There are all different kinds of first dances. There are the ones that make you laugh. The ones that make you cry. Some are faster, some slower, some are choreographed, some go with the flow. Each one is so wonderfully unique to the couple.
In this case, it was the tango.
Stay tuned for more photos from Joyce & Yuki’s amazing wedding coming soon!!
P.S. Thank you for all the kind encouraging comments! I really appreciate it and I love hearing your thoughts! :)
I remember when I attended the first Furious Photographers workshop. Boy was I excited. But I was also nervous. I was fidgety. I had more than a couple butterflies milling around inside of me. After all, I was as newbie as newbie gets.
Fast forward a bit to the 2nd Furious Photographers workshop and just a few things have changed. I came this time with a better knowledge of my camera. A couple more lenses. A few more memory cards. A cool bag to hold it all in. And though I still had a bit of that nervous-excited feeling in my tummy I also felt this awesome reassuring calm that hey, these are a bunch of cool dudes. Dudes who don’t mind that I am a newbie – who in fact embrace my newbieness (and everyone else’s newbieness) and kindly show us the ropes. Fun, helpful dudes who led an awesome first workshop and a top-of-the-notch 2nd one as well!!
For this one we met at their killer home studio and learned some of the business side of wedding photography before heading off on an awesome shoot in downtown LA. Gavin of Gavin Photography led us to an explosion of rainbow colors… I can’t believe I never knew this place existed! After shooting there we went back to the studio and covered some post-processing techniques. Fun and informative, doesn’t get much better than that!
A big thank you to Andrew and Megan – the gorgeous models who could not take a bad picture if they tried their darndest, to Peter for referring them, and All Made Up for their dazzling make-up and hair artistry. And of course to the FP team for an amazing day!
Aren’t they both gorgeous?
And now for a few behind-the-scenes photos…
Doug in the studio:
Lawrence demonstrates:
The Furious Photographers setting up the shots… they make great models too!
Kevin keeps one eye out for traffic:
With Tawny!
At the end of the day the Furious Photographers took a quick group photo! See the final result on their blog:
It’s a typical bridal shower game. The groom is asked a series of questions prior to the shower, then the bride is asked the same questions in the hopes that they answer in sync. This bridal shower had a tech-savvy version, complete with the groom’s answers on video. The final question: “what phrase do you use the most between you two?” There were a few misaligned answers to some of the earlier questions, but for this one, the bride and the groom answered in perfect harmony.
“I love you.”
Joyce’s bridal shower was held a couple weekends ago and as a bridesmaid I got to assist in the planning. After throwing around a few themes we decided on a tea party because the idea of cute teapots, dainty snacks, and colorful summer dresses was just too alluring to pass up! Although I contributed a bit (like purchasing 18 tons of toilet paper for the infamous TP bride game), I was amazed by the work of the other bridesmaids and mainly her sister, the maid of honor. They all came up with such cute ideas and exquisite touches that really made the bridal shower something memorable and oh-so-Joyce – classy, girly, and unique. Joyce contributed a lot of her own personal touches as well (like amazing dipped shortbread cookies for favors… did I mention she’s in culinary school? Lucky us!!) I was so glad I brought my camera because I could not get enough of the detail shots!
Joyce, like always, was all smiles:
The preparations:
Lots of details… the gorgeous floral arrangements were created by the groom’s mother:
I thought it was awesome how the decor of the clubhouse matched our theme. Everything sans what’s on the tables was already there!
Meet Gloria – Joyce’s sister, MOH, and miracle worker :)
The goodies!
These were my contributions:
Fun and games:
Present time! Thought these were adorable: 
I’ll let your imagination go wild for this one…
Lastly, a shot with Joyce and Christine, two of my very best friends. We’ve all known each other since junior high – seems we were just passing notes (folded into hearts and other creative shapes, of course) between classes to each other and now one of us is getting MARRIED. Where oh where has the time gone??
