Monilove's reviews

Since I planned my wedding out of state, I had booked a friend of a friend a month before the wedding. On my last visit to Ca from Or, I had a test-run with the gal and I completely hated it!! (she wasn't from MAC).

Fast forward to the day of our wedding and I still had no one booked. I woke up at the hotel, showered and had my breakfast, I curled my hair and pinned it up. Calmly, I decided to drive my self to downtown Pasadena, Ca.

I walked in to their MAC location and after I explained to the girl that I was to marry in a couple of hours, she began working on me. Very sweet, she explained that because I was a walk-in, she couldn't ignore everyone else coming in but that she would focus on me. She was God-send! The last piece of the puzzle was complete and I loved my make-up. She did an excellent job because I looked flawless (at least I think I did) until the last picture was taken. Many might say that MAC is thick, I used to think that. However, for a wedding day, MAC is great for pictures.

Note: She didn't charge me because I was a walk-in but that's a BIG chance I took in doing so. The $50 were spent on products she used on me for that day that I knew I would continue to use. Plus, I believe that was the minimum to spend in there for you to have your make-up done which is well worth it.

MAC saved the day!

If you've never been to Buca di Beppo, then you must go! Specially if you like Italian food. We had about 30 guests at our rehearsal dinner which included the most dearest people in our lives. Naturally, Buca di Beppo was the place to take them all. Their family-style servings are perfect for this kind of get-together. Everyone ate off the same main dish and shared stories while passing the dishes along. The waiters & waitresses were amazing as the food always is. We never felt rushed and they always kept our glasses at least half way full if not full.
I highly recommend this place for it's high-energy environment and interesting pictures they have framed on every inch of the restaurant. Their staff is always friendly and very efficient. They were also great about holding the cake my mother-n-law made for us to enjoy after dinner in their refrigerator.

One of my favorite restaurants!

Planning a wedding from out of state is never fun. With only 3 months away from our BIG day, we were extremely lucky to have found vendors that worked around our tight schedule and across the miles. My husband and I had recently moved to Oregon from California, therefore, my main source for research were magazines as well as the internet. I found Connie & Jeff's add in The Knot magazine and after receiving a friendly & speedy email response from Jeff, I immediately set up a meeting with them during one of our travels back and forth between the two states. We met in their BH office and they presented us with a very descriptive presentation of their services which for the kind of pictures (both traditional & candid), prices, and quality we were looking for, it was great and we booked them on the spot! Which by the way, they added a mini-album with our wedding pictures I could carry in my purse to show off to everyone and anyone I ran into just for booking them that same day.

During our meeting, we set up our engagement session to take place in Malibu beach on our next trip to California the following month. Both, Brian and I, are happy with the outcome of our pictures even though mother nature decided to blow the wind from all directions that day. We were comfortable enough with Connie & Jeff to act silly and just be ourselves that day and the pictures are a testament to their wonderful work and the reason as to why they are displayed in our home.

On the wedding day, they showed up earlier than the time planned and were with us until the last dance. With two photographers, Connie with myself and Jeff with Brian, coverage of our special day was awesome. The package included anywhere from 1200-1500 pictures and we got to keep ALL the images taken that day which was the latter, as well as the pictures from our engagement session. With the efficiency & speedy turnaround these guys had, we were not complaining one bit.

From when we first met with them until the day they turned in our album, we were completely satisfied with their professional manner and personally touched by their genuine great spirits. I would also like to share with you how Connie & Jeff went the extra mile to hand deliver our wedding album to us. After the wedding, we were to visit family & friends once again in California the following couple of months, and because of our tight weekend schedule, they offered to meet us at our friends' dinner party to make sure Brian and I would be happy with the outcome. Needless to say, we were very pleased as were our friends, and have since then received many wonderful compliments on our wedding pictures as well as on the lovely couple behind the cameras.

Love is truly made up of special moments, and Connie & Jeff truly captured ours that day. CJ was the best and easiest decision we made for our wedding photos because they delivered the work they promised and because they also took suggestions we made while we worked with them and turned it into something beautiful for Brian and I to remember for years to come.

You will not be disappointed!