Thank you to all my clients, friends, and family who’ve made this year a such a great and wonderful year!  I wish everyone a blessed and humbling holiday season no matter who you spend it with. Now who’s ready to eat?? (I am….and always will be.)

Wait till you see the still!

Thanks to Valerie for risking her life for this shot!

Here are the photos from the event including a BONUS video by Vu and Linda of Ponderosa productions! Also, special thanks to Kim Le for shooting and going on this long trip with me.

Invite only party.

The store is located on one of the busiest roundabouts of Hanoi but they were still able to block out a few lanes just for the VIPs.

Look at all those other photographers!! Here’s Helen, the fashionista.

An array of photographers for the event from the sharply dressed pros to the ones who showed up in jeans and a t-shirt. I have a feeling some of those people walked up from the street…

The guy front and center is Jonathan. He is the reason we were there. Well, his brother and his wife, who’s wedding I photographed in April are also the reason.

Meet the CEO of GUCCI Asia, Mimi Tang.

Power Couple #1: Tuan and Helen.

Power Couple #2 and #3: Mama Tu and Jon. Jon and Jan.

Mimi at the Metropole Hotel Hanoi dining room before the Gucci reception dinner.

Tuan, the man in charge of Gucci Hanoi.

Helen, the woman in charge of Tuan.

White After Party at Model Club.

As a bonus, Kim Le’s recently engaged roommates also came along and since Vu is an aspiring cinematographer, he brought along his gear and talents to South Beach film Kim and I at work the entire Gucci event! Check out this awesome video!

Gucci Grand Opening in Hanoi, Vietnam from Ponderosa Productions on Vimeo.

And, to give you an idea of how that day went (and how thankful I am for Kim Le, Vu, and Linda, aka my crew!), here’s a look at our schedule:

Tuesday, 3pm: I photograph my friends getting engaged by Golden Gate bridge (pictures soon!)
Tuesday, 7pm: Dinner with newly engaged friends and families.
Tuesday, 11pm:  Head to SFO airport to check in to flight
Wednesday, 1:30am: Hop on EVA flight to Taipei with Kim Le
13 hours later: Land in Taoyuan International Airport (~Wednesday 3pm PST, 5am Taipei time)
7am Taipei time (5pm PST): Meet Linda and Vu at airport and get on plane to Hanoi
10am Hanoi time (9pm PST): Land in Hanoi, grab luggage, head to Gucci
11am Hanoi: Briefing with Jon and Tuan
12pm: Lunch
1pm: Start shooting event details and VIP prep
8pm: Brief break for dinner
10pm (8am PST, Thursday): White Party
12:30am: Go home and sleep forever
Thursday, 7am: Wake up and go to Halong Bay for Vu and Linda’s engagement shoot

And meet their friends, Marisa + Caparros.

Fete Des Fleur’s fantastic florals for fabulous (f)grooms.

One word to describe Arturo? Dapper.

When they were engaged, they wrote each other letters to be opened on their wedding day. Very awesome.

Guess what time it is! IT’S FIRST LOOK TIME! (JS reference?)

The beautiful St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Dallas matched Cynthia and Arturo’s wedding modern classic theme almost perfectly.

This is a first for me: an exit to silver bells being rung by all their friends and family! Sweet.

Tower Club in downtown completed the modern side of their vision with pin spotting, gorgeous center pieces, and the musical talents of DJ Andy Austin.

The Tower Club has an amazing view of downtown Dallas’ skyline as well as some great locations indoors for some bride and groom portraits.

Yes, Arturo is jumping to spin Cynthia. =)

Arturo works in the diamond business AKA bling bling, so needless to say, both their rings were custom AND beyond awesome.

Special thanks to Jeremy Gilliam for 2nd shooting and hanging out with me!

P.S. 2011 pricing has been released and dates for next year are filling up! Contact me with the link below or give me a call. I’d love to hear from you and about your wedding!

Check out some photos from her bridal session we took before her wedding at the luxurious Palomar hotel.

Cynthia’s chapel length veil was perfect for the windy corridor by the Palomar pool. =)

Keep an eye out for her wedding post to follow soon!