Sharing some personal photos from my Hawaii trip while shooting a wedding.  The light in Hawaii is so soft, even during the afternoon; that's probably one of the things I remember the most from this trip.

Got a chance to visit The Annenberg Space for Photography yesterday.  What's more exciting is that the photos were taken by my iPhone!  I used the OldCamera app for the black and white conversion, which every iPhone user must get!

Was editing some photos for a LA band and I am totally in love with this.

Remember these guys, they will be huge!  Anglos.

Michelle and Paul, if you recall from their super cute engagement photos, are two very fun and loving people.  It's no wonder their wedding party is just as fun with people that kept me laughing all day.  Their wedding was held at the very stylish Seven Degrees, located in Laguna Beach.  This blog post took me much longer to prepare because there were so many details I wanted to include and I was having a tough time picking and choosing.  At last, here it is...

I love spending time with the bride and her bridal party when they are getting ready because that's when I can connect with the wedding party.

Walked around the house and found a wedding magazine, my first instinct was to get the shoes!

First look...

I love this.  The girls were really into Michelle's veil, a very girlie thing to do.  And the guys... stood there, all smiles.  :)

We sneaked to the venue next door and found this gorgeous arch and hallway.  It was perfect because it blocked off the harsh sunlight at the moment and we got these beautiful portraits.

Back to Seven Degrees.  I love these kind of "unexpected" shots.

Last minute before the ceremony began...

Party time!

Caught this cute little playful moment...

Husband and Wife!

Michelle and Paul, happily ever after...!

A sweet Seven Degrees wedding in Laguna Beach.  Can't wait to post the rest of the wedding!  Happy weekend, my friends!

A nice pleasant surprise to see a mention from Heart vs. Heart!  I have followed Courtney, the blog owner, from her other design blog (one of my must reads) Design Work Life for a long time.  So happy to follow her wedding planning journey!  Thanks, Courtney, for much inspirations!

If you've seen Alana and Anthony's bridal/engagement photos, then you'll remember this lovely couple.  Their wedding was a true "East Meets West" with Chinese traditions, as well as Western ones.

The weather that day couldn't be more beautiful.  I first met up with Alana early in the morning while she was getting ready.  Kelly Zhang did a wonderful job with the makeup!

Who doesn't heart a pair of Manolo Blahnik?

When east meets west. *white lace wedding gown by Monique Lhuillier*

Mother of the bride.  She happened to stand next to the mirror, which created a nice background, so I quickly took a shot.

Being a Chinese myself, this is actually the first time witnessing a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony.  There were games to challenge the groom and his party in order for him to pick up the bride, then there was tea ceremony. 

After much fun, we headed to Holy Name of Mary Church in San Dimas for their Catholic ceremony.

Husband and Wife!

The ring pillow is beautiful!

The reception was held at a Chinese restaurant, but Alana decided to create a Western atmosphere.  I think she did an amazing job and she has potential to be a wedding planner!

Alana and Anthony, thank you for having me be part of your very special day!  And I am so fortunate to have gained two wonderful friends!

Last November, I invited some friends to have dinner at the newly opened Animal Restaurant and we all had a blast.  After that, I kept in touch with the restaurant and I stopped by to do a shoot for them few months later.  Thanks to the two amazing chefs, Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, one of my photos has made it to Food & Wine magazine!

I am very excited to announce my new logo, designed by Anna Bond at RIFLE.  I love how girlie and romantic it is.  Thanks to Anna's suggestion, the back of the business cards will come in different shades, which will look really nice when I stack them together. 

The talented Megan Gonzalez at MaeMae Paperie recently did an interview with me for her blog.  Check it out!

Continue from part 1 of Rosie and Joe's engagement shoot.

I love them, they are such a sweet and super cute couple.

Rosie and Joe, I can't wait to be part of your very special day next month!  Thanks again for driving out to LA!

I am now opening my weekday schedule for mini sessions.

- 1 to 2 hours

- 1 location

- 2 outfits change

- 30 to 50 hi-res on DVD

Please contact me for availability and pricing information.

Email: bonnie.photo.is {@} gmail.com / Tel: (909) 728-1688

A sneak peek of a wedding that was filled with love, laughter and tears of joy.

I have to thank Gina Garen for bringing the lovely doll, Blythe, back to life.  Some people thought Blythe is too scary looking, but I thought it has a special soul that captured me.  By taking photos of my dolls, I was able to test/learn different angles for portraits (believe it or not, LOL), which really helped develop my photography style. 

I want to share with you some of my early works.  I really took a lot of time posing them, which was a lot of fun!

*Dated 2004, with black and white film, shot by Canon EOS RebelG.

*Dated 2004, with color film, shot by Canon EOS RebelG.

*Dated 2004, with film converted to yellow tone, shot by Canon EOS RebelG.

Most recent one, with digital camera.

When I first met Rosie and Joe for the consultation, Rosie brought along her 'wedding plan' folder filled with photos and ideas.  With my appreciation of designs, I believe my eyes went wide opened when she was flipping through her pages, neatly tucked into sheet protectors.  Joe was kind of quiet; sitting closed to Rosie and listened to her talked of the wedding planning.  This is why I love meeting my clients because I am the type of person that likes to observe and I like getting to know my clients that way. 

Rosie is very creative, so she and I came up with some different ideas for the shoot.  Unfortunately, some of them didn't work out, but her idea of old architectures as backdrop and yellow balloons was just perfect.  Ok, let's get on with the photos!

The Million Dollar Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles is such a beautiful architecture.

Love the grey and yellow color-combo here.

Look at how they stared at each other... LOVE!

This photo makes me smile.  :)

More to come, stay tuned...!