Level Up in Pasadena

Last night, I was invited and helped out with the lighting/power for my friends: Desi, Theresa, the ladies of Fleuretica and many other awesome wedding vendors in the same building! It was called Level Up.


It is always nice to meetup with old friends and mingle with new people. The night was filled great food, music and great conversations....I believe about 300 people turned up for the event


I want to congratulate these awesome wedding pros and wish them the best with everything.....

Desi Baytan Photography http://desibaytan.com

Fleuretica http://www.fleuretica.com
TH Makeup + Hair Design http://www.thmakeupdesign.com

Muse Make-up Artistry http://www.musemakeupartistry.com

Skybox Event Productions http://www.skyboxeventproductions.com

Caroline Tran Photographer http://www.carolinetran.net

Two 1 Studios http://two1studio.com

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Sisterly love at the Huntington Beach Hyatt Wedding Event

The weather can always be unpredictable from the month of December to March. In Christine and Sonny's case, it felt like Summer in February. The weather was incredible and the view of the Pacific Ocean was awesome.

I first met Chris and Sonny last September. In our initial meeting, you can sense the tremendous sheer joy and enthusiasm from Christine. Sonny on the other hand, like most grooms, had some logistic concerns and trepidation....totally understandable. That's how I felt leading up to my wedding...lol. We were very privileged to provide a combination of dj, lighting & av services for this fun loving couple.

It was a small intimate gathering of good friends, colleagues and family. For music, a lot of Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Jack Johnson and a few old school Asian songs. Their first dance was to Seal's soulful "stand by me". ......1/2 way thru the wedding, Christine's grandpa, an Asian clone of the guitarist from ZZ Top with the beard, decide to drop an acapella on everyone....he rocked it.

For lighting, we used a combination of LED, Regular, pinlighting & Gobo for the room. You can probably see the distinct contrast between a wedding there without lights and Christine & Sonny's wedding with some lights.



One thing that I will always remember about this wedding, is the sheer love, the joy, the closeness and the affection of Christine and her 7 0r 8 sisters. It was like 7 or 8, I don't remember exactly but I did quickly introduced all of them during the family introduction. And trust me, all 7 or 8 these lovely ladies had such transparent happiness.......wow

Sonny & Christine, we wish you the best and thank you so much for having us part of your beautiful evening.


A big thanks to my friends Desi and Connie for the beautiful pictures.