Diann Valentine's Surprise Wedding Photos | Beverly Hills

I first met renowned celebrity wedding designer Diann Valentine when we worked together at Usher's wedding. Since then Diann Valentine and I have become good friends, so I was thrilled to hear of her engagement to marketing mogul Damon Haley. A few nights ago in Beverly Hills I was honored to photograph the surprise wedding of Diann Valentine to Damon Haley (co-founder of Urban Marketing Corporation of America and UMCA Sports). What started out as an engagement party at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel for close family and friends turned into a surprise wedding. Everyone was shocked...including me! First Option Entertainment's Event Producer Paula Bond made it easy to photograph and capture Diann Valentine's sense of style and 'fabulous' flair. Check out a sneak peak of Diann Valentine and Damon Haley's wedding photos:

The Winner is...

You guys voted the heck out of this contest. It has been a lot of fun to watch! The winner of my Hawaii Scholarhip Giveaway is...Raquita Henderson!!!

Yay! Way to go! Congratulations:) We'll be seeing you in Honolulu Hawaii on January 25, 2010 for The Seven Workshop Honolulu!

Results for Honolulu Scholarship voting can be seen here:

Poll part 1

Poll part 2

Let the Voting Begin

The Poll is ready. You have until Friday at 5:00 p.m. to vote for your favorite contestant! Get your social networking on...and call on your grocer, your barista, your sister, and your pappa to vote, vote, vote. (You can only vote once).

Because of the overwhelming response in registrants this is going to have to be a 2-part poll. This is the first of 2 polls that I will have, in order that each contestant has the chance to be voted for! Everyone has blown me away with all the response! I'm excited to see who the winner is going to be!!

Voting Begins Tomorrow

Photo by: Scarlett Lillian

Oh. My. Gosh. You guys are taking this contest seriously. My email box is going crazy. Put it on your calendar, and get rrrready to V-O-T-E! You guys vote, you guys choose the winner!

Wednesday morning, yes that's tomorrow, at 9:00 a.m. PST we will post all the contestants, and you guys are going to vote like crazy through Friday afternoon.

The winner of a free registration ($777) to my next workshop: The Seven Workshop Hawaii will be announced Friday evening after the polls close.

Call in the troops...Are you ready to get your vote on?

Photo by: Corey Ann

Seven Workshop Honolulu Scholarship Giveaway

Photo by: Scarlett Lillian

Yep. You read right. I'm giving away a scholarship to my next workshop in Honolulu on January 25, 2010. Get excited. One lucky person will receive a scholarship that will cover registration to the workshop...that's $777!

If you or someone you know is interested please email my assistant (katherine@mikecolon.com): a picture of Y.O.U., your email, and your website/blog address.

Here's the deal:

Submission deadline is: Tuesday December 15, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. PST.

Voting begins: Wednesday December 16, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. PST.

Voting ends: Friday December 18, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. PST.

The Winner will be announced shortly after.

Get ready to tweet, text, facebook, email blast, sing loudly in public places, dance a jig...and get your vote on!!!

Photo by: Corey Ann

The Seven Workshop Newport Coast

Several weeks ago I did a Seven Workshop here in Newport Coast. Home Sweet Home. The day started and we hit the ground running, and didn't stop until late into the night. The weather was perfect, and it was such a fun day. We did something a little different on the shoot, and it turned out really cool. Special thanks to: Pixel2Canvas and Pictage for their steadfast support; Maria Longhi who did hair and make-up, and my assistant Kat who styled the shoot. A final and major shout out to the models (who had awesome chemistry): Sean, Sarah, David, and Cameran who went swimming in the Pacific Ocean in November...and they made it look easy...most of the time! Here's some shots from the day:

As always my attendees had some great shots. Thanks guys for making it a great day:

Theresa Minnette Photography:

Jessica Elizabeth Photography:

Perfect Zoom Photography: