crystal jean photography

update

crystal — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:15:06 +0000

summer wedding season is over for me and i am on a 6.5-week long trip to get some fresh air, inspiration, and dirty street food.

here’s where i’ll be:

8/21-28: taipei, taiwan
8/28-9/1: shanghai, china
9/1-4: chengdu, china
9/5-7: jiuzhaigou, china
9/8: xi’an, china
9/9-14: beijing, china
9/15-16: orlando, fl
9/17-18: miami, fl
9/18-21: new york, ny
9/21-23: boston, ma
9/24-26: yosemite, ca
9/27-29: austin, tx
9/30-10/2: portland, or
10/3-4: baltimore, md
10/5-6: philadelphia, pa

reachable by email in all but a few of those places, and will be updating here with photos periodically, as well as on my tumblr if you’re interested in the inane daily stuff. :)

postcards! send me your address if you’d like one, and tell me which place(s) you want one from.

sneak peek: petit plume

crystal — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:27:55 +0000

a snippet of tonight’s shoot with the beautiful tana! these lovely intricate hair accessories were made by genie of petit plume. she’ll be selling her goods at unique oc this weekend, so check it out. :)

jen + siu-ling: wedding in corona, ca

crystal — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:44:00 +0000

jen & siu-ling, the sweetest of high school sweethearts, at the green river golf course.

i love this one — jen’s dad kept sneaking a peek over at the radiant bride. :)

fun times on the dance floor with siu-ling! :D

sneak peek: kristen + walter

crystal — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:56:44 +0000

a sweet detail from kristen & walter’s wedding yesterday — the releasing of monarch butterflies at the end of the ceremony!

editing like crazy this week. expect many blog posts to come. :)

cucina urbana & chocolat (san diego, ca)

crystal — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:58:57 +0000

tried this new place called cucina urbana on my last trip to san diego. i first read rave reviews on a couple of blogs, and it did not disappoint! make sure you make a trip out there if you’re in san diego. :)

on a wednesday night it was packed with people, so make sure you make reservations–but if you wander in, they’ll probably seat you at one of the cool communal tables below.

i LOVED their chandeliers.

polenta + ragu, short rib pappardelle. two dishes worth going back for. :)

afterwards, i was tempted to make my usual stop at extraordinary desserts, but we opted to try something new since we were only a couple blocks from chocolat. dark chocolate + hazelnut gelato sundae? HELLO. (p.s. why doesn’t LA have good dessert spots? anyone have suggestions?)

colors of summer

crystal — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:51:32 +0000

sometimes i forget about the beauty that exists right in my backyard.

annie + jim: wedding in cypress, ca (part 2)

crystal — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:53:34 +0000

more from annie and jim’s wedding at the navy golf course seal beach (see part 1):

annie + jim: wedding in cypress, ca (part 1)

crystal — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:59:20 +0000

my absolutely favorite thing about shooting weddings is the people i get to meet–and annie and jim are the perfect example. even though we’d only met for the first time during their engagement session, they’ve really become the dearest of friends to me. and meeting their friends and family showed just how big their hearts are–it was obvious that they are adored by many. ;) thank you, annie and jim for welcoming me into your lives. have the time of your lives in taiwan and mauritius… i’ll try not to be too jealous. (venue: the navy golf course seal beach)

p.s. many thanks to my good friend rebecca for shooting with me… you are indispensable! love you!

how cute are annie and jim’s place cards! it totally reflects their fun-loving, laidback personalities.

i love this one of the guys right before the ceremony (taken by becca)

this is the tamest photo i could find of the boys. there are soo many hilarious outtakes i wish i could post, but promised i wouldn’t. :P (this one’s becca’s shot!)

let’s just say… the girls nailed the jumping shot on the second try. ;)

annie + jim: preview

crystal — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:12:02 +0000

will be posting annie and jim’s wedding tomorrow! but first, a super cute image from their rehearsal… never seen a girl so happy to be pretend-married :D

dorothy + pete: engagement in newport beach, ca

crystal — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:20:20 +0000

i’ll be honest, i had a really hard time narrowing down the images from this shoot! we were blessed with the most wonderful light and i’m in love with all the rich, beautiful colors. dorothy and pete live in denver now, so we were lucky to catch the most beautiful of beach days on the weekend they were visiting. they’re so good in front of the camera, they make my job super easy. congratulations, guys! :)