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[16] wedding images

September 27, 2008 at 12:30pm Posted in Weddings

About a month ago my friend Xuong asked if I would take a wedding of his that he was unable to cover, and so I grabbed Matt and we headed to Meadowlark Golf Club for Donna and David’s big day. It was kind of nice because this venue is in Huntington Beach, so there was hardly a commute I love that! I got some pretty fun reception images from this one, too.

David’s mom sees Donna in her dress for the first time

And again as Donna heads down the aisle… ;-D

Image by Matt

Paparazzi!

Hi fives all around! Look how happy Donna is!!

The maid of honor and best man specifically requested this

Funny stories

CAUGHT!! I saw that!

Did this guy NOT want a shot of him mack-daddying out on the dance floor?

Rawk

And lastly…one more for the Series of Flying Hair

Also, my friend Ross brought my attention to this amazing new photo technology the other day. It’s genius….I bet landscape/panorama photographers are just going to go bananas over it! What do you all think?

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[47] wedding images

September 18, 2008 at 8:48pm Posted in Weddings

This past weekend was Heather & Andrew’s wedding at the Eagle’s Nest Clubhouse in Cypress, CA. I got a truckload of awesome pictures from this, so buckle in!

First I stopped off at the Marriott Courtyard to catch a little of Andrew getting ready.

By the time I arrived, the Patrón was already flowing!! The groomsmen each got a flask like this one as a gift.

My favorite of Andrew. I kind of wish I had a picture of me that looked this cool.

With his posse

Meanwhile at the venue, Heather was getting dolled up, too!

One of the bridesmaids, Kim R. from Lux Salon, did all the girls’ hair and makeup and I was just floored at the beautiful styles she managed. I’m keeping this photo for reference in case I ever need a nice up-do someday.

Heather is a fun, goofy girl…here she’s celebrating the successful donning of her dress without messing up her hair.

While other brides might have something old, new, borrowed, and blue, Heather had a lucky penny!! It was given to her by her grandfather, so I guess it counts as something old.

*click*

Trump shot!

Heather w/ her daddy at the altar

Andrew = all smiles, all day

Andrew gets a kiss from his sister =)

OMGYUM SQUARE CAKE

So cute

The best man, Tony, said something that Andrew approved of during the toasts.

The DJ instigated the napkin game in order to give away the centerpieces, and this table was tossing it to each other rather than politely getting up and handing it to the next person, lol!

nomnomnom

Heather & her pa

Woah! The DJ threw some laser spots onto the ceiling, so cool!

This girl must have been the most graceful dancer out there, I was kind of jealous!

THIS IS THE MOST EPIC BOUQUET CATCH SEQUENCE EVER. I have never seen the catcher to be more pleased about getting the bouquet than this girl!!

Hilarious!

LOL, she’s so proud of her epic catch!

Andrew taking a little liquid courage before going after the garter…

You could say the garter catch was pretty epic, too!

This crowd was pumped!

Another for the flying hair series

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what’s been happening

September 14, 2008 at 8:26pm Posted in Real Life

Some of you already know I’ve kind of gone MIA for a few days last week; September has gotten off to a really, really rough start for me. In addition to my cousin Sara getting married, my grandma finally succumbed to her lung cancer on the 2nd, and the following week was a flurry of memorial planning with my mother and visiting relatives. Her memorial service and reception was actually on Friday—it went really well and it was great to see and meet so many of her friends and relations.

This is a slideshow I put together for my grandma’s memorial, with music by Priscilla Ahn. We gave out DVD copies of it, and it was wonderfully well-received. My grandma had some great photographs of herself and her family from throughout her entire lifetime, and it’s really inspired me as a photographer to keep documenting as many people, places, and things as I can throughout my own lifetime.

Also, I moved to an apartment near downtown Huntington Beach. I’m sure I needn’t go into how busy moving keeps a person. It’ll probably be another two weeks or so before everything’s fully in place with that!

Then, my beloved family dog Bart, who was 15 years old, began exhibiting painful spasms in his hind legs and had to be put down. It will probably be awhile before my parents, brother, and myself are fully recovered from his death, because we loved him immensely, and owned him for nearly half my life. Bart was no less than the perfect dog: intelligent, loyal, lovable, mellow, and puppy-cute well into adulthood. He won several ribbons for obedience and showmanship with me when I participated in 4-H in junior high, and he was a good friend to our family cat Sidd, even when Sidd was a tiny kitten. We were all incredibly lucky to have him in our lives.

Bart. He was a beagle/pug mutt we picked up from a local shelter.

Posing for me…sometimes he would help me with my photography/cinematography homework.

We’re going to miss him so much…

So, it’s been a pretty disorienting whirlwind for me recently. I’m trying to get back into the swing of things and it’s nice to be distracted by work and unpacking, at least.

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[14] Personal wedding photos

September 8, 2008 at 11:18pm Posted in Real Life, Weddings

This weekend was a rare treat—I was actually a GUEST at a wedding for once! My cousin Sara married her sweetheart August at a private vineyard in Paso Robles on Saturday. It was over 100 degrees but everyone had a great time =)

Wine country

My brother Mitch doing what he does best. If it’s before 1pm, that is.

It was the most curious thing, we would pass all these public barbeques happening in Paso Robles and much of the surrounding areas, as well. I guess barbeque is THE THING TO DO on any random weekend up there.

Matt & I lounging poolside at Adelaide Inn

Fresh off the road and ready for the festivities. Boy was it HOT.

Sara and August had August’s sister Bret (a Brooks graduate!), shooting that day, so I was excited to just chill and enjoy the free wine and gorgeous sunset.

I felt a little bad for Bret who was shooting because for one it was a million degrees, and secondly, she was the groom’s sister and couldn’t enjoy the event as a guest of honor because she was working! Since she didn’t seem to have a secondary shooter or anything, I decided to try and get some shots of Sara’s bouncy new puppy, Brady…just in case she didn’t have a chance to get any of him!

Me with my cousins, including Sara.

The “first generation” of cousins in my family, not including newlywed Sara. Are we seeing a theme here?

Here’s sort of a normal one of me with Mitch and Sara’s brother Nick. I didn’t have a drink (yet), which is why I look like an utter tool with my little thumbs-up instead.

Anyone want a beautiful vineyard property? The owners are selling!

This is how incredibly bright the stars were! It was so beautiful, I wish we didn’t have so much light pollution in the city =(
And for those of you who I KNOW are going to ask, this shot’s specs are:
Nikon D700; Manual mode, handheld
50mm f/1.6
1/10 sec
ISO 1250