jee + tim

jee + tim, wedding {middle ranch}

Posted by connielyu

16 Sep 2011 — 8 Comments

Posted in jee + tim, Uncategorized, wedding, wedding photography

Tagged: jee + tim, lake view terrace, los angeles wedding photography, middle ranch, wedding

I absolutely love Jee and Tim. I haven’t known them very long (met them when they decided to hire me) and yet I feel like I’ve known them since forever! Being at their wedding felt like being at the wedding of two old, dear friends. From the moment Lynn and I got there, we felt like family. That’s exactly the kind of people Jee and Tim are.

Just hearing their pastor talk about them during the ceremony — as individuals, in their relationship and the kind of love they have for others… left me so encouraged. I have no doubt that the kind of marriage they have and will continue to have is the kind of marriage I want for me and Tommy! Okay, enough gushing. On with the photos.

Jee and Tim married on a sunny summer day at Middle Ranch in Lake View Terrace. Everything went well; not even Carmaggedon could stop the festivities. Once again, I had the wonderful and awesome Lynn Chyi second shooting for me.

jee’s gift to tim!

jee reading tim’s note to her : )

after their first look, tim surprised jee with a little serenading from him and his boys!

the ladies watch from the sidelines : )

i LOVED the little bales of lavender lining the aisles! jee was so cute when she saw them!

this wedding had the most adorable children.

i love tim’s sly expression at seeing his bride walk up!

i am digging that gentleman’s turquoise tie. quite bold for an older asian man!

this was jee and tim’s first kiss together! cue the passion!

little did any of us know…. that the dark crusader would be one of the MCs for the night.

The floral patterned table runners were so adorable. Love it.

i think tim went away to a special place after having a piece of their wedding cheesecake.

check out this awesome shot Lynn took! (this was jee and tim’s reaction to a surprise dance their friends did for them)

jee + tim, engagement {santa barbara, ca}

Posted by connielyu

25 May 2011 — 3 Comments

Posted in engagement, jee + tim, Santa Barbara, wedding photography

Tim goes over to hang out with a friend and Jee, the girl who said friend wants to set up with Tim. The catch? Jee was the only one with no idea.

A sweet fact: Tim later asked Jee out with latte art (the man makes a mean cup of coffee i am told)! The beginning of a wonderful love story between a sweet southern boy from alabama and an equally sweet Jee.

People like Jee and Tim remind me why I love being a wedding photographer. I’ve just gotten to get to know them not too long ago, but they are such a joy and blessing to know. They are people I want to keep in touch with, way after the wedding. The way they care and serve one another, their service to their church families and the countless “I love Tim and Jee!”s I’ve heard from mutual friends the past few months are only a few of the many hints/traces of the kind of people they are. In the months leading up to their engagement session, I would even get emails from Jee telling me that she loved a recent post I put up or that she was so happy I was her wedding photographer. Jee & Tim, I’m the lucky one. Can’t wait to see you guys get hitched!

We decided to have our shoot up north in beautiful Santa Barbara (I tried to cut down an otherwise humungo shoot, I swear!) :

what better way to start off a cold day than with some mcconnell’s ice cream!

Tim was actually sick that day…such a sport eating that ice cream !

Since this was Tommy’s hood, he helped find some pretty awesome locations to shoot in. Can you believe this lemon grove was only a couple minutes from his house?