On the day of the wedding, they both looked amazing! The wedding was well planned and a generous amount of time was set aside just to capture their portraits. Besides the sweet couple, their bridal party were equally co-operative and fun to work with. M+E had a crystal clear vision for their special day and it did turn out beautifully as expected.

Adding on, the florist, “A Love’s in Bloom” had done an astounding job with the purple themed flowers that enriched the beauty of the day. The Venue ” Martinelli Event Center” was an amazing setup to photograph a wedding; the vineyard was green as ever, creating the best contrast with the bright blue skies. In addition the awesome violinist, Saveri B. filled warmth with her beautiful music at the ceremony. And the special day can’t end better without the cake, the wedding cake by “Queens cake” was not only eye capturing but tasted awesome.

Overall, the wedding day was simply astounding and what made it very special was the support of their loving family and friends. Wishing Meredith and Ethan a very happy married life!

A big THANKS to Rosaura Sandoval my second and Jason chan for assisting at this wedding, appreciate all your help guys, it couldn’t have been any better! :)

Their first look was very touching and one of my favorite part of their day! I always encourage my brides for a first look if possible, it helps getting our portraits and formals done before the ceremony and saves us from the time crunch.

My favs from Rosi

Though I had a lot of favs from Jason, I always loved his eye for details, which is so me!

Here’s me with my amazing friends/crew Rosi & Jason. We for once had a chance to take some quick shots of one another, wish some one could have taken a group shot of us all three together :)

Vendors:

Florist:

A Love’s in Bloom
925-408-6702
alovesinbloom@aol.com

Cake Artist:

Queen’s Cakes
408-832-7715
queenscakes@live.com

Venue:

Martinelli Event Center
3585 Greenville Rd
Livermore, CA 94550
(925) 371-8200

Music:

Saveri B.
Violinist
607-592-3835
Pasadena , California 91730

Make up Artist:

Exquisite Faces
1858 4th St
(between N St & M St)
Livermore, CA 94550
(925) 456-4882

A quick Wiki info about the background history of this dance:

Bharatanatyam (Tamil: பரதநாட்டியம்) is a classical dance form originating in Tamil Nadu, India. One of the oldest of the classical dance forms in India, it is also known as the fifth Veda. Bharatanatyam is usually accompanied by the classical music. It has its inspirations from the sculptures of the ancient temple of Chidambaram. Bharatanatyam, as the name depicts is the combination of:

BHA- Bhava (Expression), RA- Raga (Music) and TA- Tala (Rhythm) Bharatanatyam is a traditional dance-form known for its grace, purity, tenderness, and sculpturesque poses. Today, it is one of the most popular and widely performed dance styles and is practiced by many dancers all over the world.
Click here to learn more about Bharatanatyam!

I usually have a hard time making kids smile, specially looking at me :), but J+T thought me a trick that makes Ryan grin all the time, its his nick name “BOOGIE” as in booger LOL. As mean and funny as it may sound the magic word works, every time I call him BOGGIE, he goes smileeeeeee :) That was easy…., gotta think of one for my lil daughter now!!!

Judy is not only a Visual Designer, she’s also an awesome “Wedding Jewelery Designer”. Friends and brides out there, interested in custom wedding jewelery, please check out her work at “Twinkle Jewelery“, you’ll be in awe! :)

Lucky me I received a lil gift of her piece of art, which I proudly presented to my wife SSSHHHH….! Above all, these guys gave me a HUGE box of diapers from Costco, which would probably not make me buy diapers for Daphne (our baby daughter) for a month at least. Always under estimated diapers, didn’t know the actual value of them until we had our baby, it’s disappearing lightning fast. So kind of you guys, greatly appreciate it, we should schedule another session next month LOL! Thanks again for the opportunity, favors and the super hospitality my friends, I am so honored and glad to be part of your special moments :)

Here’s some of my favs from this session, please ENJOY!

You could so tell Judy is a designer, she matched all their costumes so well…:) Ryan on the other hand was so over all this by now, he wanted to call it a day ASAP, he couldn’t convey this better than that cute yawn LOL

J+T conveying a huge “Xie Xie” to me in that last pic, which made me speechless…, kidding not really LOL :)

Never on earth knew that Jenni was such an AMAZING dancer, their first dance was choreographed entirely by her and they both rocked.
Don’t believe me…? check out their video here.

Thanks for having me guys, it was so much fun to be part of your special day :)

Thanks a lot to to my good friends/associates Liem Nguyen and Jason Chan for all their help at this wedding.

My favs from Liem…

My favs from Jason!

More favs from Liem again, had similar versions from mine, but loved the way he used ambient light, another reason for me to opt for a 50mm 1.2 hahaa…

This wedding was happening inside a dark cave beneath the vineyard, as much as it was super cool the lighting here was super challenging. I took a deep breath of relief only after I heard from the event planner that it was okay to use flashlites, so we quickly setup our off-camera gear in time

Loved the detail shots from Jason!

The Band sure rocked and kept everyone moving.

That’s the first dance I am talking about, OMG…!

Vendors:

Venue/Coordinator: Meritage Resort & Spa Lisa Crowell

Cake Artist: Michelle Marie’s Patisserie , 707-575-1214, info@michellemaries.com

Officiant: St. Catherine of Siena Church

Florist: Beau Flowers , 707-224-7993, info@michellemaries.com

Musician/DJ: Eldon W. Bell , 707-224-7993, Eldon@fivepoint0.net

Videographer: coming soon…

Ava was such a sweetheart and was completely comfortable with the weird me with a huge camera running around her. I was so visioning our soon to come baby daughter at this time. Couldn’t just wait for such a fun moment with my family and our new addition.

Later joined the group were the men of the house Octavio and Andres, who fit right in. I enjoyed watching this happy family having fun and that’s another reason for me to love my job I am always amidst happy people, fun and touching moments!

Daniela & Octavio thanks for the opportunity, you guys made me so welcomed and at home, I didn’t feel like working at this session, since you guys made it so easy!

So cute how Ava covers her mouth with one hand whenever shes laughing hard and gets super excited, I’ve only see grown ups doing this :)

The siblings have already started sharing secrets, loved the way they bond together here!

OMG……, Andres is a bundle of expressions, all these moments were probably just in a minute or so. I fell in love with his adorable lil spike and he carries it so well! LOL. The last expression in this collage is mi muy favorito, more like Quepasa!!