I remember back in July when Alex wrote me an email saying: "Hey Sasha, I'm sitting here in Europe and talking to my fiancé and trying figure everything out. So tell me. If one wants to hire you+we photography for the wedding. What would the charges be? :)" 2 month later we were sitting in the Starbucks discussing upcoming wedding day.
I knew Alex for quite a while, and he is a good friend of mine, yet the first time I met Inna was when we went to take couple of photos for their engagement. And these guys are just perfect for each other. I didn't even need to tell them what to do or how to pose, as their warmth and genuineness was there in every single photo.
The wedding day came; it was a lot of fun. Alex and Inna decided to get some photos on the top of the parking lot, yet it wasn't enough for them to get on the top, they decided to climb on the very corner of it and scare the heck out of me, yet you can judge by the photos, it was worth it :)
Ceremony took place in a gorgeous church in downtown Sacramento, and reception followed in beautiful Citrus Heights community Center. It was a big wedding, as family and friends came from all over US to celebrate Alex and Inna's special day.
Here are some of my favorite images from the wedding:
Best of 2011
Jan 25th | Sasha Leahovcenco
Alex+Inna :: Married :: Sacramento, CA
Dec 01st | Sasha Leahovcenco
Jair+Jackie :: Married :: Sacramento, CA
Nov 07th | Sasha Leahovcenco
First time I met Jair and Jackie in Napa Valley when I was taking photos of their engagement. We spent there a little bit over an hour, but I could see that they are one loving and wonderful couple, and their wedding will rock. And it did!
Jair and Jackie decided to get married in the beautiful Cathedral of the Blessed Sacramento, and celebrate their big day in amazing Old Governor's Mansion in downtown Sacramento. It was a beautiful place which was built back in 1877. Reception was full of laughter, energy and dancing. I'm really glad I could be part of Jair and Jackie's big celebration.
Big thanks to my friend Alex Dzhumara who was helping me that day,
Ilya+Victoria :: Married :: Las-Vegas, NV
Oct 31st | Sasha Leahovcenco
It all started when I got e-mail from Ilya about 5 month ago saying that him and Victoria are planning to fly all the way from Vladivostok, Russia to get married in Las Vegas. I called him the same day around 2 am due to the different time zones, and 15 minutes into the conersation I knew that it will be an amazing wedding. And it was indeed!Even though we spent only 3 days together, I can honestly say that they are my good friends. And it was a big privilidge to photograph their wedding day. We combined it with In-n-out for lunch, crazy shooting in the evening, and club and drinks instead of reception. It was a special wedding for me. Not only because it was the first wedding I photograph when there were only a bride and a groom, but also, because I was the one signing the wedding certificate as a witness.
Next day after the wedding, we decided to take a road trip to the sunny coast of California. Even though it wasn't sunny that day, yet we had a lot of fun and just had good time taking photos.
Also, wanted to say thank you to my friend Igor, who was my assistant and a drive for the whole trip.Here are some of my favorite photos from the wedding day. I hope you enjoy.
Weston+Jessica :: Married :: Gainesville, GA
Oct 19th | Sasha Leahovcenco
Not on every wedding you see guys playing soccer early in the morning instead of sleeping in or the bride and groom serving their favorite coffee and tea to the guests. But Weston and Jessica made sure to make their wedding day special for everyone. It was unique, full of emotions and epic in too many ways to describe! It was a great provilidge to photograph this wedding, as I've been friend of Weston's family for a long time, and was honoured when they asked to fly to Gainesville to photograph this wedding.
Olya + Alik Wedding :: Chisinau, Moldova
Sep 19th | Ross Tanner
Norman+Dawn :: Married :: San-Francisco, CA
Aug 29th | Sasha Leahovcenco
Special thanks to Alex, my good friend and fellow photographer who was photographing along side with me. Also, it was a great pleasure meeting and working with super talented guys from Scinema Weddings.
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