industrial inspiration

Brenda and I had an idea, an idea for a shoot to bring back the old school esthetic while melding it with the modern. Our ideas came to fruition with an amazing team of wedding vendors in San Diego. I'll focus mostly on the portraits in this post, as we have a great feature from Every Last Detail which showcases the details.

Coordination & Design / Swann Soirées Flowers / Rae Florae Catering / Root Cellar Catering Co. 
Linens & Rentals / Classic Party Rentals Bridal Dress / Simply Bridal Groom Outfit / A Better Deal Tuxedo 
Bridal Accessories / Jeweliany Venue / New Children's Museum Hair & Makeup / Aileen Nham
Assistant Photographers / Kim Marcelo & Stephanie Yang Models / Yuka Brown & Sean Diaz 

Check out the slideshow below:

frannie & wesley / up in downtown

Los Angeles, we have a special thing going on. I used to not like you too much, but ever since I've been hanging out with you and photographing special people with you, you've grown on me. Especially Frannie and Wesley, their wedding was full of fun and laughter that I can't help but smile. 

eunice & jared / the color of love

As I was editing Eunice and Jared's wedding, doing my usual color edits and such, there was just something about the whole day that was throwing me off. I would look at each photograph and say, "they look so classic." So I sent them them their photographs and would still look at the slideshow and something still didn't sit well with me, so I went through all their photographs and made them all black and white. I felt that Eunice and Jared had old souls, they come from a different era where love has no shades, you are either madly in love or not. It's black or white.

jenny + ry / one love for brooklyn

Brooklyn in the house, specifically the botanical gardens. Didn't have to travel too far from home to capture the love of Jenny and Ry at the Palm House. A gorgeous ceremony culminating with a crazy dance party, you know we couldn't go wrong. Working with an awesome team made it way more fun as well, so a big thanks to Jennifer Bobé for photographing with me and Renzo and Annika from Magic Flute Videos.

nikki + ren / color + culture

Last year, Kim and I had the opportunity to photograph the three day wedding ceremony of Nikki and Ren. The first two days were the traditional Cambodian wedding traditions, with the blessings and special ceremonies. While the last day was the party and man, did they party! But we had so much fun with everyone and it was definitely a wedding to remember or not remember, depending on how much Hennessy you drank, haha.