I met Jackie & Wes last summer at Lindsay & Ben's wedding, and soon I'll have the lovely honor of shooting their wedding!  For their engagement session it was a gorgeous day in LA, and we started out with some photos at Union Station.  Jackie also had a particular shot she had in mind under the canopy of a tree-lined street, so we headed out to Pasadena and amazingly found an empty street to make it happen!  Love how they turned out!

Also, a great big thanks to Lydia of Ever Ours for featuring Jackie & Wes' engagement session.  Check out her blog for some wonderful wedding inspiration!

We took a quick trip up to Mammoth with Jeremy's family over the weekend.  It's been a long time since we've had the chance to go up to Mammoth because we've all been so busy, so it was nice to take a little road trip up to hit the slopes!  I'm not really any good at boarding because we don't get to go very often (plus I'm a big wuss), but the powder was pretty amazing and I'm finally starting to get the hang of carving!  Too bad there was a storm on day 2 so we couldn't hit the slopes a second day.  If anyone wants to go up to Big Bear for a day with me, let me know!

Here are a few snaps from my iPhone using the Hipstamatic app.  The only iPhone apps I ever pay for are camera apps, and I'm really digging this one!

During our drive up, Jeremy thought he hit a bird.  We didn't believe him so he told us to check the grill of the car when we stopped, but by the time we got to our condo it was dark and we had forgotten.  The next day, after we got back from boarding/skiing, I noticed this on the grill. =(

I recently had the chance to fly up to San Francisco, accompanied by the wonderful Alice Hu, to capture Ngan & Donald's wedding day!  They didn't have your typical wedding ceremony with an officiant and the exchanging of vows and such.  Instead, they celebrated with traditional Chinese ceremonies & festivities.

As Ngan's bridesmaids helped her finish getting ready, a caravan of cars carrying Donald & his groomsmen made their way up to Ngan's house, a flurry of honking horns announcing their arrival.  As food and gifts wrapped in red poured out from the cars, the bridesmaids quickly ran out to stop the guys from entering the house.  Donald, with the help of his groomsmen, had to earn the right to see his bride.  From a window upstairs, the girls yelled orders & heckled the guys as they completed tasks to prove Donald was worthy of Ngan's hand in marriage.  It was all quite hilarious to watch!

The morning festivities continued with Ngan & Donald serving tea to their families and receiving lots of money & gold jewelry!  Here's a peek into the first part of Ngan & Donald's wedding day.

And be sure to stay tuned for Part 2!

Reception: Canton Restuarant
Bridesmaid dresses: Alfred Angelo
Videographer: Aaron Lee Films

Just wanted to share the cute custom folded cards I made for the Adi family from their portrait session.  Love the picture they used for the cards!