Last month, I posted about a Vintage Glam Bridal Show in Los Angeles. One of the specials offered was a free engagement session for one lucky winner! I can’t wait to do that shoot in a couple weeks! It’s gonna be a good one…

For those that didn’t win, I’m offering a special ONE DAY only mini shoot at Griffith Park. Email me: dana@danagrantphotography.com to book your time slot!

Here are a few engagements where I shot the photography at Griffith Park:
Tricia + Parish, Amber + Mauricio, Lauren + Steven

Some of my favorite images from Griffith Park:

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Just for fun, just because. I love my Elvis shot glasses and I love Ranunculus. Why not put the two together?!

These would make fabulous wedding centerpieces, if I do say so myself. I happened to Google “wedding shot glass centerpieces” and nothing nearly this cute came up.

What do you think?


I threw an old Coke bottle in the mix too…

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Dianne + Tuan inspired some gorgeous light for both their wedding and engagement sessions (taken only one week apart.) They have such a beauty and calmness about them, I found myself being inspired to shoot that way. I love how they turned out!

Photography by Dana Grant Photography
Flowers by flowerallie in Fullerton
Make up by Angie Pham
Dress by Alfred Angelo
Cake pops by Juli Almanza, The Pop Shoppe
Food catered by Furiwa
Lighting by Carcano DJ
DJ was DJ Dzien
Video by Crescent Bay Films
Church was the The Holy Spirit Catholic Church.

Their wedding was at The Hilton in Costa Mesa, literally five minutes from my house.





Her beautiful dress by Alfred Angelo .









The Ceremony at The Holy Spirit Catholic Church.


One of my favorite moments!



Then we headed to Corona Del Mar since we had so much time for photography!




It was the most amazing, gorgeous day in Corona Del Mar. The dark clouds and sunlight is my favorite thing to photograph. And it reflects Dianne + Tuan’s beauty.



This was the sunset, also in Corona Del Mar on their engagement:



They had an amazing several course meal catered by Furiwa


The wedding party did a surprise dance.

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This is one of those projects that happened to me and it was so cute and fun that I have to share! I’m always inspired by my super talented DIY brides and I finally found something I could make. (And you can too!)

It’s my first time posting a DIY so please feel free to ask me any anything! In case I left something out..

I stumbled on this image of old black and white photos hanging on the old window frame and fell in love. You can see how to make that one Talia Christine’s Blog. A few months later, my boyfriend found some perfectly old, rackety radtasical old window frames and saved them for me. (I didn’t even tell him about that image! He’s the best, I know.) I thought about doing almost the exact same thing as the image, until I came up with the idea to use pictures of me and my boyfriend instead. But how would I display the them in a fun and different way?

I had an old desk calender from Paper Source that I loved and didn’t want to get rid of. I thought it might look good to put the images where the date was and use it as a frame. Since it was our first year dating, I would put one photo of us from every month. Yes! It was perfect.

I hope you love the idea and have as much fun making this as I did! It could totally work for weddings as a photo display or table seating chart.. Many more ideas to build upon!

Old desk calender from Paper Source Hanging clips from Ikea or Michael’s

When you cut the month out, you can can save the title of the month and tape it on and have a corresponding photo. That’s what I did in the last image here:

Then you just clip and hang and you’re done! I just used push pins to secure the string. Super easy!

This is what it looks like in my house above my favorite mid century modern cabinet on the left. And my favorite month on the right.

I made this for my boyfriend for Christmas but didn’t finish so I gave it to him on Valentine’s. And it’s still at my house. I think I secretly made it for myself!

I’ve also used Polariods on my old window frames. You can see more on the Vintage Bridal Show Post.

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I shot this wedding way back in September, which happened to be my most busiest month, then I added a little workshop in New York on top of that… So here it is! I loved shooting at the Smog Shoppe. I want to live there! Or maybe I can settle with designing my house in a similar style. I must shoot there again!

Melinda + Aaron are such a lovely couple! They had a long distance relationship for the last few years and decided to tie the knot at the Smog Shoppe. The whole day was filled with so much warmth and love from everyone!

There are a lot of details to love about the Smog Shoppe. My favorite might be the 1970′s lady painting and the photo of Dean Martin. And the smog check sign. And the succulents. Okay maybe everything is my favorite!

Outside of the Smog Shoppe.

Inside of the Smog Shoppe.

I loved the patten of this black and white couch with the wood and succulents.

This is where the bride gets ready at the Smog Shoppe.



Even the bathroom at the Smog Shoppe is amazing!



Cocktail hour before the ceremony..



They didn’t wait to kiss!



A ukalale!

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