Helen + Greg: West Covina, Cal Poly Pomona

From the first day I met with Helen and Greg, I knew this was going to be a pretty special wedding... Their relationship started with a few emails and a whole lot of distance. Over time, they both realized that there was much more to what they had going and Helen made the big move to Austin, TX to be closer. From there, well... it was written in the stars.

The day was sort of a mix between traditional Vietnamese and Western-style wedding traditions. We started with bridal party shots at the beautiful Cal Poly Pomona campus where Helen and one of her closest bridesmaids met on the "bench of destiny" many moons ago. There was a traditional Vietnamese Tea ceremony where Helen wore a hot pink Áo dài style wedding dress and a Khăn đống headdress... so stunning on her! That was followed by a western style, backyard reception complete with delicious looking raspberry and sugar topped cupcakes, raspberry lemonade, a roast pig and gorgeous red gerber daisies. And to top all of that off... we set up a photobooth where everyone got just a bit silly (see next post).

Congrats again to Helen and Greg... and thanks so much for including me in your big day.