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Our Wedding Cakes

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Wedding Cakes-9We had amazing cakes for our wedding!

Jenny’s cake was a 5-layer french white cake with white fondant frosting, layers of fresh strawberries throughout and baked to feed three hundred people. The groom’s cake (that’s me) was a chocolate cake with chocolate fondant frosting and layers of fresh raspberries. Note: My cake was shaped as his and her suitcases with luggage tags all over highlighting the places we’ve been together.

Sadly, we didn’t even get to enjoy the cakes! In between greeting our guests, dancing and just being together, the night ended without more than bite we had while cutting the cake. Thankfully, we tried samples before the wedding and they were delicious. Everyone we’ve talked to since has commented on how fresh and tasty these french-style cakes were.

Here are some pictures to remember these tasty delights: [Read more…]

Wedding Reception Setup

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Reception Prep Pics-4Everyone we speak with about our wedding and reception remarks about how beautiful it was. And, I remember walking into the reception room prior to our guests and being caught off guard by how beautiful Jenny’s creation and plan turned out to be.

Jenny planned it all – the flowers, the chair covers, table setting, the positioning of art and photos, where the cakes and bar should be located and over other detail. Then, she continued with the Hors d’oeuvre, wine, champagne, surf-n-turf menu, cakes and party gifts. Finally, she topped it off with the a trio of violins playing during the reception.

Here are some pictures of the setup before our guests arrived: [Read more…]

Wedding Party Photoshoot

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Wedding Party Photoshoot-42After the wedding and family photos, the wedding party (Lisa , Theresa, Annie, Kamayani, John, Justin, Kevin, Shawn and Jenny and I headed out for a relaxing photoshoot – more laughing and playing than posing and fake smiles.

Between the limo ride, the bottles of champagne and a few laughs, we made stops in Uptown and at the Renaissance Hotel for pictures. Looking at the photos, I’m sure you can tell that we’ve all been friends for along time.

Here are a few photos of the wedding party: [Read more…]

Happy New Year – Here’s To A Great 2008

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Happy New Year!
Kirk and I wish you all the best this new year. As we close out 2007, we have a tremendous amount for which to be thankful:

  • Time spent with friends and family…
  • Health of our loved ones…
  • Friends; both new and old…
  • Career adventures…
  • …and an upcoming wedding (just a month away)

But, we are most thankful for close calls. Sometimes it’s the close calls the provide reason to evaluate who we are, what we want and what’s most important… We’ll close out 2007 thankful for our health, happiness and a deeper appreciation of what’s important to us!

Best wishes for 2008. Make it a great year!

Bridal Photos

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Bridal Pictures-15Beautiful… Elegant… Graceful… Alluring… Graceful… Sexy… Stunning… Lovely… Foxy… While I am about to marry this fascinating lady, the best part is that there is so much more to her than just looks.

Jenny is dedicated, brilliant, passionate, loving, committed, well-spoken, adventurous, romantic, generous, open-minded, calm, straightforward, resourceful, inventive, determined, fearless, funny, socialable, tough, imaginative, humorous, reliable, witty and sexy.

In just thirty-six hours, I’ll make this woman my wife. I hope you enjoy these pictures. Below Jenny in her wedding dress and her áo dài; the traditional Vietnamese ceremony dress: [Read more…]

Engagement Photos

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Engagement Pics-1In 56 days, 8 weeks, 1344 hours, or 80,640 minutes, I’ll be marrying my best friend, confidant, partner-in-crime and more. Today, we jumped in the car to snap our engagement pictures. It’s nice to be marrying a gorgeous girl… I highly recommend you find one.

We shot these pictures at a few different locations:

  • Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
  • West Blvd between North and South Blvd in Houston
  • Random street with some seriously colorful tags

You can find the rest of our engagement pictures below: [Read more…]

Airbags, Cell Phones & Second Chances

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4RunnerAccident-1This week has been a roller coaster; with literal ups and downs! On Monday, Jenny and I were involved in a completely avoidable, tragic accident that almost took our lives. Here’s what happened:

While in route to the gym, Jenny and I were crossing an intersection when our vehicle was struck in the right rear by a distracted driver on her phone. Our vehicle (the trusty Toyota 4Runner) flipped five times coming to rest upside down. Neither of the front doors would open, Jenny was unconscious, gas was everywhere, but we eventually made our way out the back. We were quickly taken to Memorial Hermann (downtown) Hospital; where we would stay for two days. A big thanks to Community Volunteer Fire Department Station 3. This team arrived minutes later as I was pulling Jenny out. They even broke the rules and transported us downtown instead of down the street.

We left the hospital with numerous cuts, fractured wrists, a broken nose (Kirk), a black eye, severe rib and pelvis bruising (Jenny) and several other non-life threatening issues. Six days later, life is starting to normalize and we’re moving… albeit slowly and painfully.

Here are a few pictures of the accident: [Read more…]

Airbags, Cell Phones & Second Chances

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This week has been a roller coaster; with literal ups and downs! On Monday, Jenny and I were involved in a completely avoidable, tragic accident that almost took our lives. Here’s what happened:

While in route to the gym, Jenny and I were crossing an intersection when our vehicle was struck in the right rear by a distracted driver on her phone. Our vehicle (the trusty Toyota 4Runner) flipped four times coming to rest upside down. Neither of the front doors would open, so we made our way out the back. We were quickly taken to Memorial Herman (downtown) Hospital; where we would stay for two days.

We left the hospital with severe bruises, cuts, a broken nose (Kirk), a black eye (Jenny) and several other non-life threatening issues. Six days later, life is starting to normalize and we’re moving… albeit slowly and painfully.

Here are a few pictures:

She Said Yes!

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She Said Yes-1

On January 13th, 2007, I asked Jenny to marry me and Jenny said “yes!” In doing so, she started the first chapter in our life together. So, here’s how it happened:

We flew to Chicago for a weekend of fun! We stayed at The James (a trendy hotel just walking distance from everything fun in Chicago). On Saturday morning, Jenny attended her last session while I did the pre-work for “popping the question!”

When she returned, we headed off to The Art Institute of Chicago and, later, for a walk through Millennium Park. Note: It’s important to remember it’s really cold in January. We hailed a cab and headed straight for The Signature Room at the 95th (John Hancock Building).

She Said Yes-2For those unfamiliar with Chicago, the John Hancock Building is the city’s tallest building and the Signature Room overlooks the skyline. We ordered a snack (cheese and champagne) and, after some time, I popped the question. For anyone wanting more details, you can ask Jenny yourself!

Afterwards, we headed to the Blue Water Grill (now closed down — shame) where the manager was waiting for us with more champagne. We had a fantastic dinner which ended with a great congratulatory plate of all their desserts. There were a few dozen roses on the stem and the same amount in petals awaiting Jenny back in at the hotel. You can ask if she was truly surprised. She looked it and, most importantly, she said yes!