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David + Natalie’s Photobooth Fun

charmed — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:55:50 +0000

Vintage Photobooths with props have been all the rage in the wedding industry and I was so excited when David and Natalie decided to provide a photobooth for their guests to enjoy at the reception as well! David and Natalie’s very cool photobooth was supplied by Glass Coat Photobooth, located in SF, and they came bringing cases and cases of props that many of the guests really had fun with. Not only is this a great activity for guests, it’s also a great keepsake that guests will remember the wedding by and shamelessly post on their respective social media walls. Photobooths are also great photo ops for the Bride and Groom. We had such a wonderful time this past Saturday coordinating David and Natalie’s wedding, the 6 months of planning every detail surely paid off, look for pictures on our blog and gallery soon =)

David + Natalie, the happy Bride and Groom getting their groove on in the photobooth

Of course, given the opportunity, we couldn’t resist getting in there ourselves to take some pictures and have some fun. Ivy, our Graphics Designer and Event Manager is on the left, and I’m on the right.

Congratulations to David and Natalie again for saying “I Do” in such a beautiful, fashionable and fun manner. We will be posting pictures up soon so stay tuned =)

An Airforce Engagement

charmed — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:22:21 +0000

I love the Furious Photographers in that they are seriously furious in bringing an edgy outlook to the photos that they take. This Airforce Engagement shoot was shot during the summer with a couple vacationing from Germany and the photos are absolutely stunning. Not only could this real couple pass as fashion models for a magazine, they brought so much natural energy to their shoot for a smashing result. This is definately an engagement shoot done right and I absolutely love it!

Picking a theme and setting for your engagement should not be a decision taken lightly. Choose a place or theme that has special meaning for the both of you so that your personality shines through the photos. Be daring, be over the top and have the time of your life!

Love this shot, if I didn’t know that it was a real couple, I would have thought this was an editorial out of a fashion magazine promoting a modern twist on WWII with stilettos and Ray-Bans.

The beautiful couple sans shades.

I wish you all the love and success in planning for your engagement shoot, may it beautiful and may it be truly a reflection of the both of you. For more photos from this shoot, click here

It’s a Colorsplash Wedding!

charmed — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:03:53 +0000

My friend Kelly Hsiao, of Bay Area Pin-Ups and Kelly Hsiao Photography, got married last month at the Saratoga Country Club. We actually met while working on another wedding for our client Stephen and Jennifer and have now become friends in the industry. I went over to her studio one afternoon to pick up some pictures, she had just gotten married and was ecstatic to show me her wedding photos. I was blown away by the colorsplash of flowers and parasols that I immediately told her that once all her photos were finished, I just had to post and blog about them! Luckily for all of us, she sent us her lovely pictures and all the colors, flowers and details are just smashingly spectacular. I hope you enjoy all the array of colors that she had in her wedding, this just goes to prove that you can never go wrong with color!

NYC designer Nini Hu of Route is a personal friend of Kelly’s and custom made this wedding dress for Kelly! She hand knit the top of the dress and used lightweight silk for the bottom and train.

Kelly’s dear friends found these bright and colorful parasols in a local shop around town, they were perfect for the beautiful, sunny day.

You can never have enough colors and these pictures prove it! We love the playful, multi-colored rose petals for the aisle and the cones of fresh, vibrant flowers really added so much to the ceremony site.

Did I not promise you tons of color? I love this shot of the bride and groom amidst a sea of colorful parasols.

From the Bride: “During the ceremony, we had a Time Capsule where we put a bottle of wine & love letters, to be opened at our 5th Anniversary. That’s the wooden box on the grass. Our guests really liked that part of the ceremony!”

Just married and descending the long and windy staircase of Saratoga Country Club.

For the sign-in table, polaroid cameras were placed next to the sign in book and guests were encouraged to snap a photo of themselves to place inside the sign-in book along with their warm wishes and greetings to the newlyweds. Again, amazing color from the flowers!

This lime green is cake is gorgeous isn’t? It matched perfectly with all the hints of color from the luscious flowers!

The bride and groom love to travel, the bride is from New York and the groom is from Switzerland. It was only fitting for them to name their tables after their favorite travel destinations.

For favors, they gave a marriage of American and Swiss Chocolate. Sees Candy lollipops were paired with Swiss Chocolate that the groom’s mother brought back from Switzerland. Kelly created the fun little “Par Avion” Mailing labels on the chocolates that doubled as place cards for their guests.

Thank you so much for sharing these photos with us Kelly, the wedding was vibrantly gorgeous!

Vendors:

Venue: Saratoga Country Club

Flowers: Melissa of Blossom Decor

Cake: Not Just Cheesecakes

Photography by: Jason Lee and Lora Schraft