Marisol and Brock had a beautiful wedding. From a gorgeous church ceremony, they were whisked away in a horse-drawn carriage, and taken to the beautiful Portofino Hotel and Marina for a fun-filled reception! It was a gorgeous day, and such a lovely wedding to be a part of! Congratulations Marisol and Brock! To see our Facebook page, follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/JMMillsPhoto. And as always, don’t forget to check out our website: www.millsphotography.com
Planning a wedding can be overwhelming and stressful. You have a checklist of services and vendors you need to meet with and hire. Where do you start? You have a limited budget, and you need to prioritize what is most important to you. So how do you do it?
If it were up to us, photography would be first on the list, but we want to hear from you! How would you rank the following services?
-wedding venue
-officiant
-band/dj
-photography
-videography
-flowers
-makeup
-dresses
-photo booth
-catering
Leave us comments ranking these services in terms of importance to you!
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We’ve been wanting to bring up this subject for a little while. Photoshop is an amazing program, that can allow photo editors to do all sorts of remarkable things. We sometimes use it to cut strangers/objects out of the background of a picture. We’ll use it to open somebody’s eyes in a photo, or lighten/darken a photo a little bit. We also use it for minor color corrections. However, there are some things we don’t do with Photoshop. We try not to change the overall photo. We are experts at capturing sunsets/sunlight/natural colors, so if there’s a sunset, we capture it perfectly. Our finished product always accurately reflects what the day looked like.
But we’ve noticed a trend towards using Photoshop to move away from an accurate portrayal of the day. In the example below, the editor uses a picture taken in broad daylight and turns it into a magnificent sunset photo. 
While the end result is a breathtaking photo, it is essentially fake; the rocks, clouds, and sun NEVER looked like that.Yes, the after picture (right) is amazing. But you can go camp out at that spot for a year and never witness that scene. But our question to you is, do you prefer it? If you were looking back over your wedding pictures, engagement pictures, or pictures from another event, would you prefer they accurately reflect the day (left) or would you prefer them to be dramatic and breathtaking, even if the day looked nothing like it (right)?
Below is another example:
They are both great photos. But if the one on the right looks kind of fake to you, that’s because it is. The sky and water were never that deep a blue with the vibrant orange sun. Again, we are curious which you would prefer? Let’s get a discussion going in the comments.
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Even in the middle of January, the beautiful Southern California coast provided a warm and sunny day for Adriene and Jake! The brought some country flair with them, decked out in awesome boots! It was clear skies and smiles as far as the eye could see! Go to our facebook page for more South Bay Photography. And as always, don’t forget to check out our website, full of beautiful Los Angeles Wedding Photography!
Anna and Mike enjoyed an absolutely beautiful wedding. The day started at the Manhattan Beach Marriott, overlooking the beautiful golf course. Next came an intimate ceremony at Verandas Beach House! Then to the beach for some beautiful sunset pictures! Then it was back to Verandas for a delicious dinner and fun-filled reception! Congratulations Anna and Mike, thanks for letting us be part of your special day! To see our facebook page, follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/JMMillsPhoto. And as always, don’t forget to check out our website: www.millsphotography.com
The past couple of days we have been working on getting some video slideshows up on YouTube. One of our wedding sites has a tool to put together slideshows with music in minutes. While it’s awesome to do it quickly, there were some hiccups along the way. But the finished products are pretty good we think. (Definitely wish they were HD though). We have videos up of Our wedding photography, and also real weddings at La Venta Inn and The Portofino Hotel & Marina in Palos Verdes and Redondo Beach, respectively. Go ahead and see them for yourself, let us know what you think in the comments!
Here’s the link to our youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/JMMillsPhoto/videos?view=0&flow=grid
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Casey and Dustin had a lovely wedding at La Venta Inn in Palos Verdes Estates. Even in November, there were clear skies for this Southern California Sunday! With the intimate ceremony performed by a close friend of the couple, friends and family witnessed these two become married! The details in this wedding were flawless! From the dress and the shoes, to the rings and floral arrangements, everything added a unique flair to the wedding. Congratulations Casey and Dustin, thanks for letting us be part of your special day! To see our facebook page, follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/JMMillsPhoto. And as always, don’t forget to check out our website: www.millsphotography.com
Julie and Pete had a gorgeous wedding at Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes. No November rain or snow in Southern California, just beautiful Among the highlights of the wedding were a beautiful sunset, and an appearance by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa! Julie and Pete, thanks for letting us be part of your special day! To see our Facebook page, follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/JMMillsPhoto And as always, don’t forget to check out our website: www.millsphotography.com
Julie and Wade had a gorgeous wedding at La Venta Inn in Palos Verdes Estates. Even in November, the beautiful Southern California sun was out brightening the day! Among the highlights was a display on the dance floor that was right out of “So You Think You Can Dance!” Congratulations Julie and Wade, thanks for letting us be part of your special day! To see our facebook page, follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/JMMillsPhoto And as always, don’t forget to check out our website: www.millsphotography.com
Maria and Brian had a gorgeous wedding at La Venta Inn in Palos Verdes! A clear ocean view during the ceremony and a beautiful sunset afterwards provided some great picture opportunities. All that Tebowing paid off!! To see our facebook page, follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/JMMillsPhoto And as always, don’t forget to check out our website: www.millsphotography.com
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