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about the artist

I've always loved telling stories, but never enjoyed writing. When I
found photography, it was the perfect medium for me to express myself. With each shoot, I unveil the unique stories of
my subjects, and tell them with beautiful imagery. People often tell me
that they feel like they know my clients just from reading my blog.

They say photographs are the only tangible memories after a wedding,
which means that my perspective is how you will remember your big day. With that in mind, I have to capture the details (big and
small) in the most beautiful light. I want you to laugh and cry (tears
of joy, of course) when you look at your photos. Whether it's your wedding day or your babies growing up, time goes
by so fast, so it's
my job to document your story... beautifully.

I am based in Los Angeles, but love to travel.

Destination weddings are most certainly welcomed!

In order to give each client my full creative energy, I only take a limited number of weddings a year. (aka I book up fast and don't offer discounts.)

stylized vintage picnic photo session | jen + jason

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Greetings from Whistler! Before I hit the slopes, I wanted to share with you an awesome session stylized by Jen of Green Wedding Shoes. Green Wedding Shoes is one of my all time favorite wedding blogs. Jen has amazing taste and shares the most wonderful inspirations. We got the ball rolling at the end of summer and shot this past fall, right at their one year anniversary! What a great way to celebrate! Jen is an amazing stylist! We came up with a look and Jen stylized the entire thing. I love the outfits and props she put together! Many people don’t realize it, but a lot of thought and planning goes into a shoot! If you haven’t, go to Green Wedding Shoes to read all about how she put this session together. She is amazing!

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Jen is now going into photo styling, and she is totally perfect for it. I love the book Jen put together and the bouquet.

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I LOVE trees! Give me a cool tree & sun and I’m in heaven!

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Every detail counts! I love Jen’s adorable cute red nails. And check out Jen’s perfect makeup below. Her flawless makeup and gorgeous hair was done by Fiore Beauty.

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Aren’t they just so cute?! And their details matched them to a T.

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They’re just so cute & gorgeous together!

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I can’t get enough of those details! And the amazing light!

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The colors and light here just melts my heart. So sweet, just like them.

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Persimmons, one of my favorite fruits! My parents have 3 trees!

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I love Izze! They taste as good as they look! If you haven’t, come by my office and we have a fridge full of them to share!

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I love that vintage camera and I love the follow photo of them. They’re laughing because they see tiny me through the camera.

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Jason started taking pictures of Jen and he was a natural! We totally cracked up when he started to imitate me!

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This next one is a total favorite of mine!

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And of course, we got a pink balloon. It’s how Jen and I met.

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Stay tuned for part 2 tomorrow! In the meantime, head over to Green Wedding Shoes to read about the making of this awesome shoot! Happy anniversary, Jen & Jason!

by caroline

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January 19, 2010 - 11:54 am TH - Wow~ at everything! She's one talented stylish, so are you as a photographer!

January 19, 2010 - 12:12 pm Cait - You did a fantastic job Caroline! Stunning images. I love following Jen and it was so fun to see her in front of the camera. Love it!

January 19, 2010 - 2:52 pm Becca - These photographs are so wonderful. So playful and full of chemistry.

January 19, 2010 - 3:54 pm Karleen - wow- this is an amazing series, caroline! love what jen did here and love how well you captured the ideas so well. the patterns on their outfits really go well together. awesome light throughout. and those trees... i love them =)

January 19, 2010 - 4:26 pm Trish - Caroline I love this shoot and I love so much of your stuff!!!!! Beautiful!

January 19, 2010 - 5:48 pm lucy - love the whole layout!! Where was this??

January 19, 2010 - 8:16 pm Laura Widness - LOVE LOVE LOVE these !!! :)

January 19, 2010 - 11:11 pm jenny - LOVE it !! Jen really know how to stylize a shoot ! wonderful~

January 19, 2010 - 11:31 pm jenny k. - wow!! love it!! the lighting of the trees...everything!! ;)

January 20, 2010 - 6:23 am Angie - Beautiful!

January 20, 2010 - 8:06 am Kayla - Love these! What a fun shoot!

January 20, 2010 - 11:00 am Trude - I can't get over the light either!! Just gorg!

January 20, 2010 - 1:24 pm olivia - Oh Caroline - these images are beautiful! Love the softness and colour and light and the couple and the picnic idea ... just wonderful. Congrats to all for a fantastic session.

January 20, 2010 - 5:44 pm Kimberly Taylor - honestly - so. very. inspiring! LoVe this shoot - the couple is darling and you created such unique sets~ bravo~ xx

January 21, 2010 - 6:17 pm Nhu (Lumiani) - Caroline and Jen -- AMAZING! When my beautiful couples ask me what I should for an engagement shoot, I will direct them to this LINK! The photos are amazing, the location, the shots, angles, and just the "love" you captured with Jen and Jason! Caroline, as always -- you amaze me with your beautiful eye and creations. You just make me HAPPY with your images! Great job!!!

January 22, 2010 - 8:16 am Aron (from Curitiba, Brazil) - You know what you do.

January 26, 2010 - 2:55 pm Sandy - Just this morning I was thinking about wanting to a one year anniversary photo shoot with my husband in a beautiful location! My idea was a vintage picnic shoot and then I read about the competition and saw these amazing pictures!! I'm really hoping my husband and I can be in images as beautiful as these! The light is sooo light, ethereal and romantic!!

June 19, 2010 - 3:37 am Jeff O'Neal - wow...i'm speechless... everything single thing are perfect...lighting..props...wow...

January 20, 2010 - 5:04 pm Inspirations: A Vintage Wedding Anniversary Photo Shoot, Part 1 | WedShare * Daily - [...] Wedding Shoes post to read more about her inspiration in styling this photo shoot and also visit Caroline Tran’s photography blog to view many more photos of this [...]

June 10, 2010 - 11:47 am Picnic, Anyone? - [...] more shots from the sweet vintage picnic photo shoot, check out Caroline Tram’s work here. [...]

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stylized vintage picnic photo session | jen + jason