Stephen + Pam *Just Married*

Northview Golf and Country Club
July 5, 2008

We just love blending of cultures. Living in Vancouver allows us to be part of a society where your ethnicity fades into a minor statistical detail - SWF (Single, White, Female) or in my case MBF (Married, Brown, Female). At weddings, however, second to celebrating a couple's commitment to a new life in love is the celebration of one's cultural background, and in the case of Vancouver, backgroundS. It doesn't matter how big or small the celebration is going to be, the fact of the matter is that these people are damn proud of their cultural backgrounds. Pam and Stephen are just one of our many couples whose marriage celebration was about the culture as much as the wedding.

Pam checking out her hair and makeup.

Simple gestures speak a thousand words. Pam's dad was always there helping her with her train, her veil, her flowers, etc. We have quite a few images where her dad was performing bridesmaidly duties in a quiet, loving manner.

Pam, waiting in the wings...

We had an awesome day planned for portraits outdoors but the weather did not want to play. We ended up going to SFU, which Pam and Stephen both attended, to do the bridal party portraits.

We found this photobooth in the cafeteria and decided to have fun with it.

Not a studio shot! Just made use of the backgrounds available at SFU...

The members of the bridal party were so much fun! I don't think I've laughed as hard during bridal party portraits... as a side note, I now have a different image of Rihanna's "Umbrella" music video... thanks, Sam...

Some indiscretions going on in this groomsmen portrait... JUST KIDDING! Anyway, I decided not to expose any identities in case.......... :)

I didn't think I could convince Pam to do a Vogue pose for me but she pulled it off beautifully!

This time with Stephen doing his GQ pose...

Another portrait of our lovely bride.

The yummy lemon cake!!!! Mmmmmm.....

I love this Korean dress.

It was not the traditional Korean wedding dress but I still love the color and the details.

Stephen's dad listening to Stephen's older brother's funny, yet poignant speech.

Stephen was a little reserved during our engagement session but on the wedding day, we saw his true colors shine through! Stephen having a blast during the couple's first dance... and we have a different flare going on in this image!

The guests having fun on the dancefloor.

Something nice to end the night.

Stephen and Pam, you are both lovely and genuine. We feel lucky to have witnessed your union in love, in family and in life. Hope Maui was fun and we'll see you soon!