WEDDING: JACQUELINE & MARK

You may remember Jacqueline and Mark from their fantastic Napa engagement session a couple months ago. Their wedding was a traditional Vietnamese ceremony in the morning and an American ceremony in the afternoon, so this slideshow will go something like this: getting ready-ceremony-getting ready-ceremony-reception with a lot of awesome sprinkled in there too. This was my very first multi-ceremony wedding, and it absolutely did not disappoint. Both Jacqueline and Mark's friends and families were amazing people to work with (and Calvin fans!) so I'm very thankful I was given the opportunity to shoot for them.

Lastly, many thanks to the talented Mike DeWeese of Mike Ds Photography who has a handful of shots in the slideshow and one below in my favorites. Thanks Mike!

Enjoy the pics!



















There was some crazy light shining through the window and I really like how it makes Jacqueline's veil pop.






How adorable is this?! This is one of Mike's shots.




Maybe one of my favorite pictures I've ever taken. This was right after they were announced and walked back up the aisle and had a quick moment to themselves before being congratulated by the bridal party. I love it.








To our amazement, Jacqueline's dad quickly ran away soon after the Father/Daughter dance started as we wondered "ummmm...what just happened?" but then he grabbed a mic and started singing to her for the rest of the song. It was a great moment and of the best of the night.


This is Mark's dad, and he's twice my age and officially is in twice as good shape as I am in. Maybe three times. And a better dancer.


And for you photography nerds out of there, here's a shot taken near the end of the night at ISO6400 with the new D700.

HI JACQUELINE

Here's a little preview of Jacqueline and Mark's Berkeley wedding last week. It was awesome.

ENGAGEMENTS: JACQUELINE & MARK

A couple weeks ago I made a fun weekend trip up to Napa to hang out with/drink/meet for the first time Jacqueline and Mark, who are already some of my favorite people. Let's face it: taking pictures can be awkward. You have a guy with a couple huge cameras in your face telling you to act naturally and then make out. So to alleviate some of that awkwardness, the three of us met for the first time for a nice wine-filled lunch to act as a primer for the photo shoot, and we continued that mentality throughout the rest of the day by going to three more wineries after that. It's always fun to hit it off with a couple right off the bat 'cause it just makes the day go by that much smoother, and Jacqueline and Mark are a perfect example of that. So if it looks like they were having a good time in the pictures, they were! But maybe that had something to do with the wine.

Anyway, many thanks to Jacqueline and Mark for trusting me to be their wedding photographer. You guys are a great couple and a real blast to hang out with. Enjoy the pics...











I love the way these images came out from this set. This was the actual winery where Mark proposed, so you could definitely feel the love in the air.