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Sylvia & Michael’s Wedding at Summit House, Fullerton, CA

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Wedding I photographed with Youkeun Oh Photography .

Meet the groom Michael. He’s a little camera shy, but eventually we got him to loosen up a little.

Toasting with the groomsmen.

Here comes the bride.

One of the best parts of the Korean wedding is that the children give the parents flowers and gives respect to them during the ceremony, it’s always so emotional.

The first dance….so sweet together

During the slideshow we find out that Michael got the gold medal for one of the best proposals. Sylvia had always wanted a puppy, so Michael bought one and it came running into a party at Sylvia’s house, of course Sylvia had no idea (but everyone else knew what was going on), she picks up the dog and on the tag it read “Will you marry me” and Michel basically said, now that I’ve made your dreams come true, will you make mine come true and marry me……awwwwwww, I had tears in my eyes and all this was video taped and it was shown during the slideshow at the wedding. Good job Michael!!

And here is the dog who quickly became one of the most loved family members…..he was the ring bearer

Tags: Fullerton, Orange County, Photography, Summit House, Wedding
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Hilary and Joe’s Wedding at Brand Library & Ramsey’s at the Club, Toluca Lake

Monday, July 25th, 2011

Last month I got to second shoot again with Pye Jirsa of Lin and Jirsa Photography. The last time I got to work with him was last summer when I was still pregnant, so it’s been awhile. It was nice to work with Pye and shoot weddings together again.

I met up with the groom first at the hotel where they were getting ready. It was fun hanging out with the guys, they are quite funny. One of the groomsman even wanted pictures in the shower….fully clothed though…don’t get any crazy ideas. Later on we all met up at Brand Park/Library. I use to go there when I went to college at Woodbury in Burbank, so I knew the park well. The ceremony took place at the Japanese gardens…I always thought it would be a nice place to have a wedding and now I got to take pictures there, how cool is that. After the Jewish wedding ceremony, everyone headed off to the Ramsey’s at the Club for the reception. This place was a very cool place for a wedding. It was a cozy, classy, elegant and an intimate setting, and because they had the whole club to themselves, everyone had room to spread out between the lobby, bar, patio and ballroom area.

It was a gorgeous day for a wedding and Hilary and Joe looked amazing and together they made a beautiful couple. Congratulations!

Red Bull seemed to be the drink of choice that day for the groomsmen while they got ready.

Cutie patootie flower girls.

Hot Bride!! That was my first thought when I saw her….so pretty.

I love succulents in flowers…such a pretty bouquet!

Love is just written all over their faces….this is why I love weddings so much :)

Tags: Brand Library, Brand Park, Burbank, Celebrations, Photography, Ramsey's at the Club, Toluca Lake, Wedding
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Susan and Hyun’s Wedding at Sportsmen’s Lodge, Studio City

Friday, June 17th, 2011

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of second shooting with Youkeun of Youkeun Oh Photography. It was my first time shooting with him and I had a great time. I met Youkeun a couple of years ago at a B-School fieldtrip and I finally got the opportunity to work with him.

The wedding was at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City. It started out as a gloomy day, but then the skies cleared up for Susan and Hyun. It was my first time meeting the couple, but you could tell how much they cared and loved each other. It was emotional for the both of them when they saw each other for the first time and during the ceremony. The bridal party also was a fun bunch, always laughing and joking around with one another.

Congratulations Susan and Hyun!!

The first look.

The Groomsmen goofing around.

Some detail.

Slideshow time.

First dance.

Tags: Los Angeles, Photography, sportsmen's lodge, studio city, Wedding
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Alyssa & Wesley Are Married! {Downtown Disney, Anaheim Wedding}

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

A few months ago I met Alyssa, and we pretty much hit it off instantly. Maybe it’s because we both have an art background and love design, but I think also because we both love to chit chat about everything and we just click so well. She told me about the man of her dreams, Wesley, and how he was serving in Afghanistan right now. I could tell how much she loved him and missed him. Then she told me about how she was planning her dream wedding at Disneyland and her love for Disney. Originally she booked me for their wedding for this September, but then I received an email about Wesley not being able to come back in time for the September wedding, so it was moved to next year. Then they decided that when he did come back this year for R&R they would get married first and renew their vows again next year. But with the uncertainty of the military, the dates kept changing. But finally we got one date sort of set in stone, May 28, 2011, which also happened to be the day that Alyssa would also graduate from Biola University. What a day for them and the whole family! First a graduation ceremony in the morning, then a wedding ceremony.

I met up with the couple in the evening at Downtown Disney, Anaheim, to first do an engagement session with them. This cute couple surely did make my job easy. The key, I think, to great pictures, is to have the couple not see each other for months, then every shot you get turns out to be the most romantic picture….haha! Alyssa was a little shy at first, but then with Wesley there she forgot about my camera for a sec Afterwards we met up with her family and we did a quick, under the radar, ceremony under the Fantasia Hat. They said their own vows, exchanged rings, and now their dreams had come true, they were finally together forever! Thank you Alyssa and Wesley for inviting me to share your special day!

“Once in awhile in the middle of ordinary life, love gives us a fairytale.”

Check out more pictures in the slideshow, click here.

Tags: Anaheim, Disneyland, Downtown Disney, Engagement, Fairytale, Orange County, Photography, Photoshoot, Wedding
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Sapna and Sudesh Hindu Wedding – Hartley Botanica in Somis, CA

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

This past year, I had the pleasure of second shooting with Lin and Jirsa Photography. I’m a little behind on these blog posts, but I just wanted to share some of the weddings I’ve been to. One of the best things this year was that I was able to go to all sorts of different cultural weddings. I started the year off with a Persian wedding, a Chinese wedding, an Indian wedding then a good ole American wedding (pics to come in the next blog post). First off is Sapna and Sudesh’s Hindu wedding. It was absolutely amazing! The details were gorgeous!! I’ve never been to an Indian wedding before and I have to say it was such a beautiful ceremony filled with symbolic rituals. Check out the pictures from the day.

Wedding Location – Hartley Botanica, Somis, CA
Henna artist: Neha Assar 562-301-1283
Florist: Eddie – City of Commerce Flowers – 323-265-4377
DJ- Sandeep Kumar – 909-241-8721
Makeup- Jeannie Jeffries- Couture Beauty- 714-206-6676

Tags: Hartley Botanica, Hindu ceremony, Photography, Somis, Wedding
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Featured in Orange County Bride Magazine

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

This is so exciting, because it is the first time that my pictures were featured in a magazine. I think by now you should know Lisa and Nick, because they have been on my blog for the last few months. Well, their wedding was picked to be in the Orange County Bride Magazine. As I said before their wedding was beautiful, here were their pictures on my blog post and here was the slideshow And now check out the magazine spread.

Tags: Backyard Wedding, bride magazine, creative vision, magazine, Orange County, Orange County Bride Magazine, Photography, Wedding
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Lanchi & DeGuan’s Wedding – Huntington Beach Hilton Waterfront Hotel

Friday, June 11th, 2010

On May 29th, I had the pleasure again of second shooting with Pye from Lin and Jirsa Photography. We first started the day at the bride’s house where they did the traditional morning ceremony. In the Chinese and Vietnamese culture the wedding ceremony actually takes place in the morning. The Groom arrives at the bride’s home and there are gifts given to the bride’s family as a symbolic gesture. There is also praying to bless the marriage and honor those who are not with us. Both sides of the family also have representatives to speak for each sides families and the union is formed. However nowadays couples will not only honor the Asian traditions but they also have an American ceremony and that took place at the beautiful Hilton Waterfront Hotel in Huntington Beach. It was my first time meeting Lanchi and De, and they are the sweetest couple. They met in Boston while Lanchi was there getting her college degree. Then unfortunately she had to move all the way back to California. But with commitment and hard work they made the long distance relationship work and now they get too live happily ever after. They are quiet and reserved, but yet fun and silly at the same time. It was a very emotional ceremony and there were some great speeches that night and you could just feel the love that surrounded the couple and how happy everyone was for them. Congratulations Lanchi and De!!

The groom chillin while waiting for the bride to get ready.

A little liquid courage before the ceremony, with the guys.

Beautiful bride waiting to see her groom for the First Look Photos.

Cutest little flower girl….she kept saying sewww (in chinese, which means smile) when she saw a camera.

I just love Harpists at weddings. So romantic

Beautiful cake with such a pretty backdrop.

I love how the groom had his speech on his iphone….and I love, love how the bride looks at her husband

Oh and check out the wedding teaser video from Film Foto Fusion.

Tags: Hilton Waterfront Hotel, Huntington Beach, Photography, Wedding
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Lisa and Nick’s Wedding Slideshow

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Here’s Nick and Lisa’s Wedding Slideshow, CLICK HERE, to view!!

Tags: Backyard Wedding, Celebrations, Nixon Library, Photography, Wedding, Yorba Linda
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Lisa and Nick are Married!!

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Last weekend May 22, Lisa and Nick were finally married!! Yay! And now they are one big happy family. I met Lisa last year. It was the funniest thing, we met, because she interviewed me for a graphic design job thru Apple One which is where she worked at the time. Well, I didn’t get the job, but Lisa remembered my portfolio with my invitations in it and gave me a call when she got engaged. In the last several months I’ve worked with Lisa on all of her wedding designs, from save the dates, to the favors all the way to the logos on her candles and napkins etc. Then Lisa decided to hire me to be her wedding photographer as well, and I had the honor of not only designing for her, but photographing all her memories from her special day. It’s been such an amazing time getting to know Lisa and her new family. Lisa is one of those people who you instantly become friends with the first time you meet her. She has a wonderful personality and a such and kind heart and I’m so glad that we became friends. I first met Nick and his daughter Addison when we first did the engagement/family session last winter. Addison is the cutest little girl who is full of energy and Nick is a very manly sort of guy….well he is a firefighter after all, but he is also has such a soft side to him, which you can totally see when he looks at Lisa and his daughter. They make the most beautiful family, and last weeks wedding was not only a uniting of 2 people, but it was the uniting of a complete family. Thank you Lisa and Nick for the opportunity to share in your lives. Congratulations!!!

We did the photo session before the ceremony at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, what a beautiful place!

Check out some of the pics from the day!! There’s so many details and photos from this wedding, that you might hear about this wedding in the next several postings, so stay tune!!

Lisa and Nick chose to do a First Look before the ceremony…..and I’m so glad they did, isn’t this series of pics adorable!

Another view from the perspective of my second shooter and best friend, Kimmy.

Nick and his daughter Addison.

Aww, it’s the picture perfect family!

This is Lisa, always smiling and laughing.

I like how Addison’s face always lights up when she sees Nick and Lisa.

One of the first dance pics.

Check back for the slideshow later this week!

Tags: Backyard Wedding, Nixon Library, Wedding, Yorba Linda
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Kat and Brandon’s Wedding – Huntington Beach Hyatt

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Last Friday, May 14th, I had the pleasure of second shooting with Pye with Lin and Jirsa Photography at Kat and Brandon’s Persian wedding. It was the first time I’ve been to a Persian ceremony and it was beautiful. They sit at the head of the “Sofreh-ye Aghd” for the ceremony and the table is beautifully decorated with items that represent good luck in the marriage. For the reception, they had Persian dancers who lead the couple into the reception with a candle dance. The reception room was beautifully decorated, the food was delicious persian food, and the music was a mix of American and Persian beats. Everyone danced and had a great time. Check out some of the pictures!

The Beautiful bride, Katayoun