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Amy Chang + Jonathan Golob engaged!

Kevin Wong — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:55:02 +0000

The season is starting up again and the first round couldn’t have been any better. Amy and Jonathan are friends who have been together since I have known them. Their brilliant minds crossed paths and resulted in a pairing full of laughter, scientific discussions and wit. I loved the engagement session we shared. I could literally watch these two for hours debate about scientific research. Speaking of, we started off in Amy’s lab at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and made our rounds throughout the amazing architecture. Following the colorful display of test tubes, we found ourselves on the streets of South Lake Union enjoying the best Spring has to offer with cherry blossoms in each direction.

Amy Chang + Jonathan Golob engagement preview

Kevin Wong — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:07:02 +0000

Excitement is building up for Amy and Jonathan as their special day quickly approaches. But in the meantime, we hit the streets this past Sunday to South Lake Union to visit Amy’s lab at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for some colorful explorations. Even if we are in our twenties, who says we still can’t have with test tubes and water colors?

More photos will be up soon. I’ll give you some hints: textured walls, cherry blossoms, bamboo and a whole lot of laughing. I can’t wait to share!

Melinda and Ryan’s Engagement

Kevin Wong — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 07:20:32 +0000

We were staying warm just around the corner of Belmont and Pine inside Stumptown Coffee. Melinda and Ryan were kind enough to meet with me to talk about themselves and how they found each other. I could already tell they had amazing chemistry just by how much they laughed and finished each other’s sentences. Something that helps me is understanding what kind of couple they are so that I can take photos of them in that way. Do they like candids? are they the outdoor type? One question I asked was, “how would your friends describe you two?” Their response? “We’re a unit. Always together.” Beautiful. Together, including their GORGEOUS chocolate lab, we took to the park in Greenlake and Elliot Bay Park.

Tying the knot: Meredith and Matt Meyer

Kevin Wong — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 11:16:29 +0000

Coordinator: Carley Vogel
Venue: Arctic Club Hotel
Second photographer: Maxine Toh

Haiti fundraiser: Portraits of Tilden + family

Kevin Wong — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:15:34 +0000

Back in January, my dearest friend Billy Shih did something amazing for his birthday. He inspired friends, family members, and strangers to make a difference when Haiti was struck by a tragic force leaving the area in ruins. Billy stepped up and helped raise over $16,000 from over 100 individual in donations for Doctors without Borders. How did he do it? Well read below from an old family friend, Jamie Hsu:

I think this is a great story, because I remember how I was 10+ years ago, and I was not as selfless.

Back when Haiti experienced that devastating, Kevin Wong (www.kvwphoto.com) and some of his friends wanted to find a way to procure donations for relief efforts to Haiti. They started pimping themselves out to help people move or “whatever” in exchange for donations.

I have known Kevin all of his life as we grew up as family friends. And I know that Kevin is an extremely talented photographer.

So in exchange for a donation to Doctors Without Borders, Kevin agreed to take some family photos for us.

We went for the Fun Forest as the setting because of its impending closure.

Thank you Kevin for capturing these for us. Treasure!

Again friends, it’s www.kvwphoto.com. He’s local and he’s available for you and your family.

***Edited to add: They raised over $15,000!

More to come!

Meredith + Matt Meyer 09.04.2010 teaser

Kevin Wong — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 02:39:33 +0000

Meredith and I met during Julie and Will’s wedding last year in July at Nantucket. Our friendship had turned into a relationship that brought me to one special day shared between Meredith and her amazing husband, Matt Meyers. We rode in limosines and Escalades to take photos at UW that brought back memories of where they first met as students over the summer. It was a day meant to be more than just a wedding day, but a marriage between two families. Congratulations again you two!

Special thanks to Maxine Toh for second shooting and John Taing and Stephen Giang for running another successful photo booth!

Tying the knot: Felise + Benjamin Park

Kevin Wong — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:22:14 +0000

Date: July 10th, 2010
Ceremony: United Presbyterian Church
Reception: Argosy Cruise
Makeup artist: Sarah Ren
Floral design: Paper Crane Design

Felise + Benjamin Park 07.10.2010 teaser

Kevin Wong — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:03:40 +0000

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!

Happy 4th of July!

Kevin Wong — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:10:02 +0000

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!

Fun bokeh shapes

Kevin Wong — Thu, 27 May 2010 03:18:07 +0000

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!