amy and jeremy's wedding was a special one for us to shoot. amy is a good friend of ours and we knew about half the people at her wedding. most of them go or went to our church at one time and so it's like a warm fuzzy reunion/crazy dance party. it was also the second time in two weeks that we've shot at casa real. this usually isn't a good thing, since we like to shoot at different venues to change it up, but then that actually makes it turn out to be a great thing. as we then realize that we have to step up our game and get even more creative with our shots. it's a brain stretching exercise as the whole time we're shooting we're constantly looking out for even more interesting angles then last time.

we were also pleasantly surprised to find out that amy's parents loved to get down on the dance floor and that positive vibe just shot through the whole room. amy is a very fun loving girl and now we know where she gets that from. it was also surprising to be able to take some killer shots of jeremy, because amy was constantly telling us before the wedding that jeremy hates getting his picture taken. not at all! here are some highlights.

we loved shooting this wedding. first, meea and bodin were so fun and easy going the whole day. they had complete trust in us and our crazy ideas. second, east bay baptist people just rock our face off. they're all so resourceful and willing to give of themselves fully to their friends time and time again. thirdly, we worked the rooftop like it was nobody's business. when we first got to the church we knew we had our work cut out for us. lots of cars on the streets right up next to the church, tons of power lines everywhere, drab beige walls accented by wood trim, oh my! but we love a challenge. when you're handed a stunningly beautiful venue with decorations up the wazoo you don't have to be creative. the shots just shoot themselves.

i think it's times like these that separate the women from the girls, the pros from the wannabes, the sugar from the aspartame. many times we feel like the aspartame though, but not today! when we did our initial walk around of the place looking for all the places we could shoot we knew the roof was it. it also just happened to be where meea and bodin's budding romance began. volunteering to paint the church rooftop, they met, talked, and made magic happen up there. very sweet.

Coordinator: Bethany from On Behalf Of

Florist: Hannah Hyun

the BEST Cupcakes ever: Jen Seto & Tiffany Chiang

Hair & Make-up: Christine Splendorio & Heather Kim

these purple velvet cupcakes were the absolute best flour sugar egg butter cream cheese water combination EVER!

we had some heavy competition from another local pro. this is the second time that david has been featured on our blog. he sure knows how to grab our attention.