Putheavy and Rey

I had the awesome opportunity to meet up with a now-current-but-was-a-potential-at-the-time customer. PUTHEAVY and REY are getting married September 2nd (yes, ANOTHER Labor Day weekend WEDDING) and have hired me as their wedding photographer. LINDSEY and I can't wait!!!

Here they are (btw, these images are from their joint
MYSPACE account):

I'd been talking to and going back-and-forth with Rey for about a week about a custom package for their wedding and he finally agreed to meet. Since Rey works at Microsoft in Redmond and Putheavy works at a bank near Everett, it was a bit of a challenge to coordinate our schedules. We decided on meeting during Happy Hour at NEWPORT BAY - my FAVORITE Happy Hour venue :) We spent almost three hours talking about ALL of my services and what they want and expect from a photographer. They've been visiting my websites continuously and I showed them some more of my work at the restaurant. They loved my portfolio! AND, they've booked a package consisting of ALL my services... WOW!!!

I know that planning weddings is a daunting task. The most important thing for me, as a photographer, is to make sure I have everything in line so that, not only my photography, but the whole production is seemless. To them, it'll be worry-free :)

Their day begins at about 8am with a traditional Chinese wedding, consisting of Rey and all of his family arriving at Putheavy's home, armed with gifts for them. There, Putheavy's family will cook an abundance of food, welcome them all (and of course the gifts too, hehehehe) Then they'll pray, perform a traditional tea ceremony and prepare to head to the reception. This all has to happen BEFORE 11am!

After that, we'll spend some alone time at a remote outdoor location of their choice for the portraits. They're still narrowing down the exact location(s) as there's a plethora of potential shooting locations in, around and between the Everett-Seattle metro area.

Then, we'll be off to CHINA HARBOR where 250+ guests will be celebrating the newlyweds at their reception.

Before they met with us, they'd been looking high and low for their photographer. No need to look any more -- I think we'll be a perfect fit. Plus they are an awesome and fun couple! I can't wait!

(Look out for their engagement photos in the upcoming months)

If you or anyone you know is getting married and are still waiting for to book a photographer, the wait has ended. We still have a few weddings unbooked for 2007 -- book us while you can... I appreciate your referal.

Have a great week!