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Bonelli Park, San Dimas CA – Linda and Michael’s Engagement

phan photographers — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:38:55 +0000

We’ve worked with some pretty awesome props before, but the props that Linda and Mike brought along to their e-session blew us away! Mike hand-made the cute little house from Up in just 2 weeks, which is so amazing! It was the cutest prop ever, complete with every detail you can imagine. He also used it to propose to Linda – AWE! Aside from the house, they also made the soda pop cap pin, the mailbox and customized their soda pop bottles!

Linda and Mike are so adorable and loving it shows in every single one of their photos. We had an amazing time hanging out with them and were so impressed with how prepared they were for their shoot! Congratulations to you two and we can’t wait for the wedding!! =)

Upcoming Posts: Nancy & Mike’s Wedding, Kevin & Joanna’s Engagement and Linda & Mike’s Engagement

phan photographers — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 05:23:27 +0000

Check back soon for these upcoming posts!

Nancy & Mike’s Wedding

Joanna & Kevin’s Engagement

Linda & Mike’s Engagement

Paramount Ranch, Agoura Hills CA – Kim and Hong’s Engagement

phan photographers — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:26:45 +0000

We were so excited and honored when Kim and Hong decided to have us photograph their engagement and upcoming wedding! They are not only a beautiful couple, but one who share a special passion and dedication to something they love doing together – discovering good food, creating great recipes and cooking. We discovered their popular website/blog that focuses on Vietnamese Cuisine and Cooking known as “The Ravenous Couple” over a year ago and instantly became a fan . The recipes on their website are amazing and inspirational and their food photos never fail to make us drool. They are an incredibly sweet, fun and loving couple. We had such a blast trekking around Paramount Ranch and playing with their creative picnic theme! We can’t wait for the wedding! =)

The Santa Anita Church, Smitty’s Grill & The Langham Hotel – Carmen and Sam’s Wedding

phan photographers — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:31:00 +0000

Carmen and Sam had an amazing destination wedding here in LA. It was so thoughtful of them to travel thousands of miles from Hong Kong to celebrate and share their special day with family and close friends. Having a part of their wedding here undoubtedly shows how much their family and friends here mean to them. Sam used to live in LA and attended UC Irvine. Shortly after graduation, he moved to Hong Kong to pursue his teaching career and through some friends, he met his beautiful wife, Carmen. To celebrate with their loved ones in LA, they had a wedding ceremony at the Santa Anita Church in Arcadia, followed by a very intimate dinner reception at Smitty’s Grill in Pasadena. It was truly an honor to witness and be a part of their special day and it was great to see them reunite with their family and friends. In December, they will have an elaborate and amazing wedding reception to celebrate with their family and friends in Hong Kong.

Carmen and Sam, we wish you a lifetime of love and happiness in your new life together!

Makeup/Hair by Margaret Wang: http://www.musemakeupartistry.com
Flowers by Linda Vuong: LV Floral Events

Pasadena, CA – Carmen and Sam’s Engagement III

phan photographers — Tue, 31 May 2011 22:53:25 +0000

Carmen and Sam’s engagement in Pasadena, CA:

In case you missed the first two engagement sessions, here are the links:
http://www.phanphotography.com/blog/2011/04/griffith-observatory-ca-carmen-and-sams-engagement/
http://www.phanphotography.com/blog/2011/04/hollywood-ca-carmen-and-sams-engagement-ii/

Hollywood, CA – Carmen and Sam’s Engagement II

phan photographers — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:14:30 +0000

Our little trip to the infamous Walk of Fame in Hollywood for Carmen and Sam’s second e-session was interesting, to say the least. We had an amazing time exploring Hollywood and taking photos, but we had quite a few weird encounters. We definitely saw a bunch of interesting impersonators, but the one thing we won’t forget was Sam’s rental car. To make a long story short, that car had a mind of it’s own – in a crazy and creepy kind of way. The car radio kept playing after we turned off the ignition and took out the key AND the map light inside of the car just wouldn’t turn off – those two things remained on, even after we locked the car and walked away. Super creepy. We’ll save the scary stories for another time, but that made the engagement session even more memorable – so that’s all that matters, right?

Below are a few of our favs, check back soon for e-session 3 at the beautiful Pasadena City Hall.

Griffith Observatory, CA – Carmen and Sam’s Engagement

phan photographers — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:18:46 +0000

Carmen and Sam flew in from Hong Kong for an amazing destination wedding here in sunny Southern California. They had an epic three day engagement session in Hollywood, Pasadena and at the Griffith Observatory. We had a blast seeing them enjoy the beautiful sights of LA and at the same time having this special moment documented to last a lifetime. This set is the first of three engagement sessions followed by their private and intimate wedding in Pasadena. Below are our favorites from The Griffith Observatory:

Makeup/Hair by Margaret Wang: http://www.musemakeupartistry.com

Redondo Beach, CA – Nancy and Mike’s Engagement

phan photographers — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:58:17 +0000

What was supposed to be a cold and rainy Sunday turned into a bright and sunny day for our couple, Nancy & Mike. The day couldn’t have been better – we had steamed dungeness crabs, fresh oysters, churros, funnel cake, and ended up shooting one of the steamiest engagement sessions to date. Nancy and Mike are so cute together, funny and super easy to get along with which made the session so much fun. Thanks guys, for the coffee and a wonderful time at the beach! :)

Here are some of our favorites from the e-session:

Capital Seafood – Monterey Park, CA – Linh and Dan’s Wedding

phan photographers — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:05:20 +0000

Linh and Dan’s wedding is the perfect example of a festive and joyous traditional Chinese ceremony. The wedding had all the essential elements – elaborate decorations in red, a family altar where the couple would pay homage to the family ancestors, a tea ceremony to honor the couple’s parents and family members, trays of gifts brought to the bride’s house by the groom and his party, a large roast pig, lots of red packets (from the groom) to offer to the bridesmaids so that they’ll “surrender” the bride, and a few challenges for the groom to complete in order to get his bride. The ceremony was followed by a fun-filled reception where guests feasted on a 10 course dinner and partied the night away.

Thank you Linh and Dan for having us photograph your special day! Also, special thanks to our second photographer Richard Cao of Richard Cao Photography for second shooting for us. Below are some of our favorites:

Hacienda Heights, CA – Family Portraits

phan photographers — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:49:46 +0000

After many weeks of postponing this family session due to the rain, we finally made it out to Hacienda Heights to capture a loving family with the cutest baby boy. The sun even decided to make a short guest appearance on this cloudy day, enough time for us to get in some awesome photos. Here are a few of our favorites.