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    Hey there! My name is Joel Llacar, and I am a wedding and lifestyle portrait photographer in Thousand Oaks, CA. Thank you so much for visiting my blog. What you will find are my latest and greatest. Some of my favorites from each wedding and portrait session will be posted here. I will also blog my own personal projects, educational workshops, photo conventions that I have attended, and other good stuff that I feel is worth checking out! I also have an awesome Facebook "Like" page at Joel's Facebook Like Page. I also encourage you to visit my blog and my Like page often for sneak peeks, slideshows, specials, and of course lots of gorgeous images.Thank you so much for visiting my blog!

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Married | Althea + Giancarlo 01.14.2012

Saturday, January 21, 2012
Wedding Coordination by Alice Chung, Carpe Diem Special Events & Design. info@carpediemevents.net. 800.719.2515
Wedding Designer: Slomique Hawrylo, Carpe Diem Special Events & Design. info@carpediemevents.net
Officiant: Kevin Nadal, knadal@gmail.com.
Ceremony & Reception: Killer Shrimp Restaurant & Bar.  310.578.2299. Marina del Rey, CA
Floral Arrangements by: Julie, Blue Iris, 818.535.2429
Wedding Cupcakes by Flo Diaz, Swurlz Cupcakes. swurlzcupcakes@gmail.com.626.347.6280. 
Make-Up Artists: Leah Suansing & Maryann. Hairstylist: Mari. mari.stylist1@gmail.com
 

 My 2012 wedding season started a little early for me. But I could not wait to get it started! It was so funny because in 2011, my very last engagement session that I photographed was also  Althea and Giancarlo’s at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles.  The big day started off at the  Jamaica Bay Inn where the bride was getting ready. Just a few steps outside her balcony was the spot where we photographed their first look.

It is so awesome and so very refreshing when couples wants  to do a “first look” because we can get so much more quality images and most of all, a very big time saver. KUDOS to all couples that wants a first look!

I also want to give a BIG THANKS to Alice and Slomique of Carpe Diem for coordinating their wedding day! It ran without a hitch!

 

 

 

 





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Aris and Cherry Navarro - January 26, 2012 - 10:02 pm

Wow!!! What great pictures Giancarlo and Althea!!! Congratulations from the Navarros…

JANNIS - January 23, 2012 - 10:55 am

BEAUTIFUL PICS!

Olivia - January 23, 2012 - 5:47 am

I’m ALWAYS blown away by your photography. I’ve seen so many wedding / family photography sesions and I always end up comparing their work to yours. Hands down, you’re awesome.

2011 | A Year in Photos….

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

2011 came and gone. Just like that. What a fantastic year for me! Each and every year, I am very grateful to what I do and absolutely love doing it–> Making lots of memories for my couples. I am so lucky that every year, I get to work with the FINEST couples! They are totally so cool and so fun to work with! Don’t forget they are also pretty damn gorgeous, especially the brides! As I get ready for another FUN and AMAZING year of beautiful wedding photography. I choose my favorites from each wedding and engagement session that I had the HONOR of capturing for 2011.

I PRESENT TO YOU: 2011 | A YEAR IN PHOTOS………..

Weddings

Engagement Sessions


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Erin - January 7, 2012 - 7:20 pm

There are some really great photos in those sets! Looks like you had an awesome year!

Kim Kravitz - January 6, 2012 - 4:57 am

Yes, 2011 was over in a blink of an eye. Pure craziness! Looks like you had an awesome year filled with beautiful clients!!

Daniel Cruz - January 5, 2012 - 9:27 am

Beautiful photos man! You had a great year for weddings as well as engagements. Cheers!

Engaged | Althea + Giancarlo 12.04.2011

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

I can’t believe that I am actually shooting my cousin Althea’s engagement session! I remember way back, like REALLY way back my fam and I visiting her fam up in San Jose.  I remember in particular during our visit, that I hit it off with her brother, Glenn. Gosh, I couldn’t possibly remember what we talked about. Maybe it was about the latest movie, girls, or what’s trending in school in junior high! I just know it was awesome! Since then, we haven’t really stayed in touch! That’s how life is sometimes, right? Everyone is busy and we just have to do our “thing”.

It was such a small world, no really, VERY SMALL. When one of my brides, Michelle, whose wedding I photographed last July, she asked if she knew of a photographer and Althea mentioned me. Lo and behold, Michelle had already established a conversation with me, and it just worked out that way. Life is funny sometimes, right?

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Marina Del Rey Wedding Photography - January 22, 2012 - 10:40 pm

[...] early for me. But I could not wait to get it started! It was so funny because in 2011, my very last engagement session that I photographed was also  Althea and Giancarlo’s at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles.  The [...]

Engaged | Joyden + Mike 11.22.2011

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Joyden and Mike wanted the City of Pasadena as a “backdrop” to their engagement session. We decided to hold it in the late afternoon until sundown to capture the beautiful lights and ambiance of this city. Joyden and Mike also LOVES coffee and who doesn’t? So we walked over to Intelligentsia in Pasadena for a quick stop. From there, we roamed around the city, walked block after block, alleys after beautiful alleys, then we ended it at the Pasadena City Hall.

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Erin - November 27, 2011 - 5:24 am

The colours in these are really beautiful. I love the shot through the staircase railing with the yellow light from above!

Kim Kravitz - November 27, 2011 - 2:21 am

What a cute couple! Love your OCF work. :)

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