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Bride and groom posing in front of beach view during golden hour, taken by Joshua Tree wedding photographer Christopher Brown

I have to start this off by saying the simple and elegant wedding dress Shannon wore for her Orange County wedding day was one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen, and it tied in perfectly with the simple yet elegant theme of her wedding with Desmond. What I love about Shannon and Desmond’s wedding […]

Engaged couple posing together during their Laguna Beach engagement shoot with Christopher Brown Weddings

Laguna Beach is one of the best locations in Southern California for a special and memorable engagement photoshoot. If you look around the area, you will find many different parks and beaches for this purpose. To help you make a decision, I’m narrowing the list down and bringing you the top 6 Laguna Beach engagement […]

The Montage is a distinctive hotel and sanctuary in Laguna Beach that offers a beautiful beach just below it that boasts the most impressive ocean views. It provided an outstanding destination for this fun, loving, and passionate Laguna Beach proposal for Eliseo and Hannah. I have to say, as a photographer with plenty of proposal […]

Guy planting a kiss on his fiance’s head for their Crystal Cove engagement photos

I love shooting wedding and engagement photos, including this Dreamlike El Matador Engagement Session, for all sorts of reasons, but mostly it’s because I get to meet so many people, and I get to be a part of their visions for these special days. I also love going to such great locations for these photoshoots […]

Bride and groom sharing a kiss with bride's veil swaying in the wind at Seven Degrees, taken by Christopher Brown Weddings

Alison, a local California girl, and Joe, originally from England, finally got to tie the knot at the Seven Degrees wedding venue in Laguna Beach. This was after a lengthy delay because of the pandemic.  Covid has affected so many weddings, and couples like Alison and Joe have had to postpone their wedding on multiple […]

Couple looking up and smiling with bride's bouquet, taken by Palm Springs wedding photographer Christopher Brown

There’s one thing I’ve come to expect for weddings at Five Crowns in Corona Del Mar to be, and that’s classy. Every wedding I’ve shot in this idyllic Southern California venue has been nothing short of a wonderful experience with its old English charm and picturesque landscape.  So, it’s no surprise that lots of couples […]

Couple sharing an embrace with sun shining behind them, taken by Temecula wedding photographer Christopher Brown

Once again, I got to combine my love for photography with my love for traveling for David and Raajan’s romantic winter El Matador Beach photoshoot for their engagement. I loved going back to this incredible destination and found the perfect spots to capture every beautiful and intimate moment between this loving couple. The Inspiration For […]

Groom plants a kiss on bride’s cheek, captured by Christopher Brown weddings

This Bates Nut Farm wedding with Sarah and Sean was a relaxed celebration that was a joy for me to shoot. Sarah and Sean are an easygoing couple that wanted their wedding photos to be natural, which matched my style perfectly. I loved capturing the couple’s sweet, candid moments. It reminded me exactly why photographing […]

Newlywed couple sharing an embrace with each other with their backs to the camera and looking over beach view, captured by Christopher Brown Weddings

When a Five Crowns wedding comes along that involves taking a ride in a convertible mustang to the nearby beach to capture romantic moments between the bride and groom, it’s a given the shots are going to be incredible. Thankfully, this Five Crowns wedding followed that rule instead of breaking it. I love shooting in […]