I had a great time over at Bella Bloom Floral Boutique yesterday. Nicole invited me and her other guests for a fun Christmas shopping soiree. Please check out my photography blog for more photos of this amazing event!
I just did a photo shoot at the Haiku Mill this past Saturday… here is a sneak peek and you can see more photos on my photography blog - http://www.evonnedarren.com/blog.
Denise at Kapalua Spa invited all of the wedding coordinators for a preview night last night. I brought with me my good friends and wedding colleagues who are visiting from San Francisco this week - Nancy of Nancy Liu Chin Designs and KC of Kevin Chin Photography. We had such a blast! Nancy and KC even won a $125 gift certificate for the Merriman’s Kapalua.
KC forgot to bring his camera so I loaned him mine and he took some amazing photos. Please check out our photography blog for more photos.
Yesterday, I spent a late afternoon with Abena and Omar at the beach right in front of their rented villa in Kihei. We did a casual “pre-wedding” photo session and it was a lot of fun. It gave me a chance to get to know them better. I met Abena a year ago when she was out here with her mom and sister. I can’t believe the year has just flown by and she is getting married this Saturday.
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They are such a fun, loving couple! It’s going to be a gorgeous wedding and it will be my very last one in 2009. I look forward to sharing some sneak peeks next week. Have a great Thanksgiving holiday everyone!
Last week, one of my good friends and colleagues from San Francisco came to Maui to visit. Chung is an accomplished wedding photographer in the Bay Area, and Darren and I had the privilege to spend an afternoon with him, his sister and his friends for a casual beach portrait photo shoot.
Here is a picture that Darren took of me and Chung:
And here’s one that I took of Chung in action:
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We learned a lot of great tips and tricks from Chung that day, and here are some of the photos that yours truly took! :)
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Besides the San Francisco Bay Area, Chung also travels to other destinations for weddings. If you haven’t done so already, you need to check out his website and his blog to see his amazing photos!
It was great seeing you, Chung! Hope to catch up with you again next month when we are back in the bay!
As I am approaching the end of the 2009 wedding season, that means it’s time for me to:
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There will be some great changes coming in 2010, hopefully I will be able to share with everyone very soon! With that said, I would need more time to concentrate on my new project in the next couple of months. It may take up a lot of my blogging time, but please do check back often for latest update in the wedding world as well as my world!
Here are a few more pictures by one of my latest favorite wedding photographers in Vancouver, Canada - Jamie Delaine. Can you believe that she’s only 19? Her work is amazing! You need to check out her website and her blog! Jamie, next time when you come back to Hawaii for a vacation, please stop by Maui… would love to meet you in person! :)
And here is Jamie…
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When Liz contacted me back in May 2008, she wasn’t ready to start the planning of her wedding yet. She told me that she would need my services in a few months. Sure enough, 2 months later in July, I got an email from Liz and she said she bought her dream dress at Kleinfeld Bridal in NYC and so the planning officially began!
She and Nelson came out to Maui for a scouting trip in November, and we got to spend some time together doing food tasting and checking out venues and meeting with vendors. They are such an adorable couple. They fell in love with photographer Amity Mason and before they went home, they did an engagement session with her which you can see the photos HERE.
CAKE: Cakes by JoAnn. CATERING: Aloha Events Catering. FLORALS: Asa Flowers. LINENS/RENTALS/TENT: Pacific Event Group. PHOTOS: Amity Mason.
As the planning progressed, Liz told me that she’d like a “Sex in the City” wedding on Maui! She named all of her tables after the 4 characters in the popular TV show - Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha! And of course, she had to have the blue Manolo Blanik’s that Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker’s character) wore! :)
To honor her Chinese heritage, Liz chose red and gold as her wedding colors. As you can see from the slideshow, she had gorgeous decor in red and the linens were all in light gold… the combination was absolutely stunning - definitely one of my favorite weddings in 2009!
Congrats, Liz and Nelson. All the best to you both! I look forward to catching up with you the next time I am in New York!
It’s been a really crazy busy week for me and I can’t believe it’s Thursday already, but I just wanted to say “Happy Birthday” to my hubby today.
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I love you and hope you have a great day. I look forward to celebrating a lot more birthdays with you!
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