A few weeks ago my good friend Brian Khang invited me to join him with a fashion photo shoot he was organizing. Vivian Tran from All Made Up supplied the hair and makeup for the event. We had Quynh Khang and Scott Jemison as our amazing models. Much of the photo shoot was done in the woods at a “secret location.” ;)
My good friend James contacted me recently to photograph him modeling a new clothing brand called Dime a Dozen. He’s currently selling their T-shirts on his website Jimmy’s Closet. Wanna know how they got their name Dime a Dozen? Check out James’ blog Calvinalibra, to see their interview.
Amanda and Andrew are from Seattle, Washington and decided to have a destination wedding in Temecula, California at the South Coast Winery. Amanda’s brother is in the military and in order for him to attend the wedding they needed to have the ceremony in December. Well, the weather in Seattle in December is REALLY cold so they decided they would have an intimate gathering of close friends and family in sunny southern California. But when they finally arrived to Temecula a couple days before the wedding, it was pouring rain. They kept their spirits up and sure enough, the rain clouds rolled out just as their wedding day was starting. Their ceremony was an emotion-filled and intimate experience as every ceremony should be. And I feel grateful that they invited me to capture it.
I shoot a lot of destination weddings. And many times the couples are from another state or even another country. And in those cases it isn’t uncommon for me to meet my clients only a few days before their wedding. I realize that this means they must have a lot of confidence in me through what they see on my blog and on my website. When Amanda and Andrew first called me they said that one of the reasons why they contacted me was because they felt like they already knew me through viewing my photos and videos on my blog. That REALLY made me feel good. It just goes to show how valuable blogging has become.
Here is some of the wedding photography that I captured at South Coast Winery. It was such a beautiful day, I couldn’t help but snap off a few shots like this one below. And for my SoCal readers, if you haven’t already been to South Coast Winery, you need to go. The wine is excellent (especially their ‘06 Meritage!)
The vineyards at South Coast Winery make the perfect backdrop for wedding photography.
She was here and he was there. And by there I mean, on the other side of the world! Chris serves our country in the military and has to leave for extended periods of time. In fact, he left not long after our initial meeting earlier this year. And it wasn’t until right before our engagement session that Kristen and Chris were reunited. They had not seen each other for months, which made it an extremely special experience. Absence makes the heart grow fonder! 
Kristen and Chris are getting married in March and I’m really looking forward to their wedding!
I love it when winter comes around and the air is cold and crisp in the morning. That’s the way it was the morning I photographed Shannon and her family and it was such a refreshing experience.
Shannon is a wedding planner in San Diego and I met her a year ago when I photographed Audrey and Gabe’s wedding in La Jolla. Since then she and her husband Brian were blessed with a beautiful baby girl named Alana. I was so excited when Shannon said she wanted me to photograph them, especially when she said these would be their FIRST EVER family portraits together. What an honor.
And baby Alana is SO adorable. Look at how huge and beautiful her eyes are!
