The ball was the first stop on the night’s party circuit for many guests, who walked from the Nokia Theatre across the street to the Convention Center.
The football field-sized ballroom was decorated to the theme of “Starry, Starry Night,” with thousands of tiny mirror balls dangling from the ceiling. A 565-pound disco ball encased in a glittering sun sculpture hung above the musicians, while giant glowing spheres representing each sign of the zodiac circled the dance floor.

Partygoers dined on dungeness crab salad, rack of lamb with dried fruit crumble and dark chocolate decadence with smoked fleur de sel on a chewy fudge brownie. They washed it down with 4,416 bottles of red and white wine, champagne, and vodka cocktails.

Among the 3,600 celebrities and other invitees dining in close quarters were the cast of Glee, the cast of Madmen, Wanda Sykes, Lily Tomlin, John Lithgow, Glenn Close and daughter Annie Starke, and Rainn Wilson of “The Office.”
Emily Deschanel of “Bones” walked into the vast space with a cell phone clamped to her ear as the Valli Boys sang “December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” from high atop a podium above the Impluse Orchestra.
The musicians played such classics as “Route 66″ and “Girl From Ipanema” during dinner, then gave way to current hits “Poker Face” and “I Gotta Feeling” that drew several partygoers to the circular dance floor surrounding the orchestra.

Phenomenal event and very excited to be a part of it!!!!

This was produced and created by my friend David Perry from David Perry Films in Utah.

It features some of the best event filmmakers in the business, and the message is powerful!!!

Special thanks to Mary Sushinski of Occasions.
Stealth Ninja Photography by Michael and Anna Costa

Special thanks to Hollye Schumacher and Stepheny Keith

Jay is always trying something new too. Always has the coolest, latest lens or gadget. We go to lunch a lot and brainstorm many new ideas on how to improve, or offer innovative new concepts to our clients. One day one of them will hit big, and we will both be rich and famous.

Jay also has the hippest studio (see below). He takes all of my head shots, and without fail makes me look better than i really am. I love that!

Jay is also a master of diversification. Fine Art, Photojournalism, Advertising and Editorial, Wedding & Bar Mitzvah. He is equally comfortable in any photographic environment. I think this is quite rare! Anyway, check him out and see for yourself.

click on each of these thumbnails to see them in all of their splendor!

Jay Lawrence Goldman
JLG Photo
6139 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048
323-954-7436
www.jlgphoto.com
studio@jlgphoto.com

May 15th, 2010 Bellagio Las Vegas.

David Robin
Canon 5D II
50mm 1:2
24-70mm 2:8

Ari Perilstein
Canon 5D II
24-70mm 2:8
70-200mm 2:8

Jason Roberts
Canon 5DII
16-35mm 2:8
Glidecam HD-4000
Cinevate Pegasus

Edited by David Robin

Photography by Meg Perotti
Decor by King Dahl
Event Panner-Tori Cooper
Catering Manager-Victoria Chivers

With only five minutes to shoot this after the wedding ceremony…i think it came out pretty good!

Shot in the West End of London at the Hyde Park Hotel. (All footage shot by me with Canon 5DII. Edited by me too).

Nicole is my 1st cousin, once removed. I am close with her father Ian. We grew up together. Very sad to say goodbye, as I had such an amazing time. My family were so much fun to be around and treated my wife and I like celebrities. Nicole and Ben’s wedding was stunning, and although I worked really hard capturing the magic, i had a wonderful time. It was a bit of a surreal experience shooting, as 1/2 of the guests were my close relatives and friends. Thank god I had the amazing team of Sylvia and Niels from EverAfter to help out. They did such a great job, and worked so hard, driving all the way down from Sheffield in the ‘orrible English traffic.

Special surprise was visit from Andre Foster. I looked up and saw him shooting on the dance floor. He had come straight from his own wedding in Croydon to help out. Pleasure to see him and honored he would do such a thing.

The full length wedding film should be finished in the next few weeks, which will showcase all of their work!

The photos were taken by my lovely sweet friend Sharon Green and then Jamie Gordon. It was also a pleasure to meet and work with Jamie. He was so gracious and obliging, as I knew four event filmmakers on the dance floor at one time must have been really hard for him to get around and shoot.

Anyway, enjoy this highlight reel and see just how North London Jews bring it!!!!