Putheavy and Rey's Album is Here!

My album company never fails me!

Putheavy contacted me about 2 weeks ago and wanted to streamline the production of her WEDDING album (you can see more from their wedding day HERE . She inquired about receiving her album back before the the holidays (namely Christmas) and at that time I hadn't even recevied her approval to send the files through. I NEVER send the files through without my brides proofing, revising and approving them. I want my pre-designed albums to be PERFECT!

So, I did the math using six weeks as the constant variable and that would have brought us all the way up until about mid-December, JUST before the holiday. I let Putheavy know and she agreed that that date would be "okay". She approved the spreads and I sent them off that day to avoid any delays.

Fast forward to yesterday (the day BEFORE Thanksgiving), I come home and there's her album in a carefully-packed boxed on my doorstep. "NO WAY"!! It's here FOUR weeks ahead of schedule!

Oh my! I just about soiled my shorts I was so happy! :)

My hat's off to Kevin and the Kiss Wedding Book crew.

And, the book is amazing. We decided on the RED Italian Leather cover (choice of blue, green, black, tan and brown -- They're ALL beautiful!)

See for yourself:







































You can see the complete album design (w/music) by clicking HERE (or here: www.asencilimaging.com/sijera/albumdesign)

Just a reminder to all my current brides with album designs pending your approval-

We have until December 1st to approve and send off your album files in order to get them back from the printers BEFORE Christmas.

To all-

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Putheavy and Rey's Images on the E-Store

Just a heads up,

ALL of Putheavy and Rey's wedding images are up online for you to view (and purchase) at my e-store (www.asencilimaging.instaproofs.com). Just go the e-store and click on the "Wedding of Putheavy and Rey" link. Also, here's a direct link to it: www.asencilimaging.instaproofs.com/enterEvent.php?id=32167.

Have a great day!

Putheavy and Rey - Album Design

Here's what everyone's been waiting for! Putheavy and Rey's wedding album design is finally here.

The wedding season is winding down now, and theirs was a great way for 2007 to go out with a bang. It was a 16+ plus hour day for me, but with the images captured, it was well worth it! Thank you to everyone attending their wedding and, later, contacting me with their kind words. I LOVE sharing my work and these kind words are very inspiring and encouraging for me. I LOVE what I do :)

There were SOOOOOOOOO many great images, I didn't know where to stop designing LOL!! If I didn't stop, I'd STILL be designing it :) This album has a potential to be HUGE!

I MUST say that Putheavy and Rey chose a great group of friends and family members for their bridal party. So much fun! And I'm sure I portrayed that in the album ;)

Here are a few snapshots of the two-page spreads:











Click HERE (or click here: http://www.asencilimaging.com/sijera/albumdesign/) to view their album.

Putheavy and Rey visit this blog frequently (and you should too), so leave a comment here and let them know what you think of the album design.

To future brides -

I'm currently booking for the 2008 wedding season. I already have three desitnation weddings scheduled (two in Hawaii and one in Vegas, BABY), so contact me ASAP and I'll get you in the books.

To my 2007 brides-

Thank you for allowing me to share your special day with you. It was an honor to be your photographer and album designer. Congratulations again!!!

To all-

Have a great week!

:)

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!

Putheavy and Rey's Engagement Photos

I had the wonderful opportunity to shoot the engagement photos. Putheavy and Rey are getting married on Labor Day weekend.

You can see more about them HERE.

Here’s a quick shot I took as we were winding down:



They say they’re pretty much done with all the planning and details and stuff. Now they’re just waiting for the big day! Personally, I can’t wait for their reception at CHINA HARBOR!

We had so much fun on Saturday at Kabota Garden, Alki Beach and Hamilton Viewpoint . We spent almost SIX hours shooting.

Click here to see the slideshow:
HERE (or click here: http://www.asencilimaging.com/putheavyandreyengagementphotos ).

Putheavy and Rey: Thanks for the Dim Sum at New Kowloon. It was delicious (even though I can’t eat pork, LOL).

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!

Tyson and Miles Turn ONE!

Tyson and Miles are my beautiful and handsome twin nephews. Twins run abundantly in my family. Rona and Adam - the boys' parents and my cousins - purchased a new home JUST in time to celebrate their very first birthday! Lots of people attended and I HAD to shoot friends and family I rarely see. There were attendants from all over Western Washington. Adam's from the Bay Area, CA, so his family made their multi-annual trip up to celebrate with us.







Like I stated earlier, I don't see them too much much, but when we get together, they know how to PARTY!!!

CLICK HERE to view their slideshow (http://www.asencilimaging.com/tysonandmiles). You'll see, the Nemo pinata was out of control. We had so much fun -- I can't wait until the next time we get together.

Until then have a great week :)

BTW, LINDSEY is currently working with Rona to personalize "Thank You" cards for the party-goers. I'll post those up here once they're finalized.