on with the merriment of may celebrations..  our final wedding of the month will be none other than lois + richard!  it’s always an honor when our clients entrust us with their big day, but i am doubly excited and honored to be a part of this celebration because i have personally known them for years! 

lois + richard met back during their law school days in san diego.  i still remember thinking that they were a perfect match for each other from the first time i met her.  i’ve always thought of richard as a big teddy bear and lois is the perfect match to snuggle up with him.  they both love football (i think she may even love it more than most of the guys i know!), they are both super easy going and they both have friends and family who absoutely love them.  now years later they are ready to tie the knot this saturday in one of our favorite charming little cities.. pasadena.  their fabulous photos were taken by the talented tauran woo.. who would have guessed that it was storming on the day of their engagement session?

in any case, we are definitely looking forward to seeing them walk down the aisle!  congrats lois + richard..  we adore you guys! =)

connie and james are getting married next weekend! yay! i remember when they first got engaged… it was right before angeline and michael’s rehearsal at st. regis last june. i just love seeing newly engaged couples! and on 6/17/11, connie and james were both just glowing with happiness and excitement. we even forced james to show us the slideshow he put together for the proposal.  so of course, we were SUPER excited when they hired us!

i am so exciting for their wedding! they are such a fun couple with tons of friends… so it’s only right that they are celebrating their special day with 325+ of their closest loved ones! can’t wait!

photos by: judy and gavin wedding photography

i can’t believe linda + michael’s big day is just around the corner!  when i first “met” linda back in february of last year i knew that working with her would be an eye opening and amazing experience.  just speaking with linda is inspiring… you see, this fabulous couple actually met while serving in the us military.  as a matter of fact, linda was deployed in afghanistan when we first started planning their fabulous wedding.  after almost a year of being away, she returned home only to learn that Michael was being deployed.  i can definitely say that it takes a very special couple to go through an engagement so far away from each other with such limited contact.  as you will see from the amazing engagement photos taken by the talented crissy farah, linda is not only one tough cookie, but she will also be one of the most beautiful brides!

they have made huge sacrifices for all of us and our country and i absolutely cannot wait to see them tie the knot this weekend.  it’s sure to be filled with tons of love & laughter and we are so honored to be a part of their special day!  cheers to the fabulous couple!

photos by: christine farah
makeup by: makeup by liz
hair by: bree yi

we have a super exciting  may coming up, packed with 4 weddings! that just means that we have 4 fabulous engagement shoots to share with you!

let’s kick it off with chikara and eric! simply put, chikara + eric = FUN! you can definitely tell how much they enjoy being with each other. chikara and eric are also just so good together. they have been planning their wedding long distance, with chikara in socal and eric in new jersey. but helping them plan their wedding has been one smooth ride. chikara is one of the calmest brides ever. plus, our meetings are always fun, we end up chatting about totally random topics, and both of us always end up fighting for the bill. i am so excited for their wedding next weekend at skirball cultural center. i’m also sad because once their wedding is over, there will be no more daily interactions with chikara, especially since she’s moving to jersey the day after her wedding!

anyways, enough with the sadness… let’s move on to their happy happy photos!

photos by: ja tecson

It isn’t often that I find myself speechless. But honestly, I don’t even know where to begin with Lynn and Ungar’s wedding. We love all of our clients… but Lynn and Ungar’s wedding is definitely one to remember forever. March 4, 2012 was absolutely perfect. The weather was perfect (which is not always the case  especially when you’re by the ocean) and of course, Lynn and Ungar were perfect. They added so many small personal touches to their wedding that made it so special. Let me use the photos to explain….

Lynn’s beautiful wedding gown (first dress of the day!) was made by Rosa Clara…. Shoes, none other than Valentino

His AND Hers BLING!!

The beautiful bride! Hair and makeup by the talented Chiali!

The first look

Love how the bridesmaids wore different Spring-colored dresses with bouquets to match. And Lynn’s bouquet was a mixture of all 4 colors. So fresh, fun, and vibrant!

Beautiful Catalina Point at Terranea Resort

As a surprise for Ungar, Lynn sang her personal vow to him. She sang “The Way I Am” by Ingrid Michaelson and sounded amazing. Everyone loved it, especially Ungar!

We scheduled a 60 dove release that day. The doves must have loved Lynn and Ungar so much because I’ve never seen them fly the way they did that day. They circled above the guests numerous times and then flew over the ocean and continued to circle.

Lynn and Ungar dancing their way back down the aisle during the recessional.

Lynn’s initials are L.C. and Ungar’s are U.K.  L.U.C.K… how perfect is that!?!

Part of their favors were nuts for their guests to munch on during cocktail hour. On each cup, it said “We’re nuts about each other.” So cute!

UCLA vs. USC

Ungar is a dancer, so of course you can expect to see some dancing at their reception. The guys danced to “Nobody” by Wondergirls.

And the girls danced to “Sorry Sorry” by Super Junior. And… umm…. check out Lynn’s gorgeous 2nd dress made by Escada! I want!

One more amazing dress… by Marchesa. Lynn looked incredible in all her dresses!

This is probably one of my favorite photo op backdrops ever. Looks just like them!!

Last by not least…. check out their beautiful wedding video… courtesy of Flick N Roll.

Super big thanks to the awesome vendor team that made Lynn and Ungar’s wedding a reality:

Venue: Jennifer Hyman and the amazing team at Terranea Resort
Photographer: Erich Chen Photography
Videographer: Flick N Roll
Florist: Figaro Flowers
DJ/Chiavari Chairs/Dancefloor: TMMPro
Hair/Makeup: Chiali Meng
Dove Release: White Flite
Cake: RJ Patisserie

Sorry for being completely MIA in March! Between Mel and I, we were pretty much gone for the entire month. I went to Asia (Thailand, Hong Kong, and Taiwan) for 2 weeks. Right after, Mel went to Italy for 10 days. So we’ve spent the past couple weeks playing catch up!

But there’s no better way to come back from a hiatus than to blog about Janice and Jeff. Janice and Jeff are getting married next week at Terranea, one of our favorite venues! We’re been itching to go back since Lynn and Ungar’s wedding in March (whose wedding will be on our blog soon!)

Janice and Jeff… what can I say about them besides the fact that they are great clients! We hit it off right when we met and were so excited when they booked us. (Big thanks to Angeline and Michael for introducing us! Can’t wait to see you guys at the wedding!) Planning with them have been so fun. They are BOTH full of great ideas. Yes both of them! I love it when a groom is involved as much as the bride is. Makes the wedding feel much more personal. It has been such a smooth ride and a fun time getting to know these two.

It also turns out that we have so many mutual friends besides Angeline and Michael (thanks, Facebook!) No wonder we got along so great… it’s like the saying “You’re as good as the company you keep” and the geometry transitive theory  (if a=b and b=c, then a=c). Since we keep a lot of the same company and know so many of the same people, it’s only right that we know one another and get along well.

Anyways, onto the eye candy. Thanks to Henry Chen for these photos. Can’t wait to work with you again!

PS. Competely unrelated, happy birthday to my dear friend Caroliney!! xoxo!

our first wedding of the year is coming up next weekend and we cannot be more excited! to top of it, we get to kick off the year with an awesome couple. lynn and ungar are just the sweetest. they are always all smiles, which is totally contagious. we always feel so happy and giddy after we meet with them… always! oh and a cool little tidbit: ungar does liquid pop! i’m a huge fan of the show, So You Think You Can Dance, so i am hoping to see some cool dance moves live next week!

their wedding is going to be at the beautiful Terranea Resort and it’s going to be absolutely amazing! this will be our first time at Terranea and we are just thrilled! i was a bridesmaid at a wedding here and it’s incredible. not only that, they have been fantastic to work with. can’t wait till next weekend!

i L.O.V.E this photo…. pun intended!

 photos by: erich chen

we are SO excited to share with you all that angeline and michael’s fabulous wedding is featured in the latest issue of Ceremony Magazine (Orange County)! i tried to go pick up a few copies, but the local barnes and noble was all sold out! i guess that’s a good thing!

thought we’d share a little gem with our readers! gamut media is offering a great deal on fingerprint trees for all occasions.. check out gamut media on etsy for more details!

happpy 1 year anniversary to neomi + andy!  hope you enjoyed your first year of wedded bliss.. wishing you many more to come!