Charity Shootouts, Pt.1

The Charity Engagement Shootout on May 23rd at the Bel Air Bay Club in beautiful Pacific Palisades was a major success! Charity Shootouts and Marriage.com teamed up to offer engaged couples and wedding pros an opportunity to mix, mingle and get photo sessions from some of the top photographers in Southern California. Even more, all the proceeds of this event benefited BRIDGES TO ABILITY, whose mission is to improve the lives of teens and adults with disabilities through quality vocational, educational, social and recreational programs.Charity Shootouts is an organization founded by Beverly Hills wedding photographer, Jen O’Sullivan to bring new and seasoned, talented photographers together with engaged couples searching for the perfect wedding photographer as well as wedding industry specialists who need an updated headshot. The 2 shots above are couples whose makeup and hair I did.

Shootout,Part 2: The Coordinators

Carrie Goldberg of Mary Dann Events ,VikkiMarsee, All You Need Is Love Events ,Cheryl Jablow, Social Frog Designs

Here are three of the coordinators I worked with. Carrie Goldberg of Mary Dann Events is sweet, high energy and knew exactly what she wanted which was dramatic eyes and coral colored lips.

Vikki Marsee of All You Need is Love Events has the most beautiful porcelain skin ( not a visible pore to be found!) and generously let me do whatever I wanted. Cheryl Jablow of Social Frog Designs has a thousand watt smile and sparkly eyes that were asking me to grace her with a few individual

faux lashes! These ladies don't just create the party, they ARE the party!

Now, For Something Completely Different...

A few weeks ago, photographer, David Palmer called to see if I'd like to do a 1940's style shoot, complete with a "fainting couch" and a model with a Lauren Bacall sultriness.I immediately thought of Bacall in "The Big Sleep" and jumped at the opportunity! In addition to all the obvious reasons why I wanted to do this, a lot of my bridal clientele have been asking for this look. Now, I have something to show them!

model: Jessica Uberuaga

photographer: David Palmer

couch: http://www.omegacinemaprops.com

Charity Shootout Hosted by Jen O'Sullivan and Marriage.com

These are from the shootout at The Sunset in Malibu with celebrity Camille Guaty. Photos are by Beverly Hills Wedding Photographer, Jen O'Sullivan.

Charity Shootouts and Marriage.com are teaming up to offer engaged couples and wedding pros an opportunity to mix, mingle and get photo sessions from some of the top photographers in Southern California. Even more, all the proceeds of this event will benefit BRIDGES TO ABILITY, whose mission is to improve the lives of teens and adults with disabilities through quality vocational, educational, social and recreational programs.

Charity Shootouts is an organization founded by Beverly Hills wedding photographer, Jen O’Sullivan to bring new and seasoned, talented photographers together with engaged couples searching for the perfect wedding photographer as well as wedding industry specialists who need an updated headshot. Test drive photographers with no pressure to book and all your high res files are included. The experience is unlike any other wedding or bridal event out there. The lucky brides-to-be also get to test drive hair and makeup artists as well as other wedding day specialists. The event will continue with an awesome social sponsored by marriage.com complete with an insane auction and really yummy cake tasting from premier cake artist, Kimberly Bailey of The Butter End Cakery. Bel Air Bay Club will also feature their tastiest hor d’ouevers and fantastic music from the best entertainment company in the country, 11H Entertainment will play all through the event. There are several participation opportunities for you so please contact us to get involved!

Get in on this once in a lifetime chance to get some great photography of you and your fiance! Check out the details of our upcoming event below:

When: Monday, May 23, 2011 from 5-8pm (hair and makeup trials start at 4pm)
Where: Bel Air Bay Club
Upper Clubhouse 16801 Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
What: Get photographed with some extraordinary photographers and experience the best wedding auction in town plus enjoy a yummy cake tasting and sumptuous hor d’ouvers with tons and tons of other things to experience. This is a no-joke-you-have-to-be-at-this-event event!
You Get: All your high resolution files from each photographer.
Cost: The cost to participate is only $20. 100% of your money will go to our charity. This fee gains you entrance into the entire event and includes one matched photographer, cake tasting, and hor d’ouvers plus access to the best wedding auction around.
The Charity: BRIDGES TO ABILITY. The mission of Bridges to Ability is to improve the lives of teens and adults with disabilities through quality vocational, educational, social, and recreational programs.
Auction: There will be a live and silent auction at the close of the event full of valuable wedding day items to benefit BRIDGES TO ABILITY.
BEWARE! You may walk away with items from your wedding to-do list at a fraction of the cost.
Donate: If you would like to make a donation in honor of this event and will not be able to attend, please email Jen at kiss@charityshootouts.com or mail your check made payable to Charity Shootouts to 357 South Robertson Boulevard, Beverly Hills, Ca 90211.

SIGN UP! (Yay!) To sign up, please go HERE.

I'll be doing mini trial runs before your shoots. See you there!

The Burns Sisters and Arlo Guthrie, April 8th, UCLA, Royce Hall

April 8th, my sisters-in-law opened for Arlo Guthrie and then joined him onstage in a concert at UCLA's Royce Hall. Before and during the show, David Palmer shot some pictures with makeup by me(!). The sisters have been with Arlo and his "Journey On" tour since October and will end in May in New Orleans. "I love them," Guthrie said of the sister band whom he got to know in 2005 when they joined him and other artists on the City of New Orleans concert tour- a fundraiser to benefit New Orleans musicians who lost everything after Hurricane Katrina. And..... I love them, too!

Tyra Banks' TypeF Beauty and Fashion Website

Two weeks ago, I received a telephone call from Antonia Blyth, a writer for Tyra Banks' beauty and fashion website, wanting to ask me a few questions about the trends for weddings in 2011. I was happy and honored to participate! Click on this link to not only read the article but to see the fabulous site:

http://ow.ly/4EGvG

Find the Answers To All Of Your Marketing Questions, May 1st

Check out this new marketing class!

Are you tired of all your hard work not working? Do you feel like this economy will never let up? Well, I have news for you. It may not be the economy, but rather how you are approaching it. Things have changed. Have you?

In this full day class you will learn what is working and why. You will get all my marketing tactics that are getting ROI. You will also gain valuable image and branding information and will actually work on your own brand in this workshop. The fee is only $199 for the entire day. It is open to any and all business owners and future business owners.

Please contact Jen at jen@jenosullivan.com for more info.

Date: Sunday, May 1st at 9am

Location: Beverly Hills

Teacher: Jen O'Sullivan

Investment: $199