Nice words from Lindsey +Matt!
"Dana Grant Photography is absolutely amazing. Photography is such an important element of anyone's wedding day and Dana Grant Photography made our wedding memories so cherishable. When looking back on all the pictures that were took, we re-lived each moment. They are candid photographers with an edge and we couldn't have asked for anything more out of them. They were PERFECT! We recieved tons of compliments on our wedding photos which stemed to others wanting to use Dana Grant Photography for their own events. Dana and Jeremy Grant rule! There is no other way around it."
Aren't they the sweetest?!
Lindsey+ Matt August 30, 2008 Los Willows
Labels: Committed 2008, Nice Words
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Melissa + Patrick Preview
We have LOTS to blog: two weddings, a day after and several fam shoots! I'm trying to catch up! So check back often.
A couple weeks ago we shared a wonderful weekend with Melissa + Patrick at Grand Island Mansion in Walnut Grove, Ca (by Sacramento) and I haven't had a chance to blog it yet. But I wanted to post this picture that caught my attention!
Grand Island Mansion is amazing! I ADORE this moment of Melissa and her dad walking out of the house.
Labels: Committed 2008
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Nice words from Christy + Brian!
We just got this sweet recommendation from Christy + Brian!
"Dana and Jeremy are absolutely amazing - not only did our photos turn out beautifully, they made our wedding even better. They are both so much fun to be around and it's hilarious to watch their quiet competition with each other to get the best shots. We are recommending them to everyone that we know - even if they don't need a photographer right now :) We could not have been more happy to have had chosen Dana Grant Photography - we will be hiring them again many times in the future!"
Thank YOU guys!!
- Christy + Brian May 17, 2008 Keyways Winery
Labels: Committed 2008, Nice Words
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Michelle + Mike, Wedding Invitation Design
Instead of posting a preview to their wedding which we shot Sunday, here is a wedding invitation I designed for Michelle + Mike. I LOVE to design!
It came out sooo cute! We printed it on pearl paper, which is thick and has a nice shimmer to it.
Front.
Back.
Come back soon for the wedding!
Labels: Committed 2008, Design
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Jackie + Joe, Preview
Still working on Jackie and Joe's Wedding that took place at Indian Wells Country Club. There's lots to choose from, which makes it even more difficult to do a blog!
It was a VERY windy day! (More on that later!) Here's a sneak peek:
Labels: Committed 2008
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Monday, October 13, 2008
Nice words from Becca + Jim!
We are just loving all the AMAZING emails that we're receiving from our client-friends! This one comes from Becca and Jim:
**"Dana and Jeremy -
I wanted to thank you more than I think I can for the absolutely most wonderful pictures that I have ever seen.
I cannot believe how you were able to capture every moment and times I did not even witness and yet made me feel like I was re-living it all over again.
On top of this tremendous feat, you never seamed to be anywhere! I never once felt like there was a camera in my face and I had to smile or make sure I was looking at you for the pic. This being said, when you were there it was more as a couple of additional friends that we were so grateful to be sharing in our special day.
I cannot stop looking at the pictures either! I feel like I know what it means to be an addict now!
I am telling everyone in my entire WORLD about how amazing the two of you are and I am sure that eventually people are going to ask me to talk about something else. :)
I don't know how I am ever going to narrow down my choices to my favorites, and I don't think I can have 500 pictures of our wedding in our house!
The problems you have caused are wonderful though! I really cannot thank you both enough and I am going to start thinking of reasons and of events that I MUST have you at! Not only for photographs but just because I love you both so much.
You will be hearing form me soon!
xoxo,
Becca"**
Becca + Jim August 16, 2008 Orange County Museum of Art
Labels: Committed 2008, Nice Words
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Friday, October 10, 2008
Candy + Dave, Day After in a Graveyard
For our last shoot of the four day weekend, one of our favorite couples Candy + Dave came out for a fun Day After shoot. If you remember their engagement, it was entitled "Death of the Single Life" and we shot it in a cemetery. And their wedding was Day of the Dead themed. Flash forward several months; our super-fantastic blog designer Will found this perfect cemetery. It was just begging for us to do a Day After shoot with them in it!
We're very attracted to the idea of the dark side of love. What I mean by that is; marriage is hard. Like, if you don't think about getting a divorce at least once, there's something wrong with you! (Maybe that's why so many marriages end in divorce; they just don't realize feelings of wanting to kill the other person are completely normal. Rest assured; they are! Ha.) And we love that Candy + Dave get that. That's why their shoots have meant so much to us.
And we got to work with our very talented friends again: Makeup: Amy Marie Clarke and Hair: Hair by Melody
This is the shot I had envisioned and I didn't even take it!
They're so sweet; they melt my heart. BTW, anytime you see shots like this, it's usually by my melty heart man, Jeremy.
Candy is amazingly gorgeous.
This is probably my fave. It's always hard for me to choose!
He was a man.
What's up with cemeteries closing so early?!
We ended up getting locked in and had to hop the fence! Dave climbed over first and got our handy ladder out of the car so we could climb over more easily.
Thanks Candy + Dave for being up for this and for dinner!
Labels: Art Projects, Committed 2008, Day After
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Candy + Dave Polaroid Preview
Okay, I'm a cheater. Previews are ways of doing blogs without REALLY doing blogs. I'm taking forever picking them. As usual. Plus Polaroids are good on their own.
Guess where we did their shoot?
Labels: Committed 2008, Day After, Film
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Nice words from Leilah + Zack!
We got this wonderful note in the mail last week!
**"Jeremy & Dana,
You are amazing! Thank you so much for all your hard work and beautifully artistic eye. Words can't tell you how much we love our photos and the experience of working with you!
Love,
Leilah & Zack"**
Leilah + Zack June 14, 2008 The Cosmopolitan, Palm Springs
Labels: Committed 2008, Nice Words
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Nice words from Delia + Jorge!
Okay, so this one did it! It actually made me cry!
***"We recently received our album, dvd slideshow and assorted goodies from Dana and Jeremy and felt compelled to write to express our thanks for their exceptional work. Their attention to detail, warmness and overall excellence is surpassed only by that which made their work stand out for us from all the others- their artistry. It's not often that one comes across photographers of their caliber with such a unique and fresh vision. We truly feel fortunate that our wedding day was captured so brilliantly by Dana and Jeremy.
Setting out on our journey towards marriage, we both agreed that when all is said and done and the day is over, that which remains are the memories that good photos can bring back into stirring detail. By chance, we found Dana and Jeremy and the rest is fate! Needless to say, just looking at our photographs brings all the emotion, energy and intense happiness of that day back in floods. It's incredible how a photo can capture not only a memory but a mood. We're consistently amazed by what they capture through a camera lens (or two in this case)!
There is a timelessness and yet a modernity to their work that is unmatched. We believe that these photographs will look as fresh in the years to come as they do today and we're so proud that we'll be able to share them with our children and grandchildren someday.
Thank you, Dana and Jeremy, not only for being exceptional photographers but also for having become good friends.
With Love, Delia and Jorge"***
Delia + Jorge April 26, 2008 Balboa Bay Club
Thank YOU Delia and Jorge for these incredible words! This means more to us than winning all the most prestigious awards in the world!
Labels: Committed 2008, Nice Words
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Friday, September 12, 2008
Patti + Danny Featured on Wedding Paper Divas
Patti submitted their wedding pictures to Wedding Paper Divas and they're featuring it today!
Labels: Committed 2008, News
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Becca + Jim Preview
A preview from Becca and Jim's wedding at the Orange County Museum of Art.
Still working on the real blog but here's one of my faves so far:
And a peak at the super cool details:
More from their wedding soon!
Labels: Committed 2008
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Monday, August 18, 2008
Nice Words from Rebecca + Jonathan!
We just received this awesome letter from Jonathan and Rebbecca and I had to share:
"Dana and Jeremy are incredible photographers not to mention incredible people. From the moment my husband and I met them we just knew we had to have them shoot our wedding. My experience with photographers has always been very uncomfortable, but Dana and Jeremy felt like two friends just enjoying our day who happen to be taking tons of pictures. Not only do they have amazing personalities, but their gift for creativity is unlike any wedding photography I have ever seen. If you want to have your memories captured in way that you will forever cherish and be eager to share with all your friends and family then definitely hire Dana Grant Photography. And as a bonus you'll make two great friends!!!!! Thanks guys, Jonathan and Rebecca Musgrove"
Thank YOU Jonathan + Rebecca!
Labels: Committed 2008, Nice Words
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Patti + Danny Preview....
Here's a sneak peak of Patti & Danny's gorgeous wedding at The Bel Air Bay Club:
Super sexy Prada shoes:
Some details:
Labels: Committed 2008
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
One Wedding Picture....
Sorry to be such a tease! I couldn't get the whole blog done before I had to leave. So here's one:
I adore this moment. Everyone is looking at the bride and the groom is waiting.
More to come!
Labels: Committed 2008
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Christy + Brian Preview
Since I take longer to blog than what should be humanly possible, here's a quick preview until I finish the "real" blog! We have a ton of shoots to blog this week so check back often!
One from Jeremy.
One from me.
Labels: Committed 2008
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Monday, May 19, 2008
Trash the Dress/Off to WPPI in Vegas....
We're off to WPPI trade show in Vegas. We've gone every year, usually for the Digital Wedding Forum Convention (except for this year) for the past couple of years. I went to Vegas in 05, 06 and 07. Fun times!
We're still not done editing Jeremy's Trash the Dress Shoot from Palm Springs, but here's two more brides to view while we're gone for a few days.
Labels: Committed 2008
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Monday, March 17, 2008
Anniversary Cards.....
I was contacted by my friend's family to design an invitation for a surprise 50th anniversary party using the pictures from the wedding. I really enjoyed designing these and it was a special treat to incorporate the wonderful old photos from 50 years ago.
I love how they turned out! We printed them on pearl paper, which has a really nice sheen to it and is thicker than the norm.
Front.
Inside.
Back.
Thanks Clarke Family for giving me this fun project!
Labels: Committed 2008
Posted by Dana and Jeremy Grant [+]
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Keli & Marc, Wedding at Cannon's in Dana Point......
Last Saturday we shot a super fun wedding at Cannon's in the city that was named after me, Dana Point! Keli and Marc are a wonderful couple referred by another one of our wonderful brides, Erin (thanks Erin!!) We had such a blast with them and their family. They even invited us out with the party after the wedding but we had to get up early on Sunday. Boo for getting up early!
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