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rockychoi — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:32:58 +0000

ROKChoi.com is undergoing some upgrading. Please hang tight as we work go through a few changes, we appreciate your patience while we populate the new galleries!

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Shelly + Raghu {Wedding}

rockychoi — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:36:20 +0000

Shelly and Ragz had their awesome engagement back in January where we shoot at the Berkley Church and Field house. We had so much fun and definitely developed a good bond in preparation for the big day. You have to check out the shoot!

Fast forward a couple months and we have arrived to their wedding date! The day began bright and early with their prep and Shelly was upbeat as ever even if she was up since 5:30! Ragz was just hanging out and even got in a good workout before we got to his suite to capture some of his prep.

We got to Apollo where everything was happening to start coverage on the ceremony, Diya Decor did a great job with the Mandap! Take notes guys, if you want to save on time, have everything at one location and get really good decor people as they can create completely different looks for the same space!

Weather was not cooperating but we had some great planning before to have some back up locations for the photoshoot in case things didn’t pan out. We headed to the trusty Mississauga Civic Center where we know like the back of our hand to get some great capture of Shelly and Ragz. They are totally pros now after our engagement shoot! I wished we shot forever but the time table tells us it’s time for the couple to get back to change into their evening wear.

The reception brought us back to Apollo where the hall was transformed into a beautiful setting with a peacock blue theme. Everything tied in nicely to an eventful night where friends and family celebrated these two awesome individuals’ union!

I enjoyed working with Shelly and Ragz so much and can’t wait to start designing their album!

For the full slideshow, please click here
Enjoy the photos!

Venue: Apollo Convention Center
Decor: Diya Decor
Cupcake Tower: The Cupcakery Toronto
Photoshoot location: Mississauga Civic Center
Cinematography: ULM Productions

Sheila + Vasu {Wedding}

rockychoi — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:31:28 +0000

When I met with Sheila and Vasu and was told that their wedding is going to be held at the ROM, my eyes lit up! I have been to the ROM on numerous occasions as a kid and also at recent exhibits but never crossed my mind to cover a wedding there! The ROM offers a polished and modern setting with the Crystal and also historical architecture with the original building.

The day started out with Sheila and Vasu getting ready at the Park Hyatt. Everyone was having a great time in two the two suites where there must have been at least 20 people! We moved on to have their couple shoot before the ceremony around the ROM. It was pretty intense part of the day since we only had a limited time before the ceremony and we had to cover multiple exhibit halls. The staff at ROM were on the ball about everything and efficiently took us to ever location that Sheila and Vasu wanted photos at.

The ceremony was held at one of the function halls at the ROM where Sheila and Vasu had a clean and elegant setting in the hall. The ceremony went very smoothly with lots of beautiful emotions! Reception was held at the ROM’s main foyer where family and friends celebrated and the bridal party put on a great dance performance! The couple had a live band that really jazzed up the night, it was all about the experience and having a great time this night!

All the best Sheila and Vasu!

Venue: Royal Ontario Museum
Make up: Lang @ Salon Dive

Steph + Derrick {Photobooth}

rockychoi — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:27:24 +0000

Check out all the fun shots from the photobooth at Steph and Derrick’s wedding!

Steph + Derrick {Wedding}

rockychoi — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:26:14 +0000

I met Steph when she was a bridesmaid for Ann and Mike’s wedding in 2010. Really cool how Steph and Derrick met each other. Steph is from Toronto while Derrick is from Australia. Two people from the opposite sides of the world met up in Hong Kong and decides to settle there and get married!

The wedding was very relaxing and mainly a fun get together with all of Steph’s family and friends. Everyone was here to celebrate and to have a great time. The ceremony was simple and elegant with lots of emotions! Steph put a lot of thought into the details to keep the guests entertained. There were a lot of small games to keep the night going.

Everyone had an amazing time just catching up with each other!
Congrats Steph and Derrick!

Shelly + Raghu {Engagement}

rockychoi — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:36:25 +0000

Winter sessions are always a bit tough in terms of location choices and also the experience of the shoot since most couples don’t want to look like Michelin Man. Shelly and Raghu picked one of my FAVOURITE locations in Toronto for their engagement session! The Berkeley Church and Field House offers SO MUCH character and options, truly a photographer’s dream! I can’t say how much I love this place and I’ll let the photos speak for themselves!

We went back and forth to pick out places that has sentimental value to Shelly and Raghu. Berkeley Church is where they met during a function. I really appreciate when a couple puts some thought into putting together a photo session that includes elements and locations that has sentimental value for them. They can really connect with the place and with the images afterwards. It makes a big difference!

We later went to Liberty Village to visit one of their favourite cup cake pages, For the Love of Cake. They offer a ton of different funky flavors! Got to try their Guinness chocolate cupcake!

Locations
- The Berkeley – Church and Fieldhouse
- For the Love of Cake
- Liberty Village

Athena + Benson {Engagement}

rockychoi — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:51:04 +0000

I met Athena and Benson through Debbie, a friend from school, and I knew that I did not have to convince them much since Debbie did most of the convincing for me!!

This is our first of two engagement shoots and took place in the fall. We wanted to focus on some fall fashion and I encouraged Athena and Benson to put some thought into the wardrobe selection. They actually brought their entire wardrobe to the shoot!! hahha!!

I was able to find this half torn down barn near where I live and everything seemed safe enough to shoot at. Sad to say that it’s probably completely torn down at this point.

Looking forward to the next shoot!

Jenny + Johnny {Engagement}

rockychoi — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:15:06 +0000

Jenny and Johnny wanted to incorporate a place that meant something special to them in their engagement session. So naturally, the place where Johnny proposed to Jenny would be the perfect spot!

We decided to just having a nice casual day of wine tasting in the wine country. I had to pick out some spots and who better to ask than my buddy DFang. David, a wine consultant, invites me to go up to wine country a few times a year where I get hammered while he has sophisticated conversations with industry people, classy.

The weather was amazing and the light was perfect with a slightly overcast day with pockets of sun near the end of the shoot. We went around to a few spots to enjoy the afternoon and stopped whenever we saw something cool. Very relaxed and casual and it absolutely shows in the images!

Protected: S + A {Engagement}

rockychoi — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:34:41 +0000

Christine + James {Photobooth}

rockychoi — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:50:04 +0000

A fun set of images from the photobooth from Christine + James’ wedding!