Sharon & Viresh | Engagement session San Francisco

To my dear friends Sharon and Viresh,

I created these images for you, and for my heart. I hope they tell how much I love both of you. You two are so worldly, hard working, cultured, successful, the long list of good quality I see in you can go on and on… If it wasn’t because of your wedding, our life paths might never go cross even though we live only a few blocks away. As young couple as you are, who would expect that you have been more 50 countries in the world so far? Who would expect one sunny afternoon, you and Viresh appeared in my office, decided to share a journey with me for your wedding in South Africa?

And Sharon, we have shared so many moments in such short period time that I feel I have known you for so long… I see so much love in you, to Viresh, to people around you and to this beautiful world… I hope to share much longer friendship with both of you.

Much love, Jasmine



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Bridget and Doug | Wedding at Cavallo Point | Fort Baker

Dear Bridget and Doug,

I have to say that I did feel much of pressure photographing your wedding… a young artist bride as you with a background in film and video and work for the National Geographic Channel …oh my, you must have had very high expectations. Knowing that you loved the photographs I have captured for you, you can’t imagine how much I feel relieved!

This is another Cavallo point wedding I have photographed. You had your reception at the hall with Gregory Colbert’s large format “Ashes and Snow” series… I have always in love with his work and was honored to spend such artistic night with such artistic people. Thanks again for sharing with me for a beautiful night, and best wishes to both of you!

Love, jasmine

Heidi & Brian |wedding at Marine Memorial Hotel San Francisco, Union Square

While coping with my sickness last month, editing Heidi and Brian’s wedding photos was such a fun and addictive favorite thing for me to do, though it took longer time than I expected. Thanks so much for understanding, Heidi and Brian! Looking at Heidi’s photos, I’m so amazed how beautiful of a bride she turned out to be… what an amazing couple. Each wedding was a unique experience to me, taking Heidi and Brian to the Union Square with the holiday lights up was a highlight! Union Square suits Heidi, her super star charm has drawn everyone’s attention…

Many thanks to Amanda Gall, owner of Romantique Weddings for the amazing design and generous help on the wedding day.

  1. amanda gall posted the following on January 17, 2010 at 8:09 pm.

    The pictures are amazing! Great work Jasmine and Stephanie! Heidi and Brian look fantastic – but I already knew they would! It was wonderful to work with you Jasmine, you and your assistant were awesome!

Josselyn and Matt | A beautiful “1920” wedding in the San Francisco City Club

Josselyn and Matt were so excited with their up coming 1920 wedding earlier this year, when they just met me. It’s amazing how fast time goes by, before we realized it, it has come to the end of the year and it was their big day already… and now the 2010 New Year is just around the corner, with such beautiful memories, I think we can call 2009 a thoughtful, beautiful and fruitful year. We’ve made it… with grace and love. Nothing makes us feel better than knowing the most important person in our lives are with us, in our hearts. Thank you Matt and Josselyn, for enduring me the paparazzi on your wedding day. It all turned out beautiful. Hope you had a wonderful time in Australia, and Happy New Year!

“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” – Oprah Winfrey

View the slide show here.

A few images from their rehearsal dinner at San Francisco Golden Gate Yatch Club, many thanks to Kathy Goodman, Well Rehearsed for her beautiful state of art planning and arrangement:

  1. Leslie Jenkins - Wedding Noise posted the following on January 23, 2010 at 10:45 pm.

    Jasmine,
    My favorite photo by far is the second one down. In a split second moment you captured such grace, elegance, & passion (love how her dress flows in this one). THe lens flare works so well on this particular photo too. Well done!! Keep up the good work.
    On a personal note, I wanted to know if you are interested in exchanging blog links. Would you like your blog listed on my blogroll with just your website name or some other text?
    On a business note, friends of mine at Exclusively Weddings said if I ever ran into a quality wedding related website (like this one) to ask if you might be interested in listing them on your blog? Is it possible to have them listed in your navigation under a category like “Wedding Resources”?. I’m sure they could pay you a fee by PayPal for your time.
    Enough about them I look forward to hearing back from you either way and keep up these great posts!!


    Sincerely,
    Leslie Jenkins
    Editor
    “Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years. That is what makes a marriage last”

Monique & Raymond | engagement session

Monique and Raymond were married in the city hall a few months ago. Yet there will be a grandeur wedding and this cute “engagement session” got all of us into the mood… Monique, Raymond and I ended up hanging out in a Chinese restaurant. After we were fed, photo session continued… the restaurant is right in their photos as background, so I know exactly which one we went to despite the fact that I get lost in Chinatown every time. And thanks for the quick bite, Monique and Raymond! I loved spending time with you, driving around, chatting, and photographing. 

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Jennifer & Darek – wedding at San Francisco Palace Hotel, Legion of Honor, Baker beach

Jenn and Darek first saw my slideshow of Ted and Teresa’s wedding at San Francisco Palace Hotel, and a year later, they flew from Seattle and got married at this beautiful place – Palace hotel… still so vintage, classic and graceful.

view slideshow here.

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A Lovely afternoon – Post wedding shoot at Palace of Fine Arts, Datcher family

Shannon, Troy, Nyah (Bonbobee) and I had a great time at Palace of Fine arts in a lovely warm afternoo. How sunny and gold in the beautiful fall in San Francisco. Here are the photos,  hope you all like them too…

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  1. Shannon posted the following on November 10, 2009 at 10:40 am.

    Hi Jasmine! We love the pictures and had a wonderful time with you in the City that day!

Stefanie & Rudy |Rose Hotel| Ruby Hill Casa Real wedding | Pleasanton

There was this very warm feeling photographing Stefanie and Rudy’s wedding. We started at Rose Hotel where there are roses in every corner in the hotel; then headed to Casa Real Ruby Hill Winery in Pleasanton. Warn, gold, lively, amazing feeling. Here to share some photos with you…

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  1. Stefanie posted the following on October 29, 2009 at 6:17 pm.

    Thank You Jasmine! Fabulous! You did a wonderful job of capturing the love and joy from that wonderful day – thank you for making me look as beautiful as I felt!

Ashley and Eddie, SEBASTIANI Vineyards & Winery wedding | Sonoma |Thank You For Loving Me…

Ashley and Eddie got married at the beautiful winery Sebastiani Winery. They danced in such loving notes:

Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes
When I couldn’t see
For parting my lips
When I couldn’t breathe

Thank you for loving me
You pick me up when I fall down
You ring the bell before they count me out
If I was drowning you would part the sea
And risk your own life to rescue me…

Best wishes to both of you, my beautiful bride and groom. Your both look so gorgeous … I still remember the moment when Eddie saw Ashley walk down to the isle, you cried… yet I haven’t seen many men being happier…

Speicial thanks to Shannon burns, NV Custom Events for making such a beautiful wedding happen; Barbara Rose from Sebastiani for taking care of us so well; Alex Keys from Thomas Hughes Video for working so closely with me on lighting; and the talented Officiant Marvin Wray from Napa Seventh Day Adventist…

To view slideshow click here. Engagement session photos click here.

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Gena & Isaac | wedding at Sofitel Hotel, Stanford University Campus

Gena and Isaac have been in each other’s lives for over 10 years. It was such a long wait for the dream to finally come true; the promise is a real one. The wedding was more than beautiful. Hope both of you had fun in Paris and Italy; I cannot tell you how jealous I am… there’s such a long, promising, and loving life ahead of you; with good and bad, fun and challenges, laughs and tears – all require much love and patience. Best wishes to both of you, my dear new neighbors! I look forward to bumping into you from time to time and continue to be your friend…

Xoxo, jasmine

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Ivory & Laurence | Wedding at Hakone Garden Saratoga | Four Seasons Hotel

Dear Ivory and Laurence,

I knew you are a special one when I first met you – thanks for picking me to photograph your wedding, I truly hoped that I would have the opportunity and it came true… I loved hanging out with you and getting to know you – Hope you enjoyed Europe for your honeymoon. Your wedding was such a special one to me; it was special because of you.

爱情也可以是如此简单真挚,你能陪她一时的难过,你能陪她肩上的压力,你能给她身体的温度,你能给她生活的方向… 谁都可以看得到,你们在一起好般配,好快乐… 祝你们这样快乐到永久。

Wedding ceremony was held at Hakone Garden in Saratoga, reception at the Four Seasons Palo Alto.
Special thanks to Amazae Special Events and Nicole Ha floral design - truly a pleasure to work with such amazing designers, the wedding turned out so beautiful. Was impressed by the gifted makeup artist Ann Ho from Styles by Ann. I’m thankful to be able to work with all these talented people.

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Nicole & Patrick |NVCC | Napa | 8.22.2009

A classic wedding at Napa valley Country Club, Nicole and Patrick’s wedding was so tiffany blue. On the top of the golf course, there was a 360 degree view looking down the entire valley – we were able to take some photos there; although Nicole and Patrick was just married, holding the champagne glasses celebrating – photo session was not as appealing to them:-)

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Karen and Sean | 8.17.2009 | Oceano Hotel and Spa | Half Moon Bay

Oceano Hotel at Half Moon Bay is like a hidden gem overlooking the ocean at Half Moon Bay with an amazing view. Karen and Sean of course fell in love with this place right away, it turned out that it was such a sweet wedding! Nancy Nerhan, the wedding & event planner at the hotel did every efforts to make sure we had access to the amazing places such as the spa , the mall area. I loved the interior of the hotel, quite antique look. Sean is a musician; we were quite amazed by his performance at the end of the reception…

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  1. Laura Westmoreland posted the following on September 3, 2009 at 10:18 am.

    Karen and Sean—you are both beautiful—so in love. The pictures are gorgeous. I love the playfullness, the backround, the DRESS, and the SHOES! How elegant but simple. What a wonderful place you have choosen to have your wedding. Thank You for sharing your beautiful pictures.
    Laura-(Nancy & David’s nieghbors in Copper)

Mr. & Mrs. Delgado – Rocio & Nick | KOHL MANSION wedding | 8.8.2009

When Rocio walked down to the aisle, Nick looked at her coming to him with tears in his eye… it was truly the first time he saw her in her beautiful wedding dress. The speech Nick gave was the most touching one – with tears in his eye, he said: “this is the best woman for me! Not for you guys…”

View slideshow, and engagement session.
Venue: Kohl Mansion
Wedding planner and event designer: MB Wedding Design & Events.
Florist: Asiel Design

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Cindy & David | 08.01.2009|Berwick Park | Marriot Hotel Monterey

Monterey, Monterey… So loved the beautiful and simple wedding for Cindy and David at Berwick Park right at the ocean, Monterey. We could smell the ocean, hear the sound of the waves. Here they picked with whom to spend a life time with, another brand new beginning.

West wishes to both of you, Cindy and David!

Jasmine xoxo

view slideshow here. Engagement session photos here.

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  1. Cindy & David posted the following on August 18, 2009 at 12:46 am.

    Thank you so much for your work Jasmine!! We had a blast working with you and love our photos!!!

Introducing Mrs. Datcher – Shannon Boudoir session

We waited to post this super sexy session until after Shannon’s wedding – we made a beautiful book for Troy, now her husband as a gift on her wedding day! Here are only a few – let’s keep the sexier ones only for Troy…

Love, Jasmine

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Ivory & Laurence | San Francisco Engagement session

My dearest friends Ivory and Laurence,

You both are loving, caring and so fun to be around – you are dearly to me like no other. Thanks for showing me around your part of town, romantic diner and ride in your cute red Mercedes – and I treasure every fun moment hanging out with you. Hope you like the images I created for you…

love,
Jasmine

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Feryal & Mohammad | 7.24.2009 |Persian wedding |City hall, Palace of Fine Arts, Sofitel Hotel

It came a long way for Feryal and Mohammad to have the wedding so beautifully planned in the beautiful Sofitel. Feryal was such a stunning bride that the Sofitel Hotel later used her photos for the hotel website. She just moved back from Canada to San Jose to be with Mohammad, love goes such a long way!

It is my honor to share with you such a beautiful Persian wedding, we also ran to the city of San Francisco to the City Hall, Palace of Fine Arts and Jewish Museum for photos. Such a beautiful couple, I have to say…

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  1. Feryal posted the following on August 6, 2009 at 4:23 pm.

    WOW I absolutely love the photos, I cannot thank you enough Jasmine for working so hard and being our photographer on such an important day. We both love your work…

Susana & David | Mr. & Mrs. Gonzales wedding |7.17.2009|Palm Event Center In the Vineyard |Pleasanton

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you gave me firm love, with your gifts
the tenderness that I waited for joined me
and the one who brings the deepest kiss
to my mouth accompanies me …

It was more than elegant and beautiful… Susi and David were married on this day, July 17th of 2009. so thankful that they had me to be part of this beautiful day…

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  1. Susana Gonzales posted the following on July 24, 2009 at 10:09 am.

    Wow! These pictures are amazing! Jasmine, you are awesome! Thanks so much for these wonderful pictures and for being part of our special day. Everyone commented on how our photographer was like a little butterfly, moving around the room so gracefully and unintrusively. You are the best Jasmine!!

Love me as who I am |Gena & Isaac Engagement session

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For over 10 years, Gena and Isaac’s friendship ever ends… they never lose each other as best friends, much later on, as Gena was gone for China for over a year, Isaac realized his love for Gena. For someone like me who have traveled from continent to continent multiple times – friends 10 years ago are just about half an earth away – this is truly incredible. Upon her return, Isaac gave her a scrapbook with photos of them of the past 10 years …

 

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Andi & Ben | Beautiful Napa wedding | 06.20.2009

It was this beautiful sunny summer day, Andi and Ben changed the vow, promised to be in each other’s life for the rest of their lives. The promise is huge, yet the sweetest.

I loved the beautiful Napa wedding and hope you will too.

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  1. Ben & Andi posted the following on July 3, 2009 at 5:50 pm.

    Thank you so much for being our photographer! We love the pictures and will cherish them always! You are truly the best!

    Love,
    A & B

An Elegant Michigan Wedding – Meghan & Rich | Matthaei Botanical Gardens |University of Michigan

When I landed in Detroit Michigan, the old lake smell came right to me – hmmmmm……. It was a nostalgic trip. Ann Arbor was still so busy and vibrant, the entire town seemed packed with people – says who there was recession? I was able to catch up with some old friends and the old place.

Here are a few photos that I wanted to share with you – congratulations Meghan and Rich! Your eyes told me the real happiness in them… Thanks for sharing this beautiful day with me – it was a special trip for me.

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  1. Meghan posted the following on June 30, 2009 at 12:11 pm.

    These pictures are so beautiful,we both were so excited to see them when we got back.

  2. Nikki (bridesmaid/cousin) posted the following on June 30, 2009 at 2:34 pm.

    The pictures are beautiful! I am so happy for you guys! …BABIES!! lol jk.. sorta ;)

  3. Aunt Edie posted the following on July 6, 2009 at 5:40 pm.

    Oh Meghan! You are such a beautiful bride! And Rich your no slouch either. You both look fabulous and if ‘True Love’ has a look you’ve got it baby. I am really impressed with the photos and love the red umbrellas how neat! What a beautiful day and a beautiful backdrop and a beautiful bride and a beautiful ceremony and a beautiful reception and a beautiful bridal party (especially that Nikki girl) and a beautiful book to sign at the reception and a beautiful meal and well…just the beauty of it all!!!! I am so happy for you both, thank you for having me and now I have beautiful memories as well! As I said before Meg you look like a little cake top statue! So……do we get to order when you place yours or how does it work? I told Christie I’m still waiting for hers!

    Love you guys!

    Aunt Edie :)

Nicole & Patrick | Engagement session | The Culinary Institute | St. Helena

 Though Nicole and Patrick’s wedding is going to be in Napa, we still decided to go to the wine country for engagement session – true lovers for the wine country scene! We had much fun hanging out at the winery, look forward to your wedding day… 

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Cindy & David | Engagement session | San Francisco

Cindy and David, you put smile on my face. You two are so young, energetic, loving, and so much fun. I love how the photos turned out, thanks for sharing the afternoon with me, in one of my favorite part of the world

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红灯区,金门桥,海边。

我很爱这组其中的照片,很有种海枯石烂的感觉。他们好年轻啊!对未来有多少憧憬呢!所有在一起曾经度过的日子,结婚只是一个新的开始。未来还会有很多的开始,只是,要一起成长,一起去经历那些开始。

我自己感觉曾经经过了无数个开始。搬家到不同的大洲和城市,尝试去做不同的事情,学说不同的语言,结婚离婚,一直到现在的我独自住在旧金山,做我最喜欢的事情。每一次的开始都是憧憬无限,又是惧怕又是激动,但是一直都是好勇敢,很坚强的走过去这些开始,期待下一个开始。下一个会是什么呢?

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  1. Cindy posted the following on June 25, 2009 at 11:17 am.

    WOW! Jasmine, they look terrific! We had so much fun with you running around the city. We are so lucky to have found such a great photographer and can’t wait to see how you capture our big day. Thanks so much!

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Suzie and Matt Peterson |True Love exists!|wedding at Cavallo Point | 5.30.2009

I’m honored to have photographed the beautiful Suzie and Matt at Cavallo point. It was full of ohhh and ahhhs the whole day – everyone was so amazed by how beautiful Suzie turned out to be, and how elegant the wedding turned out to be. They were originally planning a wedding on the beach in Mexico. Life is full of surprises; you NEVER know what it could throw to you! With all the things going on in Mexico, Suzie was so pleased with Cavallo point and planned such a beautiful wedding in 2 months.

I was so touched when Matt gave his toast – “true love exists”! It was a special moment for me. Something beautiful lightened my heart… life is hopeful and beautiful …

Suzie and Matt – you both are delightful, loving and caring – thanks again for sharing your unique connection and the special day with me… you are special to me and may your everyday life full of laugh and love…

click here to view slideshow.

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  1. Kat Forsyth posted the following on June 10, 2009 at 8:14 am.

    I have to admit, I follow your blog but I rarely comment – but these pictures made me just HAVE to! Wow! My favourites are the two with the bridge in the background – the veil looks incredible in both! Oh and I love the groomsmen in the forest, and the third one against the red wall, and tons more! Beautiful!

  2. Suzie Crowley posted the following on June 11, 2009 at 12:26 pm.

    Jasmine Jasmine Jasmine…the words “thank you” just do not seem enough. I swear you should submit some of these photos for publication in a wedding magazine. They are masterful…each one with unique artistry. Matt and I feel like we struck gold in finding you. We are ecstatic to have such an extraordinary collection of photographs that will enable us to re-live that MOST special day over and over again. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. “True love DOES exist”…. ;-)

Wow – my bride looks so hot! Michael and Aundrea | Engagement session |San Francisco

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A day trip to Half Moon Bay, Monterey, Carmel

Tuesday, my buddy photographer Kurty Wong and I decided to go for a day trip for location scouting. Such an amazing day. In the past a couple of years I have done so many road trips in Asia, alone – and I have said so many times “I wish I could share this beautiful scene with others”… it’s a bless to be a photographer that enables me to do so…

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Kim & Dan – the most intimate and cozy Napa wedding| 5.16.2009

Kim and Dan are the kind of people whom you just cannot stop being so envious of – such a loving couple, living in such a beautiful place, with such a beautiful life ahead of them… Loved hanging out with them for their engagement session, for lunch with Kim, and finally photographing their wedding. It was such a warm day in Napa - it was really 98 degree outside! Dan started his speech by asking: “how many of you have melted?” And I saw many hands raised up. By the way, Dan and his daughter are such beautiful singer! Being a singer myself, I was so blown away. The whole wedding became a Johnson family concert…

Kim planned the whole wedding by herself, with minimal help with me and the catering manager Terry. The reward was obvious – it turned out such a beautiful and intimate wedding! Here are some images to share with you and you just have to agree with me…

And the slideshow is up click here to view…

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  1. Kim Johnson posted the following on May 29, 2009 at 10:40 am.

    Jasmine did a wonderful job of capturing not only the overall story of our wedding day, but also the small elements that made it uniquely ours – these details are what we will always remember. We love the pictures so far, and can’t wait to see the rest. Thank you, Jasmine. You are so talented and we are very lucky to have had you to share in our celebration!

Mr. and Mrs. Delgado to be – Rocio and Nick | Engagement session

On the day Nick proposed, he took Rocio to see the show “Teatro ZinZanni”. Nick told Rocio that he got a “small gift” for her, while the whole day he was super nervous and abnormal. Later on, with 2 dozens of roses, all family members present and videotaping, Nick kneeled down with a ring in his hand – how could Rocio resist?

I was like “awwww….”when I heard this – such a romantic scene! Who would say no… !when we were driving in the car on the e session day, Nick drove with one hand and the other hand holding Rocio at the whole time… I was like “awwwww….” again…

Well, the wedding will be at the Kohl Mansion. Will be a collaboration with the wonderful planner and designer Michelle Barrionuevo-Mazzini from MB wedding design. Congratulations to Rocio and Nick, look forward to your big day…

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Stefanie & Rudy | Engagement session | Muir woods, Baker beach

I love going to places where I haven’t been and creating unique look photos for my beloved couples. Stephanie and Rudy had their first date at Davy’s Hall, though although we paid for the tickets we were not able to take photos inside – well, we got a good one in the hall way before we got in! Ta-dah… and lots of smile at Muir woods by the big trees…

Stefanie and Rudy are having their wedding at CASA REAL at Ruby Hill. Will work with the wonderful planner Janet Lash from the AVSO events. Will be a beautiful day… look forward to it!

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Susana & David |Engagement session

It was in the colorful Mission District, San Francisco, where Susana and David took me to have their engagement session done. We also went to China beach with the Golden Gate Bridge as the back ground, though thought these are far more original.

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Thailand – Ayutthaya

I have been thinking of posting these photos for a long time. I know, I know… will try to be better on posting… many of you have been waiting for my tibet photos… they are coming soon…. By the way, some of them were just purchased by the Singapore National Library.

Ayutthaya is only about an hour away from Bangkok by train. It was founded around A.D.1350 by a Prince of U-Thong. It used to be one of the richest cities in Asia by the 1600s, exporting rice, animal skins, ivory, etc. In 1767 the city was completely burned during the war.

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Sunny & Barney – “This is how we really are!” | engagement session

Sunny and Barney crack me up! They were one of the couples I “fell in love” with instantly when I met them, so funny… anyhow, on the engagement session day, Barney had to have a few shots before he could get into the mood of love… I could not stop laughing when shooting and editing their photos… every couple is different, and Sunny and Barney are full of fun in a different way… after a while I stopped telling them what to do and the true them came out…  

Sunny and Barney made this cool video:

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  1. Tina(dodo) posted the following on April 29, 2009 at 11:36 am.

    Congratulations!
    We are so happy for you guys.
    When is the wedding??
    Me&Erica are going to Taiwan in a few weeks for about two months,
    hope when we come back will be able to make to your wedding.
    Looking forward to it!

  2. Le posted the following on May 7, 2009 at 3:40 pm.

    Congrats you two!! So beautiful!! Can’t wait to celebrate your wedding.

Bryan & Shannon | 4.17.2009 |Cavallo Point Wedding | Fort Baker, Sausalito

Bryan got all toned by his big day – 2 months of gym training without dinners! He lost 20 pounds for this perfect day. “Shannon is my biggest motivation”. It just seems like there isn’t anything that Bryan is not willing to do… when I heard that, it motivated me for a day – I didn’t have dinner that evening and went to jogging in the Fort Mason Park… While Bryan was getting ready, he said: “I just cannot find another person than Shannon who’s more perfect for me”… indeed, they have know each other for 12 years, and things happen for a reason – it’s called fate.

In the evening we hiked up to the mountain for the Golden Gate Bridge view, they opened their arms: “who else have such beautiful wedding, with such beautiful view of the Gold Gate Bridge, and such beautiful weather?” They were the happiest couple… At the end, isn’t that all it matters?

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Bryan & Shannon Cavallo Point Part II

 A few days later after Bryan and Shannon’s wedding day, they fell so much more relexed and decided to have some more photos taken. So we hiked up to Cavallo point again to get more shots… here they are.

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  1. Shannon Hoglund posted the following on April 30, 2009 at 11:43 am.

    Jasmine, I can’t thank you enough for all your beautiful work. Our wedding was a fairy tale come true, and you captured it all! For years and years, we will be able to look back at these photos and we will be able to re-live all the happiness and excitement of our wedding. Your talent amazes me…we just couldn’t be happier with our pictures!

  2. Neil Hoglund posted the following on May 2, 2009 at 11:37 am.

    Shannon and Bryan, you are so lucky to be in love with your best friend. We are so happy for you. I can’t stop smiling. We love you so much. Mom and Dad

Suzie and Matt – San Francisco Engagement Session

Suzie and Matt are not only the hottest couple, but also have the cutest love story. here is Suzie’s version of it:

East meets west. I traveled across country in search of adventure but little did I know I would meet the love of my life. He was the manager of the building I moved into!! We had a “round 1″ of dating but Matt was not ready for a serious relationship. 10 months went by…..and he hoped it was not too late. After all, he had never stopped thinking about me. When he asked for a chance, I could not say no. He was always my one true love and I knew it. We moved in together 6 months later. On 8/8/08, he proposed in my old apartment where we had first met. He had kept the apartment vacant for months explicitly for that purpose.;-)We celebrated with champagne on the roof of our buidling overlooking the GG bridge. It’s been blissful ever since…

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  1. Suzie Crowley posted the following on April 24, 2009 at 1:02 pm.

    Jasmine is a dream. Matt and I feel so lucky to have found such a talented photographer who we can entrust with capturing the most important moments in our life–our engagement and wedding. I am a VERY picky person, so when I saw Jasmine’s work, I was sold. Her photography is raw, natural, and unique. She made both of us totally at ease during our photo session. You would never know we were nervous if you look at the pictures! ;-) Jasmine is passionate about her work and it shows…she prides herself on producing the most gorgeous pictures that you never thought were even possible! She stands apart from most wedding photographers whose pictures are somewhat generic…Jasmine is in a league of her own!

Bunny Jam Party 2009 San Francisco

Bunny Jam artists take this annual party as an art form – creativity is on fire everywhere!

If you see your images here (or not but want yours that I might have) feel free to email me…

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  1. Weyaka posted the following on April 20, 2009 at 3:49 pm.

    Greetings!

    I love your images!

    I am the girl bunny with the big white flower in her hair! I would love the have the two shots of me. One of them is with a fellow bunny, the other is solo. Each are by the fire.

    Thank you soooo much!
    Weyaka

  2. Jasmine posted the following on April 20, 2009 at 3:51 pm.

    Email me!:-)

Kim & Dan Engagement session | Somewhere In San Francisco…

Let it flow and tell you Kim and Dan’s story – As you can see, their love started to brew in Madeleine Chocolate… Kim’s going to have a beautiful song to sing along the photos to tell their love story… will keep you updated on that!

Dan and Kim met on a cold January day while standing in line at the downtown San Francisco patisserie Café Madeleine. Kim had just returned from safari in Botswana, so she was on the lookout for alligators, not litigators. Dan was about to go to trial in Detroit for two months, and was ostensibly taking a lunch break – but turned out to be on the hunt himself.

The next day, they rendezvoused for dinner at Bix, a chic restaurant hidden in a dark alley near the financial district. By the end of their second date, across the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito, Dan had captured Kim’s heart for good.

This is the story of their San Francisco love affair.

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  1. Kim posted the following on April 16, 2009 at 8:28 pm.

    We had such a good time doing the engagement photo shoot and absolutely love the results. The photos captured us in realistic and natural poses, but with heightened glamour, color and emotion! Jasmine rocks.

  2. MOB posted the following on April 17, 2009 at 8:15 pm.

    These are so beautiful! I cannot wait for Jasmine’s views of the wedding and the guests.

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Janet and Jose’s Disney wedding at Palace Hotel San Francisco

Another fun wedding at Palace Hotel. Mickey and Minnie was a big role for Janet and Jose’s wedding day… Palace Hotel built a Disney castle cake for them, without even seeing the cake before the wedding, when Janet saw it, she was in tears… isn’t palace great!  I also got the ring shot on Mickey Mouse as well…

They are the funniest couple, so much love, so much fun, so much real happiness and easiness in the air… I was envious….

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Marie & Paul | 3.14.2009|St. John Vianney | Lafayette Park Hotel | Walnut Creek California

Anyone can see that there’s so much love between Paul and Marie… here’s Paul’s version of their story:

It was a dark and stormy night in February when I headed over to Ron’s house to relax, watch television and play videogames after a long day at work. When I arrived at Ron’s home, he had by his side, the most beautiful vision with him. Through the course of the night I discovered that Marie was Ron’s cousin and visiting the United States. I was so smooth and suave during the whole encounter, I apparently made no impression on her. In order to take Marie out, I took both of them with me on my annual wine tasting trip to Napa for Strings.

It was in Napa that I mustered the courage to ask her out. So on March 14, 2007 we went to see the movie, “300″. To tell you the truth, Marie thought we were going out as friends. She had no idea I was trying to take her out on a date. Eventually I finally convinced her of my true intentions and I have been the happiest and luckiest man ever since.

Wow – amazing – exactly 2 years later, they were happily married… best wishes to both of you!

Click here to view slideshow; here to view their engagement photos.

Love,
Jasmine 

Vendor list:
Gown: Monique Lhuillier | Chinese Dress: Lings Bridal Services | Florist: Floramor | Cake: Le Gateau Elegant | DJ: Under The Sun Studio |
Wedding Planner: A Touch of Elegance by Blanca Samano

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  1. marie and paul posted the following on April 24, 2009 at 12:33 pm.

    thank you very much for everything! we loved all the photos! we were very lucky to have you as our photographer. here are some of our friends’ comments about your photos:

    from Courtney Barrilleaux:
    your pictures are G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!!!! Seriously love your photographer

    from Viki Hsu:
    beautiful! your photographer is very talented!

    from Brandon Estela:
    The pics are amazing!I think she’s the best wedding photographer I’ve ever seen. I love the rock band vibe of the guys and Marie is so elegant in her pictures.

Loved Photographing Mimi…

A beautiful woman is so much more than just beautiful hair, makeup, dress… although Mimi has them all… during the photo session, I not only discovered and was amazed how beautiful she really is, I wanted to say: you are so much more than just being physically beautiful, so much more than these photographs I just took of you, you are so much more than an ordinary woman. You are a gold mine, deep, warm, and shine, with so much love inside of you to give…

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Portrait session with Kate Taffel

I had a fun session with Kate Sunday afternoon. I have been wanting to make some black and white photographs and she’s a perfect subject… such beautiful contour of face, lines, shape… all lovely. We also had some intimate photos but sorry cannot show those to you…

There’s inner self in these photographs… a person can be very black and white, in and out, simple yet in great depth, with rich texture and shades…

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  1. Kate Taffel posted the following on March 17, 2009 at 12:12 pm.

    To be the subject of a Jasmine Wang photograph is to feel beautiful. Simply. The ease in working with Jasmine during our photo session and the comfort she provides as you present your most vulnerable self to her and her camera translates itself in her work. The emotions I felt as she was clicking away are captured on each of these photographs in the exact moment I was feeling them. Jasmine’s eye, Jasmine’s work and Jasmine’s true self are all combined into one force when she sits behind the camera.

    Thank you for everything.

    I simply adore you, my dear friend!

Bic & Henry – Engagement session | Golden Gate park

It was such a fun session with Bic and Henry! I try not to suggest locations for engagement sessions anymore as I wanted to try new locations, and Bic and Henry absolutely surprised me… loved it.  

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  1. Bic posted the following on March 13, 2009 at 2:49 am.

    Jasmine! These turned out fantastic! It’s amazing how you transformed everything ordinary into something extraordinary! Thank you so much for capturing us sooo beautifully!

  2. Jasmine posted the following on March 13, 2009 at 12:42 pm.

    Glad you like them, Bic :-) of all the people’s opinions yours matters to me the most. You and Henry are such amazing couple… loved hanging out with you, so much energy…

  3. Tsyh-Shyong and Sie-Mei Lin posted the following on March 13, 2009 at 1:45 pm.

    Henry’s parents,
    Bic and Henry, You two are such a beautiful couple. We like all the pictures. We love you so much.
    Jasmine, You are great and take fantastic pictures. We enjoy watching them again and again. Thank you very much for your efforts.

Vegas, Vegas | Monica & Joe

WPPI was amazing, so were Monica and Joe. I first worked with Monica Joe in early 2007 for a boudoir session, later of that year they got married… I so looked forward to seeing Monica and Joe. The session was done all indoor in MGM and Wynn’s Hotel, too bad we didn’t have enough time for an outdoor shoot … oh well, maybe the next year!

Sexy! Look at them…

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Kay & Mike wedding – 02.07.2009 Trinity Episcopal San Francisco | Legendary Palace Oakland

On a beautiful day in February, it was amazingly warm and pleasant, perfect for Kay and Mike’s wedding. It was also on the same day as the Chinese parade. True double happiness!

Click here to view slideshow.

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Ted Gurney Portrait Award – PPGBA Portrait of the Year Award

It’s this time of each year for PPGBA to hold their annual award celebration, and it was a great surprise that my name appears to the Ted Gurney Portrait Award – it’s daunting and mysterious, until I had it in my hands, I still could not believe it…

On the plate, it says:
GIVEN IN PERPETUITY BY THE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE GREATER BAY AREA. IN MEMORY OF TED GURNEY MASTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY TO THE CREATOR OF PORTRAIT OF THE YEAR.

I will keep it for one year, until the next award winner takes it over, then “Jasmine Wang” will be engraved to the plate as winner of 2008.

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Paulette Dance Studio

This album took much longer than I thought, though really turned out right… here are some of the spreads…

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Cliff House Fashion Session

I’m so much in love with Black and white photography these days… here’s a fashion session collaborated with Maurice Ramirez, a very talented photographer whom I have worked with intensively…

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Paul loves Marie | The Sweetest Loving couple | Engagement session |San Francisco

We first went to Legion of Honor for the e session as it was Paul and Marie’s first date location, then Deyoung Museum – where the second date was… “As you can see, we were quite into museums!” I looked at Paul; he had his eyes on Marie with a big smile and so much love written on his face. I said, “That was impressive! I have to make sure only date guys who would take me to the museums…!”

We then went to Japanese Tea Garden right nearby and then ran to Cliff House for the breathtaking sunset on the beach… I was truly thankful to have the opportunity to see such beautiful scene…

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