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Yvonne and Michael’s engagement – Central Park, New York

By ken | Published October 5, 2010

pre-wedding photo of Yvonne and Michael in New York's Central Park

Before heading to Montreal to shoot Yvonne and Michael’s wedding, I had a chance to grab both of them after work in New York on a Friday afternoon to take some engagement session photos. We decided to walk around what is probably one of the most photographed areas of the city, Central Park. But since I started my photography professionally after my move from New York, I never really had a chance to properly photograph it. So I was particularly excited to get some pre-wedding portraits with the green foliage background and various architecture that is much harder to find in Hong Kong.

We hung out around the Bethesda Fountain area, where Yvonne and Michael showed off their ballroom dance skills (I later found out that the waltz was rehearsal for their first dance)!

More to come from the wedding day shortly…

engagement session photo taken on a Central Park bench in New York City

pre-wedding photo of couple under arches in Central Park

Posted in update, wedding | Also tagged Bethesda Fountain, Bethesda Terrace, Central Park, engagement, HK, new york, NY, pre-wedding, update, Yvonne 1 Comment

Lisa and Rey’s wedding in Santa Ana

By ken | Published September 3, 2010

Earlier in August, I flew to the US to visit home and to photograph two weddings. My first stop was Los Angeles, California where my long time friend Rey was getting married in his hometown. Rey and I were housemates in college and I had always admired him for pursuing his passion for teaching early on. In fact, it lead him to eventually falling in love with another teacher at his school, Lisa. I was honored to be helping him and his bride document memories of their big day.

The wedding took place at The Hacienda, a historic ranch estate in Santa Ana. The venue was perfect for the bride and groom’s relatively large families. Before the reception, we shot a few family formals and a quick portrait session with the bride and groom. At night, the dance floor opened up with plenty of classics from Sir Mix-A-Lot to Neil Diamond. I had a great time shooting the day and being able to catch up with a few friends from school. Here are some of my favorite shots from the wedding day.

Bridal prep
bride waiting in a hotel room before the wedding

bridesmaid curling hair in the mirror before the wedding

bridal dress hanging next to mirror with bridesmaids

wedding bride and her bridesmaids in front of their limousine

Groom’s prep (photos by 2nd photographer Brian Li)
groom on his iPhone before the wedding

groom and his groomsmen leaving the hotel to the wedding venue

California wedding groom and his groomsmen

Ceremony
California wedding bride being given away by her father and brother

Both high school teachers, Rey and Lisa had two of their students sing at their ceremony.
wedding band playing during ceremony

The reception kicked off with the wedding party walking in to the Chicago Bulls intro music. Brilliant idea! California wedding groomsmen and bridesmaid walk-in introductions

California wedding bride and groom's first dance

California wedding bride dancing with her Dad

California wedding flower girl dancing with hair blowing

Posted in update, wedding | Also tagged Brown, CA, college, Hacienda, LA, Santa Ana, US 1 Comment

Ting and Martin’s wedding in Tai Tam

By ken | Published May 24, 2010

Last month I shot at a beautiful outdoor wedding in Tai Tam for the marriage of Ting and Martin with HK photographer Joyce Yung. This is what all weddings should be made of…

…a beautiful venue

…happy kids

…a beautiful ceremony

…music, and of course dancing!

Posted in update, wedding | Also tagged hong kong, photoshoot, Tai Tam 1 Comment

Sue and Rayne’s wedding in Hong Kong

By ken | Published April 4, 2010

Wow its been a long time since I’ve blogged. Where does the time go? I’m going to try to catch up on blogging starting back in January, with the wedding of Sue and Rayne.

Festivities began inside the bride’s family home in New Territories, before making our way to the beautifully sunlit King Huy Hall in Clear Water Bay for the marriage ceremony. The day ended with their banquet held upstairs at Lee Theatre in Causeway Bay.

Posted in photoshoot, wedding | Also tagged Causeway Bay, Clear Water Bay, HK, hong kong, King Huy Hall, marriage 1 Comment

family portraits with Venice and Wilson

By ken | Published January 25, 2010

On January 7th, 2009 Venice and Wilson celebrated their 4th anniversary with a family portrait session in Hong Kong Park. Their adorable 11 month old baby SikSik also came along for the shoot.

I had scouted a few locations in the park that I liked the day before, but beyond that we also revisited a few spots near the marriage registry office to reenact some shots and poses from their original wedding photos from four years ago. Awwww! great idea!