Darrian and Gabby's Flashmob Proposal Film
Our first flash mob marriage proposal filming and hopefully it won't be our last because these are just so fun to do.
We arrived at the Sundial in St. Petersburg 45 minutes early to meet with the coordinator and the dancers. We then got a last minute permit to film at the Sundial thanks to an awesome friend. Right at 7pm, the couple arrived and that was when the fun began. To not give any clues that this was all planned for Gabby, we were very careful to not be in close proximity and to not point our cameras directly at her, which created a bit of a challenge. But with careful planning, our team secured the surprise until Darrian pulled Gabby into the middle of the dancers' circle and proposed to her! This was such a great experience.
Coordinator: Big Hit Events
Videography: Henry M Production (Henry M Nguyen, Timberland Pham)
Matt and Megan
What happens when you mix a beautiful Irish/Vietnamese woman with a handsome US Marine? You get an amazing couple that is Megan and Matt! We took the couple to downtown Tampa on Labor Day because we wanted to take advantage of the urban setting and the lack of crowds on a holiday.
Ao Dai
You can see that even though Megan isn't full Vietnamese, she still honors the Vietnamese culture by wearing her traditional Vietnamese dress to the photoshoot. The dress is called Ao Dai in Vietnamese, which means long dress. The dress's design was dated back to the 18th century and was commonly worn among aristocrats. Then, in the 1920's, the dress was modernized with heavy influence from the Paris fashion trends, and thus looks like what it does today. Before the Vietnam War ended, many Vietnamese women would wear the Ao Dai to office jobs and everyday outings. With the continuing influence of western cultures, the Ao Dai has lost much of its popularity and will only be worn on very special occasions such as weddings.
Megan's make up was done by Kate Supakan, please check her out on Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/katesglamour/
Paul and Huong
Prewedding
Photography: Henry M Production (Henry M Nguyen, Geoff Nguyen)
DJ Services: Phamtastic Production
Makeup: Loan Truong
For Paul and Huong's prewedding session we went to the Fred Howard Park in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It was sprinkling as we were setting up for our first location. Though it did end up raining and cutting our session short, the rain brought with it some interesting cloud patterns that we ended up loving very much.
The shoot ended with us running for cover from the rain. As I put my gear down, I noticed an incredible moment when the couple was leisurely walking towards the shelter, all the while smiling.
Wedding Day - Tea Ceremony
The Vietnamese weddings always start with the tea ceremony to pay respect to the groom and bride's ancestors.
Time was running out so we did a quick portraits session right after the tea ceremony in front of their beauty home.
