I’m starting to get really pumped for the 2010 weddings that await! It all begins next month (unless some crazy last minute bride needs a photographer in the next 9 days…) While I am very excited about the weddings lined up for this year, I don’t want to forget about what a great year 2009 was. Here are links to some of the work I did last year.

We’re back with a few more wedding images from Ki Yong and Carolyn’s wedding at Grace Church of Glendora! I mentioned they also held a traditional pae baek ceremony, and here are some of the images!

Here is the scene

I would rather let Ki Yong and Carolyn do the explaining, so here is the information that was on all the tables at the reception.

Mrs. Kim helping Ki Yong get ready, as well as helping Carolyn

Waiting for the ceremony to begin

Bowing with Ki Yong’s sister and brother-in-law

Finding out how many children they are going to have!

Mom made a good throw!

Bowing to the guests

The piggyback ride out

As promised, here are some more images from the 6/13 wedding of Ki Yong Kim and Carolyn Wallace. I am not sure which was more fun; shooting their wedding or editing their wedding photos!  Ki Yong and Carolyn, I want to say thanks for the prvilege of documenting your wedding day.

Here we are at the beautiful Grace Church of Glendora. While driving to the church, it was actually raining a good deal. Fortunately the rain calmed down and it was nice and overcast for most of the day, making for great lighting.

The church in the morning

Inside the sanctuary, the bride and groom share a private moment

Here’s the beautiful bride.

Just a few more hours!

Beautiful smiles

Turns out the umbrella was not necessary.

I absolutely loved the colors they went with. The red and yellow looked great together. Our bride and groom look amazing!

Focus on the bride

Details in the fabric…

Carolyn with two of her favorite people, I’m sure.

The family! Everyone was so sweet and nice.

Flower girls with the bride

Wedding party party.

Sprucing up the groom

Beautiful flowers for the ladies. I could not get over these colors.

The girls looking wonderful

This is one of my favorite images from the day. Ki Yong’s father pinching his son’s cheek… he’s going to love this one!

The walkway prepared with rose petals.

Ki Yong waiting for his bride

The bride enters the sanctuary…

Prayer before the ceremony

A sweet moment before getting married

Another sweet moment before getting married. There were quite a few of these.

The view from above

Vows, and then, the kiss. Their first kiss, too!

Newlyweds!

Some alone time in the park, a slow dance

On the left, Ki Yong dips his new bride. On the right… hey, remember how I mentioned there were a lot of sweet moments?

Flower detail with the rings!

And of course, the cake.

The bouquet toss… Ki Yong’s brother in law’s mother caught it!

And they’re off!

You may notice a particular element of this day is missing- the Paebaek ceremony. I promise that I did not lose the memory card with those images, but they will be on here later as a separate post. It will be much shorter than this one.

After Ki Yong and Carolyn left, I went to say good-bye to Ki Yong’s mother, Emily (English name), and she told me how to say “see you later” in Korean. While I can’t say that in a blog entry, I’ll put the text translation: 나중에 또 만나요

What a privilege it was to photograph the wedding of Ki Yong Kim and Carolyn Wallace! Ki Yong is such an amazing man, a leader, and a friend. Carolyn made a stunning bride, and is a wonderful woman for Ki Yong. To be able to share in this day with them is something I will never forget.

I have a lot of work to do in organizing and editing their photos, but I wanted to share just a few quick images that stood out to me. Enjoy, and check back later in the week for a more detailed look at the images from Ki Yong and Carolyn’s wedding. Ki Yong and Carolyn, thank you so much again for being such a pleasure to work with and being such good friends!

The bride, looking quite beautiful with her colorful flowers, and the groom, as happy as can be for this day to finally come

Sharing a laugh during the ceremony

Dressed up for the Paebaek ceremony!

Taking off after the reception with friends and family seeing them off.