Of Wedding Mohawk and Giggles
June 23, 2008 | Filed Under weddings | Leave a Comment
i was recently at carina and adrian’s “US wedding reception” in mission hills ; it was a nice way to celebrate their recent marriage with those friends and relatives who didn’t make it to their church wedding in the philippines. it was fun…lots of wine, dancin’ and singin’. as much as i enjoy capturing wedding moments, it felt good being just a ‘guest’ for a while. still, the ‘photographer’ in me couldn’t resist taking snapshots of saturday night’s fun.
ps.
the guy with the mohawk is not the groom (thank heavens!) but another goodfriend dex.
-carla
Bora Bora 2
June 17, 2008 | Filed Under weddings | 1 Comment
Sibil’s second annual summer soaking event – Bora Bora
With performances by Browndition, Project State Unknown, Franz Cipher, Iris Leonardo
Jenn Diviness – GoGo
Boardner’s Hollywood.
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Wedding: Jason + Irene
June 13, 2008 | Filed Under weddings | 6 Comments
we recentlty covered a filipino wedding here in los angeles; the ceremony was held at the st joseph’s catholic church in la puente pomona, and the reception was at the los coyotes country club in buena park
while the bride’s sister was giving her customary speech ; i experienced an epiphany. i realized how privileged i was to witness a very important moment in another person’s life. being the ’stranger’
i was privy to a person’s and another family’s traditions and idiosyncrasies;
the purpose, usually of bestman or bridesmaid speeches is to endearingly highlight either the bride or groom’s aptness to be the chosen one. the speeches are meant to be funny, poignant, as the speaker goes through the bride’s or groom’s childhood, struggles, successes, influences and the circumstances which brought the couple together;
more often than not, the bride, the mother of the bride and the majority of the women are affected by this moment. though women are generally emotional;filipino women are outrightly emotional, so its no wonder if i shed a tear or two while capturing such experience of emotional catharsis. and that’s just one reason why i love weddings.
jason and irene’s wedding was very intimate, witnessed by very close family members and friends. how can i forget the the uninhibited karaoke singing and seemingly tireless dancing to abba’s famous songs?
“you can dance, you can jive having the time of your life see that girl, watch that scene dig in the Dancing Queen“.
Trash the Dress with Sher
June 6, 2008 | Filed Under weddings | Leave a Comment
To Trash or Not To Trash
June 3, 2008 | Filed Under engagement, weddings | 4 Comments
it was our first trash the dress participation, and i had so much fun. though i was ‘under medication’ battling with the symptoms of the common cold, the fun and experience did not escape my attention. i was not able to shoot alot, i wanted to do a lot of candids just hovering in the sidelines, but the harshness of the sun required me to provide vince an additional fill light…
i ended up mostly holding 2 flashes. it has inspired me to participate in future ttd events, as well as to when that will be.. depends on how fast i can bring myself to fit the size 0 wedding dress that i have worn almost 5 years ago.
-carla
ps. still got more to come
one of the candids that i took. couldn’ t resist evening’s graceful pose here.
a candid of sylvia that i took while she was being photographed beside the lifeguard tower
april here reminds me so much of the cherubs in Raphael’s “Sistine Madonna” painting.
we gave this a different treatment. the sepia look was just perfect for evening’s classic looks and pose.
we were taking photos beside the restroom and found the orange cones. we thought it was ‘trashy’ enough for Katie, literally speaking. =)
Preview: Becki & Ann
June 2, 2008 | Filed Under engagement, weddings | 2 Comments
Trash the Dress Session in Santa Fe Dam, Irwindale. The event was very well organized and the brides were so cool to work with. Thanks Bryan!
As usual the hardest part or shall I say the most tedious process in our workflow is selection. We’ve whittled 1200+ photos down to 200+.
Although not obvious, Becki is actually sitting down on the ground leaning on a red door. For a while we confined our shot in the shade, like this one. The concrete floor just in front of her acted as our makeshift reflector. We’re not trashing the dress enough? That is what this teaser is all about. More to come!
-Vince
