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Hello Everyone,

Nancy and Edward’s wedding was far from ordinary. The photographs taken during their engagement session is enough to describe their characters. Their wedding started when Edward and his entourage drove to pick up Nancy at her house in Claremont as a part of a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony. A Chinese wedding ceremony includes a lot of games, performances, and MONEY! =D

Nancy and her jewelery!

Each groomsmen had a task to perform before entering Nancy’s house =D

Moo…shiny

After the wedding ceremony was over, we headed to an open range in Diamond Bar. We were fortunate enough to have clear blue skies during the entire wedding. The following textures used in the next few pictures are from Tofurious.com.

Do not worry, no one from the wedding party got hurt. The obstacles the wedding party faced to take this photograph made their wedding more memorable…or traumatizing. Either way, this wedding photograph turned out perfect! =D

After running around the hills in Diamond Bar, we visited their local Target. The employees were nice enough to allow us to play and photograph inside the store!

Ready, set, GO!!!

The canvas’ that surrounded them here was fitting for this wedding photograph =)

While the Starbucks Baristas were making our coffee, we managed to fit in a few poses in their lounge. Not bad for a wedding group portrait! =)

Not your typical wedding shoes =P

Thank you Nancy, Edward, and your entire wedding entourage. Even though we ran around in the middle of a main street, invaded Target, and a Starbucks, these wedding photographs were all worth the trip! Our final destination for this wedding was at San Gabriel Hilton. I hope you all enjoy these photographs from their wedding as much as I did!  I will make another post later with their reception pictures in order to keep the blog more bandwidth friendly.

Ciao,

Doug - Contact Me!
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Greetings,

Pauline and Julio were an amazing pair! Their main goal for their wedding was to make sure everyone had fun, in which they succeeded. Pauline started her preparation at her parents’ house in Burbank. Pauline’s preparation process was an interesting one. Her mom insisted to be the makeup artist for the wedding even though it was her first time applying makeup on anyone. After a few attempts, the mom managed to even out the makeup on Pauline’s left side of her face with the her right side. Check out the pictures and you will see how well the makeup turned out for Pauline’s wedding! =D

Pauline named each of her tables at her wedding with a Christmas theme…even Mr. Grinch. =X

…I do not know how she managed to groove with the beat at The Castaway all night with those tall wedding shoes!

Of course, all wedding rings deserve their own photo session!

Mom’s first attempt at Pauline’s makeup

We made use of the golden tree and the sunset in the background as our backdrop for Pauline’s wedding photographs =)

Pauline’s wedding dress had a low-cut back, which showed off her beautiful tattoos!

I love the craftsmanship on that chair!

After the wedding ceremony adjourned, we made use of the vacant chapel for a few pictures. =)

After we finished, we all headed back to the hilltops of Burbank at The Castaway restaurant for their reception. The view of the valley from The Castaway was breathtaking. If anyone is interested in checking out The Castaway, the address is as follows:

The Castaway
1250 E Harvard Rd
Burbank, CA 91501

On a side note, if anyone is in need of a pastry chef, Pauline is the gal for you! Pauline and her coworkers provided all the sweets, cupcakes, and pastries for everyone that attended the reception at The Castaway. All I can say is that I have never tasted red velvet cakes like that before!

Peace,

Doug - Contact Me!

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Hello,

I will be in Las Vegas from February 14-18, 2009 for a wedding photographers convention called WPPI. If anyone wants me to photograph their wedding or engagement there, let me know and I can reserve a date for you! There will not be any traveling fees included since I will be there already. Viva Las Vegas!

The link below is a sample of my previous engagement photography sessions:

Engagement Photography

One thing I love about Las Vegas is the lights. There is never a dull moment, which means exciting wedding or engagement pictures!

Best,

Doug - Contact Me!
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Howdy,

Time sure flies. It was not long when we photographed Jacey & Mitch’s engagement session in Malibu. Jacey and Mitch hosted their wedding in Palm Springs at Rancho Los Palmas Resort. Lawrence and I started out day at Jacey’s Palm Springs house.

Jacey has really cute dogs and cats that ran about that day =)

The beautiful wedding dress =)

Mitch tried his best to not let out any tears during the wedding ceremony

The wedding was held on the golf course of Rancho Los Palmas Resort =)

I had some photography competition that night

The boys

…and the gals!

To achieve this wedding photograph, Lawrence held a remote strobe in the back to caste the shadows and I held one in the front to light their faces. Looks cool huh?!

We had a little fun with the wedding couple at the bar in Rancho Los Palmas Resort =)

My favorite wedding photograph of the night!

The R Bar at Rancho Los Palmas Resort gave the feel of a 007 movie so we had to do a wedding photograph that resembles the legendary James Bond =)

The wedding couple’s first dance!

Congratulations Jacey and Mitch!

Best,

Doug- Contact Me!
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Hello,

Lawrence, Gavin, and I had the opportunity to photograph at the beautiful La Venta Inn located at the Palos Verdes Estates. The view from La Venta Inn (Palos Verdes) was spectacular! On a clear day, you can see Los Angeles and the Palos Verdes coast all the way to the horizon. Sujin and Jesse started their preparations at different sides of the La Venta Inn. We managed to snap some fun photos before their wedding started.

La Venta Inn
796 Via Del Monte
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274

Of course we have to get the entrance sign =)

Simple yet beautiful!

Sujin never goes anywhere without her bear. The bear was actually part of the wedding party!

Boys will be boys

La Venta Inn had plenty of trees to lend as a convenient backdrop. We borrowed a handful of furniture from the boys’ preparation room to take these cool pictures!

Marriage can do this to a guy!

Jesse getting in touch with his feminine side

Without any signs of overcast during the wedding ceremony, the lights that illuminated below in Los Angeles and Palos Verdes gave a beautiful light show!

Lawrence and Gavin assembled a camera for the guests to photograph themselves with a remote just like a photo booth except with a giant backdrop!

La Venta Inn’s reception hall was simply stellar!

Special thanks to the coordinator of the day, Roxy, at La Venta Inn for performing a flawless job!  I look forward to working with you again and again in the future!

Ciao,

Doug - Contact Me!
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