Kevin Wong Photography

You know that it’s going to be a great day when Seattle finally gives you clear skies and the reception is going to be on a boat.

This is how one of our initial conversations went:
F+B: “We are going to have the reception on a boat.”
KVW: “Awesome!”
F+B: “Yes, there’s going to be a boat. We also want to include the photo booth”

As Usher would say:

“Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh my gosh…”

Felise and Ben with their fun loving attitude, grace and radiance defined their wedding day (if not their marriage for years to come). I have never seen such a production where practically everyone was involved from the beginning to end. Volunteers helped set up and decorate the church, sang songs, served dinner, performed poetry and even cleaned up! To you guys, I hope to contribute towards that shared love. Congratulations again you two!

Best wishes to everyone out there. I hope you had a weekend filled with good times that will become better memories. Special thanks to all the Seattle businesses and community members who helped keep our tradition alive. The fireworks show at Gasworks Park was absolutely amazing. There’s no way any photograph right now could capture the experience from last night. The motion, the depth, the sounds and the colors were remarkable!

Two years ago, before any of this “business” stuff started, my friends and I gathered to take photos of random things. You name it, flowers, clouds, windows, puddles and kittens. On one of those ocassions, Linda showed us how we could have fun with changing the shape of bokeh. Bokeh is a Japanese term that describes the “blurred background” effect you commonly find in SLR cameras. Using a modified hood, you can shape points of light to whatever you want! Flash forward to this past weekend, we all got together to try it out ourselves as part of a reunion.

Well, sort of.

You see, it rained once sunset hit Gasworks, which caused us to retreat to Shultzy’s for a little happy hour. BUT! I did manage to sneak a couple shots for you just because I liked my cut out of….

…butterflies!

For you my friends, a sample from Rheesa and Kevin’s recent visit to Seattle.

To my luck, Rheesa and Kevin flew into Seattle for the weekend to visit family and friends. It was the perfect time to sneak in an engagement session for the two before heading down to San Diego for their actual wedding in October. These two met during a trip to Egypt as part of a cultural excursion. A simple hello at the terminal and a few flights across the state to see each other, we find them back together again for a few photos at Molly Moon’s ice cream shop and Gasworks Park.

Jennifer and Byung are the happy recipients of my Haiti wedding package. They were extremely generous by donating $1,000 to Doctors without Borders and so we ventured off around Seattle to take their engagement photos! Our day consisted of three main locations including the Seattle Public Library, University of Washington and their rooftop on Queen Anne. Photos will be going up soon, but here are a few photos you can sneak a peek: