I’ve known Hien for most of my life and even a few years ago he asked me to bartend his wedding. So it was a surprise a few months ago when Hien and Amber asked me to do their trash the dress session. They’ve always wanted to do one, especially at Mt. Baldy since Hien proposed to Amber during one of their hikes and thought something like this would be very meaningful. Unfortunately they kept pushing it back, month after month and year after year. Currently they are both in the Dominican Republic doing some humble humanitarian work, but they knew if they pushed it back till after their trip, they would never do it. So as Amber told us, it really was a “now or never” moment. There are always reasons not to do something, so if you don’t do it now, it’ll never happen. Well thats probably enough of my Confucius words of wisdom, just remember if your planning on doing something, like trashing your dress, just do it! Theres no point in waiting any longer and take A&H’s advice… and call me so I can shoot it :) haha hope you all enjoy this one. It’s one of my favorite shoots to date. Thanks Hien and Amber, enjoy!
John and Dyan came to me with a vision for their wedding day, they wanted the works, framed prints from their e-session, a guestbook, a video montage of their lives until he proposed, flushmount albums, a photobooth, and a full 16 hour wedding day. It took me a team of four starting at seven in the morning to make this all happen but all the work definitely paid off in the end.
John and Dyan had 2 tea ceremonies for family in the morning followed by their ceremony at Mission San Gabriel, and capped it off with a Chinese Dinner Reception at Mission 261. Despite it being one of the longest wedding days we’ve shot, we had a great time working with everyone. John and Dyan’s choice of food for lunch and dinner were spot on and their reception was one of the liveliest receptions I’ve attended. Every wedding should have as many creative games and events as they did. Keeping your guests entertained is probably the #1 MUST at a wedding, don’t forget to keep the itinerary constantly going! On top of that, the photobooth was a hit and the prints were everywhere.
Thank you for choosing us for your special day J&D. I hope we were able to capture this night forever for you two. Please enjoy!
Here is a gallery link if your interested in seeing more.
Ceremony: San Gabriel Mission
Reception Venue: Mission 261
Videographer: Mike Goulding
Cake: Vans Bakery
Lighting: Terry Ling
Deejay and Emcee: Adrian Ong and DJ Mizo from Lets Make A Memorry
Photo Studio Booth Photos: Justin Element Photo Booth
Photography Team and Assistants: Gaby Manalo, Nick Barcelona. Vidiu Chiu
Hi babe, thanks for all the help, motivation, and inspiration. Can’t wait to buy you a cream cheese filled pretzel tonight at Disneyland :) Happy Birthday!














