Photographer (me) was a surprise gift to the wedding couple. The bride and groom planned a thrifty wedding. They started out by borrowing a relative’s house in Simi Valley. But the parents provided them with the wedding vendors as surprise gifts.

I’ve been talking to the groom’s mother and brother for a few months about this wedding. I was told to show up at the wedding right before the wedding ceremony started (for a surprise effect). I had to insist that I would arrive at the wedding site way before the wedding ceremony so I would take pictures of the bride getting ready.

Everyone wore beach attire for the wedding. It was very hot in Simi Valley today.  Only the wedding officiant and I were wearing suit and tie.  I wear a suit during the ceremony only, so I am OK with a little bit of heat for a short time.  I prefer to look formal for my customers.

I thought I knew the wedding DJ from somewhere.  We kept picking our brains to figure out where we met.  Later I realized he was Mike Breul.  We’ve been talking online for several years.  But we’ve never met in person.  DJ was good.  There were a lot of dancing.  I should email him before I forget.

This wedding was one of those “flawless” weddings.  I didn’t see any accidents or dramas.  Maybe it’s because the wedding couple expected a thrifty wedding at the beginning (?) I don’t know.

Also, there were a lot of dancing.  You can usually tell how successful the wedding was by amount of dancing going on at the wedding reception.  At some weddings I see not much people dancing at the expensive wedding site.  But at this wedding at Simi Valley? there was a lot of dancing.  This backyard wedding was a success.

I parked my car and looked all around me.
There was absolutely no sign of civilization, except for the golf club and people getting ready for the wedding.  My cellular phone couldn’t pickup signal from this edge of Simi Valley. 

Lost Canyon Golf Club can hold about 400 wedding guests.
The club house is designed for wedding and large events in “Ranch” style.
Bride and groom can get ready at the locker room.  Women’s locker room even had a room custom designed for the bride.

We have originally planned for an outdoor wedding, but we were having a windy day.  The staff at Lost Canyon Golf Club setup two wedding sites for them, one for outdoor wedding and one for indoor wedding.  Since there was no sign of wind slowing down, we have decided for indoor ceremony.  It was too bad that we didn’t have an outdoor wedding.  At the same time, I have witnessed how staff at Lost Canyon Golf Club was trying to give us the best wedding day possible.

Lost Canyon Golf Club, Simi Valley
3301 Lost Canyon Dr, Simi Valley, CA 93063
www.lostcanyons.com  (805) 522-4653

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