Happy Valentines!

      Happy Valentine's Day lovebirds! Well, the holiday is not quite here yet, but we're starting the celebration early with a special promotion. Book a wedding with us during the month of February and we'll give you a free engagements portrait session! We were inspired by Courtney & Ken's awesome engagement photos, taken in front of the murals from Stephen Powers' A Love Letter for You project. We'll post more from this great photo shoot soon, but in the meantime, enjoy the holiday with your sweetheart.

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Brides Choice Award!

We are very excited and honored to have been given the Brides Choice Award! This is the press release we received today...

"Pasadena, CA 2/2/10 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced Alina Pizzano couture bridal has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for dress & attire!
The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.
Alina Pizzano couture bridal is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.
“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”
We are happy to announce that Alina Pizzano couture bridal is among the very best in dress & attire within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards.
For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at WeddingWire!"

Thank you, thank you to all of our Brides and Wedding Wire!

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Courtney & Ben's Wedding

We photographed Courtney & Ben's beautiful wedding last fall at the Aldie Mansion in Doylestown. The new year has got us going through last year's pictures and we're planning to post our favorites in the next month. Courtney & Ben are a great couple and we had a ton of fun taking portraits around the mansion's grounds. The entire day was just beautiful and we were so happy to be a part of their wedding!

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sarah & Andrew

After much anticipation, I finally received the photos from Sarah & Andrew's wedding! As expected Sarah looks absolutely gorgeous! Photographer Abi Q truly captured the love and tenderness between these two as is evident in every photo. Sarah, as you may know, has also modeled for me, so she has a bit of a special place with me. In addition, Sarah is an extremely talented esthetician for Bravo Salon which is right here in Pasadena. Whenever you are in Pasadena, you must stop by Bravo and ask for her!
I must say, that out of all of the gowns I have designed over the years, this was definitely one of the most challenging. To start with , I actually created the fabric by hand by stitching strips of ribbon together. This allowed me to create the look of a certain type of lace, Battenburg, that Sarah was looking for. After stitching the "lace" strips together, we applied the floral lace applique and stitched that in to create a seamless flow on the gown. After many , many hours of design and fabrication, the final reward is always the joy and happiness that the Brides gown brings to her, such is the case with Sarah and her Gown...
Congratulations Sarah & Andrew!

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Holly & Robin & Jorge

Holly came to me after discovering me at a local Pasadena Bridal Show. When she came into the Salon for her first consultation, she had all her tear sheets and had a real good idea as to what she was looking for in a gown. She wanted a princess type gown, something a little more traditional with a lot of sparkle. With Holly's wish list and tear sheets, I had an excellent idea as to the design I would create. Once I completed the sketches, I gave them to Holly to review. She took them home, placed them by her bed, and looked at two of her favorites for a whole month every night before she would go to sleep! She was totally torn between the two designs before she finally came to her decision. Here is her completed gown..





Congratulations Holly & Robin...I almost forgot little Jorge too! On a side note, Holly's wedding and reception took place only two blocks away from the Salon at the Pasadena Westin!

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INSANITY 2 pics

A few work-in-progress screenies for the new installment of the series.





Still require a bit of touching-up (ooh matron!) before they can be used for the game.

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Happy Holidays!

2009 is quickly coming to a close and the holidays are a time to spend with friends and family.We'd like to wish you and yours the best this winter and offer a little gift of our own. As you may know, we've recently started taking family and children's portraits and we couldn't be more excited to photograph you and your loved ones, which is why we're waiving our sitting fee for the rest of December and January! That's a $200 value, so call us to set up an appointment and have a Happy Holiday Season! 

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