Photographed by Brandon Wong and Katrina Santos. Written by Katrina Santos

After being nearly awake for 48 straight hours for their wedding festivities, Sushmita and Virag hopped on a plane to Turks and Caicos to celebrate their newly married life. When they came back, Virag had little time to settle down since him and his friends planned an expedition throughout Southeast Asia to celebrate his bachelor party. To say this couple is adventurous is an understatement. Needless to say, we had a blast at this wedding.

Design, rentals, and coordination were done by the famous Smita Mohindra of Ethnic Essence who we always have a pleasure working with.

Photographed by Brandon Wong and Katrina Santos. Written by Katrina Santos

During our first meeting with Lisa and Patrick, Brandon and I realized we that had many things in common. Both Lisa, Brandon, and I had attended the same college, worked at the same newspaper, and all four of us recently purchased new homes in the same neighborhood. With all these things in common, we had an instant connection and became friends immediately.

Since then we had eagerly been anticipating their wedding day and when it came it did not disappoint. Instead of a traditional father-daughter dance, Lisa and her dad got down to hip hop music which was actually suggested by her parents. On top of that they gave us plenty of portrait time at one of our favorite venues Black Gold.

Lisa and Patrick, thank you so much for letting us be a part of your special day and declaring us your “life photographers.” We will always be ready with our cameras to photograph the next step of your life.

Check out their slideshow here or by scrolling to the bottom of the post.

Photographed by Brandon Wong and Katrina Santos. Written by Brandon Wong

Terri and Nikola looked through almost every single venue to finally find the London Hotel to be the location of their lavish Persian Serbian wedding. In the morning, Terri and Nikola had both coincidentally sent each other a note slipped inside of a glass bottle, which was the beginning to their emotion filled day. The couple wanted everything to be perfect and it was nothing short of it.

Both cultures blended together seamlessly throughout the ceremony and especially during the reception, where the crowd danced for nearly five hours straight into the night. The festivities ended with the Persian tradition of throwing the flower petals on the bride and groom, which was the perfect ending to the perfect wedding.

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Photographed by Brandon Wong and Katrina Santos. Written by Katrina Santos

Brandon and I have been waiting for Samantha and Matt’s wedding ever since our little adventure with them into the woods. We knew the couple was going to be just as outgoing and creative for the wedding and we couldn’t wait to see what they came up with.

Their intimate Falkner Winery wedding was set in the midst of blooming vineyards under a perfect Calofornia sunset. While the two spoke their vows, their family and friends couldn’t help but become enveloped in emotion, and neither could we. There were multiple occasions where Brandon and I could barely hold our own tears back, whether it be from joy or laughter.

Samantha and Matt, thank you for being a constant a reminder of whats most important in a relationship. We can’t wait to see your relationship bloom.

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Photographed by Brandon Wong and Katrina Santos. Written by Katrina Santos

If there was one thing James and Hannah wanted for their wedding, it was for it to be at Pelican Hill. After booking the venue a mere two months before their proposed date, the couple took on the nearly impossible task of planning and created a beautiful wedding nothing short from perfect. From the day we met Hannah and James, we knew that they were romantics. James was even daring enough to “graffiti” on rocks overlooking the Monterey cliffs during his proposal, which you can see from their engagement with us here. If writing on rocks wasn’t enough, James sent Hannah six dozen red roses during the morning and then surprised everyone with a sky writer who spelled out J “hearts” H. The celebration didn’t stop until their after party at a local brewery where we all danced and celebrated until the wee hours of the night.

Special thanks to Laurie Davis from Five Star Weddings for doing an amazing job coordinating the wedding.

Check out their slideshow here or by scrolling to the bottom of the post.