nguyet + nien | engagement | trump national golf club | rancho palos verdes

nguyet & nien are avid golfers and loved that they wanted to incorporate what they enjoy doing together for their engagement session. what made this session more special was that nien also proposed during a round of golf. we headed to trump national golf club in rancho palos verdes to capture their beautiful session. they are such a cute couple and have the sweet nicknames for each other: nugget and ninja. after the golf course, we headed down to the beach for some sunset photos. the light was so amazing! here are some of my favorites from nguyet & nien’s golf engagement session and am looking forward to capturing their wedding at the taglyan complex next month!

hair & makeup // dolled up by lulu

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rob + tzach | surrogacy + family | sydney australia + irvine

i met rob & tzach while i was in australia last year after i had traveled to bali to capture a beautiful destination wedding.

rob & tzach are the sweetest guys and my good friend, chantelle, was in the process of being a gestational surrogate mother for them. coastal surrogacy was the agency that brought them together. their case manager, brandi, has also been featured on the blog before and you can view her story here.

rob & tzach decided to have two surrogates, jenny & chantelle, one carrying rob’s (jenny) & one carrying tzach’s (chantelle) with both having the same egg donor. jenny & chantelle are both so awesome to help create a family for rob & tzach. they wanted to surprise rob & tzach with a maternity session so we went to a nearby park to capture some maternity portraits. jenny gave birth to beautiful, ella and her brother, ethan, came in the following day. rob & tzach stayed in irvine for about a month before heading back to syndey. i came by when the babies were home from the hospital to capture some portraits. here are some of my favorites from chantelle & jenny’s maternity session and rob & tzach at home with the babies…

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jaclyn + michael | yorba linda wedding | richard nixon library

the richard nixon library is one of my favorite venues in orange county. it has such a beautiful ballroom with grand chandeliers as well as a pretty outdoor backdrop on their grounds. jaclyn & michael opted to do a first look, which i love, and also incorporated their cultural traditions on their special day. after the church ceremony, jaclyn & michael had a traditional chinese tea ceremony and a traditional korean paebaek ceremony. the reception ballroom was beautifully decorated with florals by dream wedding hall & lighting by dj dais. i love photographing all the details of a wedding because that’s what makes it unique to each couple. here are some of my favorites from jaclyn & michael’s special day:

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venue // the richard nixon library and museum
photographer // mimi nguyen
assistant photographer // hanh nguyen
wedding coordinator // jenn yamauchi
hair and makeup // kelly zhang
florist // dream wedding hall
videograper // george street
caterer // jason’s catering and events
cake // king’s hawaiian bakery
getting ready hotel // chase hotel suites
church // saint joseph’s catholic church
dj & lighting // dj dais entertainment
wedding dress // pronovias

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myspace + specific media holiday party | boulevard3 | hollywood

i have been so lucky to have captured specific media & myspace‘s holiday party for the 5th year! all thanks to my awesome friend, sophia tran, who is the executive assistant to the ceo & coo, tim vanderhook and chris vanderhook. sophia plans the best parties & this year it was held at one of the hottest counterclubs in hollywood, boulevard3. it wouldn’t have been a myspace & specific media party without some awesome visual performances & entertainment by aerialist, tania holt and her cube dancers & special dj’s throughout the night, including: christian rich, robert delong, justin credible & dj vice…to say “they know how to party” is an understatement. the floral arrangements & decor for was beautifully made by three petals. here are my favorite and you can also check out some of the photos featured on billboard.com

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venue // boulevard3
photographer // mimi nguyen
assistant photographer // hanh nguyen
coordinator // sophia tran – myspace & specific media
florist // three petals
aerialist // tania holt
djs // christian rich, robert delong, justin credible & dj vice

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