BRIAN KHANG | PHOTOGRAPHER

Category Archives: WEDDINGS

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WEDDING AT THE MISSION & RITZ CARLTON : PART 1

01.06.09 – 6:00 pm

What an awesome way to start 2009 with an amazing wedding! After a long holiday break, it’s great to be back shooting and doing what I love. This past Saturday I was able to be a part of a lovely wedding, which the ceremony was held at The Mission in San Juan Capistrano followed by an even lovelier reception at The Ritz Carlton in Laguna Niguel. It seemed like all of the great vendors were under one roof including, beautiful florals by Square Root Designs, coordinating by Susan MacDonald, lighting by Pro Audio and Mike the DJ.

I know it’s said often, but when you’re at a wedding, one common theme I always find, is the love of friends and family. There was so much love for this couple, getting ready for the next steps in life together, that it couldn’t just be heard, but felt. Just like tension in the air that can be cut with a knife, but in a good way! There are actually 5 daughters in the family with this bride being number 4 to be married and only 1 more to go. I think the father of the bride deserves an award for raising 5 awesome daughters!

To do this amazing wedding justice, I decided to break it down into 2 parts, the ceremony and reception. So stay tuned on Thursday for part 2 of this amazing wedding!

What’s a wedding without rings and shoes!

The Mission San Juan Capistrano Ritz Carlton Wedding Photography

The lovely bride getting ready at her parents place.
The Mission San Juan Capistrano Ritz Carlton Wedding Photography

The Mission San Juan Capistrano Ritz Carlton Wedding Photography

The brides veil was stunning!
The Mission San Juan Capistrano Ritz Carlton Wedding Photography

I love this shot of the bride by the window.
The Mission San Juan Capistrano Ritz Carlton Wedding Photography

I quickly grabbed a shot of the bride as she walked to the doors.
The Mission San Juan Capistrano Ritz Carlton Wedding Photography

Definitely gorgeous!
The Mission San Juan Capistrano Ritz Carlton Wedding Photography
Inside The Mission.

The wedding was even complete with an all boys choir.
The Mission San Juan Capistrano Ritz Carlton Wedding Photography

The groom and his mom awaiting the bride to walk down the aisle, classic!
The Mission San Juan Capistrano Ritz Carlton Wedding Photography

This had to be one of my favorite moments of the day. The grooms mom hugging the groom and at the same time the father of the bride lifting her veil.
The Mission San Juan Capistrano Ritz Carlton Wedding Photography

Married!
The Mission San Juan Capistrano Ritz Carlton Wedding Photography

We had the best lighting that day for portraits in The Mission.
The Mission San Juan Capistrano Ritz Carlton Wedding Photography

These 2 photos makes me feel happy.
The Mission San Juan Capistrano Ritz Carlton Wedding Photography

Be sure to checkout Becker’s Blog and Jerry Frazier’s Blog for more photos. And remember to check back on Thursday for the rest of the photos from this awesome wedding!

WINTER WEDDING SPECIAL

12.26.08 – 2:00 pm

Well I hope everyone is having a fabulous holiday so far! The 2008 wedding season was so awesome and I’m really looking forward to next year. For the beginning of 2008, we offered a special on winter weddings and next year will be no different. The normal wedding season normally runs from April till December and I like staying busy throughout the year and shoot awesome weddings!

So if you’re a bride getting married from January 1st, 2009 to March 31st, 2009 and you would love for me to shoot your wedding at a special rate, please click here to send me an email or click on the connect tab up top to contact me.

I love to travel too! so if you’re having a destination wedding during that time, the special applies to you too! so make sure you get in touch with us to take advantage of the special.

Here is one of my favorite moments of 2008.

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WEDDING AT THE NIXON LIBRARY

11.05.08 – 1:00 pm

This past Saturday I joined Jeremy to shoot Hans & Blanca’s wedding. As I mentioned in the previous sneak peek, it was a beautiful wedding, but challenging. The ceremony was held at the Pilgrim Congregational Church, which was dark inside and we couldn’t use any flash. I knew as soon as I drove to the church and it started to rain, what kind of day it would be. But rain happens and I think it’s just as beautiful to have a wedding on a rainy day. We then headed over to the Richard Nixon Library where it was absolutely beautiful inside. The details and colors of the wedding really gave it a romantic feel. Now on to my favorites from the day.

Nixon Library wedding photography

Checkout the sneak peek post if you want the specs on this shot in the church. Luckily I had my trusty monopod that day.
Nixon Library wedding photography

Nixon Library wedding photography

Married!
Nixon Library wedding photography

Some details of the bridesmaids dresses and flowers.
Nixon Library wedding photography

After I shot these kids, they asked in their little voices, “Can I see the photo?” I guess they get their picture taken all the time.
Nixon Library wedding photography

Here is the groom giving me his best model pose.
Nixon Library wedding photography

And his boys tell him he did a good job.
Nixon Library wedding photography

Nixon Library wedding photography

I just love this shot of the bride leaving the church.
Nixon Library wedding photography

I really just wanted to do Black & Whites for the photos this time. It fit well with the mood of the day.
Nixon Library wedding photography

Nixon Library wedding photography

Some of the amazing details that day.
Nixon Library wedding photography

Nixon Library wedding photography

Blanca’s sister had an amazing voice and sang their first dance song. It was so great.
Nixon Library wedding photography

Nixon Library wedding photography

We went out after to play around with some lights and these ended up being my favorites from the day.
Nixon Library wedding photography

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SATURDAY’S WEDDING SNEAK PEEK

11.01.08 – 11:00 pm

I just got back from an amazing, but challenging wedding an hour ago. I’ll explain more later, but while I was downloading my images, this one photo caught my attention and I wanted to share it with you all. I mean challenging because the church again meant no flash and it was darker than a cave in there, but I still was able to get my shots. Checkout the photo below with the technical specs. I’ll be blogging this wedding later this week.

Canon 5D, 70-200mm F/2.8 IS, shot at 200mm, 1600 ISO, F/2.8, NO FLASH, 1/30 using a monopod, WB set to 3200K. Yes, sometimes I set the white balance manually in camera depending and good thing I had my monopod, because it would have been difficult to hand hold for these shots.

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WEDDING AT THE MONTAGE

10.30.08 – 2:00 pm

This past Sunday I joined [B]ecker for another gorgeous wedding at The Montage Resort in Laguna Beach. There was a dream team of vendors including, coordinating by the one and only Kathy Jo Peterson and florals and decor from Square Root. Checkout some of my favorites from the day.

The dress is by Lezu Atelier.