Los Angeles Wedding Photography | Lillian & Gary

When I met Lillian and Gary, I knew I wanted to shoot their wedding. I could just tell they were such genuinely sweet, kind, wonderful people. And their love was palpable. I just knew their wedding would be so warm and happy. They asked if I had ever photographed (or even been to) a traditional Chinese wedding, and I hadn't. I'm so glad that it wasn't a deal breaker, because I had such a great time photographing their big day!I loved learning more about Chinese wedding traditions. I absolutely loved the door games they played. Basically, the groom shows up at the bride's house but the bridesmaids refuse to let the groom and groomsmen in to see the bride until they prove themselves by passing certain tests and playing certain games. It was really funny watching the groom and his guys have to paint each other's nails, do push ups, and beg and plead to get passed the bridesmaids. In the end the boys got revenge on the poor bridesmaids with some mad silly string action! And boy that stuff really sticks around!!!After the door games, Lillian and Gary had a beautiful tea ceremony. Then we took some fun shots over at the San Gabriel Mission before heading to their reception at New Capitol Seafood. Lillian kept telling us how she wanted us to have some authentic Chinese food! And we did! We ate like kings!! I LOVE seafood like no other so let me tell you I was in heaven between the shrimp, scallops, fish, and lobster. Yes LOBSTER. Nom. Nom. Nom.Lillian and Gary, thank you for trusting me to shoot your wedding! It was a beautiful day and I feel so honored to have been a part of everything. I hope you love the pictures!!! Also, thank you to Jenn King for second shooting with me!!Below are some highlights of the day...and at the bottom of the post is the slideshow! Be sure to check it out!

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Lillian bought two pairs of shoes for the wedding and still hadn't decided which pair to wear when we arrived. I thought it was too adorable!

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Knock knock! Here comes the groom to see his bride!

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I love the anticipation in Gary's face here. You can tell he is dying for a glimpse of his future wife!

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Gary had to paint the nails of one of his groomsmen in order to see Lillian! Love that the girls really went for it with the bottle of pink glitter polish!

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When Gary finally passed the tests and was allowed to see Lillian, he rushed to her room where she was waiting for him. It was a total fairy-tale moment! And look how excited he is. You may all swoon now!

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