I am honored to present to you today, the wedding of Kyaw & Suzanne. I’ve shot a lot of weddings over the years, but this particular wedding is very special and close to me. The reason being is that Kyaw just so happens to be one of my closest childhood friends. Back in the 90’s, I was a lonely 5th grader who had just moved to Queens New York, and didn’t know anyone other than my family. My english was still rusty, so I wasn’t as confident about talking to others or making friends. I remember in school, Kyaw was one of the first person who actually made the effort to talk to me, and we instantly became friends. After a few weeks, we became best friends, and pretty much did everything together. Besides hanging out in school and going to most of the same classes, we had our after school ritual of going to the local deli to get some sour straw candies, and then heading over to a comic book store right across the school, which not only had comics, but also had arcade games like NBA Jam, Monster Truck Madness, and Street Fighter II. To a kid in the 90’s, that’s basically the holy grail. Our time mainly consisted of collecting NBA and Marvel trading cards (I still have them somewhere), reading comics, playing games, talking about which girls we kinda liked, talking about how strict our parents are, going over to each others home and playing more video games, and talking about really important topics like ‘Which power ranger is the best’ [that would be the Green ranger of course!]. To be a kid, have no worries, and just play video games all the time… those were the days. I would give anything to go back to that time! After a year and a half, we moved to North Carolina, but Kyaw and I still remained friends, and kept in touch.
Fast forward 20 years, and I found myself moving back to New York. When I met up with Kyaw again, it’s like nothing had changed, and both of us were instantly reminiscing about the good ‘ol days of 5th grade. What was even cooler is that Kyaw told me that he had finally met the girl of his dreams, Suzanne. Kyaw met Suzanne through a site called how about we, and by his 3rd date, he knew that she was the one, and had asked her to marry him. I was super stoked for Kyaw, but even more excited when he told me that he wanted me to photograph his wedding! I of course had to meet this dream girl, so I had the chance to meetup with Suzanne, and even through the brief encounter, I could tell that she was an amazing person, and had a very down to earth personality. On top of that, Suzanne has one of the best hand writing that I’ve seen on anyone! I know that’s a strange thing to mention, but no one really writes these days, so it’s a remarkable skill in my opinion. These two have such a natural chemistry, that there’s really no surprise that they wanted to marry each other.
This was a very fun wedding, with really fun people all around. Suzanne looked stunning, just regal in her dress, and I’ve never seen Kyaw as happy as he was on their wedding day. It also had a lot of fun quirks that only someone growing up in the 90’s would appreciate, such as basketball trading cards as table gifts, superhero themed cufflinks, and customized sneakers for all the groomsmen! It was an honor photographing this wedding, and I am really happy for one of my best friends fo find true love. Without further ado, I present you the wedding of Kyaw and Suzanne. If you like any of the photos, feel free to click the ♥ on the photo directly, and/or leave a comment below. Please also hit the like on the facebook page, because it feeds my ego!
