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Ventura County Wedding Photographer – Photography By Charise bio picture

Welcome to my Blog!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog.  This is the place where
you can check out some of my favorite images and get a little peek into
my world.

If this is your first visit to my blog, I am a Southern California
based full time wedding and portrait photographer.  I photograph
weddings all over Southern California as well as a handful of
destination weddings all over the world.  I absolutely love, love, love
what I do and feel so blessed to be able to capture so many special
moments in the lives of so many amazing people.

Take a look around, and if you like what you see, please be sure to leave a comment, I love to hear from my blog readers!

Los Angeles Engagement Photography : Eric + Jessica


Jessica and Eric, we had a FABULOUS time with the two of you!!!  I simply cannot wait for your wedding at the San Fernando Mission and Hartley Botanica…I just know its going to be amazing!!!

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March 4, 2010 - 7:31 am Jennifer Newton - Simply Beautiful Charise. Your work is WONDERFUL!

March 4, 2010 - 9:47 am Harmony Loves - So gorgeous Charise! The light is amazing!

Valencia Wedding Photographer : Amanda + Brian

Ahhh, yes, its another wedding from several months ago…better late than never???  Amanda and Brian rocked my world with all their fabulousness, so although its been some time since their wedding I still wanted to get some of their images up on the blog to share with the internet world.

I told you…..FABULOUS!!!

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January 23, 2010 - 4:33 am Tammy - That close up of her WOWed me. And, the dress shot is just one of those rare images that you know will stick with you. FABULOUS way to capture all the details.

January 24, 2010 - 10:52 am Marianne Wilson - Beautiful girly, what a stunning photo of the bride!

January 25, 2010 - 8:38 pm Drew - Seriously great work Charise. I love the bench shot on the porch!

February 2, 2010 - 7:39 am ohana photographers - thanks so much for your kind words on our bloggy charise :) hope your birthday was full of love and blessings! love the dress shot!

February 3, 2010 - 5:00 am laura stoddard - amazing! she's a stunning bride. but i love the jager shot!

February 28, 2010 - 12:11 pm Chelsea Nicole - Gorgeous photos Charise! I love the groom + groomsmen shots!

March 15, 2010 - 3:27 pm Anna Kim Photography - These images are beautiful and artsy! Nicely done, girl! Aloha :)

Wedding Photography : 2009 Recap

2009 came and went so fast!  I was lucky enough to be part of so many wonderful weddings!  So, I put together this massive post of some of my favorite images featuring some of my awesome 2009 couples!!

To all my bride and grooms of 2009, thank you so very much for allowing me to be such a special part of your day!  You are all awesome and I just adore you all!!

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Denise and Luis l   Maravilla Gardens l   Camarillo Garden Wedding

Alycia and Jeff l   Private Estate l   Simi Valley Wedding

Ashley and Justin l   Old Mission Santa Ines l   Solvang Wedding

Jacqlyn and Dan l   Moorpark Country ClubMoorpark Wedding

Jaquie and Dan l   Lost Canyons Golf Club l   Simi Valley Wedding

Amanda and Bill l   Pierpont InnVentura Wedding

Rachel and Tony l   Hartley Botanica l   Somis Garden Wedding

Erica and Dave l   Maravilla Gardens l   Camarillo Wedding

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Casey and Justin l   Los Robles Greens l   Thousand Oaks Wedding

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Faith and Andrew l   Hartley Botanica l   Somis Garden Wedding

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Theresa and Gary l   Almansor Court l   Alhambra Wedding

Steve and Heidi l   Lost Canyon Golf Course l   Simi Valley Wedding

Robby and Regan l   Hartley Botanica l   Somis Wedding

Moises and Jessica l   Ventura Beach Marriot l   Ventura Wedding

Anthony and Erica l   Tuscan Villa Estate l   Simi Valley Wedding

Jill and Ed l   Lost Canyon Golf Course l   Simi Valley Wedding

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Nicole and Dennis l   Westlake Village Inn l   Westlake Village Wedding

Jennifer and Landon l   Westlake Village Inn l   Westlake Village Wedding

January 7, 2010 - 9:58 pm Megan Sterkel - Charise, having you capture our wedding was one of the best decisions we made...we would have not had it any other way!! we love you!

Los Angeles Temple Wedding : Emily and Kiel

And another Summer wedding to share :)

Emily and Kiel were married at the Los Angeles Temple a few months ago.  I absolutely adore these two and they couldn’t be more perfect for one another!

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After we wrapped up their portraits Emily and Kiel had Tito’s Tacos brought in for all of the friends and family that attended the Temple portion of their celebration.  As you may be able to tell, Tito’s Taco’s is a fave of theirs.

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Ceremony – Los Angeles Temple

Cake – Skiffs Cakes

Catering – DJ’s Catering and Tito’s Tacos

March 11, 2010 - 6:07 pm melissa oholendt - GORGEOUS lady! Love that ring shot!! So great meeting you at the Sizemore shoot and then again at dinner - you are so gorgeous! Hope you're resting up!

Senior Photography – Jerilyn

I seriously had such a blast photographing Jerilyn’s senior session over the summer. When her mom contacted me about photographing Jerilyn’s high school senior portraits and we started discussing location options, she had suggested shooting on the property of Jerilyn’s boyfriends home.  When she started to tell me about all the awesome options the property had to offer I was over the moon excited to use the location.  And of course, I was NOT disappointed when I arrived to the session, not only was the property awesome for the session…SHE was awesome too!

Jerilyn you are gorgeous and I am positive you are going to do fabulous things with your future!

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December 11, 2009 - 8:35 pm Tammy - Great work, Charise. I, too, love the location.

December 11, 2009 - 9:30 pm oneshotbeyond - I'm really loving the last shot!

Agoura Hills Engagement Photography – Amy + Matt

The first time I met Amy was at her cousin Erica’s wedding a few months ago.  From the moment I met Amy I absolutely adored her.  So fun, so full of life and so darn sweet…my kind of girl!!  So of course, when she asked me to photograph her and Matt’s wedding I was beyond excited!  Amy and Matt came out from Fresno for their engagement session, I loved spending more time with Amy, getting to know Matt and of course having tons of fun photographing them!  They will be married in Fresno in just a few months…I can’t wait to see them again!

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Lost Canyons Wedding – Amy + Graydon

Ohhh blogsphere, between a crazy wedding season and some issues with my blog….its been way too long.  So, Im going to start playing a little catch up.  I have so much I want to share with all of you and finally have a little bit of time to share :)

First up, Amy and Graydon who were married at Lost Canyons Golf Club in Simi Valley.

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Venue: Lost Canyons Golf Club

Flowers: Yamaguchi Flowers

Video: New Chapter Productions

Cake: Le Star

DJ: Come Dance With Me

You can alsoo check out Amy and Graydons Engagement session here

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December 21, 2009 - 6:40 pm Alex Workman - I really like the second from the last shot. Keep up the great work!

Michelle + Steven : New York Destination Wedding

Back in July I had the pleasure of shooting the wedding of Michelle and Steven in New York with the wonderful Caryn of Eikon Photography.   Not only are Michelle and Steven wonderful and amazing people, but their families are equally awesome! Their wedding was simply fabulous!  We started the day at Michelle’s parents home in Long Island, NY were were photographed all of the preparation part of the day along with some beautiful portraits of Michelle and her family.  Then off to the church, where they had a beautiful ceremony while surrounded by their family and friends.  After the Ceremony there was a small break in the day before the reception, however, Caryn and I were sure to put all of this ‘down’ time to good use.   Michelle and Steven were such troopers allowing us to shoot (and shoot, and shoot, and shoot) to our hearts content.  Once the reception started, the real party got underway.  Everyone danced the night away celebrating the love of Michelle and Steven….it was awesome!

Caryn, Michelle and Steven…thank you SO much for such an amazing time in New York.  Your families are fabulous and made me feel just like family from the first moment I met all of you!  I wish you nothing but the best in the future…I know you are going to have a fabulous life together.

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As an added bonus we were lucky enough to meet and enjoy the music of Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge, the Doo Wop, R&B, Pop, Rock band from Long Island, NY.   Steven’s dad is the first tenor for the group and band manager, Les Cauchi.   You know those little hits, “Sixteen Candles” and “The Worst That Could Happen”??  Well both of those hits (and many others) are by Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge, hearing them sing them live was pretty aweseome!

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September 21, 2009 - 10:33 pm ohana photographers - gorgeous couple!!! love all the shots with the couple!

Justin + Casey : Los Robles Golf Course Wedding : Thousand Oaks

Wedding Season has been A.MA.ZING!  I feel so ridiculously blessed to be as busy as I am, as busy as I have been, and as busy as the future will be.  Unfortunately, with all the craziness of wedding season my poor blog has been left neglected.  Im so very sorry internet….I promise to try and be better about sharing with you in the future.  Never-the-less, its time for a little catch up….okay lot’s of catch up ;) .

Justin and Casey were married at Los Robles Golf Course in Thousand Oaks.  Can I just say that Casey totally knew what she wanted for her wedding and brought everything together wonderfully!  Justin and Casey requested that all of their guests wear black and white to the wedding.  Every single guest came dressed as they requested….and Casey wow’d everyone when she walked down the isle in a breath taking Maggie Sottero RED wedding gown!  She looked absolutely stunning and to see her in her red dress surrounded by a sea of black and white was fabulous!  I also need to send out a special thank you to the amazing team at Los Robles Golf course.  Their staff was phenominal and a HUGE pleasure to work with!

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December 11, 2009 - 5:48 am Dawn - I love the colour scheme for this wedding!! Very individual & elegant!! Pictures showcased their day beautifully!

Denise + Luis : Trash the Dress

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August 18, 2009 - 2:31 pm Melissa McClure - So sweet! I love that shot of them on the cliff...should be a canvas!

August 18, 2009 - 9:10 pm heather - gorgeous!!! Love those sunset shots and ooo, love her veil too!

August 18, 2009 - 11:54 pm Micha Everett - What an adorable couple and great shots!