natalie + greg | family | st regis monarch beach

i can’t believe thanksgiving’s over and the holiday season has officially started. this year has definitely flown by faster than any other year and am so grateful & thankful for everything and everyone who has come into my life. i wanted to give a special thanks to all my wonderful clients…i couldn’t be where i am without you! =)

this session was one of my favorites! natalie contacted me asking if i were available anytime during the next week for a family session since her family will be in town for a last minute family vacation. natalie & greg stayed at the st. regis monarch beach resort & spa in dana point and we decided to have the shoot on the private beach. it was such a gorgeous day! here are my faves from our session…

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sheryl + rom | engagement | south coast winery temecula

i’ve said this many times…i even said it in my last post…but i love love love my couples. sheryl & rom are one of my favorites! they are so thoughtful & i couldn’t be happier for them. rom proposed in a hot air balloon in temecula with a sign on top of a hill that read “sheryl, will you marry me?” [a picture of the sign is below]. sheryl didn’t bring her glasses with her so she wasn’t able to see or read what rom was pointing out to her. haha. sheryl & rom decided to go back to temecula for their engagement session. we spent the day at the beautiful south coast winery resort. here are some of my favorites from their session…

location | south coast winery
hair & makeup | lulu nguyen

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audra + danny | engagement | huntington beach

i know i always say this but seriously…i have the sweetest couples! audra and danny met in new hampshire while audra was visiting her grandparents and knew instantly that they were perfect for each other. they both love football, bocce ball and other fun activities.

our session started out at huntington beach central park and afterwards went to huntington beach and the pier for the 2nd location. here are my favorites from our session! can’t wait for their wedding in september at hotel maya in long beach! it’s gonna be an amazing one! =)

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jamie + dwight | wedding | tivoli terrace laguna beach

jamie & dwight had such a fun wedding! friends & family were on the dance floor all night!

jamie & dwight got ready at the luxurious laguna cliffs marriott in dana point. the ceremony & reception was held at the beautiful tivoli terrace in laguna beach. [this is where the festival of the arts | pageant of the masters is held.] check out some of my favorite images of their wedding! =)

venue | tivoli terrace
photographer | mimi nguyen
2nd photographer | john dinh
florist | the english garden
dj | diamond dj’s
cake | tivoli terrace
caterer | tivoli terrace
hair & makeup | bella salon of naples
dress | ines disanto

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lynda + kevin | wedding | regent west | oak canyon nature center

i’ve known kevin since he was 8 years old. i remember meeting him for the first time…his dad was living with my family and kevin had just moved to the us. i asked him, “how old are you?” and his reply was “I’m fine.” haha. I still tease him today about how he was such a fob back in the day but nowadays he no longer loves the power rangers and is a police officer. lynda definitely complements him and they make the sweetest couple.

lynda & kevin had a traditional vietnamese tea ceremony in the morning, headed out to oak canyon nature center for pictures then had a super fun reception at regent west. the wedding party’s grand entrance was awesome & straight out of glee’s “furt” episode! [one of my favorite shows]!

here are some of my faves from lynda & kevin’s day…congrats again! =)

venue | regent west
photographer | mimi nguyen
2nd photographer | john dinh
videographer | tony cine studios
florist | yen on
cake | regent west
caterer | regent west
dj | platinum peaks – dj huey le
photobooth | memory box photobooth
hair & makeup | eileen a

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