2012 January | Trista Lerit Wedding Photographer - Orange County Wedding Photographer, Los Angeles Wedding Photographer, San Diego Wedding Photographer, Children Photographer

Teela & Jarrad first met each other through a mutual friend at UCLA several years ago. Now here they are with a sweet little boy and a wedding in just a couple of months! Of course it was only suiting for them to do their engagement session at UCLA where they first met. It is such a beautiful campus…I can see why they fell in love there! Perfect setting for young college sweetheart love :-) I had so much fun with Teela & Jarrad…especially poking fun at Jarrad for his smizing skills :-)

Teela & Jarrad will be celebrating their wedding at the Bel Air Bay Club in March and I cannot wait to see what Kristeen Labrot has planned for their day!

Now for some eye candy!

Teela & Jarrad make quite a beautiful couple don’t they? BTW, I love Teela’s denim dress…perfect combo of casual, chic & sexy!

Since Jarrad is a big & manly football player in the NFL, smiling is not really his cup of tea ;-) But smizing? He is an expert at that :-D

Love the architecture at UCLA!

Do I see a hint of a smile on Jarrad? Only Teela has the power to do that ;-)

Sexiness! BTW, check out Jarrad’s matching shirt, watch, and shoes…yes, that is how he rolls! He can give Doug some style tips for sure! J/K honey!! Love you!! :-D

Awwww…check out how cute these two look?! Of course Jarrad is cute in only the manliest of ways ;-)

Looove this one!

LOL…this one makes me laugh! Teela was soooo scared to get on this railing because right below was the ocean! Jarrad had some fun playing with her for sure…she could not get off that thing quick enough! Thanks for being such a trooper Teela!

Love both these images! Love the tenderness on the left one and the right one…sigh…something about Teela’s tiny little feet peeking out at the bottom is so cute to me!

Teela definitely wanted some beachy shots so we headed to Santa Monica pier which is just a hop, skip, & a jump away from UCLA…

Sexy Sexy Sexy!

Kristeen: LOVE these! I cannot wait for you to shoot their wedding! January 20, 2012 11:33 am

Last wedding of the year on the last day of 2011! What better way to ring in the new year than to celebrate with one of my couples?! It was a beautiful, some-what foggy day which made the day just a little more magical :-) Some of my most favorite moments were : 1. Patrick shedding a tear (or two) when he saw Charisse walking down the aisle AND when he was saying his vows 2. Patrick doing a little jig after Charisse and him said their vows and the priest saying “hold up…not done yet!”…lol 3. Patrick thanking Charisse during their toasts and he called her his better 15/16th’s (instead of better half)….how cute is that?

Charisse and Patrick…thanks so much for sharing your day with me! I had SO much fun with you guys…I can already tell that your marriage will be filled with many many laughs…one of the most important things in a marriage! You guys are off to a fantastic start :-)

Now for some highlights from the day!

You know your marriage is off to a great start when your room number is this (for you youngins’ who may not know this, 143 was “pager code” for “I love you” circa the early 1990′s :-)

Charisse’s Badgley Mischka shoes were perfection!

Loved their black and white damask letterpress invitations! These are so me…

This is one of my most fav ring shots I’ve ever done…I love it!!

I loved her dress…and this bed! The decor at the Lux Hotel on Sunset is to die for…

Snapped a few bridal portraits before the ceremony!

Love how happy Charisse looks walking down the aisle!

The St. Monica Catholic Church is definitely of my most favorite church’s I’ve shot at…the lighting was beautiful and suiting for the holiday season!

LOL…right after Patrick did his little jig and the priest was all “not so fast buddy!”….lol

For some reason I just love this shot!

The new Mr. & Mrs.!

The fog is a little light here but 20 minutes later and it was super thick! We made it just in the nick of time!

Love the bright pinks in the bouquet!

The ballroom at the Riviera Country Club was perfect!

The reception details were just beautiful!

LOL…Charisse fed Patrick some cake and then immediately fed herself. LOL…the coordinator had to remind her that Patrick was actually supposed to feed her…love that!

LOL…there were guests that flew from all over the world and Patrick mentioned nearly every state & country….and even the Rocky Mountains…lol…one of my all time fav moments ever! LOL….rocky mountains…you are a riot Patrick!