IL MARE Photography » CAPTURING YOUR MOMENTS IN LIFE

Welcome to IL MARE Photography!

Hi everyone! We are a husband-wife teamed photography studio based in southern California. We cover weddings, engagements, events, boudoir sessions, maternity, babies, children and family portraits. Please feel free to contact us for any type of shoot or portrait sessions!

We express our emotions in so many ways, and we are here to capture that moment for you, to help you make an imprint of your special occasion, and most importantly, we are here to help you share your stories and remember them with most vivid memories and affectionate moments.
Service and Pricing

Wedding packages start at $2,200. Portrait sessions start at $250.

We are here to service the great Los Angeles area, Orange County, and we are also available to travel worldwide for any on-location sessions or destination wedding services! Please feel free to contact us for more information and details. We can always customize our packages to better service your need!

Monthly Archives: July 2009

Vivian’s Maternity Session

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 1:40 am Posted in Maternity, Personal

Vivian and Jiaying are two of our closest friends, and when we learned that Vivian was pregnant, our joys for them was indescribable! So when we drove up for Vivian’s baby shower a couple of weekends ago, we had to take her maternity pictures for her. We set up a small temporary studio at their warehouse in Mountain View, and instead of using strobes, we tried something different. By strategically placing 6 to 7 regular floor lamps and table lamps of different heights in the studio, we were able to create this warm glow in the space around Vivian and Jiaying and achieved a somewhat unique feel. It was a short session, but it was lots of fun! We also added some industrial feelings to some of the pictures when we shot outdoor in the back of their warehouse. It does not get much better than this when you get to work with one of your best friends and try to capture something special for them!

Jessica and Ben’s Engagement Session at the Pike in Long Beach

Friday, July 17, 2009 4:11 pm Posted in Engagements

Jessica and Ben spent a lot of time at the Pike when they go out, so it was natural for them to want their engagement session taken there. Before we started the shoot, we had a nice dinner together where we were able to talk, laugh, and relax a bit. The weather was great, and the shoot went well.

Danielle and Jay’s Engagement Session in Griffith Observatory

Saturday, July 11, 2009 3:42 pm Posted in Engagements

If you are in the state of Florida and need a good resource on planning your dream wedding, we recommend The Florida Bride’s Blog.

We had the chance to meet with the person who is in charge of The Florida Bride’s Blog. Her name is Danielle. Danielle and Jay were visiting Los Angeles, and since Jay spent some time in L.A. growing up, Danielle thought that it would be nice to have their engagement session shot right here in Los Angeles. Danielle asked us if we would recommend a location for the shoot, and we immediately picked the Griffith Observatory.

Unfortunately the infamous L.A. June Gloom was in full effect so we had to do with a very overcast day. To make matters worse, we picked the Griffith Observatory on a day it was hosting field trips from multiple schools. We noticed many school buses parked by the entrance when we got there, and after we were shooting for about an hour, all the school buses had pulled into the parking lot, and the observatory was overrun by kids. We only had an hour to work with under a very uncooperative weather pattern, but we still had fun and we got some great shots.

*7.22 UPDATE: Thanks to Danielle for her design of our new blog background!