Essenza Spa - Website Photos

Essenza is a day and med spa on Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood, newly under the ownership of Kataneh. Kataneh is an entrepreneur who has done a great job giving new life to this elegant spa. The photos below are a sample from the shoot we did for the new website, which is now up, here! A handful of models came to the shoot to demonstrate some of the many services that Essenza provides - massage, makeup and eyelashes, chiropractic treatment, group events, spa and personal training, just to name a few.



Be sure to check out the site if you haven't already!

Triplets Audition for America's Next Top Model

These lovely triplets - Shauntea, Dashanea, and Jahquache - went to the open casting call in LA for America's Next Top Model last weekend and made it to the next audition in New York! They needed some great photos to take to the audition, so we went up into the hills at Mountaingate Road for their photo shoot. Their makeup looked gorgeous, done by the talented Nancy Lopez. And the beautiful lighting you'll see was aided by two fabulous ladies, Patience and Beatrice (thank you!). This shoot was a lot of fun and these are some of my favorites...

From left to right, this is Dashanea, Jahquache, and Shauntea. These beautiful triplets have very different personalities which really come through in their modeling and photos.


Shauntea's set.









Jahquache.









And Dashanae.










The group all together.







These girls were stunning and the shoot was a lot of fun. I think they have a great chance of making it!

David & Taly's Wedding

You may recognize Taly and David from their earlier engagement shoot. They had a beautiful wedding that was very personalized to the two of them. They did not want a traditional wedding in any sense, and so, went for an oriental theme, having their wedding at a Japanese Tea Garden, with the ceremony inside the Tea House. They interwove the color red throughout the wedding decorations and other elements, including their shoes! The ceremony was led by the groom's brother and encorporated parts of various cultures to create a harmony that really reflected the couple and their relationship. A few photos were taken on the bridge in the beautiful tea garden.



The only sign of nervousness I saw from the couple was just in the brief moments before the wedding when they waited together for everyone to assemble. To ease their nerves, they joked about the embarrassment of standing in front of all their friends and family during the wedding.


Luckily, it only rained breifly as some of the guests were arriving and cleared up during the ceremony. The rain did add an element of excitement to the pre-wedding mood! It was a beautiful day when everyone came out afterwards.



The couple await their grand entrance in front of the Tea House.



After the ceremony, everyone got green tea in small porcelain Japanese tea cups (which the guests kept as favors!) and toasted the newlyweds as a group.

The couple leaves the Tea House, and on to the reception!


The oriental and red theme was carried over to a fantastic reception set up. Some of the lanterns got wet from the rain, but it came out great nonetheless.




Taly's neice, Maya, was adorable and very photogenic.


Everyone, including the newlyweds, had a great time dancing the night away!


Congratulations and all the best wishes to this fun and spirited couple!