Monterey California is known for it’s all-year round cool climate, but when it was time to shoot these couple’s engagement, the weather was just perfect. The warmth summer sun smiled on us that day. We started our shoot at a beach park in the historic Fort Ord. It is an old abandoned WW2 Army base. The beach dunes was used as a firing range for soldiers to train on (It quickly reminded me of the days when I went bootcamp in the Army). Then we continued our photoshoot at the Cannery Row up to the Lover’s Point. The Bride, Tuyet, is a good friend of Angela (our August bride). We were so happy she chose us to become her photo/video team for her wedding next year January. And we’re very excited to perform that day since it will be our first Vietnamese wedding. :) Enjoy their Engagement photos!

This Engagement Session was probably the most funnest shoot that the team had worked on. Jan and Crishelle fulfilled our wish to shoot in Disneyland, but before we drove down to Anaheim we shot some photos/videos at the Palace of the Fine Arts in San Francisco. We also had Disneyland first timers, Ashley and Joe. Ashley was hired by Crishelle to do her hair and make-up and Joe shot the footage for the trailer (see below). Many thanks to Chilly Willy for providing us with music on our road trip to Disneyland and back. and also to Portos for the awesome cheesecakes! :) Behind the Scene photos to follow in our FACEBOOK Page!

An early call time, 7am preparation at the Marriot, for a 9:30am wedding ceremony in the Iglesia Ni Cristo
chapel of Fremont–A wedding planned in just two months. Pressure was on me since I’ve taken the challenge
of doing an SDE Video for the couple. My heart was racing, I was nervous but still intact, and the adrenaline in
my veins continued to flow. I’ve gone through many types of pressured work, but none like this one. I had until
4pm to finish the edit. My concentration allowed me focus on the project ahead of me, ignoring all outside
disturbance. Time swiftly passed by. Things happened too quickly that I never got the chance to pause and absorb
everything around me. Then I finished and presented the piece, and everyone enjoyed it. At the end of the day, All
that I could recall was the beautiful bride, the handsome groom, the wonderful people, the solemn ceremony,
and the simple reception, this wedding and all of it in it’s simplest form was ’simply beautiful.’

Sorry, the Mother of the Bride looks like shes giving the middle finger but she’s actually not, Look closer! lol. :)

Special thanks to Alnie for Second shooting. You Rock! :)