bekki and cyrus are two people that are easy to shoot because you just cant miss them laughing and having fun. hakone gardens is a sweet, quaint place. matches this lovely couple well. can you believe bekki was her own wedding coordinator? @_@. downright FINE job.

thanks again to derek and jingyi for getting some great details of the day too!

now thats an expensive nigri!!!!!

oh man, i got too many shots from this wedding. it was like pulling teeth to decide what to show.  ann ho rocked the make up and mints design did a stunning job putting together the visuals which made it even harder to choose photos!
jen and galen are a great looking couple. the mash up of friends they brought to the wedding was a trek back in time meshed with the present  since we belonged to the same old church and now the same new church…sw33t. i love shooting for friends…its like a big fat party

got to hand it to derek and jingyi for shooting alongside to grab some awesome shots too.

lets go!

i dont think ive ever seen a bigger smile

hopefully no one noticed i was up there =P

gorgeously designed wedding by mints design

curious what was said =P

haha ok. thats all for now

derrick, janette and i spent the entire day chillaxing and eating…oh yea and shooting. derrick and janette know like, all of my friends. its always great fun to meet these links like derrick and janette in the big long chain of friends…like that feeling i get when i find that last rare michael jordan card to complete my 1997 upper deck basketball card collection (only an example, i dont really collect cards haha). what an awesome way to spend my first engagement shoot in LA.

homegirl cafe is part of a ministry for a very good cause. check them out: www.homeboy-industries.org

so this is what its like shooting in union station.

ah new york. last time i came here was for scott roberts workshop . boy that was a long time ago. my photos look so different too.

hanging out with judy and kirk and their friends was like hanging out with friends that ive known for years. they were so hospitable and made my stay there really something to remember! not to mention made the shoot itself flow too! but on top of it all it really encourages me to see how kirk totally makes judy laugh, how much judy delights in being by his side, and how they both serve each other in various ways. gosh, i love meeting great couples.

grand central freaks me out because of the movie I Am Legend. i know. i am a whimp. but judy and kirk look nice =)

hehe a fun one at the end. NOT photoshop.