Victor and Lisa
We received an inquiry from Lisa and called her immediately to discuss our services and pricing in details. Fifteen minutes later, I don't know how we went from talking about her wedding to talking about me. Lisa has a spiritual, nurturing, and compassionate demeanor to her. We made plans to meet up for coffee where she promised to give me a palm reading. My first impressions of the couple were that my gosh Victor is tall and that Lisa has a calm and peaceful smile that never faded as long as Victor is next to her. We talked about Marvel and DC Comics and how she wanted to have a superhero themed wedding. I was very excited since it would be my first superhero themed ANYTHING! As for my palm reading, it was incredibly accurate, but that information is too personal to reveal here :P We met with Victor and Lisa again a couple of weeks later for their Bohemian themed engagement shoot at the Florida Botanical Garden in Largo, FL.
Darrian and Gabby's Flashmob Proposal Film
Our first flash mob marriage proposal filming and hopefully it won't be our last because these are just so fun to do.
We arrived at the Sundial in St. Petersburg 45 minutes early to meet with the coordinator and the dancers. We then got a last minute permit to film at the Sundial thanks to an awesome friend. Right at 7pm, the couple arrived and that was when the fun began. To not give any clues that this was all planned for Gabby, we were very careful to not be in close proximity and to not point our cameras directly at her, which created a bit of a challenge. But with careful planning, our team secured the surprise until Darrian pulled Gabby into the middle of the dancers' circle and proposed to her! This was such a great experience.
Coordinator: Big Hit Events
Videography: Henry M Production (Henry M Nguyen, Timberland Pham)
Matt and Megan
What happens when you mix a beautiful Irish/Vietnamese woman with a handsome US Marine? You get an amazing couple that is Megan and Matt! We took the couple to downtown Tampa on Labor Day because we wanted to take advantage of the urban setting and the lack of crowds on a holiday.
Ao Dai
You can see that even though Megan isn't full Vietnamese, she still honors the Vietnamese culture by wearing her traditional Vietnamese dress to the photoshoot. The dress is called Ao Dai in Vietnamese, which means long dress. The dress's design was dated back to the 18th century and was commonly worn among aristocrats. Then, in the 1920's, the dress was modernized with heavy influence from the Paris fashion trends, and thus looks like what it does today. Before the Vietnam War ended, many Vietnamese women would wear the Ao Dai to office jobs and everyday outings. With the continuing influence of western cultures, the Ao Dai has lost much of its popularity and will only be worn on very special occasions such as weddings.
Megan's make up was done by Kate Supakan, please check her out on Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/katesglamour/
