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This is one of the weddings that were booked about a year before the ceremony. Early booking allows plenty of time to prepare and iron out the details on the wedding photography. I communicated with Whitney throughout the whole year and had some great ideas on wedding party photos.

The wedding preparation is at Whitney’s grandma’s house in NAPA, CA. I visited the preparation site, ceremony location and wedding venue two weeks before the ceremony. The ceremony site is the beautiful St. John The Baptist Catholic Church, NAPA. Kris and Whitney grew up in this church since they were five and attended kindergarden through the eighth grade together. They have spent many long years together in the halls of the parish school located next to the church.  Their plan was not to leave the grounds, but to take photos of them in the school after the ceremony. The wedding venue is right beside the church, which was decorated gorgeously.

I will try to update the page ASAP since there are many photos to process. Now here is sneak preview of the photos.

The two flower girls are so so so cute!

The following pose is from Dragon Ball Z. Can you guess what characters are they?

The following are some creative and fun group photos that we did after the wedding ceremony. It was so hilarious!

Congratulations to you, Whitney & Kris!

Rich & Linda got married in the beautiful and cozy Sainte Claire hotel, San Jose, Ca. The hotel is located in the center of downtown San Jose. Marriott, Hilton, San Jose Convention center are just one or two blocks away. This is one of my favorite places to go and I have done lots of model photo shoot there.

This is a small intimate wedding with less than 50 guests. We started from the wedding preparation, which is in the hotel suites. Then the ceremony is in the hotel also, which is very convenient. After the ceremony, I worked with Rich and Linda alone inside the hotel. There is a big mirror in the first floor and I nailed a very classic shot using the mirror reflection. During the reception, I had chance took a few more photos with Rich & Linda outside the hotel. It was lots of fun working with Rich & Linda and I was totally relaxed during the process.

The following is the last photo taken in the end of the ceremony. Rich and Linda took the elevator down the sainte claire hotel and I snapped this photo by asking them kissing before stepping out.

Congratulations to you and wish you the best, Rich & Linda!