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Michelle & Phong: The Villa wedding

Venue: The Villa

Hair: Beauty-to-be, Sois

Floral: 3 Petals, Fayth

Band: Mike Hudson

Who here considers taking a drive from San Diego to LA to sell some snakes makes for a good first date? Well, I didn’t think so until hearing about how Phong took Michelle to sell some baby snakes on their first date. I guess you’ve found a keeper if snakes won’t even drive the girl away!

The two married this past Saturday at The Villa in Westminster.  To think that Phong had almost given up on love only to find that a few weeks later he meets Michelle at a friend’s party.

Although it was a long day for me, I had an awesome time covering their event. The entire Bridal party were a riot, especially the Bridesmaids.  You can see the younger one, Diana, acting up in one of the photographs below.

Wow, I was even surprised with how well this photograph of the wedding gown came out. I already knew that I loved the composition when I took the photograph, but I think the slight-olive tint processing is just the perfect addition for this image.

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Hah.. it was surprisingly difficult trying to focus on Phong’s  image through the eye-hole. I had to switch to manual since the auto-focusing would not lock. Phong was attempting to bribe his way into the Bride’s home.

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Okay, this is my absolute favorite image from the bunch so far. We just finished posing for an image and just as quickly as I lowered my camera that I discovered the image captured below.

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One of the guests brought his guitar and dedicated a few songs to the couple.

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Janet & John Wedding: San Gabriel Hilton

Venue: San Gabriel Hilton

Hair/Make-up: EChou Makeup, Elaine

DJ/MC: Zuno Productions, Eugene

Lighting: InLight Lighting, Terry

Janet and John  were married this past Sunday at the beautiful San Gabriel Hilton hotel.  Janet and John are high-school sweethearts. Carol, a Bridesmaid told a cute story of how the couple discovered that they both lived a few doors down from one another since the age of five.

I managed to get a hotel staff to assist me in hanging the wedding gown off one of the lighting fixtures in the hotel lobby.

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John is a USC alumni and wanted photographs taken on the campus.  As a UCLA alumni, I had to force myself to go to USC :) All kidding aside, USC is a beautiful campus with great architecture and a beautiful garden in the courtyard.

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The ceremony was held outdoors on the third floor of the hotel.  John works as a field staffer for State Assembly Member, Mike Eng who presided as the Officiant for their wedding.

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Congresswoman, Judy Chu, was on hand to sign the marriage certificate.

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I caught my second photographer’s flash as he photographed the Bridesmaids watching the first dance. The reflection of the table cloth and back wall forms a perfect image of a heart!

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It was a tearful moment when this surprised guest arrived during the reception.

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Flower Art:  Cynthia 310.833.4400

Odinah and Paolo finally got married this past Friday after knowing one another for 10 years.  The day started with Odinah getting-ready at the Hilton in Long Beach . The ceremony was held at the beautiful Mary Star of the Sea in San Pedro. The reception was at The Grand Ballroom at The Grand in Long Beach.

The two make a great couple. Paolo is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet. Odinah has an amazing complexion. I couldn’t help but take many close-ups throughout the day.

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We had a heck of a time figuring out how to hang the dress against the head post.  The bed was flush right up against the wall so there was no room to hook the dress up over the top.  Anyone care to hazard a guess on how we managed to hold the dress up?

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Ahh..natural window light is all so flattering. Look at Odinah’s immaculate skin.

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Pst..hey Odinah, look over your left. I see Henry.

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My goal is obviously to cover all the action of the day, but it’s the reaction to the event that I love capturing the most. The Bride and Groom are so involved in the moment that they miss all the emotional reactions from their loved ones.

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Oh my goodness, I love this vintage photograph of the two them over-looking the downtown Long Beach skyline.

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There are a few things I noticed in the photograph below:

1) The Flower-girl was literally holding her ground and not jumping.

2) The little boy is a future B-Ball player. Check out the height he’s got.

3) The woman are jumping. In heels!

4) One of the guys looks constipated. See if you can find him. Sorry, dude. There others in this set aren’t that much better for you :)

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This next photograph is hilarious.  See if you notice anything strange.

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The couple stealing a kiss in their hide-out overlooking the reception hall below.

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Beautiful speech by the sister and Maid of Honor.

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Nothing like a good milk tea boba to cheer Odinah right up.

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Every wedding has some rock star kids that like to shake it on the dance floor. This wedding was no exception.

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