Last Call for Mini-Holiday Family Portrait Sessions

Hi guys,

I have been getting a lot of inquiries for holiday family photos so I want to let you know that it is not too late to book your mini-family session. The $100 mini-session is only available until the end of December.  Once the new year is here, the prices will be set back to the regular rates and regular time allotment.

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Each Mini-Holiday Family Portrait Session includes:

A 20-minute fun, family photoshoot 
At an outdoor location within 25 miles of Sacramento, CA

 (for up to 5 people. Each additional person is $25/person.)

10-edited, high resolution images available within 10 days of the shoot

1-Online gallery so you can share them with your family & friends

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Email, call or text me to schedule your family session today. 

I have 3 dates available in December so you can make it before Christmas.

Saturday- 12/6- 9AM, 10AM and 11AM
Sunday- 12/8, 12/15 and 12/22: morning and afternoon 

If you took photos already but know your friends would be interested, have them contact me at:

 Tra Huynh- 904-887-3162
Click to email me at info@twotwentyphotos.com

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Kong & Shao | Destination Engagement Session | San Francisco, CA

Last Sunday I had the pleasure of working with Kong & Shao for their engagement photos in San Francisco. I guess I shouldn't call it "work" because we had so much fun running around San Francisco that nearly 4 hours passed by and we didn't even realize it. 

Kong and Shao are from PA. Kong is working in NYC now. They got engaged recently when Kong popped the question during one of their visits to Hog Island Oyster Farm (in CA). These two, they love to travel and they love good food. Shao even has a blog called friedwontons4u where she blogs about her cooking and traveling experiences. (It's pretty amazing. You can check it out here!)  

Since Kong has to be in San Francisco for work that week, they thought wouldn't it be fun to take engagement photos in CA? They really wanted to have it done at the spot where he proposed but since no reservation was available at Hog Island, we went to San Francisco instead. 

It was a good choice! The weather was beautiful and they were so fun to work with! Without further ado, here are the photos you've been waiting for. I hope you love them as much as I did working on them.

Here we were in front of "FULL HOUSE"  called the Painted Ladies in Alamo Park.

San Francisco, CA

The Painted Ladies | San Francisco, CA | Wedding & Engagement Photographer

At the Palace of Fine Arts | San Francisco, CA

No engagement photos is complete without a ring shot, of course! 

Can you tell that I love this spot? I have an obsession for trees.

This was my favorite moments during the whole shoot as they sat side-by-side no the steps:

ME: Kong, what is your favorite thing about Shao?

KONG: Her cooking.

ME: Shao, what is your favorite thing about Kong?

SHAO: His eyes.

ME: But they are so small. I can't even see them when he laugh. (They burst out laughing)

ME: Kong, what about the most annoying thing about her?

Kong looked at Shao and said, "There are too many." 

Crissy Fields | Golden Gate Bridge | San Francisco, CA | Wedding & Engagement Photographer

Congratulations on your engagement, love birds! Cheers to the beginning of your happily ever after! 

I hope you enjoyed the photos. An engagement session is not just to take pictures. My goal is to make it a fun experience that remind you why you love each other. I just happen to be there to nudge you a bit and capture those good memories. 

If you haven't already, check out my portfolio at www.twotwentyphotos.com. You can check out my Facebook here. If you or someone you know are looking for a wedding & engagement photographer, please email me at info@twotwentyphotos.com. 

Happy Sunday!

Tra

Phan & Jimmy's Tea Ceremony | Sacramento Engagement & Wedding Photographer

The weekend before last, I got the pleasure of capturing Phan and Jimmy's engagement ceremony at her parent's house. The tea ceremony is a Vietnamese tradition where the groom and bride's families officially meet to formally greet each other. It is also the first time for the parents to formally acknowledge their daughter and son-in-law to-be.  Then tea is offered to the parents to show their respect. In Vietnamese, it is to say that they will be filial to their in-laws as they are to their own parents. It was such a joyful day filled with so many family and friends and of course, yummy good food! Here are the highlights:

The groom and his parents arrived with dowry, fruits, wine and a roasted pig.

The highlight of the ceremony happened when Jimmy tried to put the engagement ring on Phan's finger and it didn't fit. It got stuck in the middle and couldn't go in or come out.

End up he was putting on the wrong hand. Her right hand is slightly bigger than her left hand so that's why the ring was stuck. LOL.. 

It was such a struggling task that everyone clapped when the ring fits the bride's hand, (like Cinderella and the glass slipper.) 

Family Photos:

Then it's my turn to steal Phan & Jimmy away for a mini portrait session (in the neighbor's yard):

Here are pictures of some of her family members that were present:

Phan's grandparents were so cute. I asked that they showed some emotions, like holding hands. Grandma laughed so hard but she did it anyway. 

I hope you enjoyed the photos. Check out my other work at www.twotwentyphotos.com. Email me at info@twotwentyphotos.com if you are also looking for an engagement or wedding photographer.

To conclude this post, let's toast to Phan and Jimmy for finding each other and having the courage to take this giant leap toward their happily ever after!

Until next time!  Have a great weekend!  ~xoxo Tra