Putheavy and Rey did it!

Oh my... Another 16-hour day... I'm STILL exhausted :) But it was well-worth shooting Putheavy and Rey's wedding!

This was my very first traditional tea party. The couple prep'd me for a few months that this was going to be a little crazier than normal. When you have 150+ people in one house, it can be a little unbearable for some, but I was loving it!!! Two HUGE families becoming one… it's beautiful!

I arrived at Putheavy's house at about 7:30am and her family was already at full force. Now that's love! Apparently they were up at about 5am… Insane!!! The whole setup was amazing. The food and fruits were prepped, the bridesmaids were doing their hair and Putheavy was already stunning! Oh yeah, Rey and his family were about 30 miles away and up at about 5am also, anticipating the ceremony and arrival at Putheavy's too!

The groom and his entourage arrived at around 9am in the stretch Cadillac Limousine and that's when the festivities began. Rey was greeted by Putheavy's family and from their the couple presented each family member a cup of tea as a form of respect and acceptance and in turn the family members presented them a little red envelope. I wonder what was in there ;)

After a couple hours of greeting and drinking and red-envelop'ing, their limo driver, Amy, meandered us through the Seattle Bumbershoot traffic and we shot their portraits at multiple locations, including the University of Washington Campus, Space Needle, Kerry Park Viewpoint and the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park. Amy was a trooper!

The reception followed at China Harbor on Lake Union and THAT'S when the party began! The bridal party jumped on the Thriller Craze and performed a snippet of the Michael Jackson routine to their audience. Coupled with the Electric Slide and their "Humps", it is the most-entertaining bridal party introduction I've seen to date! It was great!

Next thing you know, hundreds of tired dancing feet, about fifty toasts and three dress-changes later, the day was over.

Thanks to the couple for allowing me to shoot their wedding! Again congratulations and best of luck to your future… (oh what the heck, I'll jump on the bandwagon with everyone else) make a lot of kids and add to your huge families!!!

LOL

Here's a snapshot of the beautiful couple:


Here is a photo of a handful of the bridal party and me hanging out:




...And my absolute FAVORITE group shot (thanks for the idea Rocky):




I've previewed the images - let me say that both Putheavy and Rey were stunning!

Here's a slideshow of some of the image from the day:

PREVIEW SLIDESHOW (www.asencilimaging.com/sijera/)
(be patient while the slideshow loads… there are A LOT of photos)

Here are more photos of them from their engagement session we shot a few months ago (I didn't blog about it because Putheavy didn't want to blow her cover and expose her dresses to everyone coming to the wedding - most-understood):
Not-so-top-secret engagement photos (www.asencilimaging.com/topsecret/)

And yet, some more photos of their engagement session (if you were at their wedding, you'll recognize some of their images from the slideshow):
Engagement session (www.asencilimaging.com/putheavyandreyengagementphotos/)

Let me know what you think by leaving a comment below! Also, if you want to leave congratulatory messages to the couple, you can do so below as well! They check my blog all the time for updates, so don't be shy ;)

Next up is their album design. Keep checking back for updates!!! Have a great week!

P.S. You may notice a familiar face in a lot of the photos. Moses second-shoots weddings with me, but this time HE was a groomsman! He got a taste of the FRONT side of the lens :) But, as the awesome photographer he is, he still snuck in a chance to shoot a few gigs of photos! Thanks for everything Mo! You were a great groomsman. Hawaii and Las Vegas weddings, here we come!