I had a great time at last night's bridal showcase hosted by Dekker/Muse Studio!
I didn't get to talk to a whole bunch of brides, but the vendors I connected with were outstanding!
Also, my client-friend, Alex - who you'll remember from THIS POST - has begun his internship with Studio MSV and hung out with me at the show. He got to meet some of my good friends and helped me at my display.
Here are some photos from last night.
My friends, Luke Goodman-- a photograher I met at WPPI -- and my friend, Alex Lago the client/groom/intern/hair stylist extraordinaire!
Here you see Beth Berman of Dekker/Muse(black dress) and Stacy of Stacy McCain Event Planning sharing a few words of thanks to the attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors.
My new friend, Christine of Magnolia Floral Designand long-time friend, Laura of Dekker/Muse.
Dekker/Muse, Skog as in Vogue, Professional Makeup Artistry, and Neja Cosmeticsrepresentin'!
Some other vendors that I met are:
Nadine Curtis of www.besweetproducts.com
Christian Noto of Jersey Tomatoes
Kier of Allegra Entertainment
Angeli (I'm not sure how to spell your name, sorry!) of www.Cakework.com
Steve from Star Sounds
Jennifer of Blue Water Party Rentals (www.bluewaterpartyrentals.com)
For a complete list of vendors, check out my previous post HERE.
Good times!
A few weekends ago, I worked with Ed and Monica Pingol as well as Maria Chang and Karen Alumno of Professional Makeup Artistry and Fresh Bloom, respecively. I posted about it here, but promised some more photos. Well, here's me making good on my promise.
Maria is the consummate professional. She really is the photographer's best ally on the wedding day. She's constantly touching up makeup, helping to bustle the dress, refreshing the curls, herding the crowds and doing whatever else needs doing. It almost makes me wonder how photogs get along without a Maria Chang in the mix! Here are two candids of Maria rocking the glam without even trying.
Here's Ed, Maria, and Karen.
Karen had this awesome minimalist floral display set at the front of the ceremony area, but a curious little girl accidentally knocked it over causing glass and river rocks to skitter across the floor. After checking to see if the little girl was OK, Curtis - Karen's husband and assistant as well as old videographer colleague of mine - cleaned up the glass and rocks before anyone got hurt or was the wiser. Karen and her quick-thinking re-made the display with a spare vase and the show was back on in no time.
Weddings are never perfect, but with a crew of top wedding professionals at your disposal, your wedding can be darn close to it!
Remember not too long ago I mentioned a secret project that was going to be inspired by Bond, James Bond? Well, you guessed it; the secret project has to do with a photoshoot with a team of awesome collaborators. I won't mention too much about the shoot just yet, and the images have yet to be revealed, but just know that we decided to pursue a James Bond look-and-feel because of the triple-helping of suave and oozing sexiness that Bond consistently brings.
Dang. Look out smooth Bond is!
Here are some snapshots of the behind the scenes at the shoot (all taken with my iPhone)
The gals' all here! Wait... where's Jen?
There she is! Sorry for the blurry photo :-(
You know how if you stay up too late past your bedtime you start to get delirious? Yeah. 'nuff said.
So what did the actual shoot look like? OK... here's a teeny tiny sneak peak...
More to come!
I wasn't invited to participate, and I went anyway. (But I didn't talk to a single prospective client because that was the sole priviledge of those vendors on the Great List. Hey, I know my business ethics! :-) Anyway, I really just went to say hi to my friends and have a few laughs.
Quickie recaps:
(Awesome photographers from left to right) Rhee Bevere*, Jill Johnson, Mark Stagi, and Tanja Lippert!
Some beautiful designs by Nicole Ha Designs and Amazae Special Events:
Above pictured (left to right) Alyssia Jones (of Casa Real), Nicole Ha, and Crystal Lequang.
*Funny story about Rhee Bevere...
In the last few months I have been hearing Rhee's name more and more frequently. But each time I hear it, I think to myself that surely I must have heard of her before since it just really rings a bell. Well, yesterday, at the Bella Sera event, after I had introduced myself to Rhee once, I came back later to snap that picture you see above and she immediately asked, "what is your last name?"
I told her my last name is "Hsu" and without missing a beat, she exclaimed, "I knew you looked familiar! Chiaty and Andrew!" And suddenly everything clicked! Chiaty is my cousin (her husband's name is also Andrew) and Rhee had shot their wedding a few years ago in Scotts Creek. I did introduce myself to Rhee at that event and make it a point to let her know I was a videographer/guest, but nevertheless, I am very impressed that she remembered me!
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