Nicolette and Greg were recently married at the beautiful Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo. They’ve become great friends of ours from the time that we met with them over a year ago and randomly bumped into them at malls all over Orange County. Nicolette and Greg’s wedding was filled with so many amazing details, which were all designed and planned by them, including the “Green Paper Lanterns” that hung over the dance floor, to the fun treat for their guests with the live Hawaiian dancers, with the most amazingly talented kids and the bright and beautiful sparkler send off, which I thought for sure that something would catch on fire! The getaway car custom designed by Nicolette and Greg’s friends was definitely the icing on the cake! It made me and everyone else laugh!
You’ll have to checkout the link below to see more photos from their wedding and the getaway car! Not to mention how adorable their daughter Leilani is when she danced with her father Greg and stood on his feet. It was the cutest thing!
Nicolette and Greg, congratulations to you both again! As many of your friends that evening couldn’t have stated it better, that for someone your age, you’ve both accomplished so much! And I can see how everyone is so proud of you both! You’re such an amazing couple and we were deeply honored to have photographed your wedding! We hope for more continued happiness in your lives!
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Venue: Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, Mission Viejo, CA
Officiant: Reverend Kenneth Kho
Cinematographer: Daniel Boswell of Imagique Cinema
Wedding Cake: It’s All About The Cake
Makeup: All Made Up Team
Hair: Belinda Torres
Florist: Cristina’s Flowers
DJ: Eric Mosqueda of SoCal-DJ
Hawaiian Dancers: Na O hana O Mele
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NICOLETTE AND GREG : ARROYO TRABUCO MISSION VIEJO WEDDING PHOTOS
THE FIRST..
Well.. we’re back! Happily and finally married! Back in California and still flying high on cloud nine after our crazy trip back to Connecticut, for our wedding! I will have to be honest and say that with all of the crazy planning and stressed out days and nights, it was all worth it! To have our closest family and friends there for our wedding, minus a few that we wished could have made it and sadly missed, it was an amazing night! We’ve never really felt such an overwhelming and genuine love for the two of us in our whole lives, it was truly one of those experiences that you’ll never ever forget! So much so that we didn’t want the day to ever end!
I want to thank all of our over the top amazing vendors that made our day possible and our friends and family that helped throughout the day. We love you all! And I can’t forget my clients that have been so patient and understanding throughout our processes, thank you! The warm congrats on Facebook and Twitter have been such a joy to read, thank you all for those as well!
So it’s back to blogging for me! I’ll have so much to share in the weeks to come, including personal photos from Boston and Connecticut and engagement sessions and weddings that I photographed. And of course hopefully our wedding video and photos!
I’m sure there’s going to be a lot of this on the blog, so get used to it! “The First” ice cream cone we shared as Mr. and Mrs. Photographed at Ben & Jerry’s in West Hartford, Connecticut, June 21st, 2010. Fuji Instax Camera. Phish Food and Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream on a waffle cone!
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Adorable!! Love you guys!!
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(of course…food!) love it. congrats again mr. & mrs.!! so blessed that we were able to come out and be with the families and be a part of your day. we love you both!!
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congrats, dude! welcome to the club
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Congratulations!!!!! I am so happy for you both. I cannot wait to see your pictures!!! Welcome to the Married Club…you’re going to love it
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yay, you guys finally tied the knot, CONGRATS to you both!!
RYAN AND SALLY : SAN GABRIEL MISSION LA ARBORETUM WEDDING PHOTOS
Ryan and Sally were married recently, surrounded by their friends and family. Although Ryan knew that there would be traditional door games when he arrived to marry Sally, he had no idea what the bridesmaids had in store for him. Which included, wearing a grass skirt and hula hooping, singing to sally in the street and performing the “Macarena”. And he probably thought the toughest part of the day, was untangling the “Pink Pom-Poms that they decorated the wedding car with, early that morning. But when he finally finished the door games, he was eager to finally see Sally. The ceremony concluded with a traditional “Chinese Tea Ceremony”. Be sure to click on the link below to see more photos from their day!
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And a special thanks to Jenna for coming out and shooting with me! Make sure you checkout her blog for more photos!
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KATHERINE AND ALVIN : DOVE CANYON COUNTRY CLUB WEDDING
When I saw Katherine that afternoon before the wedding, arriving at the church, wearing her Mrs. King jump suit and with her girls walking behind her laughing away, I just knew it was going to be a perfect day. Katherine and Alvin were married at the beautiful Crossline Church in Laguna Hills and celebrated the night away at the Dove Canyon Country Club. The night began with a choreographed first dance and some special song performances from their friends. As great as those performances were, nothing topped the night more than Alvin’s performance. Instead of singing the song he told Katherine he was going to sing, he decided to sing a song that he wrote for her. Katherine and Alvin, I hope you both had a lovely time on your honeymoon in Maui and thank you again for sharing your amazing day!
Church: Crossline Church, Laguna Hills
Venue: Dove Canyon Country Club
Wedding Coordinator: ME Events & Design
Officiant: Pastor Dave Gibbons of Newsong Church
Florist: Fiore
DJ: DJ Mikey P
Cake: Beverly’s Best Bakery
A special thanks to Cindee Bae for coming out and shooting with me!
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absolutely love the way you captured this wedding!
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great shots bk! and how super adorable is that little ring bearer?!
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brian! these are so awesome man. what lens did you use? they’re all so clear and great job capturing the candid emotions.
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So awesome brian! I’m kinda jealous of the last one though.. lol! Again, thanks!!
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Katherine you were a beautiful bride and Alvin was quite handsome too
Every aspect of your your wedding looks like it was fabulous. From the flowers to the venue it looks like every detail turned out perfect. I would love to hear from you.
ON THE 11TH YEAR..
I am finally marrying my best friend in June. It’s hard to believe that Helen and I had our first date 11 years ago on this day. Never ever in my life, would I have imagined how wonderful my life is today. To have someone that’s always there for me, who absolutely loves me unconditionally. She honestly pushes me to be the best that I can be and I always push myself to be the best for her. I get choked up still when I think about us and how far we’ve come together. And how I’m truly the luckiest guy, that gets to spend every waking moment with her.
Helen, from every strand in my heart, I truly truly love you and everyday I fall more in love with you. We’ve been through the worst of times and the best of times together and through it all, I somehow found you, there, just there to talk, to let me know that it will all be ok, to celebrate together or cry together, you’ve always told me that you loved me and honestly, that was all that mattered. I want to grow old with you and be happy and in love as your grandparents were. I celebrate you today Helen and how amazing you are just being you and I celebrate us today and the life long journey that we have just begun. Cheers to us and many more amazing years to come! I love you.
Here are some photos of us from over the years.. and yes, the first space is blank.
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This is so romantic!!!! Congrats to the both of you! Love you both!
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Wow, nice post Brian, you trying to make a brotha tear up at work or what?? haha, you two are truly a blessing in so many ways. Congratulations on your 11th year together and I’m looking forward to drinking all the alcohol at your wedding next month =)
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Awww…. that’s the sweetest thing Brian! You & Helen are perfect together
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I love it Brian! How sweet and touching!
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aww…congrats you two! we are so blessed to have you both in our lives, and look forward to being a part of your wedding and having you join our married peeps club!
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Can’t wait for you to celebrate 11 years of marriage!
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That is the sweetest post ever! You are both adorable. I wish you many years of continued happiness. I cannot wait to see pictures of your wedding – I’m sure they will be absolutely breathtaking. Congratulations on 11 years!
THE GUILTS OF WRITING
I’m sitting in my office now and it’s a little after 7:00 PM. I thought about this all of yesterday and into this morning. What will I write about today? This morning as I was planning out my day, I thought to myself, “Today is just such a crazy busy day today, because tomorrow I’ll be photographing a wedding and there will be much prepping that needs to be done, so I can skip a day and not write”. But as the day progressed and more of my to do’s were getting checked off, the guilt of not writing started to kick in, like Bruce Lee just landed a kick to my stomach and “Whaaaaing” away, as he goes in for the final blow!
Maybe it’s just the fear or guilt of not completing what I set out to accomplish. I’m sure most can attest that it’s pretty normal to feel that way. Either that or I’m just an overachiever or would like to thinks so anyways. Happy Friday!
Obviously I didn’t take this photo, but if I did, my cool points would be off the charts!
iPAD PRODUCT REVIEW : BELKIN GRIP VUE + INCASE NEOPRENE SLEEVE PLUS
Whenever I get a new toy, like the Apple iPad, I always think to myself first, “Wow! This is really awesome!” Then I think, “Now what can I buy to protect it or carry it around in?”. As much as a love the feel of a naked Apple product, so to speak, I like to live by the words of “Better safe than sorry”.
So the two products that I decided to purchase for my iPad are the Belkin Grip Vue in Clear and the Incase Neoprene Sleeve Plus. Here are my initial thoughts below on both products.
The Belkin Grip Vue in Clear:
Out of the box, the case is pretty solid, yet still a bit flexible. The material feels like solid rubber. Slipping the case on the iPad was snug, which means a tight fight! It doesn’t slide around or have any extra play on the case. After placing it on the iPad, all of the holes cut out are perfectly lined up! Seriously it couldn’t fit any better. It has a solid and grippy feel at the same time, so I’m more confident that I won’t drop it. Also, since it’s now protected in the back, I can place it down anywhere without feeling like i’m going to scratch the back surface of my iPad. The case doesn’t feel bulky at all and it really feels like it’s not even there. Plus being clear, you can still see the beautiful Apple logo on the back and Belkin’s logo is barely visible, which is a plus for me! You can barely see it in the first photo below. I would highly recommend this case to anyone. I truly believe that this is the best case out there right now for the iPad.
The Incase Neoprene Sleeve Plus:
If you’re familiar with the Incase line and have a laptop case made from Incase, you’re probably already familiar with their quality of products. The inside features a faux fur soft material and extra padding. If you have read some reviews on this product either online or on Youtube, people are complaining that although the quality is excellent and is what they expect from Incase, they feel that the fitment isn’t great. They claim that the case is a little too large and the iPad floats around while in it. Although this may be true, I think that Incase designed the case to fit the iPad, plus a hard case on top of it. So after already having my Belkin Grip Vue on the iPad, I decided to order the Incase Neoprene Sleeve Plus as well and see if it fits into the bag. Because although the Belkin Grip Vue is great to carry around your iPad, it doesn’t protect the face when carrying it around. As my suspicions were correct, the Belkin Grip Vue mounted on the iPad, fits perfectly into the Incase Neoprene Sleeve Plus, with no extra room or slack. Now, I have both Incase Sleeves that perfectly match. One for my MacBook Pro and one for my iPad. In addition, as you can see in the first photo below. The Incase Sleeve also comes with a flexible stand, so you can place your iPad on a table for easy viewing of movies, etc. The only thing though, is that the stand I believe is made for using just your iPad with no case. Although the Belkin Grip Vue fits perfectly on to the stand, the angle of viewing is straight at 90 degrees with the case on. If the case was off, I’m sure there would be a slight angle to the iPad, due to the minimal extra bulk to the back of the iPad from the case. The Incase Neoprene Sleeve Plus is definitely worth it and I recommend it, if you have a case already installed on your iPad.
WE NEVER FEEL CRUSTY
It was the spring of 1999. I was in the kitchen making myself a PB&J, peanut butter and jelly for those who don’t know and Helen which at the time, I just started dating. Helen noticed something about me that day. And it was just the smallest, simplest thing, that somehow even fate new, would forever bond our lives together. Yes, we shared the love of crustless bread!
It really is the smallest, simplest indulgences in life that we love and appreciate so much! Some even told us back then that “WE” would never work, but we always had our crustless bread to prove them wrong. Now we just need to find something to do with all this crust! Any suggestions?
Photo below taken with THIS CAMERA.
Just gorgeous! I love your work!
Thanks for taking such AWESOME photos from Nicolette’s event! We LOVE you!
-Vivian Tran
Orange County Makeup Artist
Brian, these are lovely! Your photos tell the story of the day so sweetly. I’m sure they are thrilled with the photos! And, I loved the getaway car
Love these. And the bouquet is gorgeous!
Beautiful, Brian!!
Thank you SO much, Brian, for photographing and capturing the emotion on our wedding day!! When we look at these photos, it takes us right back to the day again. They will be forever treasured. Absolutely amazing!!! Greg and I are so glad to have had you as our photographer, not only because you produce such timeless, awesome images, but also because of our newfound friendship with you and Helen! Let’s go on a double date soon!
Great pics Brian! It was definitely a fun filled wedding!!!!