Category: Weddings

Joy + Andrew | Westin Hotel, Orange County | Wedding

I shot this one a while back with my friend Ed Pingol at the Westin Hotel in Orange County. Ed came all the way from San Francisco to shoot this wedding. On the following day, after the wedding, he did a trash the dress the next day at Laguna beach. Props to Joy and Andrew for waking up so early to get photographed! Thanks for having me along Ed. Turtle power!


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Yen+Eli | Le Rivage Hotel | Sacramento, Ca | Wedding

Yen and Eli’s wedding took place on a rainy day in Sacramento, Ca. According to Chinese superstition, rain on the wedding day is good luck for the newlyweds.  After the traditional tea ceremony, the reception was held in Le Rivage Hotel. The tea ceremony was really fun.  The bridesmaids made Eli do crazy things to enter the house to see his bride. Things like wear a diaper, wear lipstick, and eat durian (a stinky fruit).

Eli used to be one of my mentors in an outreach program at UC Davis called Upward Bound.  It was an honor to be a part of a special day of someone who has helped me become who I am today.  I also got to see other Upward Bound friends at the wedding that I haven’t seen for years.  I wish Yen and Eli the best of luck! When I move down to San Luis Obispo in the Central Coast please come visit me! Or you can visit me now in Los Angeles for your honeymoon! Special thank you to Samuel for coming out to help me with this wedding.


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Lan+Derek | Grant Hotel | San Diego, CA | Wedding Photographer

Wedding Venues: Grant Hotel, San Diego Ca.


Their wedding venue was at The US Grant Hotel in San Diego Ca. The attention to detail for the wedding is impeccable. I shot this San Diego wedding with my boy, Hung C Tran.  One of the famous wedding photographers I know from San Diego, CA.  It seems to me that San Diego weddings have some of the best wedding venues, giving the Los Angeles Wedding venues a run for their money. Great wedding venues such as the US Grant Hotel adds some cookie points since photographing details there are so easy.  Before I say  San Diego weddings and US Grant Hotel any more, here’s one wedding photo as a preview from the wedding day. More wedding photos to come soon!

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Natalie+Jay | El Cortez Hotel | San Diego Wedding Photography

I drove down to San Diego to shoot this San Diego Wedding with Hung C Tran.  I must say that I’ve been secretly hoping to shoot a wedding in the rain all year.  It rained pretty hard during this wedding and I got super soaked shooting without an umbrella.  I must say, this is one of the most memorable weddings I’ve shoot all year.  Shooting with Hung C Tran and Marissa Feliciano is nothing short of an adventure.  The rain made for some awesome portraits and dramatic photos at Balboa Park in San Diego.  The bride and groom were extremely good sports for playing in the rain.  They had a beautiful ceremony at Balboa Park’s Spreckels Organ Pavilion.  After the wedding ceremony at Balboa Park we headed to the El Cortez Hotel for the reception. El Cortez is one of San Diego’s premiere wedding Venues. I was really impressed at the wedding decorations at El Cortez. Check out some of my photos from Natalie and Jay’s wedding:

I was not exaggerating when I said I got soaked. Anything for these wedding photos!

San Diego Wedding Venue: El Cortez

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Wedding dress: Vera Wang wedding dresses

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Jenn+Peter : Disneyland, California Adventure

This wedding in Disneyland’s California Adventure was absolutely magical.  It was truly a fairy tale wedding for Peter B and Jenn.  They call themselves “PB & J” because they belong together like peanut butter and jelly. Awwwe. 🙂 As I’m sure all of you can imagine, the wedding in Disneyland resembled nothing short of a dream come true for these two love birds. One of the many highlights of the night for me was when the bride and groom surprised their guests with a ride on Soaring Over California.  The ride was exclusively reserved for all of their guests and it definitely was an exciting way to start of their night.

Special thank you to Conrad Lim and Brent Matsuno for coming out to help me with this wedding.

Photographer: Ari Simphoukham

Dress: Romona Keveza Couture

Ceremony Venue: Disneyland California Adventure Hotel

Reception Venue: California Adventure Animation Building

The bride and groom surprised their guests with a priviate ride on Soaring Over California.  All the wedding guest had a blast! 

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