Yearly Archives: 2015
September is right around the corner and so is Colleen and Eric’s wedding! I absolutely love shooting portraits in Brooklyn – especially in DUMBO. Both Colleen and Eric are from Texas and they’ll be having their wedding here in New York City in autumn and I wanted leave them with some engagement portraits that will instill them with the Zeitgeist of New York City – which happens to be Brooklyn (sorry Manhattanites!).
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Is it that obvious that these two are absolutely crazy about each other? Their wedding is well…next week! I’m already thinking about how intensely fun this wedding is going to be. The wedding will be right here in my neighborhood – practically in my backyard (not literally) in Long Island City at one of my favorite venues. Robin is originally from Brazil and Braden is originally from Detroit – both have family and friends from many different cultures and backgrounds. The wedding will be a culmination of color, music, and food.
Second shooting for me will be a very special friend and guest who has inspired me for quite some time – stay tuned!
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All Photos by Dave Paek ©
Sally and Pradeep are getting married this summer and I’m so thrilled to be their wedding photographer! They wanted their engagement session in DUMBO, the tony area of Brooklyn where they shared lots of memories, especially their first date which was at Shake Shack. We were hoping for a warm spring day for this session, complete with some gorgeous evening light, but the weather in New York City this year hasn’t been exactly hospitable. The temperature plummeted, the winds started to picked up, and it started to rain. But you really wouldn’t know how cold it was from the portraits – well maybe until you see the very last frame which puts the tundra-like conditions into perspective. Kudos to these guys, especially Sally, who was such a trooper!
Update: A few more images were added from our second session which was under much improved weather conditions!
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All Photos by Dave Paek ©
The colors are amazing. That red dress!!!
Love these! They came out so great! (:
so cute and such amazing photography 🙂 you can just feel the love.
My Handsome Hospital Son n BEAUTIFUL Hospital Daughter in law. IM SO HAPPY FOR THE TWO OF U!
LOVE the colors – and such a sweet couple!
Looking good and feeling the love ❤️
Can’t wait for the wedding
This was a Cold, Windy, rainy day; to top it off Sally decided of course to wear Flip Flops and a Jacket but the pictures are perfect and flawless.. I can only imagine what the wedding pictures will look like. Dave Paek, Sally Lee and me cannot thank you enough for being our photographer.
Love the pics!
[…] was mutual that we would work well together and did it ever! They were such troopers during their engagement session back in the frigid month of April. Fast forward to July and their wedding has already passed us […]
Destination Wedding in Antigua, Guatemala: Andrea + Andrew
I’m dreaming that my last wedding of 2014 was an incredible destination wedding in Central America with a beautiful couple that I photographed in collaboration with my very good friend from Mexico Daniel Diaz who is like a brother to me (click his name to see his blog post of the same wedding). In particular I was in Antigua, Guatemala which appeared to be frozen in time as it retained its cobblestone streets, its Spanish Baroque architecture, and its beautifully maintained historical ruins. Intertwined with much of its beauty, Antigua has a tragic past. The former capital of Guatemala was nearly destroyed by two major earthquakes in the 1700’s and another as recently as 1976. Antigua is also flanked by three volcanoes one of which remains active (Volcán de Fuego). There’s almost a beautiful yet fatalistic zeitgeist among the locals here that any day could be their last so they live everyday like it is their last – familiar words to live by yet such an alien concept to us New Yorkers. Our beautiful and generous couple Andrea and Andrew treated us like family and gave us their complete trust in capturing their dream wedding. They worked hard and had fun in the process of helping us nail the shots. They saw what we were willing to do just to get different perspectives. Climb a boulder? Not a problem. Scale a roof? Sure. Get our backs against the wall with a nest filled with angry wasps? Piece of cake. Lie down in a field of fire ants? What else you got for me? There was no doubt in Andrea’s mind that Antigua was the place where she wanted to get married. Antigua had a deep personal significance to her as both her parents were born in Guatemala. The most inspiring experience of this trip for me was witnessing Andrea’s strength and determination as this dream wedding almost fell short of happening due to a serious illness that occurred a few weeks before. Thankfully she made a quick recovery in time but she was still in a lot of pain. You almost couldn’t tell how much pain she was in as she intrepidly climbed boulders at the ruins (with a little help of course) and walked down cobblestone streets in heels. We started the first day with portraits at the beautiful ruins of La Recolección followed by a Trash-the-Dress session at our hotel’s swimming pool (Porta Hotel Antigua). The rehearsal dinner took place that night at the beautiful Casa Rosal villa. The wedding ceremony was held at the breathtaking ruins of San José El Viejo and the reception followed at the Porta Hotel Antigua. The hardest part was leaving, saying goodbye to both the city and the couple I fell in love with. When do we do this again?
Published on Junebug Weddings (June 23, 2015)
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All Photos by Dave Paek ©
[…] My brother from NYC Dave Paek second shoot with me and couldn’t have asked for a better shooter than him. Thanks Dave for sharing this experience with me. Check out Dave’s blog post here. […]
After viewing these images, I’ve decided that I’ll be getting married at the same location! …no idea to whom and when but I’m hiring YOU!
You’re too kind Natasha!
WOWZA!
Thanks David Pun.
I love that city. Shot my very first destination wedding there. Oh how I wish I could do it all over again. Gorgeous pics, man. You killed it.
Beautiful!
Can’t wait to go back and shoot another wedding there with you amigo. Dave + Daniel team!
I still cannot believe the pictures you took. Still the highlight of our wedding! You guys are incredible! You and Daniel both!! Maybe we’ll renew our vows already next year just so we can do round 2 asap.
[…] you Junebug Weddings for featuring Andrea and Andrew’s Antigua, Guatemala Wedding on your Blog! We are beyond excited and honored to be featured alongside with the super talented […]
In my opinion, there’s no better way to start the New Year other than having a great time shooting an engagement session. This portrait session felt more like an editorial session with this beautiful couple. It was a perfect day to go from location to location as Manhattan was practically a ghost town the day after New Year’s Day. We hit some chic spots in Manhattan as well as some more obscure locations – hidden gems such as a parking garage decorated with graffiti and neon lights as well as a stairway hiding in plain sight replete with a red bench adorned with Thai etchings. With Jennifer and Jared’s wedding just around the corner, we had the opportunity to create some stylized portraits and also get them warmed up for their big day.
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Very cool!!
[…] a destination wedding. Prior to their wedding, they flew up earlier this year (in May) for an engagement session in DUMBO, Brooklyn. These two were full of stunning surprises. Eric is a professional baritone and […]