The Odyssey Restaurant

We just photographed the wedding of Gina & Sherif at the Odyssey Restaurant this past weekend, it's located in Granada Hills high above in the hills of "the Valley". It was our first time photographing at this location and any time that happens we're always able to come away with that unique perpective of a first encounter. The first thing we noticed is the layout of the restaurant and location is very similar to "Castaways Restaurant" in Burbank which was was kind of eerie because it's like being in Burbank. Both are atop a hills at about 2500 feet of elevation, both have a grande view of the valley floor below, this view comes alive at night. The faciity offfers modest to good photographic locations. Mostly because right behind it there's another hill/mountain and the parking lot so you're restricted to shooting into one or two different directions. On the opposite end though, you have the amazing view of the valley below which is better at night because of the smog that builds during the day. I notice the staff was very courtesous with the guests and specially the bride and groom; at one point after the ceremony and while shooting the romatic shots the head waiter came and interrupted us very courteous and brought with him a glass of champage for him/her and a dish with hors d'oeuvre and this nice approach continued through out the night. I would love to rate the food but we were given what's called a vendor plate which wasn't bad but at most locations the bride and groom will include us with the regular meal as their guests get and the venue will offer a discount for them. The table settings, the wall decor, the state of the floor which is very important all looked very well. The grounds on the outside were very clean and well kept and I was very satisfied as a first time photographer and would highly recommend this location to future brides and anyone who requests a recommendation.

Here's a small slideshow of the event. You can simply click on each image or you can click on the play button: