Nancy M Chung :: Fullerton |portrait|

Raise your hand if you watched Hercules, Xena and... wait for it... Vanishing Son??!?!!!! That's right. Dont' act like you didn't watch it. Vanishing Son. Russell Wong. And all those round house kicks. Ahhhh. That pretty much sums up my childhood. And don't forget Hunter. Did you guys watch that? My sister is down from San Francisco visiting and she was wearing a Xena shirt and it just brought back an avalanche of memories. Next time you see me, ask me to imitate Xena (if you're brave enough to hear me do it). :p

My lovely baby sis.


I think I love this picture more than Russell Wong back in his Vanishing Son days. My sister is so beautiful inside and out.


Isn't the light just lovely? :)


I heart this picture.




I almost fell down laughing when I saw her wear this shirt. Good stuff. The Chung's sure are Warriors. And princesses.


:)


I know I keep saying this, but my sister is seriously adorable. I may be biased but my opinion is really the only one that matters. LoL. Jk.


Happy Tuesday!

Esther & David :: San Juan Capistrano |engaged|

Esther and I joke that it was love at first sight when we met at our initial consultation. ;) We swapped stories, laughed and talked for 3 hours. It was as if we picked up where we had left off. Esther and David are just the sweetest and am SO happy and honored to be documenting their love this May in San Francisco.

Here are a few of my favs from the engagement session from San Juan Capistrano. And ofcourse, hair and makeup by the lovely Clara Kim of Clara Kim Beauty.





Hellloo my sexies!




Such an adorable couple.


Work it, girlfriend.


LOVE these next two!












I really really heart this image too.


Check out the major bling! :)




The light that day was so gorgeous.


This is one of my fav shots. If you can laugh like this with your other half, you're set for life. For reals.


Told you the light was yummers.






This one makes my heart smile. :)




Esther & David! You guys rocked the shoot! Thanks so much for the yummy fish tacos and for being the sweetest couples ever. Can't wait to see you guys in May. 143.

Let's Talk About...

Sofia Vergara. Need I say more? That woman is freaking beautiful. I recently started watching Modern Family a couple weeks ago and seriously can't get enough of her. AND her accent! I LOVE it!!! Not only is she gorgeous, she's hella witty and sharp. Never misses a beat. My kind of gal. (Google some of her interviews. Hilarious.) Yeah... I'm so in love with her I had to blog it. :p The Office!!!! I know. I know. I'm like 20 years late, but omg. That show seriously cracks me up. I don't know why it took me so long to get into it. And speaking of getting into... What is up with LOST? That show is way beyond being lost. I can't believe some of the stuff these writers are coming up with.

Thanks for listening. :) And since a picture makes a post 100x's better, here's a sneak peek at an engagement session I'm currently working on. One of my fav couples ever! So stay tuned!

Mi Young :: Fullerton |portrait|

March and I went to HS together. I wish you could read my mind while I wrote that sentence cuz that's a pretty deep sentence. lol. For reals. The late nights, the friendship, the fun, the late nights, the studying, the hardships. Did I mention late nights? And ofcourse. Our conversations. March says everything in Korean and I say everything in English. Every time I see this girl, or any of my HS friends, I feel 18 again. It's the strangest thing.

This session is one of my fav portrait sessions to date. Maybe because the subject and I have so much history. Having March in front of my lens was a very humbling experience and SO MUCH FUN. We were cracking up left and right.

Thanks March for modeling for me and for the years of friendship. You were and still are amazingly beautiful.



I think this should be on the next cover of a Korean drama. :)


Love when you smile.






LOVE the shot of March on the left. LOVE. LOVE.




You're so pretty.


:)




Damn girl. I always knew you could work it.








And I leave you with my fav shot of the day.


Thanks again March for being beautiful and the yummy dinner at Summit House. 143.

Utterly Engaged |photoshoot|

Hey everyone! I got back from Vegas yesterday night and on the way home, Utterly Engaged released Issue No. 008! I was dying to see the issue and viewing it from my phone wasn't doing it any justice! I am so happy to finally share the images from this photoshoot we did! :)

Make sure to click HERE to see Issue No. 008. There's SO much inspiration, loveliness and talent going on over at UE so make sure to check out all the other issues as well!

Thank you to all the beautiful ladies over at Utterly Engaged for featuring our shoot. I couldn't be more grateful. 143.



And last but not least, this shoot seriously couldn't be possible without all the talented and lovely vendors working together. Thank you everyone!

Event Design and Coordination - Nancy of So Happi Together
Stationer - Jane of Olive Hue Paper Goods
Video - Stereo Waltz Films
Florist - Cesar Haro Custom Floral Design
Cakes/Pastires - Kayla's Kakes
Wedding attire & accessories - Vivian of Tomato Weddings, LA
Rentals - Classic Party Rentals, OC
Hair - Theresa Huang Makeup and Hair Design
Makeup - Clara Kim Beauty
Chalk Artist - Monika Koyama
Beautiful Models - Nicole Lemoine, Jama Rizzi, Yuyi Xie, Morris Blackman
Photography - yours truly Connie M Chung

And here are 2 shots from the shoot I wanted to share. It's not tablescape related but I couldn't resist posting the sparklers! :)


Happy Thursday everyone.

Featured! And WPPI

A big and warm thank you to Lydia of ever ours for featuring Christine & Gerry's day after session! Head on over to her lovely blog and check out all the wonderful features she does on a daily basis! Her blog is seriously so full of inspiration for all the brides out there!



Also, I am really excited about going to WPPI in vegas this Sunday. I'll be there Sun-Tues and can't wait to meet and hangout with new and old friends. :)

Have a great weekend everyone!

Let's Talk About...

So, this past weekend, it was my 27th birthday. Ugh. 27. Why can't I just be 24 forever? As you all know... I have this thing against aging. Not so much the aging part, but more the number. Ok fine. Also the aging part. I know... i know... it ain't nothin' but a number. But it still bums me out. It's just... being an adult... sometimes... SUCKS. lol. Just being real, folks. Anyways, I realized Richie and I celebrated our birthdays together 4 times. My time flies. I still remember laying out candles for Richie on his 26th birthday. Now he's 29 and i'm 27. ***you can't see, but I just wiped a tear*** But as I was dwelling on the fact that we've celebrated our birthdays way too much, I suddenly felt this sense of peace. Like I finally knew what it felt like to actually grow old together. It goes so much more beyond the number and what we do to celebrate our birthdays. It's like our souls get more and more intertwined as the years go by... I don't know. I can't really explain it. I just remember telling myself, if this is what it feels like to grow old... number wise and together... I'm all for it. Well, not the number... Ok fine. The number too. Ugh.

When Richie and I first stated dating, I made him promise me that we'd take these photo booth pictures EVERY time we saw one. Cuz I really really love photobooths. When I say I want one in my room, I'm not kidding. Doesn't matter if we saw 10 in a row. We HAD to take pictures. Sometimes I forget and walk by a photobooth and he goes, 'don't you want to take some pictures?' and then I get ALL happy cuz he remembered. And there are times where I keep quiet to see if Richie will remember and he doesn't. Ha. But it's pretty crazy seeing all of these together. Most of these are from the movies. There's a booth at the movie theatre we always go to and we see a lot of movies, so it piled up pretty quickly. We have some from the San Diego Zoo, Knotts Berry Farm, Magic Mountain... Man. I want the booth they have at Knotts in my room. I love the paper and quality. The ones that dominate most shopping centers and theatres aren't that great. You can see it fading already. I love looking through them every once in a while. They totally make my day. :) I plan on making wallpaper out of these one day. :) How cool would that be?!


This is our most recent one. My '27' Birthday one. Hence, the 7 fingers. LoL.


And here's the the awesome, slick ass netbook richie got me for my bday. A Vostro V13. Super thin. Super sexy. Thank you love. LoL. Sorry about the fingerprints. :p


And thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday. It can't get any better than celebrating your birthday with the people you love.

Have a great Tuesday everyone. XoXo.