monterey park – jen’s bridal shower

Over the weekend, Kareena and I attended the bridal shower of one of our dearest friends. It didn’t seem that long ago when Kenny shot Jen and Danny’s engagement session at USC and UCLA, but it’s been almost a year! Where does the time go? Kareena and I had so much fun at the shower. It was her first, but i’m sure there will be many more to come as her aunties get married off one by one! Some of the photos from the shower:

The beautiful bride-to-be, Jen!

There was some really yummy food. I’m getting hungry just posting these. So if you’re kind of hungry too, maybe you should scroll down really fast and bypass all the food photos. Ready? This is a dim sum dish called Ha Gow (Shrimp Dumpling)

Shu Mai
Short RibsPotato balls from Portos. OMG. I had no idea these were so good.
Mini BBQ Pork Pies
I don’t know what this is called, but it was SO good. Sticky rice with edamame, seaweed paper and bits of fried scallions. Yummy!
Cabbage Salad – also really yummy!
Spam Masubi – Kareena and I love these! Actually, Kareena only loves the Spam!
Cheese Rolls from Portos. If you ever want to bribe any one of the Phans, this is it. This deserves its own post.
Fruit Salad

One of Jen’s girlfriends made this huge cupcake cake. So cute!
Red Velvet Cupcakes and Chocolate Dipped Strawberries – the perfect combo!
So when we first arrived at Jen’s house, Kareena was overwhelmed by all the unfamiliar faces. She then spotted a few aunties that she knew and kind of clung on to them. It got a bit better after Auntie Dana pulled her aside and gave her a Hello Kitty lunchbox loaded with Hello Kitty stuff. It was soo cute!
After that I think her mind flew to Hello Kitty land – she didn’t hear anything or notice anyone except for the lunch box.