Yearly Archives: 2009

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

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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:

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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.

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

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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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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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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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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

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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?Cindy&david08Cindy&david06Cindy&david10Cindy&david090709

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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…

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

When I saw Aundrea in her beautiful purple dress, I wowed: hey, my bride looks soooo hot! And of course Michael totally agreed with me, with a big smile on his face. Michael is such a considerate person, watching him being so sweet to Aundrea, I sighed, “now I know why Aundrea chose you!”

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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…

坐在Carmel的沙滩上,太阳照得暖暖的,有点海风吹过来,也不觉得冷。内心里也温暖极了。很久没有这样放松的不想工作而欣赏美景。曾经和一个女友说过,女人就像花一样,需要阳光,还要不时浇浇水,这样才开得美丽动人。她笑答:”我会给自己浇水!”说着便做泼水的样子…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Kay & Mike | Engagement Session, San Francisco

 

Kay and Mike are soon getting married! They have been waiting for the “perfect weather” for the engagement session in the past 5 months. “The perfect weather” might not really exist – we figured when we get the perfect photos, the day would be just perfect.

How many of us are perfect? My dear friends, when we have to seriously count our flaws, the list can be pretty long… One can say being truly lucky to be able to find the right person in a life time. The right one is the perfect one – that’s what Kay and Mike have found in each other, the “perfect one” ….

Kay and Mike and getting married at Trinity Episcopal San Francisco and the reception will be at Legendary Palace in Oakland. 

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Happy New Year of 2009!

Dear friends,

In the year of 2009, we are going to continue to prove that our hard work will bring harvest, and all things are possible – we need to fight for it.

Are you ready for change? Change has happened in the year of 2008, and there will be more in 2009 – it requires us to be courageous, hopeful, responsible, and most importantly, to be able to love and forgive.

Happy New Year to you, my beloved friends!
Jasmine

Photos were taken at Hornblower cuise on the famous San Francisco Belle. New year's eve 2009, San Francisco. Photo by Jasmine WangFireworks at city of San Francisco, new years eve 2009Bay Bridge, new year's eve 2009Golden Gate Bridge, New Year's eve 2009

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