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Classy Wedding at Avenue of the Arts

08 Monday Feb 2021

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When Fred and Kat reached out to me in 2019 to photograph their wedding, I was impressed with how much they’d already had in place. They had a clear idea of what they wanted and were so on top of it all. Then came a doozy of a year. Amidst a pandemic and then wildfires not 10 miles from their wedding venue the week of their wedding, they stayed composed, optimistic, and never lost sight of why they were getting married in the first place. I got to know Fred pretty well in the planning process. He’s a jack-of-all-trades, thoughtful, detailed, and head over heels in love with Kat. Like, the kind of groom who would bustle his wife’s train. The kind of groom who would hook up an air ventilator in Kat’s getting ready suite. The kind of groom who wouldn’t intimidate a gal with his ball dancing moves. And what’s not to love, when you see how Kat just lights up. Her killer smile is just so genuine, it makes your heart do a little dance.

The Avenue of the Arts hotel in Costa Mesa was a perfect backdrop for Fred and Kat’s wedding day. It was inspiring to work with fun textures and colors, like the crushed velvet blue of the couch in the honeymoon suite, and these oversized purple bird cage chairs in the lobby. The colors complimented Kat’s love of midnight blue. Also, check out these towering trees you’d never expect in the middle of Costa Mesa.

I’m feeling SO GRATEFUL to the wonderful team that made Fred and Kat’s long awaited wedding day go so smoothly, in spite of every external road bump.

Venue | @avenueoftheartshotelWedding

Coordinator | @brandijaneevents 

Photography |  @genkiviv

Videography | @amariproductions

DJ + Lighting | @voxdjs

Florals | @flowersbycina

Beauty | @trangformation

Bridal Gown | @luvbridal

Tux | @friartux

Cake | @graceandhoneycakes

Intimate Santa Barbara Courthouse Wedding

15 Thursday Mar 2018

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Santa Barbara Wedding_Vivian Lin Photo_06

2017 was one epic year for me — I got pregnant with my first child, my husband and I went on our honeymoon/babymoon in Santorini, Paris, and London, and I came back to shooting and working more than ever before, so it was a good time for me to take a break from this blog.

Here we are in 2018, and I’m so proud to share this stunning wedding I shot in the very last weeks of my third trimester.  If there were ever a fairytale location to get married in Southern California, I believe one of the top choices would be the Santa Barbara Courthouse.  Eric and Emily did this SO RIGHT.  Eric was decked out in a tux, Emily in a minimal and stunning gown that fit her to perfection and moved so beautifully.  Every one of their guests was coordinated in blues and blacks, which made for really classy looking photos set against the timeless architecture of the courthouse.

 

Intimate Malibu Oceanview Wedding

12 Monday Jun 2017

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Malibu Wedding_Y&S_Vivian Lin Photo_277Yuki and Steve eloped back in 2016, but wanted to renew their vows and share the joy with their closest friends and family.  They renewed their vows overlooking the Pacific Ocean.  Yuki’s father flew all the way from Japan, and carried a photo of Yuki’s mother with him as he gave a moving toast.  Yuki and Steve even broke a barrel of sake to celebrate their marriage, and served shots to each and every guest.  We were starting to lose light when I asked Steve if there were any other group photos he wanted, when he spontaneously asked if we could get a photo with everyone.  Everyone?!  Ok, everyone!