Simon and Judy….back when it was still warm. An engagement shoot at South Street Seaport

I shot this with the lovely Cindy from KwokPhotography.com. Judy and Simon are from New York but currently live near Boston. They traveled to NYC to shoot at one of their favorite places, South Street Seaport!

We started off taking shots from the pier. It was raining really hard earlier that day and we were lucky the sun came out for the shoot.

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

A beautiful vintage-inspired favorite of the date

 

Mu all-time favorite team, the Yankees! Had to have a shot here

 

They were super fun and cute. Usually I have to get couples to loosen up a bit during a shoot, but they were quite natural in front of the camera!

 

And they are so gorgeous too, they made my job seem easy peasy!

 

 

Gotta have some sexy shots!

 

 

 

 

 

I loved the next colorful set. Brick walls make great backdrops!

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just look how stunning they look together!

 

Even when they were joking around, they still looked good!

 

A kiss

 

And some fancy footware

 

Makes one unforgettable experience!

 

 

Are you lookin’ at me?

 

 

Judy and Simon, thank you for letting myself and Cindy be part of your special shoot! It was a blast!

 

the paper crown…holiday cards and more!

Just wanted to write a quick note to give props to my favorite handmade card store  The Paper Crown. These beautiful cards are original and whimsical! Place your order now to get them in time for the holidays!

Eva and John :: a sneak peek

Here is a sneak peak at a wonderful session I did earlier this week in Hoboken NJ. There is a park a few blockes from the PATH station, and the beautiful yellow trees were just bursting with color and screaming for a photoshoot!

Eva and John were a very special couple for me because Eva is my good friend from my previous job. We used to sit next to each other and giggle and joke about various people in the office and constantly took “water breaks” with our other colleague, Fatou.

Eva moved to London last year to be with her fiance, John, and also to attend graduate school, so I hadn’t seen her for over a year! When she told me she was visiting NYC and wanted to do a photoshoot, I happily obliged.

Eva told me John was very stiff in front of the camera. I found him to be the exact opposite! We had a blast! I honestly could have shot for hours, but they needed to catch a flight back to London, boo hoo.

I will post more in the next few weeks but here is a sneak peak for now.

Will post more when I get back. Me and the hubs are off to Maui next week for our 1st anniversary! I can’t wait!

On a side note, am SUPER HAPPY that the Yankees have won the World Series! We are huge Yankees fans and have had season tickets for 2 years. Go Yankees! Also glad that Matsui won WS MVP! Totally deserved and I hope they bring him back next year, although, this would be a totally cool way to kinda retire as a Yankee don’t you think?

Last Chance at Papyrus! Amy and Jim, and a Sneak Peak!

Sorry for the lack of updates but I have been very busy with some exciting projects. Just as a reminder, Papyrus at 74th and 3rd Ave will be drawing the winner of the portrait session at the end of October, which leaves you 1 week to enter! Just go to the store, and the display is right as you walk in. Here’s a little pictoral of the display:

Also, here is a wonderful rustic wedding which I got to attend as a guest back in September. Of course I couldn’t leave the camera at home, so here’s my take on Amy and Jim’s lovely wedding held at the Rainbow Inn located in Idyllwild, CA. All images are shot on my favorite camera for traveling, the Rebel Xsi, with a 24-70mm 2.8 or a wide angle 10-22mm f4.

Tall woodsy trees and a quaint homey inn on a beautiful warm day!

The beautiful bride, Amy

Loved her short bridal dress and red accents!

The dapper groom, Jim

Getting Married!

Some georgeous yet simple details:

Cocktail on the porch of the Rainbow Inn. Loved the paper lanterns.

Cupcake cake = Awesome. You know me and my cupcakes…is it bad that I live a few blocks away from a Magnolia Bakery?

Cupcakes and Dancing!

Twas a great night!! Amy and Jim thank you so much for letting us be part of your special day. It was so much fun!

BTW, if you’ve never been to Idyllwild, they have a little ice cream/candy store with the best frozen bananas ever!! Freshly dipped  into chocolate and rolled in fresh peanuts. YUM. I always stop by for one whenever I am in the area. It’s the only little candy/chocolate store in town so you can’t miss it.

Tha’s me with a big banana. =)

That’s all for now, but here’s a very special sneak peak. I can’t reveal the pictures just yet…but can you guess who they are?

su-lynn chen PHOTOGRAPHY is a featured photographer at Papyrus!! Enter now to win!

Hi all, some exciting news! I was approached by Papyrus Inc to be part of their featured photographer event promotion they are having in their NYC stores. Each store features a local photographer and they are sponsering a raffle to win a portrait session with me. It’s a 300 dollar value! The particular store featuring my work is at 74th Street and 3rd Ave on the upper east side. I stopped by today to check out the displays, and I was uber excited to see the entry box super full with raffle tickets!! The drawing takes place at the end of the month so you still have some time to enter!

BTW, here is one of the pictures I have for display at the store, from Liz an Dwayne’s engagement session. I was so enamored with their session even though it was taken only days before I had to submit my pictures that I had this one rush printed because I loved it that much!

 

Will be out of office 09/25-09/28

Hey, just wanted to let everyone know that I will be away this weekend, for another wedding out in California. This time though, we’ll be attending as guests but I don’t think that will keep me from walking around with my camera. It’s going to a wonderful rustic wedding in the mountains, can’t wait!

I should still be available via email or through the Contact section on my website.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Sneak Peek – Elizabeth and Dwayne – Central Park

Just a sneak peek at a lovely day-after shoot I did just yesterday with the mighty gorgeous couple, Elizabeth and Dwayne. They were so wonderfully sweet together. The weather was also amazing in Central Park , and I was able to partake of the beautiful light. Love the backlight! Stay tuned for more to come!

Danielle and Nathan – Bayards, NYC Part 1

Sorry for the lack of posts but have been extremely busy – shoots almost every weekend since I have gotten back from vacation, and more shoots to come! Hopefully this post will be filled with lovely eyecandy to tide you over.

2 weekends ago, I photographed Danielle and Nathan’s beautiful wedding at Bayard’s in downtown NYC. We were supposed to have the wedding outside at the Elevated Garden, but unfortunately the soggy weather didn’t allow for that. Nonetheless, the beautiful ceremony room at Bayard’s was a great back up location, if only a tad small. Running up and down a single tiny aisle was hard! Especially since I had to duck down most of the time to not block the guests’ view. The ceremony was short but so heartfelt and emotional. Both the bride and groom got teary-eyed and it was just so sweet! Bayard’s has an old world New York feel to it, very charming and vintage-y. Sort of made you feel like you stepped back in time to a much grander period in history.

Aside from the weather, everything ran rather behind schedule so instead of doing portraits and bridal party pics before the ceremony, we had to squeeze it in after the ceremony. Luckily we had a very photogenic group of guys and gals so it wasn’t very hard!

Here are some pics from the big day:

 

 

The beautiful dress. This one was for the ceremony.

 

And another stunner with gorgeous embroidery for the reception.

 

 

And the shoes!!! LOVED the purple color. Now I feel like I should have worn some colorful shoes for my wedding. I guess it didn’t matter since I wore flip flops most of the time, but gosh I just love it when brides have pretty shoes!!

 

 

 

 

The lovely girl below is the groom’s adorable daughter, Orianna (I hope I spelled that right!!) She was sooo cute!

 

The exquisite bridal party

 

 

The beautiful bride getting ready. On a side note, I did the bride’s makeup too! Everyone was scrambling around, and I have experience with makeup so I offered to do it for the bride. Honestly, Danielle was just so gorgeous to begin with, I didn’t have to do much at all. So, I don’t have many pictures of her getting made up, since I was doing it!

 

 

Stunning isn’t she? I must admit, I really like the makeup job I did!  I dont’ usually offer makeup services but I am happy to lend a hand if needed =)

 

The beautiful and lush bouquet was created by Mary Poston from Simply Unique Weddings and Events. She said this was the first bouquet she’s ever created herself (she usually directs them as they are made!) but I would never had known! It was simply divine, and I love how Danielle added the sparkly turtle brooch.

 

Hmm, how does this veil go on?

 

Dress? check. Veil? check. Flowergirl? check.

 

A teary Danielle walking down with her brother. Love how emotional this shot is.

 

Married!!!

 

 

I love the next two shots. Since there was no meeting before the ceremony, this was their time to really snuggle right after the ceremony

 

 

Some group shots:

 

 

Will be back to add a few more pics later on! In the meantime, Enjoy the weekend!!

Back and in full swing…

Back from vacation and it was a blast. Vegas was amazing and so was LA. All we did was eat, eat and eat!!

Now it’s back to work, and I have some lovely photos to share:

Jessica and Brandon’s East Village Shoot:

We started off at the posh but extremely accessible Cooper Square Hotel

 

Jessica and Brandon make one heck of a good-looking couple – makes my job easy!

 

 

 

We moved on to the colorful East Village for some fun eclectic backdrops

 

Love the colorful yellow wall! I am sure I will be shooting again there soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These two are just so adorable!

 

And a personal fave:

 

Jessica and Brandon, thanks for the great time in the East Village. I hope you missed the torrential downpour after our shoot and got home safely!

Coming up, a kid shoot with Audrey and Vivienne, plus a fantastic wedding in downtown Manhatten. Can’t wait!

Out of office

Just wanted to let everyone know that the hubs and I will be on a much-needed vacation starting today until the 25th of August. I will be able to respond to emails and new inquiries though.

Vegas and LA here I come!

Just want to give a huge congrats to my friend, Ellen, who just had her second baby today, a baby girl named Vivian. Congrats!

And also…my little sister, Ming is engaged!!! Woohoo! She and her fiance, Marc will be with us in Vegas and LA and we are super duper excited to be celebrating with them.

 Here’s a few pics I snapped of them in Central Park, the day after their engagement.