Sneak Peek

We just got back from Cocoa Beach, and we had a BLAST photo shooting Patti and Jeremy's engagement session despite with minor setbacks such as a flat tire and driving with a donut during the whole trip. Here's one sneak peek for now and stay tuned for the upcoming slideshow :)

xoxo

Unspectacular?

**Please note that I'm just now understanding what this whole tagging thing is about... and Kenzie.. if you're reading this... I'm sooo sorry that I did not response to your tag before... I didn't understand it when you left me a comment and told me that you've tagged me... LOL... I tend to be behind in the cyberworld lingo sometimes! Okay, here's my taggin part....***

Six things...

6 unspectacular quirks:

1. I barely sleep...

2. If I can change anything on a human being..it would be not to go to the bathroom..seriously, I take about 7-9 trips to the bathroom after drinking sweet tea (okay, too much info...).

3. I am sore loser when the Yankees lose to the Red Sox.

4. I get rowdy at a Jaguars football game.

5. I like to eat fried chicken with ketchup, tuna fish sandwich with ketchup.. and yes, I eat my bananas with ketchup...I love ketchup!

6. I have a bad OCD on washing my hands all the time :(

Now, the rules for this are below, and I'm supposed to tag people. I've never done this before!! Tracy sent this to me, so I'm gonna link her.. then..

I would tag Scarlett, but she's been tagged so many times already..so I'm gonna try it with these beautiful people below..Kenzie, don't worry..I'll spare you on this one :)

Let's go with:
Gwen
Staci
Lyndsay
Mel
Ali
Christina

RULES:
1. Link the person who tagged you
2. Mention the rules on your blog
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them & leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they have been tagged.

Funny Photo

I am looking forward to my engagement photo session in Cocoa Beach this weekend with Patti (Jacksonville University alum-woohoo!) and her man, Jeremy, so I've been going through all my beach session photos. I ran across this funny picture from John & Kadri's Fun Session, and I just have to share it with you guys. :-D



While I'm at this photo nostalgic mode, I just went ahead and scanned the picture below with John and my Botts Hall girls (yeah, I was a cool RA at JU!). This picture was taken back in October 2002. The girl in the middle is actually Patti...who would have known then that her RA will also be her wedding photographer? :) Enjoy!

Mrs. Turtle

It's so good to see the sun out shining so bright today :) I was getting tired of being coped up inside the house with the weather being so nasty and gloomy outside. Apparently, everyone in Jacksonville feels like this today too! Celebration Church was way packed today (that's good--we just had a hard time looking for seats), Firehouse Subs was slammed and we had to fight for our table, and St. John's Town Center was crowded with restless people (felt like Christmas shopping time).

Although, I'm glad Tropical Storm Fay is gone, I am happy that it didn't do very much damage at our house. It also brought us this beautiful turtle to our front door steps. The colors yellow and black are my favorite color combination, and I wanted to keep Mrs. Turtle as a part of my branding color mascot, and don't worry, I didn't. Our friends, Mike and Sarah, came by to pick up Mrs. Turtle and released her to a safe area.

I took a couple of pictures to remember this beautiful creature. God is great, and He sure knows how to tickle our hearts. :)

08.08.08 Wedding

The number 8 is considered a lucky # and is highly significant in the Chinese culture like ours with the #7. Lots of things were happening on that night...the Olympics in Beijing officially started with its incredible ceremony (I saw YouTube clips the next day), at least 15-thousand couples got married in the Olympic city, and Kellie and Randy tied the knot in St. Augustine!!

It was the most lavish wedding I've ever been to..long cathedral train..violinist..trolleys transporting guests back and forth..four wedding day coordinators** running around..extravagant hotel reception..chargers (which I've never heard of before until that night!)..live band..horse carriage..sparklers..1920's style cars..wow--next to my wedding in Las Vegas with Elvis, Kellie & Randy's wedding is definitely the most "unforgettable" wedding!

Haha--kind of wished I were the photographer! Kellie had asked me when she first got engaged if I would like to be a bridesmaid or the photographer--hmmn, that's a no-brainer decision right there! Of course, a bridesmaid!! Photographing a friend's wedding is an honor, but I'm never in the pictures and I'm usually wearing all-black and looking blah..and this is one wedding where I want to be in the pictures and just have a jolly good ol' time! Though there were many times that I was itching for my camera, and my poor husband kept getting "dictated" to take pictures. ;-)

I am so happy that I at least got to do their engagement session at Disney World and Epcot, and now I can't wait to fly next month to Los Angeles for their second wedding reception and take pictures :) Keep an eye out for Kellie's trash the dress session in the Fall! Having four (yes, four!) wedding dresses, one of them is definitely getting trashed! ;-)

**Edit**just an FYI, Kellie & Randy planned everything from the smallest details to the biggest ones for their wedding. The four wedding coordinators are merely there to assist w/ scheduling times and to make sure everything flows smoothly on their wedding day**

CLICK HERE FOR THE SLIDESHOW AND ENJOY!
CLICK HERE FOR THE SLIDESHOW AND ENJOY!

Thank You for the Love!

I treated myself with a key lime pie today because I was getting stressed out with my stats in Scarlett's contest. Haha! I'm not gonna worry about it anymore, and I'm just thankful for all the love everyone has been giving me by letting me know that they've voted for me and have posted bulletins in MySpace and in Facebook to "urge" everyone to vote for me. Thanks for the calls, texts and MySpace & Facebook messages!

The contest ends tonight, and it would be great if I make it to the final round and get a trendy camera strap...better yet, a new blog design for my photo journal. But we will see--I'm leaving it to all of you guys! Please continue to vote if you haven't done so at Scarlett's blog and vote for #6 (Corinna). I'm way behind, but I've learn to humble myself with a key lime pie--so I'm happy :)

Please let me know if you voted for me, so I can personally thank you! I just wanna give a BIG shout out to Team Mel & Brad, Gwen, Erica, Lori, Ali, Tracy, Lyndsay, Kaitlyn (my Boston amiga!), Tommy and Eddie for rallying for me through emails, MySpace and Facebook. If I missed anyone, please let me know so you get the credit you deserve ;-D

Lastly, Cassie from Flaire Weddings--thank you! Thanks for your post in your blog! You're my favorite wedding planner--guys, hire her--she's the sweetest and most organized planner I know!

Go Away, Fay!

As much as I am stoked that we're off work tomorrow, I can't help but get concerned as well. I lived my first 10 years of my life in the Philippines and have gone through several major typhoons (that's what we call hurricanes over there), and I have to be honest, I am a bit traumatized by the howling winds. Something about that sound that just gives me the goosebumps. I can still remember hugging my Grandma's leg and trying to hide when I hear the wind howling, rain beating down on our roof, and the trees swaying back and forth. Creepy.

Although Jacksonville has not been hit directly by a strong Hurricane since we lived here in 1995, I am praying to Jesus for safety. Please keep us in your prayers as well. This has been a really stressful week and the weather is definitely not helping alleviate some things, but I believe in the power of God and prayers. I pray for everyone a safe week and to stay dry :)

It's also good to be prepared ahead of time. We did our Hurricane supplies shopping on Monday and Tuesday. I hope you got to do yours already.

Fay, Fay, Go Away.. Don't Come on Another Day!


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Need Your Help-Vote for Me!

Alright guys, I just checked Scarlett's blog, and there are tons of entries for her contest...so therefore..I'm gonna do a little plug for everyone to vote for our picture in my blog. Mine is not there yet, but she'll post three different batches in her blog.. guess mine didn't make it in the heels and tie... definitely won't be in the "Pooches" batch... Hmmn.. on the 3rd day, maybe?

Please vote for this picture when you see it. Wonderful Team Mel and Brad from La Dolce Vita Studio took it..and yeah, Bobby and I were doing bunch of kissing scenes right on the church steps..so I'm not sure how weird that looked to people driving by..one even honked at us and made some smooching sound as they drove away (I don't know if that's a compliment or a bad thing).

PLEASE VOTE FOR ME!! I need a new blog look, but that's fine.. I rather much have the trendy strap as a consolation prize for getting Bobby to dress up for pictures on the same night as the Jaguars Football was playing (and we had to give away our season tickets for the game)!

Morgan & David are Hitched!

When I did Morgan and David's engagement pictures with their daugther, Kylee, back in April, I just knew that their wedding is going to be a blast :) Kylee is the future America's Next Top Model because she just loves to pose in front of the camera. Morgan and David are more reserved in their pictures, but as their special day progressed, and as they danced and laughed the night away, you get to see more of Morgan's cute goofy side and David's infectious smile.

My best friend from college and fellow Photography classmate, Rachel, flew from North Carolina to help me second shoot the wedding. Bobby was a guest at the wedding along with his sister and brother-in-law, Emily and Darick. Morgan and David's families and friends were all laid-back and knew how to have a good time. It was indeed a wonderful weekend, and I am thankful to be surrounded with great people as I captured Morgan and David's beautiful wedding :)

CLICK HERE FOR THE SLIDESHOW :-)
CLICK HERE FOR THE SLIDESHOW :-)





























































Rachel and I - photo by Bobby

Taking a Break

While taking a break from working on Morgan & David's wedding pictures, I took a couple of snapshots of Bobby and our baby girl, Raechaelle, in our computer room. I thought it would be cute to have Raechaelle lay inside the laundry basket instead of just laying down on the floor ;-) Isn't she the cutest?!

Katie & Garrett are Married!!

I have known Katie since Mandarin High School years, and I even had her mom as my teacher in Algebra I (or was it II?) class about 10 years ago! Who would have ever thought that I'll be taking pictures at her special day a decade later? :) I had the pleasure working along with another Mustang alum, Scarlett Lillian, at Katie & Garrett's wedding.

By the way, Garrett is an awesome songwriter and singer. It was so moving when he surprised Katie with a song that he composed just for her on their wedding day. Enjoy the pictures! The music in my slideshow is the same song that they had for their first dance. It's from the Anastasia movie soundtrack--great pick!

CLICK HERE FOR THE SLIDESHOW :-D
CLICK HERE FOR THE SLIDESHOW :-D