When we were approached to shoot Tony and Shalini’s wedding we were pleasantly surprised and quite flattered. You all may know Tony Potts as he is one of the hosts of the ever popular TV show Access Hollywood. However, his fiancee and now wife Shalini Vadhera, is equally impressive. In addition to being a hugely successful celebrity make-up artist, Shalini also has her own entire make-up line!
However, I would have to say the most impressive thing about this dynamic duo is their wonderfully genuine and kind personalities. Right from meeting Tony and Shalini for the first time, they made us feel comfortable and as if we had been good friends for years. When you meet their families, it is obvious that Tony and Shalini’s wonderfully warm personalities is definitely a family trait.
Tony and Shalini, from preparation, to the reception, to all the fun bonding time we had driving our beautiful couple around in my Prius, we simply had a blast with you both. You are a beautiful couple on the inside just as much as the outside. We wish you both the best in your new lives together as husband and wife!
Before we get to the good stuff, we would like to thank the vendors involved in the wedding and give a special thanks to Dulari Amin and Marie Boschert of Imli Events. Her and her team did a wonderful job in not only the planning and design of the wedding, but also in their execution and day of coordination. We appreciate all the time and effort they spent making our lives easier as photographers. For those that are interested, we have included all of the vendors contact information at the bottom of this first post.
Click here to read the official announcement and article on Life & Style.
– Pye, Justin and Chris
Our day started off with preparation at the beautiful Ritz Carlton in Marina del Rey.
Shalini dawned over $100,000 worth of gold and diamond jewelry including this amazing necklace and pair of earrings below by Highglow Jewelers.
Naturally, Shalini took care of her own makeup. However, she had one of her best friends and stylist John Patrick. John did a simply fabulous job which I am sure he knows.
Gorgeous eyes, beautiful hair, Shalini was simply stunning.
While the day was quite busy and full of events, we managed to steal a few moments from Tony and Shalini here and there to grab some shots at the Ritz Carlton. Tony and Shalini were quite gracious in giving us whatever time we requested, not to mention they trusted us quite a bit for having never worked with us before. I think they will agree that the pictures below turned out OK though =).
Location of Wedding: Ritz Carleton 4375 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA – (310) 823-1700
Vendors:
Event Planning and Public Relations: Dulari Amin of Imli Events
Cake: Kimberly Bailey of The Butter End
www.thebutterend.com
Flowers: Sharmila Garg of Parties and Petals
www.parties-petals.com
Linens: Sujata Modi at GBS Linens
www.gbslinens.com
Lighting: AJ at Special Occasions LA
www.specialoccasionsla.com
Music: DJ Rishi
deejayriship@gmail.com
Favors: Glenn Panitz at Xtreme Desserts
www.xtremedesserts.com
If you are interested in booking Lin and Jirsa Photography for your wedding, please visit our Contact Page or call our studio manager at 714.323.5536
