It’s pretty awesome when people from other parts of the country come to Southern California to get married. Toni and Joel came all the way from Ohio and they were married down by the beach in Oceanside. It was a cold winter evening and the clouds brought the dramatic look. And we always loved working with Joan Burns and her crew. DJ Bumps, Brian Bowman, brought the music and always does a great job taking care of the party. Congrats to Toni and Joel!!

On our way back from Phuket, Thailand, we stopped over in Hong Kong for 3 days. I had visited once with my Dad but I was only 10 years old, so I really don’t remember anything from then. My overall impression of Hong Kong is that it’s an awesome little city! Check out some of the pics below from my iPhone with a few descriptions of our trip.

• The first photo is from the top of Victoria Peak, one of the main tourist attractions. It was hazy but you could still see a bit of Kowloon across the harbor. Hong Kong Island is right below us.
• There was free WiFi everywhere! Which was pretty awesome. I think Tey is playing Words with Friends on her phone :)

• The food everywhere in Hong Kong is pretty great but it isn’t that cheap. It’s pretty comparable to food in the states, just a tad bit cheaper. Well, this is coming from Thailand, where we bought a big plate of amazing Pad Thai from this lady in street for $1.50! Notice, the non-english menu…we had to find some places w/ pictures. But we had an amazing Peking Duck. Typhoon shelter style spicy crab, seriously great! And some of the best bbq chinese food I’ve had.

• Some more goodies. That round plate is a fast food place called Pepper Lunch…probably one of the best fast food places ever. I hear there is one in NorCal. And that drink is coconut milk with mango and tiny tapioca balls. I had this everyday! So awesome.

• It was definitely not a large place so getting around was super easy thanks to their awesome subway system. It really didn’t matter where you stayed in and around Hong Kong Island or Kowloon (mainland). Everything seemed like it was 15 minutes away by subway, which by the way was fast, super efficient, clean and non-stinky. Try saying that about your local transit system.

• We went to the night markets every night. There’s the usual fake LV and Rolex. But the clothes were tempting since I’m not the biggest guy and everything there fit me perfectly! Didn’t too too much buying…we even ended up bringing a ton of HK Dollars home.

• And last but not least, my favorite road! Nathan Road is the main avenue that goes North/South in Kowloon. It’s a crazy busy street that always made me think of my little dude.

Hello from Hong Kong International Airport!! Thank goodness for free Wifi!

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Just wanted to do a quick post on Jordi and Sean’s wedding! We had the pleasure of joining Jordi, Sean and their awesome friends and family for their wedding in Newport Beach. Their ceremony took place at St. John Vianney in Balboa and their reception was at the Lido Island Yacht Club and it was a great, great day. We had an amazing pink sunset that had everyone coming out to check it out…it was fantastic. Congrats to Jordi and Sean!!

Back in December, we did a fashion shoot for Nolo Atelier, a men’s clothing line started by my friend Bryan. We shot down in San Diego at the Hard Rock Hotel and it was an amazing day of collaboration by everyone involved and I loved it! We don’t do this very often, but it totally got my juices flowing and I think a have desire to pursue some more fashion work in the future.

Tey and I led the photo team along with Mutya, who was assisting us that day. She took most of the behind the scenes video clips in the highlight clip below. As you will see, Nolo is going for that rockstar image, so it was definitely fun playing around with different ideas. Bryan already had a vision for the photos and style so we worked together to make sure we achieved that. We came out with some pretty cool images and learned a ton in the process. Bryan’s line looked awesome and he is raring to get them out there. So, look out for Nolo Atelier!! Coming soon to a boutique shop near you.

Click play below to view a quick behind the scenes video of us shooting.

And here are a few of my favorite images from the day.

I met up with Anthi and Long last week in Laguna Beach and I had a blast taking their photos. They were really excited and were ready to go! I love the combo of woodsy and beach stuff…it just feels like such a complete shoot. And it totally shows off the type of landscape we have here in Orange County. These two spots are less than 10 mins from each other…I love it here! Their wedding is coming up really soon in March and it should be great! Here’s a few favorites: