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Wedded Wednesday: Jen & Jesse’s Korean Catholic Wedding Ceremony

March 30th, 2011

Part I: Jen & Jesse get married at the Korean Martyr’s Catholic Church.

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One of the most “funnest” couples this year – Jen & Jesse – got married at the Korean Martyr’s Catholic Church back in September of last year. Did you read about how they met in their engagement session post here? => “A Match Made in OfficeMax”

Jesse worked for Xerox during their engagement, and the major plus — they got to use their equipment to make their Save-The-Date magnets and invitations!

They got ready at the Four Points Sheraton by Ohare, which is also where they had their reception after the ceremony. More on that in part II. In the meantime, enjoy!!

- Wen

As Jen was stepping out of the limo, my attention was completed focused on her, until someone whispered to me to see her dad watching her from inside the church. I quickly turned and zoomed into find him. What a moment.

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Travel on a Tuesday: Home!

March 29th, 2011

You would think, that if a photographer were to travel, that she would take all her gear with her, and shoot the most professional, gorgeous travel pictures. Not me. I will travel with my iphone if I can help it, mainly because I spend so much time with my professional gear, that when not at [...]

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You would think, that if a photographer were to travel, that she would take all her gear with her, and shoot the most professional, gorgeous travel pictures.

Not me.

I will travel with my iphone if I can help it, mainly because I spend so much time with my professional gear, that when not at work, I try to challenge myself with “consumer” gear. After all, it’s the person behind the camera, NOT the camera. Right?

The truth is, my images aren’t the ones that are the most technically perfect. My favorite images – whether my own or my clients’ – are the ones with heart. The ones with meaning. The ones that remind me of someone, or a moment, or something important/funny/happy. So here are my favorites from the last few weeks:
(note: all pics are unedited. all but one are taken on my Iphone)

Boredom on the plane (a PAINFUL 12 hour ride – and that’s just form LA to Korea) leads to: a paper pig!! TADAAA!!!

I got my hair permed for the FIRST time while in Malaysia! That was BEFORE I found out what girls had to go through for this “little” beauty regimen.
# of hair washes: 5x
Cling wrapped hair: 2x
Having a machine hovering over my head: 3x
Aluminium foil wrapped hair:1x
Time spent: 5 hours
Curly hair: priceless

Favorite pics of my mom and dad

And a little surprise — we went back to Paul’s dad’s house, to collect some old stuff, and found this little gem! A 1979 Nikon vintage FM3 model SLR body! I immediately put it work, and can’t wait to see the results!

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Monday: Marry Me? | Megan and Jon’s Downtown Chicago Engagement Session in the Sunset

March 28th, 2011

View Megan and Jon’s beautiful engagement session in the sunset. See the lakefront, Adler Planetarium & Northerly Island beach.

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Firstly, I’m back!! I had the best 4 weeks spending time with family, catching up with friends and enjoying all my favorite hometown foods in Malaysia! More to come on that in the coming weeks, but for now, here is a B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L engagement session downtown. The weather that day was perfect – not too cold, not too hot. The light was a gorgeous golden brown for hours – my FAVORITE thing about sunsets here in the west (that’s one thing I noticed while I was home in Malaysia – the sunset is different! The sun doesn’t stay low on the horizon for very long, giving very little angled light, and golden glow. I’m so glad to be back in the US!).

Enjoy these beautiful images (good looking people didn’t hurt either!)!

~ Wen ~

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Reminder: Schedule for February through March

February 17th, 2011

Woo hoo to warm weather!! (though I have a feeling I will get over the humidity within the first hour!)

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Hi all!

There won’t be a Tell Me..Thursday today, as I want to use the time to remind you that I will be leaving for Malaysia the evening of February 18 (TOMORROW!) and will be there through March 20.

During that time:
~ Emails: I will have access to emails, but may take 24-36 hours to respond, depending on when you send it.
~ Phone: You can also call the main number (312-436-2221) to leave a message, I will respond within 24-36 hours. We can also schedule a phone call so we can chat live – I will call you, so you won’t be charged!
~ Skype: Yes please! We’ll have to schedule this ahead of time, of course, but if you find me online, feel free to drop me a message. My Skype username: yuetwen

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