Our inspiration for picking up the camera has and always will be our couples. Katrina and I have been fortunate enough to not only have these people accept us to document the most important day of their lives, but also to accept us to be their friends and family. Your stories are our life.

Brandon started his photography career in college when he joined the school newspaper. A passion for capturing real moments and telling the story led him to become the photography editor and win several awards for his coverage within only a year. Shortly afterwards he began shooting weddings with Katrina using this same style. The rest is history.

Winner of the 2010 and 2011 WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Award

Multiple award winning member of the Wedding Photojournalist Association

Award winner of the CCMA

08.16.2011 | Wedding No Comments

Terri + Nikola

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.

Check out their slideshow below or here:

08.04.2011 | Wedding 3 Comments

Samantha + Matt

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.

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

07.15.2011 | Wedding 4 Comments

Hannah + James

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.

07.07.2011 | Wedding 1 Comment

Sachee + Abhishek | Part 2

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

One of our largest and most favorite weddings of the year had to be split up in to two parts. We spent three days with Sachee and Abhishek during which we photographed for nearly twenty four hours. The hardest part though, was realizing that it was finally over. Katrina and I were treated like family throughout the entire duration of the wedding and we couldn’t help but feel sad to say goodbye.

Sachee and Abhishek had over four hundred guests in attendance from all around the world, which is a testament to how much their friends and family care about them. They are a couple that can be professional and collected in one minute and in the next minute be completely down to earth and silly, which is our favorite trait about the two. We also had the pleasure of working with our favorite coordinator, Smita of Ethnic Essence who perfectly planned out the entire wedding. Her team even hand made the humungous canopy specifically for their ceremony site.

We only posted a fraction of the photos. In order to see the rest check out their Pacific Palms wedding slideshow below or here:

07.06.2011 | Wedding 2 Comments

Sachee + Abhishek | Part 1

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

Indian weddings are always a huge affair, and Katrina and I love them for that. Included in this post are their Mehndi, Sangeet, Pithi, and more. We can’t wait to show you part two, which will include their massive slideshow.