At Andrew and Calli’s wedding last weekend, everyone joked “It’s about time!”, and even I recall Andrew asking me nearly two years ago about shooting his wedding in the future.
Long time coming or not, the weekend turned out beautiful. And everyone that was there had a great time. Andrew’s nervousness slowly left him – but turned into strong emotion and happiness. Where as Calli became more and more nervous as the ceremony approached – giggling and laughing in nervous excitement at being a little scared that things may not go perfectly.

I had a wonderful time being part of such an important day for these two. I know Andrew through a car group that I’m a part of… or should I say was a part of when I was living in the Bay Area. Andrew, too, was once part of that group. He now lives in Texas with Calli, but they returned to California for their wedding.

It was supposed to rain that weekend. However, as you can see, it turned out to be clear and sunny. It was windy, sure, but still a gorgeous day.

The entire day was full of laughter and jokes. Andrew is a huge dork… I’ll just say it. Calli is also making jokes and constantly making faces in all her photos. So I knew going into this that it was going to be one really interesting weekend. And while the image above may be romantic, scenic, or whatever “nice” word you want to use… there are others below that are much more “real” and true to their personalities. haha!

I’ll keep this short as I’ll be adding captions to many of the shots to help tell the story of their wedding weekend.

Read on after the break…

Cetrella, Half Moon Bay.

Andrew starting the introductions.

Heading down to rehearsal

Figuring out spacing and placement for everyone

Calli… being Calli. She makes huge goofy smiles and faces in about half the photos. You’ll see what I mean.

Meet Beefcake. She’s in the wedding. Lookin a little shaggy today, but that will change.

 

Gotta practice the kiss, right?

All of us sitting down for dinner after the rehearsal.

And one short speech by Scott, thanking everyone for traveling into town.

Sunday afternoon with makeup already started.
Calli yelled at me and covered her face since she hadn’t had her makeup done yet. Haha! Sorry!

Calli’s dress.

Most of these rings are for Calli.
On the left is Andrew’s wedding band. Middle is Calli’s engagement ring and Andrew’s grandmother’s wedding ring and engagement ring. On the right are Calli’s two thin wedding bands to go on both sides of her engagement ring.

Calli and Andrew’s rings

Make up time!

Andrew had a tent put on on Saturday due to rain. While it turned out to be a sunny day on Sunday for the ceremony, it worked out rather well. It helped shield the wind, and also kept the lawn from being muddy.

Now time to see the guys and get a few prep shots of them getting ready.

Andrew getting a little help from his older brother.

Scott, left, trying to figure out his pocket handkerchief.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a dress back done without a couple family members helping…

Calli, throwin out the sadface because of her veil gettin tangled up!

Something blue..

Beefcake, all fluffy and groomed for the wedding.

She knows who the real star of this show is…

Calli was starting to get really nervous. So a quick sip of wine before startin the ceremony!

Andrew was trying his best to hold it together. It was really sweet.

Calli kept looking at me while I was shooting! No! Look at Andrew!!! Haha!

Exchanging of rings..

They do!
You may kiss your bride!

Mr. and Mrs. Young!

I really like this shot, it’s cute. Calli turned and smiled right after Andrew kissed her when they went back in the house.

Calli and the girls!

This was honestly half Andrew’s idea…
Apparently this is a trick he taught Beefcake

We headed down to the water for some shots on the beach afterward.

The first shot in this blog, once more.

A nice cutesy kiss shot…

But seriously, this is much more “them” if you ever meet the Young’s.

A photo with me! Big cheesy smiles everyone!!

Trying to figure out the boutineers. They weren’t at the venue for the ceremony.

Gettin ready for the entrance. Andrew has his bouquet all set!

I see you too, guys!

“Woo! We did it!”

I made them take a nice photo with Calli’s parents. They came in from China for the wedding.

New siblings-in-laws

Matron of Honor Qing Qing, Calli’s best friend.

Scott, Vu, Asish laughing about something

Scott, the best man, talking about Andrew being a nice guy… Andrew laughing in agreement saying “Woman in the relationship. Right here… yep.”

Everyone kept tapping their glasses, so Calli stood up and kissed Andrew.

Andrew thanking everyone for their support, friendship and love.

There was a joke here or something that I’m forgetting… Because Qing Qing and Scott are laughing pretty hard.

Andrew and Calli make it to the S2ki table!

Andrew and Calli with all the S2ki family. Well, except me since I took the photo. Whoops! Haha

The cake was delicious… I tried both flavors. Haha!

First dance

Andrew and Calli had ribbons to write a prayer, thought, or anything you liked and tie it to this branch.

Pretty awesome cake photo… let’s be honest.

I definitely heard a “don’t smash it my face” comment after this photo..

Andrew was instructed to remove Calli’s heels. Then his shoes, too.

Game time!

For those not familiar… it’s a simple game with 10-20 questions where the bride and groom hold up the shoes representing their answer for the questions. Things like “Who made the first move?” “Who’s the better cook?” and “Who controls the money/wears the pants/etc?”.
It’s actually a lot of fun to watch.

Andrew startin to groove during the garter removal..

Gave Calli a little show and dance..

What’s hilarious are all the guys behind Andrew like “whooooaa!”

Calli & Andrew, May 15, 2011

Sandy and Mac stole Beefcake apparently for their photobooth session.

I made it one shot with almost the whole S2ki crew that was there.

I had a great time with Andrew, Calli, and their families. It was awesome to be able to do something like this for an old friend. I know Calli was excited to have me there to shoot since they had asked me quite a long time ago.

So, to Andrew and Calli: Thank you! I had a blast and you guys were both wonderful with everything. I hope you enjoy these previews from your photos. I’ll have the rest done as soon as I can!

To everyone else, thank you for reading!
Check back soon for more on upcoming shoots!