Mimi Nguyen | The Blog

Photography blog of Mimi Nguyen | Mimi Nguyen is an international family, wedding + lifestyle photographer & destination weddings photographer based in Southern California and New York City // new york city wedding photographer, brooklyn wedding photographer, nyc wedding photographer, southern california wedding photographer, manhattan wedding photographer, san francisco wedding photographer, los angeles wedding photographer, new york wedding photographer, nyc lifestyle photographer, brooklyn lifestyle photographer, orange county wedding photographer, orange county family photographer, irvine family photographer, newport beach family photographer, laguna beach family photographer, southern california family photographer, northern california family photographer, socal family photographer, nyc family photographer, new york city family photographer

welcome to my blog!

My family & friends know that no matter where I go, I always carry a camera.

I believe that there is a story to capture in every moment...whether it is in an expression, an intimate look between a couple, a shared laugh among friends or a twinkle in the eye. Some of the most memorable photographs are the ones that are most natural, which leads to my photojournalistic approach when it comes to weddings & sessions. I love watching the day unfold. Anais Nin once said, "We write to taste life twice, in the moment, and in retrospection." If only she knew that photography would allow for the same.

I am also greatly influenced by fashion photography, so a lot of this inspiration shows in my work. My background in arts & design also contributes in large part to my style and aesthetics.

My aim is to give clients a sense of who they are & what makes their relationships extraordinary, all while having a fun time doing it! Perhaps they will see me through the photographs as well: a bit of spunk, boldness, chic + fun! At the very least, clients will be able to laugh at my awesome jokes! =)

Life moves at an incredibly fast pace, so I feel incredibly lucky to be able to freeze little moments in time. I feel very blessed to do what I love & love what I do, and I hope my passion and skills for photography and design show in my work!

I would love to hear from you! Please send me an email or use the form through the contact page to tell me more about yourself & what you are seeking. I look forward to connecting with you!

- Mimi

Feb 05 2013

out of office | cabo san lucas + hawaii

posted in announcements, destination weddings, travel, weddings

i will be out of the office from thursday, 02.14.13 til tuesday, 02.19.13 & friday, 02.22.13 til saturday, 03.02.13 and will reply to emails as soon as possible. if you are in hawaii during my stay and would like to set up a session, please contact me here for a special rate! =)

first off is cabo san lucas, mexico! i love destination weddings! can’t wait for phung & andrew’s wedding! here’s a sneak from their recent civil ceremony at the beautiful san francisco city hall:

then it’s off to beautiful hawai’i! it will be the first family “vacation” (is it called a vacation when i’ll be bringing work with me? =)) with my twin nephews and definitely can’t wait to visit family on oahu! it’s been a few years since i’ve visited so am really looking forward to it.

don’t forget to follow my instagram feed for the latest photos & sneak peeks!

here are some instagram photos from a recent trip to san francisco – the following photos were taken with my iphone

click here to inquire more information about engagement, family, and/or weddings packages.

tags: cabo san lucas, cabo san lucas wedding photographer, destination wedding, destination wedding photographer, hawaii, hawaii family photographer, hawaii wedding photographer, mexico destination wedding, oahu, out of office, san francisco city hall wedding, san francisco civil ceremony, san francisco destination wedding, san francisco wedding photographer, travels

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Feb 04 2013

diana + edward | engagement | los angeles union station

posted in engagements

diana and edward met at law school in virgina & recently reside there. they will be having a destination wedding here in los angeles at the descanso gardens later this year. for their engagement session, they chose the beautiful los angeles union station as their backdrop. here are some of my favorites from their session.

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tags: downtown los angeles engagement, los angeles engagement photographer, los angeles engagement session, los angeles union station engagement, orange county engagement, union station engagement

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Jan 21 2013

anne + phuc | family | orange county

posted in family

family sessions are so fun to shoot. i love being able to capture the essence of a family & how children interact with the parents & their lovely smiles & laughs. here are some of my favorites from anne & phuc’s family session. enjoy!

tags: irvine family photographer, irvine family session, orange county family photographer, orange county family session

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Jan 07 2013

michelle + danh | engagement | irvine

posted in destination weddings, engagements

michelle & danh are quite the stylish couple. they did two engagement sessions and you can view the first one here. for the 2nd session, they wanted something more on the nature side so we met up at one of my favorite spots in irvine. this little area is tucked away and you feel like you’re somewhere else other than orange county.

i can’t wait to shoot their wedding in april. they’re getting married in bali!!! i’ll be extending my stay and heading to australia so if anyone is interested in a shoot…shoot me over an email!

here are my favorites from michelle & danh’s session:

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tags: irvine engagement photographer, irvine engagement session, nature engagement session, orange county engagement, orange county engagement photographer

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Dec 10 2012

cassie + george | wedding | laguna hills civic center

posted in weddings

cassie & george had an intimate civil wedding ceremony at laguna hills civic center. afterwards they celebrated at home with family and went to santa barbara for their weekend honeymoon. here are my favorites from their special day.