Ellen is a foodie who is in love with Thomas Keller, so naturally we would start our engagement session off at Keller’s new Bouchon in Beverly Hills. To all you Keller fans out there, Ellen received a call the other day confirming her reservation his most famous restaurant, The French Laundry. From all the excitement I have been getting from Ellen, I am positive that the dinner will be the highlight of their honeymoon in Napa. Jerry the assistant general manager at Bouchon and was very accommodating and even gave us complimentary wine and champagne throughout our stay. Afterwards we walked across the street to the gorgeous Montage hotel and experienced their breathtaking tea room. To end the day, we drove over to Japan Town in an attempt to eat the famous Daikokuya ramen. Upon our arrival we found out that we were the 22nd party on the waiting list, so we decided to eat somewhere else. Coincidentally the next day Katrina and I bumped into the couple at Mitsuwa getting their ramen that we couldn’t get the other day. They had just signed their marriage license and are now well on their way to their wedding in February.
The past two days my entire life has been consumed with one thing: New Super Mario Bros. Wii. I haven’t touched any video games recently mostly due to my overwhelming schedule, but this one was just too much fun. So about an hour ago I received a call from Maria + Dieter while I was playing the game with Katrina. It turns out they also shared my addiction to the game, along with sushi, and Disneyland. In fact, the day after their wedding they made a trip over to the “happiest place on earth,” but it turned out to be one of the rainiest and wet days I had ever seen in California. Despite that, they said the trip was still tons of fun.
This crazy in love couple’s relationship started online. After three years of dating, they agreed that they were the ones that they wanted to share their lives with and decided to elope. Since they were already officially married, Maria + Dieter held this ceremony and reception mostly for family. Although from watching their longing faces during the ceremony and the way they held each other on the dance floor, I would have never guessed that the couple was married beforehand.
Now if you don’t mind Maria, I might have to come over with Katrina and play some four-way Mario with you guys.
Katrina’s photo below
This post is to inform people of my travel plans in case you might want to schedule a shoot in the area or to meet up. It will be constantly updated and a link will be kept permanently at the top menu.
(12/12/2009 – 12/20/2009) Lake Tahoe/Sacramento
(1/10/2010 – 1/13/2010) Hong Kong
(1/14/2010 – 1/18/2010) Singapore
(3/6/2010 – 3/10/2010) Las Vegas
(5/7/2010 – 5/10/2010) Riviera Maya, Mexico
(7/1/2010 – 7/3/2010) Detroit
Everyone picks up their first camera for a reason. With this camera they hold in their hands the ability to show the world their own unique rectangular outlook on life. I bought my first camera with one goal in mind – to document the wide array of emotions that us humans are capable of. The most powerful and my favorite emotion of them all of course, being love. And to my luck we are in the season where it is the most abundant. This holiday season I wanted to thank the viewers and supporters of my photography by giving back something special.
I will be offering to one lovely couple:
2-3 hour engagement session
DVD of all fully retouched digital negatives
10×15 Framed print of your choice
Credit towards your wedding if you are engaged
What I need from you:
Now that you briefly know how I started my relationship with the passion of my life, I would love to know about your love story. Along with that, I will need the following information from you:
Both of your names
Your location
Contact information
A photograph of the two of you
A few paragraphs of how you both met, interesting facts, and why photography is important to you
E-mailed to wongphotography@gmail.com. Anyone is free to apply, whether you are married, engaged, or two people merely beginning your journey. You can even apply for friends, co-workers, and family. If you are located outside of Southern California, then some travel fees may apply. The deadline is midnight January 31st, 2010. The winner will be chosen immediately after the deadline and e-mailed more details afterwards. To all the couples applying who help me keep me doing what I love, good luck.
