Ari Simphoukham Wedding Photography Blog

Marecel + JP | Lodi, CA | Hutchins Square Wedding

Ari — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:47:42 +0000

About a year ago I met with Marecel and JP in Stockton for a consultation. Finally, after a year of waiting I went to Lodi, Ca to shoot their wedding. It was an intimate wedding with close friends and family. Lots of emotion and genuine moments displayed at this wedding. Love it! Here’s teaser.

Real men cry.

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Janice + Kelvin | Wedding | Lake Merritt – Oakland, CA

Ari — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:36:00 +0000

You may remember Janice and Kelvin from the their engagement session I did with them at UC Davis. They recently got married in their church in Vallejo, Ca. Afterwards we headed to Oakland where their reception was held and we took some portraits at Lake Merritt. Here are some of my favorites from the day:

Nicole+Logan | Wedding | Canyon View Dining Hall | San Ramon, Ca

Ari — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:42:28 +0000

This wedding was particularly interesting to me because Nicole is Filipino and Logan is Laotian. I happen to also be Laotian and my girlfriend is Filipino. I was very curious to see how the wedding would turn out with the two cultures. It was definitely a lively crowd with a bridal party of 40 people. Nicole and Logan definitely have many close

friends and family, all of which made their wedding that much more rewarding for the couple. Special thank you to my 2nd shooter Rob Her for coming out to help me with this one.

Location: Castlewood Country Club

Reception: Canyon View Dining Hall

Here are a few of my favorites from the wedding.

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LALEH + HOSSEIN | The Parker in Palm Springs, CA | Wedding

Ari — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:33:50 +0000

An’t nothing like a Persian wedding! They really know how party and this wedding was no exception. The entire reception consisted of noting but good times and dancing. I loved it! You can hear the women yelling out the Xena cries throughout the day and you can hear them from a mile a way. Awesome. Just awesome. Laleh and Hossein had this wedding at The Parker in Palms Springs, Ca. I had a great time shooting this wedding and I can’t help but feel honored and grateful to be apart of it because the couple was so hospitable. It’s really true that Persian people are some of the most warm and welcoming people out there. Thank you to my friend and awesome photographer, Farhad Samari for letting me shoot at this wedding.

I’ll start off with this getting ready photo of Laleh and her beautiful Vera Wang dress in the background.

Hossein in his pimped out Marc Jacobs suit directly from Marc Jacobs himself! (Laleh works for Marc Jacob).

Here comes the bride! Nervous to see his bride for the first time in her dress. I love doing first looks.

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Nicole+Logan | Behind the Scene Engagement | San Francisco, CA

Ari — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:30:06 +0000

Here’s a behind the scene video of Nicole and Logan’s engagement session in San Francisco. Pete Alexander from Mellange Studio was the talented videographer behind the creation of this video.

Thank you for coming out Pete. I’m looking forward to working with you at Nicole and Logan’s wedding.

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LINDSAY + LAWRENCE | Wedding | Wayfarers Chapel in Palos Verdes

Ari — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:37:04 +0000

They got married in a glass church! How cool is that? This was my frist time at the Wayfarers Chapel in Palos Verdes. I was amazed at how beautiful it was. I love shooting in Palos Verdes. Lindsay is from SoCal and Lawrence is from New York. Pretty awesome to see how different people are from each coast. You know Lawrence is rockin that NY accent. ”How you doin?!?” I was helping my friend Jason Q Tran at this awesome wedding. Thanks for having me out Q!

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Pai + Clay | Wedding | Cliffs at Laguna Village Laguna Beach, Orange County

Ari — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:28:56 +0000

Excited to work on this wedding at the Cliffs at Laguna Village, Laguna Beach in Orange Country. Here’s one teaser. Say tuned for more. Hopefully this tripple shot latte will kick in soon so I can post the rest of Pai and Clay’s wedding story.

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Janice + Kelvin | Engagement Session | UC Davis, California

Ari — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:00:50 +0000

I met Janice six years ago in an amazing college outreach program called Upward Bound at the UC Davis. Undoubtedly one of the BEST college outreach programs out there in the country. Six years later, Janice is getting married to this handsome lad. I went down to Davis again to photograph their engagement. I’m loving this town. So many places to do cool shots.

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Jing + Johnny | La Venta Inn Palos Verdes | Los Angeles, CA

Ari — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:55:49 +0000

Jing and Johnny had their intimate wedding at La Venta Inn over looking a beautiful view of the beach in Palos Verdes Estates. I fell in love with La Venta Inn when I first saw it. The Spanish style house was built as a priviate residence in the 1920′s. Jing and Johnny’s ceremony was held in La Venta Inn’s outdoor patio where view is just super awesome. You can see the entire city of L.A and Santa Monica! The reception was just a blast to photograph because of the amazingly fun friends and family that Jing and Johnny had. As you can see from the photos, the drinks kept on coming all night long for Johnny. Thank you for having me as your photographer guys! The wedding planner from La Venta Inn did a great job in making this wedding awesome. I can’t wait to photograph a wedding here again. Special thanks to my good friend Conrad Lim for coming out to second shoot this wedding for me.

Location: La Venta Inn, Palos Verdes Estates

Videographer: Paul Bennett of Blue Sky Videos

Wedding Planner/Coordinator: Tim Kennedy

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Michelle + Pete | Pacific Palms Resort Wedding

Ari — Wed, 19 May 2010 08:00:15 +0000

They’ve been dating for over 15 year before tying the knot. Can someone say finally?! This outdoor wedding was held in the City of Industry in a private ranch called “Lil Suzy”. Cool name.

Guest shooter for Miguel Pola. Photography Locations: Pacific Palms Resort Hotel, Homestead Museum, City of Industry

We were actually granted full access to photograph at the Homestead Museum in the City of Industry. Very few people have been privileged enough to do this.

And after the wedding we had a little fun with the go karts.

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