Rovy + Rosanne | Proposal | Yojie Restaurant

I met Rosanne a few years ago at CSULB through some friends at the CBA and I met Rovy soon afterwards when his brother told me he was thinking about joining my fraternity. Since then I’ve seen these two literally grow and become two of the most respected and inspired leaders in their communities and make some of greatest friends a person can ever have. Last week when Rovy called me to tell me his plans and asked me to shoot his proposal, I couldn’t be happier for him. Rovy gathered his closest friends at the Yojie Shabu Shabu Restaurant for his birthday late Saturday night and set his plan into motion. Little did Rosanne know it was really all for her. After hours, Rovy was able to close the restaurant, move tables, and play a birthday video that revealed his true intentions. I won’t be able to do it justice by just writing about it, so here’s where pictures literally do mean a thousand words. I wish you two a wonderful time planning, I can honestly say this is the best time in your life, enjoy the planning and all the wishful blessings. Rovy + Rosanne – Congratulations!

You can see the entire gallery of the proposal here.

And here’s a video of it actually going down :) Courtesy of Gaby’s awesome vidoegraphy skills.

Rovy’s Proposal from Justin Element on Vimeo.

I love this shot just because she has NO idea he’s proposing tonight and she found the diamond on the wall and started putting her finger next to it… Everyones mouths dropped when she did it haha

Rovy’s Birthday toast

And the video

And here we go!

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Bobbie + Kelvin | Married | Hotel Seven4One

Bobbie and Kelvin, Las Vegas natives, had their wedding in Laguna Beach. They had one of the most unique weddings i’ve witnessed to date. They rented out the entire Hotel Seven4One property and all of the rooms and gave each of their bridesmaids, groomsmen, and family members a place to stay for the night. They literally partied all night and stumbled to their beds feet away from the dance floor. I’ve never seen such convenience. They made the courtyard into their own reception hall, had catering carry out plate after and plate and tray after tray of food, and transformed their sundeck into a hookah lounge, open bar, and photo studio booth. We had tons of time to shoot and really great light, Bobbie and Kelvin and their wedding party even soldiered through 105 degree weather for their bridal party shots. Thanks for the hard work everyone, I hope you enjoy these shots!

Make-Up: Gaby Manalo
Second Shooter: Nick Barcelona
Hair: Vanessa and Jasmin Salon 25
Videographer: Sam Scheller
Catering: What a Dish
Venue: Hotel Seven4One
Prep: Hotel Menage
Deejay: DJ Jack

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Tonie + Drei | Engaged | Long Beach

Tonie and Drei are having their wedding in the Philippines next August 28th. I’m still figuring out how my schedule will work so I could cover their wedding, but fitting a destination wedding 18 hours away can be a little difficult with booked weekends around it. We’ll see what happens! But I am glad to be able to shoot their engagement session. We had a really great time exploring downtown Long Beach. We even borrowed someones scooter for a shot. Tonie and Drei were awesome and completely trusted me with every shot. Thanks to Chris Golveo also for assisting.

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