Blushing all kinds of colors!

Have you seen the latest issue (#17) of Utterly Engaged Yet?!?!

The hubby and I have a few pictures in there from our engagement session, wedding day, and one year anniversary.. a few might be an understatement :) But we are so honored and blessed to be able to share our story with UE's readers. I will be doing some recaps on each section... but in the mean time check out their latest issue ::UTTERLY ENGAGED ISSUE #17:: !

UTTERLY ENGAGED ISSUE #17

Fizz & Frills

So.... I'm way beyond late on this post. But I must still share!

Fizz & Frills SF was A-mazing! I cannot begin to describe the amount of love and joy that seeing that event come together brought me. I had the most amazing team to work with, but above all I added these two ladies to my family :)

 

Check out the feature in the latest issue of Utterly Engaged a recap of Fizz & Frills SF. I hope that you SoCal peeps are ready for all of the love, inspiration, and not to mention frills coming your way very soon :) I can't wait to share deets..

In the meant time check out Issue #16!

Thank you again to everyone who lent their hands, hearts, and talents for Fizz & Frills!

I promise to update the blog more often, especially since I have a shoots that are dying to be shown off :)

countdown to shop! :: drumroll please...

It's officially only two weeks till Fizz & Frills!!

Have you seen the first lineup of vendors that was released on UtterlyEngaged today?

Check out the post to see who these pretties are from!

Eeeek! This is going to be SO dangerous. Let the anticipation begin!

sneak peek | geraldine | styled maternity shoot

Featured on Green Wedding Shoes! | ngoc & albert - styled anniversary shoot

Up Up and Away! 

This theme was more than fitting for the adventure that I was so lucky to be a part of. A few months ago, Ngoc & Albert had asked me to style their anniversary shoot. I was so excited, especially when they informed me that it was going to be on a hot air balloon! I had never been on one, so a nervous-excitement began to fill my belly. This was a shoot that was going to be one for the books (literally)... one that I will never forget.

The talented Caroline Tran, who shot their wedding, was there to capture their adventure through her lens. You should read about her recap on how she shot with a broken light meter ::HERE::! She's so talented. The images came out so beautiful and dreamy. Check out her entire recap ::HERE::

So now for the details...
I learned through one of our conversations, that Ngoc and I share a love of children's books and that Ngoc and Albert had referred to themselves as "two kids playing dress up" on their wedding day. So I thought it was only fitting that they became the characters of their own book! I commissioned the talented Jen Simpson, of Jen Simpson Designs to illustrate a short story I wrote of their larger than life adventure. With her whimsical style and my vision for the book... magic happened!

Also, being that this was going to be their One Year Anniversary, I wanted to incorporate paper as much as possible. From the paper flower-fans, paper flags, their "1cent to fly" ticket, all the way to their book... I had a plan to celebrate their anniversary with joy, love and lots of paper! After getting to know the couple a little more, I realized that this random adventure was definitely something they hadn't done before either. In fact they were scared of heights too! Crazy right?? Ha! Nope. I thought it was so romantic :)

(excerpt from the book)

"Are you gonna look? asked Ngoc.  

"Are YOU gonna look?" asked Albert. 

The two sat for a moment and Albert leaned over and 

whispered to Ngoc,  "We'll do it together...". 

With that the two stood up and looked over the 

edge of the basket just to realize what they have been missing...

The beauty of the world was in front of them! 

It was at that moment they both realized that together, 

they can overcome anything - even one of their greatest fears. 

I have to say that this is one of my favorite shoots this year. From concept to reality- pulling together their outfits, the props, and working with such an amazing team and couple, I am more than ecstatic with how the shoot turned out. By the way, in case you missed it, this shoot was featured on Green Wedding Shoes! Yipee!

When I style a shoot, whether it's an engagement shoot, a maternity shoot, or even an anniversary shoot... I feel so privileged to tell my client's story. Things don't always come across through words, but these images (illustrations + photos) will tell their love story forever.

The book and story (as well as this post) is dedicated to Albert and Ngoc. 

Happy One Year Anniversary! (9/4/11) 

May you always be kids playing dress up. 

Photographer: Caroline Tran

Photo Styling/Design: Wilmarose of Lovely Jubilee

Makeup & Hair: Margaret Wang

Coordinator: Skybox Event Productions

Book Design & Illustration: Jen Simpson Design

Jewelry: Leanna Lin Jewelry

toni + mario | styled engagement shoot

Field trip anyone?? Every time I do a shoot with multiple locations, I always feel like I'm taking a field trip.. which in this case was through Los Angeles! Living in this city doesn't always mean I get to enjoy it. So when I get an opportunity to work on various locations, I have to remember to look around and take it all in :)

Toni + Mario are a lovely couple who wanted to incorporate their loves of the Dodgers, romantic picnics, and sleek modern architecture into their engagement shoot- and with Chaz Cruz as their photographer i knew that it was going to be fun and magical telling their story. Here are a few of my faves:

  

::SEE MORE HERE::

Congrats to the two of you! Can't wait for your wedding :)

Photographer: Chaz Cruz

Photo Stylist: Wilmarose Orlanes of Lovely Jubilee

Fizz & Frills | A Wedding Marketplace

Do ruffles make your heart race?

Do sequins make you weak in the knees?

Fizz & Frills is for you!

Fizz & Frills is the first ever wedding marketplace, hosted by Utterly Engaged with Lovely Jubilee and Blu Bungalow.  Popping up on August 6-7 from 12pm-6pm in San Francisco, CA. Not the typical bridal event, Fizz & Frills is a 2-day shopping event where you can shop from a fine selection of independent designers and artisans, curated with love, to give brides and frill seekers the rare chance to indulge in their products firsthand.

TICKETS  |  TWITTER  |  FACEBOOK  |  HELLO

I'm very excited to be partnering with the lovely ladies of UE and Blu Bungalow. We have a lot of exciting things coming your way, and I look forward to sharing in the excitement and satisfying the frill lover in you!

Hope to see you there!

He popped the question and she said yes!

Last month I was able to work on a stylized photo shoot with a talented group of vendors! We wanted to base the theme around a local Soda Pop Shop that was filled with all kinds of fizzy inspiration. So the story goes... "He POPPED the question and she said yes!! Now let's celebrate!!". While coming up with the concept, I wanted to make sure that we took a different approach to soda pop and use the bottle cap as a driving graphic. At the end of the day, I'm so happy with how much fun the shoot turned out to be and how much fun this would actually be to attend! Hope it inspires you just as much as it has inspired us!

While I was out of town it was featured on Wedding Chicks!

So if you haven't taken a peak click HERE for more pretty pictures.

Photographer: Sarina Love Photography

Event Design: Lovely Jubilee

Venue: Rocket Fizz

Makeup & Hair: Susie Chhuor Hair | Makeup Studio

Cake/Desserts: Final Touch

Coordinator: Skybox Event Productions

Floral Design: Pretty Witty Floral Design

Stationery: Bzzy Bee

Veil or Hair Accessories: Petit Plume

Rentals: Fusion

One year ago today...

A year ago today I said "I do" to the most amazing man in the entire world.