J + Nicki {Hollywood}

J and Nicki are the coolest people I know to get married in all of Hollywood! They are musicians and artists, lovers and revolutionaries. J paints and played bass in a Reggae band for years. Nicki is a part-time club DJ. Together they are passionate about justice, family, music, and love. Just being at their Hollywood apartment for the getting ready pictures threw me into a fit of inspiration!

Being that they are private people they almost eloped. However, they realized that having only a few family members and close friends present could out-weigh the drama of planning a small wedding. So they went as simple and authentically them as possible. They chose to get married at their favorite flamenco dinner theater, El Cid , and to only invite a select few to keep things intimate. It was pretty much family, extended reggae family and us. My wife’s brother is married to Nicki’s sister, so we were like extended-extended family and so honored to be snapping the pics.

I caught this beautiful old face hanging at the bar just outside of the reception. I found out later he was the singer and clapper for the flamenco dancers. This dude has some amazing lungs!

If you want to see more just follow the rabbit trail of engagement pictures below.