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Dina & John: An Incredible Denver Wedding. Part Two, The Western Ceremony.

Kimsua — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:23:24 +0000

No need for words in this post. This is a huge one and for those of you who are viewing this on anything slower than a high speed internet connection you might want to reconsider or give yourself plenty of time to let the photos load up. Otherwise I hope everyone enjoys part two of Dina and John’s Wedding, the Western Ceremony!

Dina & John: An Incredible Denver Wedding. Part One, The Cambodian Ceremony.

Kimsua — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:29:11 +0000

The 4th of July weekend has always been one of my favorites since I could remember. I’m sure that had something to do with growing up as a little boy who had the pleasure of watching things blow up in spectacular fashion. This weekend; however, was a different. Over a year ago I got the great news that a close friend of mine, Dina, was just engaged to her then boyfriend John. Not too long after that we had an engagement session which was posted on my blog here. The story of Dina and John continued this last weekend with a two day wedding as friends and family came from all over the country not only to celebrate the birth of an incredible country, but the birth of a new journey for two incredible people. Congratulations Dina and John, it was a honor to be able to cover your wedding and I wish you only the best with this new journey in your lives and I am thankful to be able to say that I am your friend. Enjoy!

Nelsy + Jeff: A Beautiful New Beginning for the New Year. Part Two

Kimsua — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:32:29 +0000

No need for words here. Enjoy the photos!

Date: January 14, 2011
Venue: St. Bonaventure Catholic Church
Ceremony Location: Huntington Beach, California
Reception Location: The Garden Room, Garden Grove, California

Nelsy + Jeff: A Beautiful New Beginning for the New Year. Part One

Kimsua — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:25:55 +0000

The start of a new year and the start of a new life together. I can honestly say that I can’t think of too many better ways to bring in a new year than to start a new chapter in your life with the person that you love most. With that being said, I can’t think of too many better ways to start the new year off as a photographer than to have the privilege of covering such an event for such an incredible couple as Nelsy and Jeff.

I also want to add that Nelsy and Jeff’s Wedding also marks the date of a new collaboration between Sojourn Foto and Orn Thang Photography as we work together to provide some new unique services and products for all of our clients. More info to come on that at a later date as that’s enough from me for now so without further adieu, here are the photos! Enjoy!

Date: January 14, 2011
Venue: St. Bonaventure Catholic Church
Ceremony Location: Huntington Beach, California
Reception Location: The Garden Room, Garden Grove, California

A guest of a Southern Wedding with two of my best friends

Kimsua — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:48:01 +0000

Sometimes it’s a really small world. Back in 98, when I was a senior in high school, I had a part time job working as a sales representative in the computer department at Best Buy. One of the managers in a separate department back then was a guy named Jeremy, and from what I can recall of my limited interaction with him, he was a pretty nice guy. Fast forward to 2007 and I’m in Destin, Florida hanging out with one of my best friends, Ryan, who coincidentally happens to be living with his older brother Jeremy whom I’m now just meeting for the first time. That’s the same Jeremy from when I was working at Best Buy back in high school. Sounds funny doesn’t it? We’ll I’ve got a perfectly good excuse for it as I met Ryan through my other best friend, Ron, at the end of senior year in high school a few years after he had moved to another town and changed high school along with it. So by coincidence, I just never happened to run into Jeremy simply because I barely knew Ryan back then.

This trip to Destin was also special for another reason. Jessica and Jeremy’s wedding also meant that I would be reuniting with two of my best friends, Ron and Ryan, together all at once for the first time in a few years. It’s amazing to look back and think that I first met Ron back when we were freshman’s in high school and that I eventually met Ryan through Ron at the end of my senior year. We’ve gone through a lot together and have had some crazy fun times together but the one thing I realize most is that as we get older, we have (to include 3 different deployments to two different war zones) and we will always be there for one another even though we’re now separated by thousands of miles between us. Or at least me anyways as Ron has recently relocated to Southern Florida while Ryan is still in Destin, Florida.

But that’s enough sappy stuff from me. Though before you skip on down to the photos, I just want to add that I attended this wedding as a guest and I only shot a limited amount of what I could without getting in the way of the paid photographer (whom I’m going to link to as soon as I receive her contact info) while still being able to enjoy the wedding as a guest. So because of that freedom I decided to play around slightly with the look of some of my photos so don’t be surprised if you see something different from me. Enjoy!

Nelsy + Jeff: An OC Engagement

Kimsua — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:25:06 +0000

One of my favorite things about being a photographer is meeting others who love photography as much, if not more than I do. One of my favorite things about being a wedding photographer is working with couples who love and value photography as much as I do since that makes me even more excited about shooting their engagement and covering their wedding. I personally believe that your most treasured photos will last beyond your lifetime and the stories from your photos will read like a book to our future generations. So when I met Nelsy and Jeff and was told that photography was one of the most important aspects of their wedding day, I had a feeling that we would get along great. Though I can’t say the same about the bee that I had the unfortunate pleasure of running into during their engagement session. All I can say is that I’m lucky I’m not allergic and I’m thankful I was the one who was stung instead of Nelsy, Jeff or my lovely assistant Julie. With that being said, enjoy the photos and I can’t wait for 1.14.11!

Monique + Leo: A Beautiful Long Beach Wedding. Part Two.

Kimsua — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:56:37 +0000

No need for words here. Enjoy the rest of the photos in part two! BTW, lots of pictures with this entry so you’ll want to give this post a little longer to load!

Date: August 21, 2010
Venue: Earl B. Miller Japanese Garden
Ceremony Location: Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach, California
Reception Location: Hak Heang Restaurant, Long Beach, California

Monique + Leo: A Beautiful Long Beach Wedding. Part One.

Kimsua — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:03:53 +0000

Amazingly enough, it has been a pretty mild summer here in Southern California compared to past years. Because of that I was hoping for those wonderfully mild temperatures to stick around since it is after all, August, but it appears that mother nature decided to play tricks on us and brought on some sweltering temperatures just in time for Monique and Leo’s Wedding. I suppose it could have been worse and rained on us, but thankfully it didn’t, so I’m going to be thankful for that as it was still a beautiful Saturday afternoon for a lovely couple to be married.

I want to add that I consider myself and my team fortunate to have had the honor of documenting such an important day for such an incredible couple. Monique and Leo, you guys rocked the wedding and it was such a pleasure to have spent the day with you and all your wonderful friends and family. I only wish you two the best on your new journey in life and hope that we have captured your memorable day as you saw it. So without further adieu, here are the first set of your photos. Enjoy!

Date: August 21, 2010
Venue: Earl B. Miller Japanese Garden
Ceremony Location: Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach, California
Reception Location: Hak Heang Restaurant, Long Beach, California

Dina + John: A Denver Engagement

Kimsua — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:38:02 +0000

I met Dina sometime during my third year in college through my good friend Tean (who’s wedding I was also in and partly shot). Since then we’ve come a long ways as we’ve both served as Co-Captains for the Spirit of Cambodia Dragon Boat Race Team with whom we’ve won both Gold and Bronze medals with, served as Counselor Coordinators for the Cambodian Heritage Camp and volunteered to help with countless of Cambodian New Year celebrations in the Denver community. So needless to say, we’ve both become pretty good friends since we first met way back when in college and when I found out that she was engaged I couldn’t have been happier for her. I should also add that because of our long running friendship, I was proud to have been asked by Dina and John to cover their wedding and shoot their engagement portraits.

So as anyone in Denver knows, the weather in Denver can turn real funny in a hurry. The day of Dina and John’s engagement session was no exception as the weather really did a funky number on us as far as the temperature goes. The day started off pretty warm which led us all to believe that we were probably going to roast for the rest of the day only to be surprised when the temperatures turned mild as a nice high overcast cloud layer rolled in. That didn’t last long though as the winds picked up and the temperatures dropped from a warm 75 to a chilly 50 degrees when we arrived at our next location in the foothills of the Rockies. Fortunately for me though, the weather couldn’t stop Dina and John from toughing it out and finishing the last few shots we were trying to create.

But that’s enough from me, I’ll stop talking so that everyone else can enjoy the photos. Congratulations guys and I can’t wait to cover your wedding next year. Enjoy!

Classic. Elegant. Timeless.

Kimsua — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:55:43 +0000

Classic. Elegant. Timeless. When all is said and done, when the last dances are danced and the last toasts have been toast, there will only be a select few keepsakes left from your special day and a wedding album should be one of them. A lone photo gets lost, a CD or DVD scratches but a high quality wedding album will stand the test of time. With the amazing bookbinding skills of a 70 year old company and a series of custom designed spreads, the story of your wedding will be retold in a manner that no set of loose prints or images on a CD or DVD could ever tell. Because of this, I truly believe that a wedding album is the best medium to retell the story of your wedding.

At Sojourn Foto, we are proud to offer a variety of high quality Flush Mount Albums from Leather Craftsmen. From Classic Leather to Japanese Silk, each and every one of our albums is designed in house and our clients can choose from many different sizes and styles. Since no wedding is ever the same, neither are our albums. For that reason, Sojourn Foto’s albums are classic, elegant and timeless.