You wouldn’t have believed it if you hadn’t seen it yourself. It had been dark and gloomy all morning – rainy in fact, with light drizzles pattering our windshield as Scott and I drove to Elizabeth & Minho’s wedding. The cloudy weather continued as Elizabeth’s bridesmaids rushed around her in her home, helping fasten her dress and adorn her with jewels, it continued as we drove over to the church, even as we walked over to the nearby park for their first look.

And that’s when it happened – right as Elizabeth walked up to Minho, right as he turned to see her, right as both their faces lit up as they caught their first glimpse of each other on their wedding day – the clouds parted and the sun peeked through, as if in realization of the weight of the moment. And as we finished up portraits of the two of them together, Elizabeth proclaimed with a huge smile: “I had been praying for this weather!!” It was incredibly fortunate that the weather worked in our favor, but to be totally honest, their joy alone would have been enough to light up the day :)

Elizabeth & Minho – thank you for allowing us to witness your beautiful wedding and share in your happiest moments! Wishing you all the best for years to come!

As the girls finished up at the house, Scott grabbed this shot of Minho at the church:

On the way to the park:

The girls:

Elizabeth was going to tap Minho on the shoulder, but instead pulled the old “back of the knee” trick. Love it!

And here comes the sun:

The bridesmaids’ flowy pink dresses were an absolute dream! I’ve calmed down over the years in terms of being a ginormous pink fanatic, but when I saw these dresses I immediately reverted to the kindergartener who used the “red-violet” crayon religiously down to a stub while the rest of the Crayolas went untouched (especially white, who ever used white?)

This awesome shot was all Minho’s idea! They’re “looking for Elizabeth”. haha.

As the bridal party headed back to the church to help prep for the ceremony, we grabbed a few more shots of just the two of them..

Elizabeth was absolutely radiant:

And Minho was looking quite handsome himself:

Married!

Just a couple shots from two amazing weddings from this past weekend. In my last post, I definitely should have included “bright colored wedding shoes” because I pretty much have a signature squeal that I emit every time a bride pulls out a colorful pair. While white is beautifully elegant, that pop of color is always a fun surprise!

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In other news, I’ve succumbed to the Twitter craze. Let’s be Twitter friends! :) I think the intrigue of it all is that it’s so fast-paced. If you don’t check your twitters for a day it’s like you missed the apocalypse and everyone’s already on a rocketship to Pluto while you’re still catching up on what so-and-so had for breakfast. Because I definitely need one more online network to get addicted to!

Stay tuned for more wedding images coming soon…

There are a lot of things that I like doing, but could not do for 10 hours straight. I could not eat In-N-Out cheeseburgers for 10 hours straight. I could not sit through 10 straight episodes of America’s Next Top Model. I could not play 10 hours worth of Starcraft (although Scott and I shamelessly played 2 hours worth the other day and it was great. Not that I’m um, into real-time science fiction video games or anything.)

But I can honestly say that I can photograph a wedding for 10 hours straight and still come out loving it in the end. Dorothy & Eric’s gorgeous LA wedding was the longest wedding I’ve shot to date and I kid you not when I say the time flew by. It could have been their beautiful wedding ceremony in LA’s Chinatown or the intimate tea ceremony held afterwards. It could have been the large banquet hall at the Universal Hilton filled with laughter, hugs, and tall white orchids. It definitely might have had something to do with her spectacular red shoes. Or maybe, just maybe, it was getting to spend the whole day witnessing their perfect love – watching Eric help hold up her dress when they walked, seeing them share a smile, being in the presence of their joy and affection.

Here are a few images from the wedding that I shot with the fabulous Serena Grace a couple months back. Thanks for having me along!

The lively reception was made even more fun with a series of games. In one, a couple’s name was chosen out of a hat and Dorothy & Eric had to kiss following the example the couple set. It changed up the whole clinking-of-glasses tradition! :)