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At the end of the night, as we were saying good-bye to everyone, the weather changed dramatically.  The Santa Ana wind started.  The wind was blowing very hard.  It was the next morning (October 21) the entire Malibu was in panic with the fire.  I hope Calamigos Ranch will not burn.  I hope the Malibu fire will be contained very soon.  I have a wedding at Calamigos Ranch next week as well.  I am going to think positive for now. 

Today’s Wedding Schedule
Bride getting ready at Homewood Suites by Hilton, Agoura Hills
Tailgate to Calamigos Ranch in Malibu - 4:30pm
All activities take place at Calamigos Ranch until 11pm.

Homewood Suites Hilton, Agoura Hills.
** Notice two guys at the lobby looking at me.  I get that all the time

Wedding flower decoration at Calamigos Ranch.  Supplied by the Bride and Groom 

Above Picture: They had two of those flower structures.  Later they moved them up to the reception area .   I didn’t know at first, but these structures are carefully balanced by the heavy bouquets.  At night, as the guests left, one of the guests took one of these bouquets.  Soon the whole structure fell to the heavy side, damaging all rest of the bouquets.  By that time ceremony was almost over.  And, luckily, Bride thought it was funny. 

Calamigos Ranch, before wedding.  Sun’s already setting

Above Picture: Calamigos Ranch has 130 acres of land.  It can hold many number of weddings at the same time.  They can accommodate 500 people or more.  Each wedding area is so secluded that you will never now that there are other events being held in the same ranch.  From this picture, you can see the wedding ceremony area at the ground level (right side).  After ceremony, wedding guests will come up to the upper deck area for reception, dining, and dancing.  As you can see, Calamigos Ranch is a very impressive wedding site.  This is only a section of Calamigos Ranch.  There are other wedding sites other than this location.

Calamigos Ranch, Malibu (Conference Center), at night.

Homewood Suites by Hilton, Agoura Hills 
28901 Canwood Street, Agoura Hills, California, United States 91301
Tel: 1-818-865-1000   Fax: 1-818-865-1091

Calamigos Ranch, Malibu, California
Malibu Conference Center at Calamigos Ranch

327 S. Latigo Canyon Road, Malibu, CA 90265
(800) 821-2097 or (818) 889-6280
(Please Note: This is a mailing address only)

From Los Angeles:
Ventura Freeway (101) West to the City of Agoura.
 Left on Kanan road, South 6 miles, through 2 tunnels.
Right on Mulholland Highway, go 1/4 of a mile.
Left on Calamigos Road, follow signs to parking area.

From Pacific Coast Highway:
Pacific Coast Highway West past Paradise Cove.
Right on Kanan-Dume Road, go North 6 miles.
Left on Mulholland Highway, go 1/4 of a mile.
Left on Calamigos Road, follow signs to parking area.

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Check this out.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12784368/?GT1=10450

The bride received wrong colored flowers for the wedding.
They are suing the florist now.

They spent $27,435.14 for the flowers
The lawsuit asks for more than $400,000.

Bride is a lawyer.

From this MSNBC page, you can find a vidoe link.
MSNBC titled the story “Bouquet Bridezilla”

I’m happy I’m not her florist.
Well…  I’m happy I’m not her husband

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I have 7 weddings this month, I am trying to catch up with my blog.
But I need to take care of my customers first.
I beg your understanding.

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More coming

I have been in Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden (Long Beach) a few times before.  I was here last month as well.  But I have never came to the Japanese Garden for a night wedding reception. It was a perfect day for outdoor wedding.  The entire garden was lit up.

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Today’s wedding was at Lost Canyon Golf Club in Simi Valley.
I was surprised to find a wedding site in this side of Simi Valley.
When you get off Tapo (101 freeway) and go up north about 2 miles, suddenly you will see nothing but mountains.  That’s where Lost Canyon Golf Club is located, in the north edge of Simi Valley.

I parked my car and looked all around me.
There was absolutely no sign of civilization, except for the golf club and people getting ready for the wedding.  My cellular phone couldn’t pickup signal from this edge of Simi Valley. 

Lost Canyon Golf Club can hold about 400 wedding guests.
The club house is designed for wedding and large events in “Ranch” style.
Bride and groom can get ready at the locker room.  Women’s locker room even had a room custom designed for the bride.

We have originally planned for an outdoor wedding, but we were having a windy day.  The staff at Lost Canyon Golf Club setup two wedding sites for them, one for outdoor wedding and one for indoor wedding.  Since there was no sign of wind slowing down, we have decided for indoor ceremony.  It was too bad that we didn’t have an outdoor wedding.  At the same time, I have witnessed how staff at Lost Canyon Golf Club was trying to give us the best wedding day possible.

Lost Canyon Golf Club, Simi Valley
3301 Lost Canyon Dr, Simi Valley, CA 93063
www.lostcanyons.com  (805) 522-4653

DJ FX - Mobil DJ Service
www.DJFXENT.com  818-421-KRIS

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Today’s wedding schedule.
1:00pm - Arrive at Pasadena - The Westin Hotel
3:00pm - Ceremony at Saint Philip the Apostle Church, Pasadena
6:00pm - Reception dinner at Bistro 45, Pasadena
9:00pm - Leave Pasadena

The bride and groom are Pasadena locals.  So they have arranged all wedding activities in the city of Pasadena.  We had an engagement session in January also in Pasadena.   And I made a signing board to place at the wedding reception (picture below)

Saint Philip the Apostle Church  was an extremely busy wedding spot.  When I arrived at the church 30 minutes before the ceremony there was another wedding party taking formal photographs (ready to move out).  We moved in.

As soon as our ceremony was over I got the tap on my shoulder.  There was another wedding party waiting for us.  I had to hurry up and move out.

Bistro 45 is an exclusive (High End) restaurant.  They are well known for wine as well.  It’s  very hip and trendy.  They serve kind of food that you might see at “Hell’s Kitchen”.   The reception area was full with about 70 people.

Reception entrance at Bistro 45 (Pasadena), Signing board shown

No Rest in October
This month of October has 8 days of weekend, and I booked 8 photography jobs this month. Along with my full time job, I will not rest a single day.
I plan to take some days off from my day job.

—————- Wedding Vendors ———————-

The Westin Hotel Pasadena
191 N. Los Robles Avenue Pasadena, 91101
626-304-1442

Saint Philip the Apostle Church
151 S. Hill Avenue Pasadena, 91106 
626-793-0693

Bistro 45
45 S. Mentor Ave Pasadena, 91106 
626-795-2478

Wedding Planner - Lavish Celebrations

Bridal Makeup & Hair - Elizabeth Dahl

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I heard this on today’s morning news.

A couple hired an offician for their wedding (found her from CraigsList).

After the wedding the newlyweds found some gifts missing (Home depot giftcard).

The offician was cought on Home Depot surveiliance camera asking refund for giftcard