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He walked her home after the swing dance lesson.
He asked her out on a date.
And that’s how it began.

To sum it up, one word: COOL. Mary and Leif are cool.
I love having clients I could be friends with. In fact, that is how it should be.
I want to be friends with my clients, and I love it when things click.
engagement

“We brought flowers.” said Leif.
“We like props.” said Mary.
But the truth is, those are not just ordinary props. Leif has been giving Mary flowers everyday since they got engaged.
That is the sweetest thing I’ve heard.

We stopped briefly at the uber chic Aster Cafe before we continued shooting.

There are so many good ones I want to share, so here’s a slideshow from their fantabulous engagement session. Mary and Leif, the song is for you!
Please click HERE to download the flash player if the slideshow doesn’t work on your browser. Enjoy! : )
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Mary and Leif, I had such a great time hanging out with you (watch out for aggressive cyclists on the bridge!!) and hearing more of your story. I am so thrilled to be a part of your wedding this summer.

Until then, keep laughing. : )

cheerfully,
Ai Ling

A stranger said to them, “You two should dance because you guys look so cute together.”
And they did.
And they have been together since.
And it has been seven years.

A few days ago I met with Amanda and Ellis at the chic St. Anthony Main area for their engagement session. These two are so stylish, and fun to be around with. I had such a great time working with them! Lots of favorites, I am really having a hard time to decide which one to post, so I am going to post them all. Brace yourself for Amanda and Ellis’s awesomeness. They totally brought it.

Amanda has the most gorgeous blue eyes.

The glorious evening light. Yummy.

I usually have a very strong idea when I process a photo, a particular feel that I want it to be, but with this session, I really can’t decide. I am leaning towards the black and white ones because they reminds me of the Calvin Klein ads — Amanda and Ellis, maybe you guys should consider modeling!! : )

So, color or black and white? What do you think?

Playing with focus point.

Hot shoes and one-of-a-kind engagement ring!

Amanda and Ellis, thank you for sharing an evening with me and letting me to get to know you better. You guys are beyond fabulous. I hope the wedding planning is going smoothly, and congratulations on the new house! I look forward to photograph your wedding!!

warmly,
Ai Ling

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Calista - They look cute together.. Mary has real beautiful eyes too! I like the piggyback shoot, they look real cute together!! haha, they are wearing the same color shirts!! Real cute! I LOVE the second picture :)
It’s so sweet of Leif to give flowers to Mary everyday..
I can feel the love by just looking at ur pics, well done!

Nazra Z. - Hey Ai Ling! I’ve missed your photos a lot. I’ll be busy checking out all the fun I’ve missed here.

Amélie - OMG Ai Ling, there are sooooooo many beautiful photos of this session !!! So full of life, fun and love ! This is incredible. As I was looking at them I kept thinking : ok, remember this one, I want to write how much I love it in the comment. But I can’t do it, there’s just too man photos I love. Congratulations !!

Mary - Ai Ling! I love love love the pictures!! You caught so many of our goofy, quirky moments and still managed to make us look good. Thanks for making the session so much fun and for getting us to climb onto so many things…it was totally worth it!

ailing - Calista, isn’t that just the sweetest thing you’ve ever heard? :)

Hey Nazra, nice of you to drop by! :)

Amelie, thank you! They are such an awesome couple, I had so much fun working with them.

Mary, I am so glad you like the pictures!! The climbing part always makes me nervous, but you guys are so awesome!!

Laurie Larson - I really love the pictures, especially the slideshow. How beautiful.
I know you two really love each other, and you will be happy together.
Take care of each other.
Love,
Mom

Connie - Hey – I just realized that I havent been sharing the love lately :) Just wanted to let you know how awesome the recent posts have been. I love the processing that has become your style. Great work Ai Ling!

ailing - Thanks, Laurie!

Hey Connie, thanks for stopping by! :)

Ling Photography . Photo blog » mary and leif’s wedding - […] is not much more can be said about Mary and Leif except their wedding day just busted at the seams with awesomeness! By walking to the reception […]

Ling Photography . Photo blog » mary - […] her amazing engagement session to her fabulous wedding, I have gotten to know Mary better and I truly enjoyed working with her. So […]

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Calista - Oh my God!!! I LOVE SPRING!! haha… real nice.. it has been quite some time didn’t see you capturing those plants and flowers.. very nice, it’s amazing!!! they look like full of life in your pictures! Well done, well done, well done!!!
I really, really love these..

Amelie - This is sooooo refreshing and so beautiful !! I love all this spring bokeh and pink and green ! I hadn’t realized you had a house and a backyard, I had assumed you lived in an apartment :D Good for you !

I also didn’t know about rhubarb flowers .. good to know :)

This post was like a breath of fresh air and a vitamin overload, thanks for that :)

ailing - Hey C, I will send you the ones you like for your desktop. :)

Amelie, the 1.2 lens really makes awesome bokeh. We live in a small house with a little front/back yard. :)

Lauranne - what a wonderful lens… the shot with the dandelions taking the world and the house in the background is awesome, awesome, AWESOME !!

ailing - Hey there, Lauranne!!
A lot of people might want to strangle me for saying this, but I love dandelions.
There, I said it. LOL

Vanessa - these are all just so so lovely…

hope you are doing well and feeling good little lady!
xo
V

ailing - Hi Vanessa, I am doing alright.
Hope you are feeling good too!!! :)

Colleen - These pictures make my soul sing! So beautiful!

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Amanda and Ellis - We love the photos, thank you so much!!
As for your question about black and white or color, in some pictures we really love the black and white, but others we really love the color. My eyes really pop out! You did such a fabulous job! We couldn’t be happier! Thanks again and we are even more excited for our wedding day!

Amanda and Ellis

Calista - Absolutely gorgeous! I LOVE Amanda’s eyes, really nice! I don’t really like blue eyes, but hers are so beautiful! The photos are great! I prefer the color ones as the blue eyes are really nice, it’s a waste if they are not shown in the photo. Black and white ones are nice too :) Well done! They look great together!!!
Congratulation to Amanda and Ellis!
Well done!

ailing - Thank you! :)

Ling Photography . Photo blog » amanda and ellis’s wedding - […] Amanda and Ellis met each other seven years ago. They are married seven years later on the same day. : ) Their first time seeing each other that day. I had so much fun working with the awesome wedding party. The ceremony was held at Elim Lutheran Church. … and, the new Mr. and Mrs.!! After the ceremony we headed for some celebration at Mad Jack’s Sports Cafe. Amanda and Ellis had their reception at the beautiful Edinburgh USA. This is such an amazing wedding. I have SO many favorites to blog, so please click and watch the slideshow below to enjoy the rest of the story. . […]

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