Engagement | Marlene & JC's Engagement Session | Dallas, TX
Thanks for keeping patient with me guys, November has been quite the hectic month. I went off to Japan to do vacationing and then of course spent some time with my family and friends for Thanksgiving...but before all of that, I had the privilege to take these incredible shots of Marlene & JC for their engagement session! Their wedding isn't until next Spring, but I couldn't help but share a few of my favorites! With some networking and the right people, we were able to pull some strings to allow us to use 508 Park's historic venue, which has seen it used as a recording studio in the 1930's and then a film transfer station for films in Dallas. Walking through the halls of this fabled building is like walking back in time...while the view from the rooftop and its famous mural with a view of Downtown Dallas...have I told you guys how much I love my job? ;)
As for Marlene & JC - how incredible do they look!? JC's the suave, under-stated Gentleman while Marlene is the out-going, energetic and un-afraid! A wonderful pair! With personalities as such...they wanted something different and unique...I think we nailed it ;)
Portraits | Kevin & Bebe's Pre-Wedding Portraits | Washington State | Kevin & Bebe
#throwbackthrusday
I love a sense of adventure, freedom, and risk when taking photographs - Although I believe in the motto "All you need is love" to take a wonderfully captive moment, I will never deny that having a new and unique location will add a bit of 'zest' to that photo. So when Bebe asked me to photography photos where she and her fiance first went hiking...I was happy to grab my cameras, pack my bags and fly to Portland and drive 2 hours to do some hiking ;)
And well...it was quite an adventure for sure...the first day, I arrived - Kevin "officially" proposed to Bebe which surprised everyone - how perfect is that? You can see those images here:
http://www.davidloistudios.com/blog/2015/10/12/bebe-kevins-portland-engagement-session
As we continue to hang out and I get to learn more about their incredible relationship - how they met, where they hung out, how they fell for each other...I too soon caught the bug. Not the good bug, but the one that causes sneezes, fevers and coughing. And with that scratch of the throat, off I climb! 2.5 miles up the side of a mountain. Poor Kevin had a wedding dress to carry while me and Mun from Mun Li's Photography carried all the camera equipment. And of course, all Bebe had to do was look amazing like she always does ;) But when we took sight of the views...everything just melted away and only pure beauty remained - all we wanted to do was to be part of the moment and enjoy creating some amazing art...what a great day we had! Special thanks to Mun Li for helping me get around. If you ever need a photographer in the PDX area - I can't recommend her enough!
Dallas, TX | Engagement Session | Back to the Future - 10/21/2015!
If you're a fan of Back to the Future, you know today's when Marty & Doc Brown goes into the Future in Part 2. Well, I might as well re-post a set from when I did an engagement session with the Back to the Future DeLorean ;) Enjoy! Thanks to Bob's Prop Shop for lending us the car, the groom for adding the graphics and of course to them for wanting to do something like this!
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Wedding | Moni & TK's Wedding | Venetian Terrace, Las Colinas | Kowloon Restaurant, Arlington, TX
I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves...I really have nothing to say ;) Who would've thought we would become such great friends after meeting for the first time over photos...! I love these 2 and I'm overjoyed they've finally tied the knot and was there to witness the tears, the happiness, the joy...and the big party! Massive thanks again to my amazing team, Tina Wang and Robert Yu!
Vendors:
Photography - David Loi Studios
Videography - Inspired Effects
Ceremony - Venetian Terrace - Las Colinas, TX
DJ David Lam with RLF Society
Reception - Kowloon Restaurant - Arlington, TX
