I’m flying out to NY today! It’ll be my first time there and I’m so excited! Before I leave, I thought I would share the first wedding I shot in 2010! I first met Jen at a Starbucks on her “lunch” break, though it was like 8:30pm! They both work in the music industry and have crazy hours, so after one of my shoots, I stopped by to meet her by her work. It was instant chemistry between us. She shared how they were on a budget and will be DIYing everything. Her family has a tradition where stay up the night before doing all the flowers, including the centerpieces. To reduce the workload the day before, she limited the number of fresh flowers for her centerpieces. I love how this wedding was an entire family affair!
I love how Jen’s wearing her mom’s robe here. And I love how they made all the boutonnieres with non-florals:
A tender moment between mom & daughter:
All ready to see her groom!
Love all the fun socks:
The maid of honor in blue is Jen’s cousin, Jackie, who helped her plan most of the day:
I just love this photo. I’m not sure why, but it’s one of my favorites from the day:
And I love the anticipation before the ceremony… can you tell it was a cold January afternoon? You couldn’t tell by looking at Jen!
I love the big tree they got married under.
Their DIY bouquets & bouts turned out great:
Favors for the kids, and a little scavenger hunt for the kids… they each got disposable cameras and had to capture as many things on this list they could. Jen & Paul would then also have their wedding day captured through the eyes of kids!
Jen wanted to incorporate her Vietnamese culture, so guests received these little drums:
They did such a good job on their own centerpieces! And it was cute that tables were lettered instead of numbered… but I guess that only works when you have less than 26 tables.
Jen’s beautiful traditional Vietnamese gown, called an ao dai.
I love how clean their decor was. Their tent was beautifully decorated.
The reception was kicked off by lion dancers!
I love this moment between Jen & her grandma:
One of the funniest best man speeches:
And yes, they broke out in full Backstreet Boys!
The band was even personal friends/co-workers/boss of Paul.
Cute moment on the dance floor. (great capture, Jonathan!)
Have a great weekend everyone!! (though I know it’s only Wednesday) I’ll see you again next week!
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This wedding is AMAZING! I love your work!
I absolutely loved all of the photos! I was not able to be present for the wedding of the happy couple because I was out of the country. However, it was wonderful to see all of the details from the scavenger hunt to all of the DIY accents. You have truly captured the joy and elegance of this special occasion. Bravo!
It ‘s very original & divine to see your images had captured like it is ! Great talents .
By the way , me & my husband Viet Nguyen happen to be Jen’s parents close friend & we both live in Manhattan , NY City . If you have time , I , myself would love to host or meet you ….. For whatever I can offer like eating tips, shopping tips …. Please feel free to give me a call OK . Looking forward to hear & meet you .
This is the cutest wedding thus far. I love all the dyi projects. I am totally inspired by their creativity.
Love the “Just Married” sign on the head table! So cute!
What a beautiful wedding! I love the scavenger hunt: such a great idea! Amazing images :)
really, you get the most beautifull weddings to photograph!! :D
i love these!
I love their simplicity clean decors! what did they make their center pieces from? what a great idea on the scavengar hunt! did they start that from the beginning of the wedding? if i didn’t know she was in the music industry, i’d guess she was a perschool teacher. the letters and emphasis on kids. beautiful job as always
hehe I see Caroline in the last photo ,and you’re smiling always!
So cute!! I love how happy the couple looked!
What a fun wedding! I love that they had favors and activities for the kids. Awesome DIY details too.
so many cute details! love that they broke out singing bsb! awesome job as usual, caroline!