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Vera and Serghei Wedding :: Chisinau, Moldova

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:24:16 -0800

Not only was this a smoking hot wedding, but it was my first wedding with you+we.

Vera and Serghei's wedding was probably one of the most enjoyable weddings I have had the possibility and privilege to photograph. The day was jam packed full of love, fun, laughter, excitement and energy. Qualities that make any wedding fantastic. I felt like a family member there, rather than a photographer, and i cannot say how good this makes you feel, especially to capture such a beautifully stunning couple and their love together! it was really hot! Check out the photos below!

Preparation:

Ceremony:

Portraits:

Restaurant:

Night portrait session in LeoGrand:

Meet Roman! Our New Associate Photographer!

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:12:22 -0800

First off, we really want to thank everyone for their support for our work, and allowing us to grow to provide better work, a better service and allowing us to have creative freedom at every event we photograph - we just want to thank you. As a lot of people know, I myself (Ross) photograph in Moldova, and my brother in law Sasha in (California, USA). We both have different areas that we are stronger in, and have our own different styles - together we compliment where we are stronger and weaker, and thats what makes us a great team - but with anyone who is specialized its important to know you aren't a superman, and know that to achieve in areas that you would like to, it takes more than just one.

This is where we are proud to introduce Roman. I have been working with Roman for a long time, and we have photographed several weddings together, and many other types of shoots - and as two professionals work together they learn from each other, adopting new ways of how one another photograph and see things - although 2 people will never see the same thing, borrowing styles is something that we have accomplished. Over time Roman has developed a style that we would call our own for you+we and are confident to have him as our new associate photographer to accept new wedding clients. You will still receive our service, and our style in photography, but just be greeted by a friendly, smiling shaved Roman - Don't let his serious photo below fool you :)

Here are some of Roman's photos from weddings! He is pretty awesome! If you would like to find out more information send us an email!

Maya :: Photo Shoot :: Sacramento, CA

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:14:52 -0800

Here are some of my favorites photographs from the recent photo shoot, which me and my good friend Alexander Ustin photograped.

Lena Andrei Wedding :: Balti, Moldova

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:27:42 -0800

Meeting so many amazing couples is a real blessing. However, a photographers job is to captivate and capture the moments - its a privileged position to be with the bride and groom from the beginning of the day until it ends. Lena and Andrei are one of the couples that truly do inspire you as a photographer and as a person. Their genuine love for each other is priceless and untouched. Their wedding was no exception, it was at the end of autumn, but we just got the last of the beautiful colors in the trees. thank you to both for having us along for your wedding day, we loved it. :)

Church:

Portraits:

Thank you once again, Let us know your thoughts below :)

Irina and Jenya Wedding :: LeoGrand, Chisinau Moldova

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:15:26 -0800

Irina and Jenya was one of the last weddings I photographed last year, and it was beautiful. Jenya and Irina are a beautiful couple inside and out, and where amazing to photograph. I have to also thank my good friend Andrei for shooting with me. Thank you for having us both, and I wish you every blessing for your marriage.

Preparation:

Portraits:

Some background fun:

Restaurant:

One of my favorite shots from the wedding was taken at the very end in Leogrand Hotel:

Lana :: Photo Shoot :: Sacramento, CA

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:47:23 -0800

Lana is a really good friend of mine. And it was a lot of fun to photograph her.

Here are couple of my favorites:

Olea and Sasha :: You+We Couple Session

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:59:44 -0800

Valentines day = Olea + Sasha

Larissa and Igor Wedding :: Chisinau, Moldova

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:15:11 -0800

Igor and Larissa had a beautiful short wedding ceremony before the end of last year which I had the privilege to photograph. Our good friends Lucia and Ghena where the God parents, so it was great to be able to photograph another memorable event with them both, after their wedding in June. i have to thank Andrei, for coming with me for this wedding (He will be a part of many weddings this year so look out!).

The Ceremony...

Portraits...

Party...

Thank you both once again, you guys are amazing, and we are looking forward to being a part of your main wedding in August, later this year!

Blessings!

Olivia and Sasha Wedding :: Chisinau, Moldova

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:54:47 -0800

Olivia and Sasha are both amazing! As people and a couple. Their wedding was probably one of the shortest and craziest (in a very good way) that I had been a part of last year. Since then, we have became great friends!

Congrats once again guys! :)

Preparation at the salon...

The restaurant...

Olivia getting some air...

First Dance...

Sasha's shirt was priceless, the whole grooms party where wearing them :)

The cake...

Few finals:

You guys rocked! blessings!

Vasya+Angela :: Engagement Session :: South California

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:32:58 -0800

Recently I had the honor to photograph Vasya and Angela. They are beautiful and fun couple! We met in Laguna Beach in the afternoon and then in the evening went to Irvine Spectrum to take some night shots. There are quite alot of photos here, but I hope you enjoy them as much as I really loved taking them! Thanks again to you both!

Adriana and Igor Wedding :: Chisinau, Moldova

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:01:06 -0800

Adriana and Igor, were full of energy and fun for the entire day! They had won our comeptition at Moldexpo Celebration for a free wedding competition, and so this was their special prize! At first they didnt believe we would actually give this for free, but they were shocked when they realized it was really true :) They were an amazing couple, and it was so much fun to be with them. From myself, vadim and Max, we wish you both a happy life together!

Portraits...

On the way to the restaurant...

Thank you once again!

Bridney :: Photo Shoot :: Fresno, CA

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:19:11 -0800

Recently while we were in New York, we spent a lot of time with Jason Groupp - he truly is a master at what he does, and definitely an industry leader for a new video/photography mix called fusion. So, knowing us, we wanted to try it, give it a shot! Bridney, was the test :) She is a friend of ours, and we had wanted to do a shoot together for a while, so this was a perfect opportunity. So please let us know your thoughts, on our first REAL fusion video, and we will be making sure that throughout this year, we will be doing it for all photo shoots, couple sessions and weddings! So be excited :)

I'm a photographer.

Ira and Dima Wedding :: Chisinau, Moldova

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:06:42 -0800

Ira and Dima are close friends to ours, and it was a privilege to photograph their wedding, engagement and day after session :) This post is long as it includes 2 days of shooting, so be prepared :)

Without any further introduction, here are the photos of this beautiful couple:

Preparation:

Zags:

Restaurant:

Next day photo session:

Olesea and Vasile Wedding :: Chisinau, Moldova

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:29:34 -0800

Olesea and Vasile are a beautiful couple. This wedding was especially special for me, as my good colleague and partner Dumitru, was Vasile's best man. Vasile is also a web developer, and does some amazing work. It was a beautiful day, with perfect weather we made the best of it :) You guys Rocked!

Preparation:

There were a lot of girls...

Some directions :)

The church...

Portraits...

Zags...

More portraits :)

Before the restaurant:

Thanks to you both for the super fun exciting day, you both are amazing!

Olga and Dorel Wedding :: Chisinau, Moldova

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:44:39 -0800

I love these guys! and they really show true love between the both of them. I met Dorel and Olga this time last year when they were inquiring about our services, and when we met we had a great bond. We also did their engagement session before their wedding which was amazing. Thank you both for the amazing day, and thanks for my associate Roman for attending also.

It was raining from the morning, so it made things very interesting, but it didnt dampen our spirits...

Church...

Portraits...

Restaurant and Zags...

Olga hugging her father...

First Dance...

Slideshow...

The cake (it was really tasty also :) )

Thank you once again! :) I hope you enjoy the photos!

Laura and John Wedding :: Chisinau, Moldova

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:02:29 -0800

These guys have great character, and they had a very intimate wedding together.

We wish you both every blessing.

Preparation:

The portraits:

The first dance, and greek dance followed by the cake!

Slideshow coming in another post soon :)

Bridney :: Photo Shoot :: Preview

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:22:57 -0800

Bridney is a good friend of mine and since the weather was nice we decided to take some photos. Bridney is always a lot of fun to be around and this time was no exception.

Thanks to Jayne for assisting me during this photoshoot.

Here is a preview. More photos are on the way.

Veronica :: Winter Session

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:25:48 -0800

Veronica was awesome, and such a trooper in such cold weather. Thank you!

Photos, Make-up and Hair by Lesya.

Shots below:

Natalia and Sasha :: Couple Session :: New York, USA

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:08:20 -0800

It was great to meet so many amazing people in New York, and especially new couples. Natalia and Sasha. Myself and my brother in law Sasha both photographed this session, which was a lot of fun to mix both of our styles together:

We started off inside at Starbucks of all places and moved on outside into the city streets:

Sasha in full action on the right:

It was freezing!

We also mixed the shoot up some - by doing a short session with Natalia alone! I love these...

Before hitting the subway again for some final shots of the both of them!

Thank you to you both for being such troopers, on such a cold day in New York! The photos were worth it I hope :)

Oshrat and Mike Wedding :: Tribeca Rooftop New York, USA with Jason Groupp

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:06:19 -0800

Oshrat and Mike are an amazing couple - both are very talented individuals, and together they are perfect. Their wedding had a couple of firsts for me: my first New York wedding and my first wedding shooting for the Jason Groupp. Jason, for me, is a master in wedding photography and a pioneer for fusion (check out his blog). It was a great honor, to shoot for him and I look forward to working with him in the future.

Warning :: This is a big photo post.

Jason showing Oshrat, a video interview he took of her.

First sighting...

Mike couldn't resist facebooking:

We then started the ceremonies:

Then the main ceremony:

Rings, and first kiss:

The family speeches:

Mike with his Mother, and Oshrat with Mike's Father.

Then the first dance for the bride and the groom:

The cake:

Jason with all of his wedding couples :)

Jason giving a brave smile for the camera:

Lyndsay doing her thing:

Thank you again to Jason and Lindsey for having me, and to Oshrat and Mike for the amazing day!

Ira and ilya Couple Session :: Fresno, California

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:05:59 -0800

Whilst in the states, we had a great time staying over with our good friends in Fresno - Ira and Ilya. The last time we met them was when we had photographed their wedding which you can see here. So we had a reunion session below:

Whilst driving into the mountains, we forgot to take a sleigh with us, so we stopped off and picked up an uber cool red sleigh to have some fun:

A few portrait shots of Irina and Ilya:

And a huge thanks to my beautiful wife for helping throughout the session: