Life brings people together in mysterious ways,  how Stephanie and JC found me was a total surprise!  Stephanie and JC  are so fun to shoot; they have so much chemistry that my shutter click was almost non-stop!  While we were brainstorming on places to shoot, we decided to start with Viceroy hotel in Santa Monica, such contemporary, colorful and fun place to shoot !

Viceroy Hotel

1819 Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90401

JC told me that he’s never been in front of a professional camera before. Really?  I think he did really well !

We then move our way to the beach for some beach photos ! Love the Southern California sun !

I adore Stephanie’s green dress !

Stephanie, you’re  fabulous !

Please click here for their engagement session sideshow

Enjoy,

Jenny Liu

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email: jenny@jennyliuphoto.com | phone: 310-614-1014

Brian and Jackie knew they wanted to do their engagement photos at Japanese Garden in California State University at Long Beach the minute we discussed engagement photography.

This place holds so much sentimental value to the two of them!  When Brian has to work late, Jackie would go out of her way, and go to California State University at Long Beach to spend some time with Brian, so the Japanese garden becomes a frequent visited spot for the two of them.

I absolutely love this photo !  It reminds me of a movie promotion poster of a love story !

This photo makes me giggle every time I see it, so full of love !

Since right now is Canon lens rebate time, I bought a 85 mm1.2L lens, and absolutely love it !   The bokeh is so creamy !

Another location that Brian and Jackie hangs out a lot is Dana Point Beach, this beach is very interesting, it’s not a sand beach, it’s a rock beach !

Brian couldn’t resist… was it a bear tickle? or is it Jackie ?

This photo below is inspired by my good friend Caroline Tran !

Enjoy,

Jenny Liu

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Greg and Helen met each other on the campus of UCLA, so when it comes time for their engagement photos, they knew, they want to have it in University of California at Los Angeles.

It always amazes me how love works. Greg and Helen chose different career paths, and thus went through different training and were geographically separated.  And when they were finally within commuting distance, they got back in touch.   Helen is the sweetest and Greg is full of fun, the two together makes the perfect combination.

Helen knew that I’m a big cupcake fan, and brought red velvet cupcakes to the engagement session! I gasped when I saw the cupcakes, it tasted SOOOoo good ! I asked Helen what shop did she get the cupcakes from, she surprised me and said ” oh, I made it.”  My eyes widened!  “Are you serious?” I’m still trying to convince myself that something this good can come out of a residential oven !  ( well, it definitely can’t come out of my oven… doesn’t matter how hard I try)

I wish I have photos to show you how awesome Helen’s baking skills are, but…. um… my stomach acted before my brain, they were all gone before I remember that I wanted to take photos of them >_<  I’m so kicking myself right now….

There is something about the picture below that I just love.  It made me feel that Helen is cherished and protected.

quick change of clothes! I’m loving Helen’s outfit !

Please click here for their engagement session sideshow

Enjoy,

Jenny Liu

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I believe in God, I believe God has someone in mind for us, and when the time is right, he’ll reveal the person to us.

Before I met my husband, I asked people that are married, how do you know that you have found the one?  And they would tell me, ” when you meet him, you would know.”  That didn’t make any sense to me at the time, but their words came to mind when I finally met the right guy, Joe.  Jennifer and Jasen lives really close to each other, however, it wasn’t until a couple of years ago that God introduced them to each other through their siblings.  Seeing Jennifer and Jasen together reminded me of that story.

One of my favorite shots of Jennifer !

I love sunlight and trees ! Makes the perfect backdrop!

Enjoy,

Jenny Liu

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Matt and Chi-Shan are  high school sweethearts. They’ve been together for 14+ years !

When I heard that, my eyes widened. Most couples that I know grew apart in college, but not Matt and Chi-Shan. They grew together, laugh together and are each other’s best friend.

Throughout Matt’s Masters and Doctoral education in Los Angeles, Chi-Shan and Matt are half a world apart, and yet the distance did not deter them,  Chi-Shan comes to Los Angeles to visit and to be a part of Matt’s world in the states.

This is the Mat and Chi-Shan I know, playful and fun !

Right outside Matt’s place

Chi-Shan will be returning to Taiwan shortly, and they don’t have balloons this big, so we decided to take some photos of big balloons!

Balloon close up !

Enjoy,

Jenny Liu

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Prior to their Los Angeles Griffith Park  engagement session, Nicole told me she’ll be bringing a few props to the engagement session, to make the engagement photo session their own. I was thrilled !

Nicole and Michael are both really artistic, in fact, Michael is fashion, art and commercial photographer, and Nicole owns her own clothing brand, Coley Clothing . Nicole is into vintage accessories, I was gasping over the dress she wore and changed into, so adorable and cute ! And the hats she brought to the session are so cool !

I love this shot. I love how feminine she is, and how masculine he is

Nicole has a really pretty antique ring, Michael did really well ! Makes me want to smile every time  I look at it.

they also brought some vintage suitcases to the engagement session, what a great idea !

Love this hair piece !

Photo on the left is their interpretation of ” tying the knot”, I love that Nicole added her personal style in it to make it their own.

To see more of Nicole and Michael’s griffith park engagement session, click on the link to see their slideshow

Enjoy,

Jenny Liu

Jenny Liu Wedding Photography Portfolio | Jenny Liu Wedding Photography Blog | email: jenny@jennyliuphoto.com | phone: 310-614-1014

Nicole and Michael’s Griffith Park Vintage Engagement photos are featured on Grey Likes Weddings !  I love the inspiration Grey posts on her site, it’s very fresh and interesting. Check it out !

Click here to see more of their Griffith park vintage engagement photos

Enjoy,

Jenny Liu

Jenny Liu Wedding Photography Portfolio | Jenny Liu Wedding Photography Blog | email: jenny@jennyliuphoto.com | phone: 310-614-1014

At a mutual friend’s party, that’s where they met. briefly. Dorothy and Kyle left the party without each other’s contact information…. Then sometime later, Kyle was chatting with his friend, and asked his friend to say hi to Dorothy for him, you know, the cute girl at the party. Instead of doing that, the friend said, ” why don’t you do that yourself.” 

The day at Long Beach was spent full of laughter and joy, Dorothy and Kyle are so fun to be around! I’m so stoked to be shooting their wedding next year, and I know it’ll be a fabulous wedding !

Kyle whispered something to Dorothy, I didn’t hear it… BUT… I saw her reaction.

while we were chatting, Dorothy told me that they play thumb wars a lot, so I asked them to show me

Dorothy, you’re amazing !

To see more of Dorothy and Kyle’s Long Beach engagement session, click on the link to see their slideshow

Enjoy,

Jenny Liu

Jenny Liu Wedding Photography Portfolio | Jenny Liu Wedding Photography Blog | email: jenny@jennyliuphoto.com | phone: 310-614-1014