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SAY HAAIII!

So you’ve got something huge coming up, and you want to work with us. Tell us your budget, a little bit about your big day, what you want to share about your love story, and holla at yo girl! I’m a little stuck to my phone, so I check my emails hecka regularly, and will get back to you SUPER quick, because, hey, I value your time.

LOCATION

Anaheim, California

PHONE

+1 (626) 589 2368

E-MAIL

anne@sessionsbyannesalas.com

sessionsbyannesalas

SoCal Wedding Photo + Video
Here for all the moments you don’t see 🙌 lover of memes, candids, momma, & sushi. Fave f word: fun. 🤪 #igotchu #🏳️‍🌈

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today i will find magic
in the many mundanes:
-the simple first light filtering through morning
-in the breathes that hit my cheek as i wake
-in the silence of company
-and in coming home

knowing that
these humdrum little magic things
don’t exist in the same space
of forever

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KUNG HEI FAT CHOI!

Can I tell y’all a lil something? I grew up in a melting pot of culture. Back in the Philippines, Lunar New Year is a huge thing. My mom dressed us in red polka dots and ate round dishes for good fortune, had tikoy (sticky rice cake) to keep us together, jumped at midnight to get taller and luckier, and got those coveted red envelopes. We made sure 13 fruits, a full tray of eggs, and a jar of coins were present at the table, and rearranged our furniture for good feng shui and luck. There were festivals and dragon dances and parades and an overflowing table of food and community and love... We lost a lot of these traditions moving to the US - things aren’t celebrated and everything got washed down with western culture. So I took the time this year and asked my mom, “Hey, is there anything we did growing up for Chinese New Year that I might have forgotten?” And so she told me...and I’m so glad I spent yesterday bathed in sweat and oil and flour making a tiny feast alongside someone special - prosperity and luck to you all, and may you always remember to celebrate your culture 🥰

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Interrupting your usual feed to share something incredible I did with an incredible man - born from crazy road trips and 3AM wake up calls and “Almost there”s and “it’s here”s. Moses, you inspire me so much that I found the Anne that loved piecing together surreal art and poetry again - and I thought I lost her a long time ago. @moseslinmusic JUST released his first album!! RUNNNN it’s on Spotify, and iTunes and more!

So damn it Alexa, PLAY ACOUSTIC AFTERPARTY ON SPOTIFY!!!!!!

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100% of all the profits of all portrait sessions booked in the month of January 2020 will go towards relief operations #reliefph for the victims and evacuees of the Taal Volcano eruption that is affecting MILLIONS of people. Airports are closed, and resources are dwindling. Link in bio ——> go run, now, and make the start of your decade COUNT.

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Before 2019 ended, @moseslinmusic and I ran like hell to a hospital for a rushed wedding - mom got admitted into the hospital two days before the planned wedding. A staggering amount of people - family and strangers alike, just showed up. They showed up and were present, and it couldn’t have hit me harder than before how important showing up really is. And in 2020, I want to look up. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
In 2020, I want to show up.

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It’s a good night for whiskey
there’s something about the rain
that makes me want to burn
-Atticus

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Just....just flew to Venice with Jane Austen characters come to life. No biggie. 😭😭😭😍😍😍😍😍

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Itching to head back up to the mountains and catch my first snowfall of the season. For now, I’ll settle for looking at these photos and hope I catch a second wind before 2020 while trapped down here....

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“Walk towards me like badasses.”
*groom hits their crotch*
“EPIC.”

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it is not just the sand
that burns golden

my dear
around you
everything is aflame

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Scenes pre and post ceremony....people typically look forward to the ceremony, but in all honesty, it’s these unhinged moments I love the most. The unorchestrated mess of emotions and hellos and haven’t seen you in years and finallys....

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Black and whites…They’re nostalgic, almost untouchable photos full of feeling that color could never deliver…odes to times where color was something only a memory could induce...
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Almost a year ago, Stefani made an out of the box request: ‘Can I have majority of my photos in black and white?’ And I could not jump higher and say yes. When asked why, she said “It’s just a feeling…” couldn’t agree more. Yes. It really is.

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I am forever going to be soooo appreciative of couples who are okay with me being artsy fartsy. Even when I stick them in places that are so unlikely. 😭😭😭 grateful!!!

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Honey, may I laugh with you into the sea, as I let myself sink into your entirety...as I am yours so as long as I forever drown in waves of your laughter....

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Every time you kiss me it’s like sunshiiiiiiiine and whiskey 💕 It’s Sophia and Jamie’s wedding day and I can’t be contained!!!!see you both mountainside in a couple of hours!

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My favorite time to shoot: moonrise around sunset. That Southern California light will never get old 😭 can’t wait for these two’s wedding next year!!!!!

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i’ve always found a rush
in winds sweeping across my face
always dazzled
by how a heart can race

but somehow
in my constant state of flight
i stumbled upon you

And realized
this stillness
exhilarates me, too

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Can I tell you a secret? It’s in the unbidden and imperfect that the most sweeping stories lie…Kaitlin and Ben ran across from their reception and towards the sunset and started slow dancing in front of strangers to the tune of “Pretend like there’s no world outside…” and it was everything I’ll ever talk about in years to come... Planning + Design: @mele_amore
Stationary: @tobeinvited
Venue + Cake + Linens + Chairs: @ritzcarltonlagunaweddings
HMUA: @bloombride_
Photo: @sessionsbyannesalas
Cinema: @christiansamsonstudios
DJ/Musician: @davekimmusic
Dancefloor + Kings tables: @bakerparty
Florist: @thebloomoftime
Lighting: @invisibletouchevents
Photobooth: @mele_amore

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I haven't shared any of Christie and Nik's more formal romantic photos, but to be honest, whenever I come back to their gallery, I see these and I can't help but share photos that are more quintisentially them: always in some sort of dance, happy, just like the day they met...

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"At times confusing, hopefully amusing...Introducing me!" HAI. HELLO. It me, Anne. Hollaaa to all my future coming 2020 couples - maybe you haven't seen my face yet, so here it is, right in your face. I'd tell you guys what everyone else says, that they're different, but honestly, am I really? I try to be funny, am sarcastic, like my memes, and am a die hard sushi and chocolate and donuts fan...like everyone else, right?? Okay, so maybe I'm a little extra - extra in that I'll be out here, askin y'all to drunk dance in front of me (IT LOOKS GOOD, I PROMISE), because that's just how I "unpose" for photos. Like everyone else, I deal with stuff, like your run of the mill anxiety attacks and "I wanna quit" days...but every. time. one of my couples will come along, and I'll find myself in stitches because we can't stop laughing...and I'm back to that, "Dang, okay, my job is pretty awesome." Das it. Das da tea. Till next time!

Shot by my one and only nene @lexandthelotus

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Madness...love is merely a madness. It’s every paradox that ever existed; it’s the peaceful warring of emotions brewing inside, the incredible breathtaking pain that somehow heals...it’s a lunacy we’re all victim of, but yet...it’s in love that we find the most clarity.

A wedding day is evidence of this. I assure you, the madness will come. But, dear reader, it’s my sincerest wish that you find yourself in the loudest moment of your life: that quiet moment of awe, as you stare at the eyes of your beloved, and hold familiar hands now adorned with new metal. May they shut close, as you lean in together, uninterrupted, and inhale in your first breathe of Finally....

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I’m of the belief that lips are not where the intimacy resides the most. It’s not the meeting of eyes, nor is it bodies doing the age old dance of time...intimacy resides in someone’s hands. They’re a language in and of itself - pressed against each other, you’re suddenly aware of every thought never said out loud, and it’s there. There, in that adjunct silence, would lie a kind of intimacy that heals wounds lips know nothing of...

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It’s world photography day...how apt. I often forget to show a wedding day in these fragments - these microcosms of emotion that aren't the altar ceremony photos, aren't the flora, nor are they posed, epic portraits. They're the abridged stories of the people you've always known were going to be at your wedding before you even found your other half. Strange, because it's only in hindsight that we ever cherish them...

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San Diego...it has been a minute. I went back last Monday in the heart of it for this first time in years, and I couldn’t imagine coming back to this special city with anyone else but these two, who 200% nailed their engagement sesh, serving LOOKS, and honestly reminded me that engagement sessions that extend into the night are just as epic if you spend it with epic people 🙌

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I want you all to go to my Instagram stories right now and check out the BTS of this donkey photo. GO. RUN. 😂😂😂
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In all seriousness, there will never be enough stars to thank for all my couples. Like these two, who walked out of Princess Bride. 😭 Who showed me that relaxed is a vibe that is 100% possible on your wedding day, that you don’t have to run and get there...just be present and be there. 💛

Venue: @olehansonbeachclub
Coordinator: @weddingsbysh
Catering/Bar: @24carrotscatering
Photographer: @sessionsbyannesalas
DJ: Obi wan @voxdjs
Dress: @casablanca_bridal_flagship
Hair: @hairbyjustine_
Hair Accessories: @bhldn
Makeup: @foxyfacesbyjen
Shoes: @katespadeny
Rentals: @sundrop_vintage
Cake: @graceandhoneycakes
Officiant: @m.e.r.c.e.d.e.s.b.e.n.d.s

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Anatomy of a wedding day: Many moving parts that eventually lead to the zenith that is this: two fighters who finally find themselves in a quiet moment of Us, atop the mountain they moved, because in all the dark days of journey, it’s not the sun they set to see, but instead, all the bright rays of each other...
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@WishUponAWedding
@dd_rom
Planning & Coordination: @magicalmoments_bymegan
Venue: @fetethevenue
Catering: @aboveallcatering
Personal Florals & Centerpieces: @poppyandrosefloralco
Ceremony Decor Florals: @english_garden_lb
Beauty: @diamondbeautyhairandmakeup
Gown: @panachecostamesa
Gown Alternations: @doortodoorcleaners
Men’s Attire: @thecreatedgentleman
Officiant: @greatofficiants
Photography: @Sessionsbyannesalas
Videography: @christiansamsonstudios
Stationery: @inktopiary
Outdoor Rentals: @sundrop_vintage
Live Ceremony Musician: @twotownsent
Live Event Painter: @reneeortizstudios
Photo Booth: @californiaboothbus
Bar Cart & Mocktails: @thetypsygypsybar
Reception DJ & MC: @djwrex
Specialty Linens: @bbjlinen
Tabletop Rentals & Linen: @brighteventrentals
Flower Wall: @XXLFlowers
Photobooth: @socialscenesphotobooth
Cake: @sweetestperfectioncakes
Dessert Bar: @samsammcustomcakes
Mobile Coffee Station: @jedidahcoffee
Favors: @ockoshe

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Candids: a study in the clarity of faces. Unhinged and unbothered...often tiny, but loud bursts of emotion - often encased in small bubbles of familiarity and intimacy. They’re fragile and fleeting - which is why quick feet and open eyes are equipped to catch them before they burst. They’re the mothers toasting to new children, the curious gaze of a child, the laughter of old friends, the laughter of new ones, the dark cornered embraces, and tears - all often exist in seconds, but somehow, endure....

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Ok, so you’ve seen champagne pops. BUT. Have you seen champagne pops waist deep in the ocean?! Champagne pops that happen when the tide rushes the hell out of nowhere and makes for an epic photo?!?! Rob and Trina were friggin TROOPEERS!!! NAILED IT

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“I love you as certain dark things are to be loved....between the shadow and the soul.” -Neruda

My heart is full. There’s a lump in my throat. I often was speechless yesterday because I couldn’t believe the life happening in front of my eyes...despite everything. Yesterday, an amazing team of wish granters gave Danielle and Brandon something they deserve, a million lifetimes over - a wedding of their own, while Danielle battles metastatic stage IV breast cancer. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone so strong...so loved, so cherished. There is so much life in her, from the bursts of energy when she danced on the floor with her man of honor, or to the times when she’d grab onto Brandon’s hand, sat, and look at him like he was the moon.

If you’d like to help Danielle out, you can send her a wedding gift in the form of cash - cancer is expensive, and trying to live a day more costs so much money and thoughts and prayers can only go so far.

If you’d also like to donate money to an organization, let me open your eyes to METAvivor - an org that ACTUALLY sheds light to the side of breast cancer that isn’t all about the pink ribbons, the side of breast cancer that kills. #thinkbeforeyoupink

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“I am half agony, half hope...I have loved none but you...dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you.” Currently, I have none but borrowed words. Tomorrow is Danielle and Brandon’s day and it is my life’s mission to make it the best of theirs. @wishuponawedding @dd__rom @magicalmoments_bymegan

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I’m in love with all the things in between. The little crevices and cracks, the simple touches and gestures that show me intimate love languages...some you can see clearly in other places besides someone’s lips. Like their hands, and where they go, the small leans of trust, things that, even out of focus, will matter so much in the end....

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A lil life update: drowning in edits (I’m working on everyone’s photos still, promise!), and unpacking into our new home. I have SO. MANY. COUPLES. To show off to you guys. Couples who, like Laura and David, trusted me enough to stay in the deserted parking lot in the dark to do cool stuff, like make dust magic out of their car’s head lights 🤪 and pop champagne in the dark!!! So excited for their LEAP DAY WEDDING!!!!!

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I will 200% take any opportunity I can get to get weird and funky, with a side of grateful, because I have amazing couples who are down to be weird and funky with me, too. 😭😭😭😭