Linda + Nelson are one of the most chill people I know so far.   I had the pleasure of shooting their wedding with Vanessa in this fun-filled day which includes a Korean Opera Singer, a roast by the best man, a brand-spankin’ new IPad (which it honestly made me want to actually participate in their games :P) and just happiness.  And yes, for the wedding dress enthusiasts, Linda is wearing the same style wedding dress featured in the movie The Hangover, my favorite movie ever!  Carolyn Chen of  The Special Day did a marvelous job designing and coordinating the event.

Location:  Sheraton Hotel, Anaheim

Event Design & Coordinating:  The Special Day

Cake: Sweet & Saucy Shop

Flowers:  Mille Fiori Floral Design

Makeup and Hairstylist:  Joyce Luck

Wedding Dress:  Amsale

Nelson Chillin – Shot by Vanessa

I love this portrait, shot by Vanessa

A diptych of the gorgeous Linda, the left side by me and the right by Vanessa

The following awesome shot was by Vanessa:

I love photographing my clients in the city where they live – bringing me to a new place energizes my eye and thinking.  Especially when my clients are adventurous enough to do any type of shots.  For example, Jen takes the MUNI bus pretty much everywhere and they love karaoke.  Naturally, these are some of the things that we incorporate to their engagement shoot.  Creativity + Adventure = awesome.

At the MUNI bus depot..

And some karaoke and some lychee sake to close the night :)

Ann lives in LA and Ted in SF.  Both fashionable, both love architecture, and both love food.  I had a chance to photograph this young, fun couple in Pacific Palisades and then Abbot Kinney.  Here are some of my favorites:

Then a quick refueling:

I love people with a great sense of style!  Here are some detail shots:

and to close it all, some good ol’ ice cream :)

The other day I went with my friend Vanessa to shoot the getting ready section of  a local fitness competition.  It was an amazing experience and to a lot of people, this may seem almost like a “cult”.  There are many different types of people of different ages and they are competing because they are passionate about their health and the work that they have put in to it.

Here are some of my favorite shots of that day:

Location: Culver City, California

Saqi + Tejas had flown in from Boston to do their Engagement shoot in Tejas’ town of Palos Verdes, where he grew up in.  We shot in his school and went all around nearby locations.  Here are some of my favorite shots:

Location: Malaga Cove High School, Palos Verdes