erica + deland

This is our first wedding in Athens, I've heard of how beautiful the campus is among other things that's known about the campus :) so, we're so excited that Erica and Deland were back to Athens for their wedding. They both have lived in MANY places and now are settled down in Chicago. Erica's mom made her beautiful gown, she's so talented, the gown was so perfect and amazing. Erica and Deland both look stunning.
The weather worked out very well, although chance of thunderstorm was very high throughout the day but the timing couldn't have been better. We had rain but pretty much all while we don't need to be outside.

We had an amazing time getting to know them better and capturing their special day. We also enjoyed to work with Brian again from True Video

I browse a bit on their guestbook which is a book about Amalfi Coast, Italy where Erica and Deland are now enjoying their honeymoon. It's breathtaking and no doubt that they are having a blast.

















































































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laura + derek

Laura and Derek had an amazing wedding. For us, the speech was special, from Derek father's speech on rehearsal night to Laura's mom's on the wedding day. It was very sweet and let us know how great this couple is.

We didn't get a chance to take many photos outside due to the weather but I'm really glad with how everything turned out. We had a blast!




















































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news

Young and I want to let you know about a recent decision we made. Young has been considering a job with Pico Art in Singapore and he just came back from Singapore to check things out and get familiar with the company. He loved it there and the people at Pico were talented and very nice according to him. The opportunity they offer is something we couldn’t pass. So, this morning Young signed the letter of acceptance and we decided to move to Singapore. Young will move first, sometime early September of 2008 and I (Erlina) and my son will move early next year to finish all of my wedding obligations first.

I will email all of my past clients that I have all of their packages done to let them know but I have emailed everyone that I still have obligation to meet. So, if you have not receive an email and you're my clients, please contact me. Most of you have received your hires files, if you have, please check them and make sure that none of them have any issue and always keep a backup file. If you haven't received the files, please email me with your current address so that I can send the DVDs to you.

Thank you so much for trusting us and letting us be part of your special day. It's been an honor for us to have this opportunity and to have so many beautiful memories with all of you. We will keep our blog updated even after we move so check back often. As far as what I will be doing, I’m not sure yet, probably relax for a little bit after we move there, settle down, find a preschool for Hongjun and see what the market in Singapore is like. I might continue doing wedding and portrait photography or I might try a different endeavor. If you know anyone in Asia that might be interested for me to photograph their wedding or having portrait session please let them know I’m available in 2009. We would still love to do photography because we love it.

And we're not sure how long we will stay abroad. We may return to US soon. This is not a permanent move. At this moment, we want to explore this opportunity and experience to live in a wonderful country like Singapore. We will keep our blog updated even after we move and we still have many awesome weddings for this year, we're so looking forward to all of them. So, check back often!

These are some images that Young took while he was in Singapore last week. He didn't go to the main district this time which is Orchard Rd. The street photos were from Bugis street which has open markets. He also visited National Museum of Singapore which will be one of the place I want to visit once I get there. It looks so amazing.

Around Bugis street





















National Museum of Singapore

amy + brad (e-session)

We had a blast at OSU campus with Amy and Brad. We planned to meet at the main library which neither one of us knew that it's closed for construction. Campus looks so different from the time we were there, so amazing how pretty and clean it is now.

Amy and Brad are such a cute couple. Brad was so patient through the poses we had him do and Amy was the cutest girl. We can't wait for their wedding at the end of July!






























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