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Allison + Keith.  Dolce Resort in Basking Ridge, NJ.  I hope you are sitting down, it’s an incredibly long one.

(She finally gave me a smile, after trying to get an image of her smiling all day.  Tough cookie!)

I knew from the moment I met Allison and her mother at the Dolce waaay before the wedding that this would be beyond awesome!  Allison + Keith, you two were ah-mazing!  Allison, you and your bridesmaids asked me this once I got to your room, to which I didn’t answer right away.

“Are we the most beautiful wedding party that you have ever photographed?”  (something along those lines.)  For once in a very long time, I truly didn’t know how to respond.  I know I should have said something, so I will say it here: Yes!  Not only were you and Keith, beautiful and full of character, but so was your entire wedding!  So much honesty and love, it is hard to deny the awesomeness of it all, hence the really long wedding blog post!

Thank you, Angelito, for 2nd shooting for me.  His images are mixed in here.  Also I made a brief timelapse of the part of the wedding which I hope you will enjoy.

reception timelapse

Happy and awesome adventures to you all!

~ Ted

Vendors:

Photographer: Ted Nghiem Photography

Make – up: Rebekah Castaneda (I am not sure she has a website, I will just post her email if you are interested in her work- rebekah4mac@yahoo.com)

DJ: DDM entertainment

p.s., I had to take out some images because the number of images on the blog post  out cause it kinda froze some people’s browser.

A preview of yesterday’s wedding.

Allee+Keith at the Dolce Resort in Basking Ridge, NJ.  Can’t wait to finish this set!

Sure his birthday isn’t till Sept. 14th, but this little guy is my favorite 2nd shooter.  Well when traveling.  There are child labor laws, remember?

But I felt like posting this to my wedding blog cause I was revisiting my Vietnam images.  I have been photographing my nephew since the day I first met him in 2004.  And I got plenty of videos and pictures that his future missus is gonna love.  hehehehe!  Good ol’photographer uncle!

Vincent… our special little guy is becoming a our special little big guy. 

Right after coming back from Brooklyn, the following night, I went to World Cafe Live to watch my friend’s band, The Better Half play.  My friend Pat Keating, drummer for the band, sent me a message if I wanted to attend the show.  I was like sure!  I knew Pat since middle school and he has always been a really honest and nice guy.  Family trait, I think, cause his brother Chris, likewise, is also immensely considerate, kindhearted, and honest.  Anyhoo, Saturday night, I thought to myself that it would be really fun, mostly, to be able to see them again.  Since the last time we saw each other was when Chris and Margot had their rehearsal dinner.   Oh congrats again, you two!  You know what I am talking about.  ;)

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It truly was fun!  now I need to tend to my ringing ears.. so much good, but loud music..hah!

Standing in line to see the show tonight and there is a light on…

Wait wrong song from a totally different band!  haw haw!

I went up to Brooklyn, for the first time, right after work in Princeton.  And it was pouring out.  The 5D2 is weather proof.. right?  Right??  So I meandered around Brooklyn since I had plenty of time before the show started.  On my train ride up, I came up with this really great engagement session idea!  See?  This is why I meander.  A lot.

The band, Goodnight Blue Moon, “…usually performs as a 7-piece which can involve Vocals, Guitar, Cello, Viola, Mandolin, Banjo, Trumpet, Bells, Drums, Upright Bass….. I’m sure I’m missing something….probably a kazoo or something. All of these elements in support of songs mainly by Erik Elligers and Mathew Crowley, deliver a new and interesting way to hear Americana/Folk-driven music.  Southern rhythms and progressions combine with northern melodies supported by a padding string section provide for a very different listening experience indeed. It almost sounds like ……Connecticut…” Had to pull it off of their bio, as they use a ton of instruments.  They played after a band from Boston called Canary played.  Some good music that night.

Sadly, right after their show I had to hustle to the F train to catch the NJT in time to catch the Dinky to get to my car before the garage locked.  So I hustled.