Natasha + Eric || Engaged || Comikaze @ LA Convention Center

I love these two. I’m literally smiling while I’m typing out this blog post, mainly because I keep thinking about how we pulled one of the most unique engagement sessions I’ve done yet, we shot at a Con in full on cosplay. And I have to add it was a really good one too. Natasha and Eric came to me through the one and only Irene of Dot the I’s wedding planning – whom thought we would hit it off. She put us in a room together and left us at it for at least an hour to talk about wedding photography and by the time she came back, we still hadn’t talk one word about the wedding. For some reason we didnt notice time fly and we spent the first hour of our meeting geeking out. Their story is something really special and Gaby and I could instantly relate and I can’t express how happy I am to have them as my couple. They cosplayed as Steampunk Batgirl and Robin at Comikaze and Gaby and I were shooting them as Glenn and Daryl from the walking dead ;) It was a pretty fun day and we got tons of really creative photos. I wish we had a BTS of how everything went, but you can imagine how hard it was to take photos of them while everyone else was trying to get there own pics in as well. Anywho, hope you enjoy this really different session, I’m putting a star next to this one. Please enjoy!

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Gaby Manalo - 12/09/2013 - 7:42 am

TIME TO MAKE THESE GO VIRAL.

Natasha Elizabeth Benko - 12/09/2013 - 9:50 pm

They are beautiful!! Thank you so much!!!!

Irene Izaguirre Geithner - 12/09/2013 - 10:25 pm

Fantastic job! Can’t wait for the wedding photos!

Jessica + Jason || Married || Las Vegas

One of the best parts of my job other than always being at the happiest parts of peoples lives and crashing their weddings :D is the fact that I have a reason to reconnect with old friends. Its not like I really need a reason to jump onto facebook and just message my friends from high school, but its even better knowing that I’d be shooting their wedding as well. That brings me to Jessica and Jason. Jessica and I used to work together on the High Life, our school newspaper our senior of high school. Together we both graduated and went on to focus on journalism as our primary studies. I was hopeful to one day become a feature writer for a well known publication and even possibly take photos all around the world. It’s nice to know one of those came true! Earlier this year Jessica reached out and reconnected and we were thick as thieves again, like we’ve never missed a beat. Its something special, today’s technology and how our art can encourage connections. I had a great time at Vegas with Gaby and Kevin for Jessica and Jason’s wedding, they treated us like family and I couldn’t have hoped for more. Thank you again for giving us the amazing opportunity and having a beautiful wedding. I hope you enjoy reliving your day over and over again! Please enjoy!

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Cat + Alex || Married || Beverly Hills

First of all, congratulations to our good friends, Cat and Alex, for tying the knot this year! Secondly thank you to Cat and Alex for holding their wedding at one of the most delicious restaurants in all of LA, Lawry’s Prime Rib Restaurant. It was so good that it boosted our morale for the rest of the day and I just had to mention it here; you really took care of our stomachs you two. I had met Cat and Alex way back in 2012 when I made a quick pit stop during their meeting with Justin during dinner in Cerritos and I knew right away that they would just be a couple I’d remember forever. We bonded easily through similar interests like K-Pop (maybe just with Cat on this topic) and because they were just so genuine that anyone around them would feel warm and welcome. They celebrated their day by having an intimate ceremony with just their closest friends and family which segwayed into the reception not too long after. Everyone enjoyed their juicy steaks as we watched couples battle it out to prove which two people knew each other the best. One thing that I loved about this wedding was how everything was Cat and Alex inspired and that everything was done creatively by them. From having a variety of cupcakes available to an original photobooth greeting poster, we loved all the personal touches set up around the restaurant. We made sure to use the intricately designed interior of the restaurant with Cat and Alex’s distinctive choice of colors to get some intimate pictures of just them. As the hours passed, the reception was coming to a close, but it didn’t mean that the wedding celebration was over. The party continued and the food kept coming at their after party at the Hyatt Regency Hotel not too far away. Thanks for having us out Cat and Alex, we love you guys!

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Jodi JT Tam - 12/04/2013 - 5:22 am

So happy for you Alex! You all look so beautiful!

Sue Kung - 12/04/2013 - 4:35 pm

Great photos! Cutest couple!