only) tasting room, Cielo Farms is also an incredible venue where intimate weddings and celebrations take place regularly. So you can imagine—the view is incredible. 

Marcellino and Rachael were on a 4th of July trip to visit Los Angeles. They did it right: stay in downtown, beach hop, wine tasting, concert at the Hollywood Bowl. The only thing they (or rather Rachael) didn't plan on was getting proposed to on one of their perfect days. Together with the Cielo Farms team, Marcellino planned his proposal down to the moment, and all I had to do was hide amid the grapevines with my zoom lens, snapping away.

After popping the question, Cielo Farms hooked them up with glasses of champagne to toast their new beginning together, and we immediately went exploring to snag a quick set of portraits to commemorate their moment. 

Enjoy these beautiful snaps of Marcellino and Rachael's Cielo Farms engagement.