Since then, their love has been growing and Rynxes contacted me a couple weeks ago with his plans for a surprise proposal!  It seems like fate that these two met at church, where Mylene was on her way to become a nun.  Rynxes chose to propose at the historic Cathedral of Our Lady of Angles.

On the day of the proposal (Sunday), the church had a gathering of 1000+ choir singers.   The acoustics was amazing and it made the day even more special!  For the past 2 weeks leading up to the proposal, Ryxnes made daily prayers and wrote notes in a book to share with Mylene.  If you personally know these two, ask for the story about the book and what happened to it.   =)

Rynxes wanted to have the proposal documented at the exact moment it happened, which meant I had to be in stealth ninja mode until then.   When they first arrived, I found them having a quite moment together in prayer.  I was hiding behind the pillars.  Thankfully the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angles is a popular tourist destination, so there were tons of other people everywhere with cameras.  I hope I blended in well and didn’t look like a creeper!

Then, they walked to a bench in the courtyard and had a short chat.  Soon after, he got down on one knee!

She was so surprised and emotional… and I was so excited for both of them!  Her answer was “okay!!”   I snapped some pictures as they were both glowing!  This was so fun, and I’m totally honored to be able to document this moment in their lives.

After some pictures, we said adieu… but little did Mylene know that Rynxes had another huge surprise waiting for her.  He invited 60 of their closest friends and family to a surprise dinner at Miceli’s Italian Resturant in Studio City.

This was the look on her face when she first entered and saw everyone!

Near the end of the night, we took a family pictures with their parents, and some of the guests.

How romantic is this story~!?  I want to say a big congratulations to Rynxes and Mylene!!  Here’s to many more moments to come.  =)

Here’s what the event was like last year at the ACE Hotel in Palm Springs!

HITCHED at Ace Hotel Palm Springs! from heather kincaid on Vimeo.

Shana and Brandon’s Wedding at Gainey Winery.  Los Olivos, CA

Laura + Chris’ Wedding, Santa Barbara Zoo

Kelly and David’s Destination Wedding: Yosemite, CA

Anne and Peter’s Wedding, Verandas Manhattan Beach

Jen and Rylan’s Wedding, Seven Oaks Country Club, Bakersfield

Reagan and Ken’s Wedding, Sherwood Oaks Country Club

Monina and Matt’s Wedding, Calamigos Equestrian Center Burbank

Karina and Kevin’s Wedding, Malibou Lake

Tara and Timmy’s Backyard wedding

Tina and Armando’s Wedding, Sportsman Lodge

Melissa + Ray’s Wedding, Walnut Grove.  Moorpark, CA

Manami + Nick’s Wedding, Museum of Art Long Beach

Danielle and Gabriel’s Photobooth

Engagements

Personal: My engagement at Joshua Tree

Bridal Photoshoot: Las Vegas

Portrait: Paul Kenny

Sony E3 for Playstation, Jane’s Addiction

Mindy: Feather’s Photoshoot (unblogged)

My favorite lunch, sea-bass ceviche.  Desserts were also amazing!

Cigar Rolling demonstration.

Debi Nova.  (The Costa Rican “Shakira”)

I just couldn’t help taking lots of pictures of Dave Navarro…  he’s not too bad to look at. 

Some other things going on included hip hop and ballet dancers.

I dunno the name of this DJ, but he was awesome!  Gotta love the eye contact.  =)  Hey-yo!

I didn’t want to blast her too much with my bright flash, so these two below were taken in a very very low light situation and edited later for the vintage look.  Jeremy is playing sax and Billy on drums.

Today is also day 2 of my 365 challenge.  (I have agreed to take a picture of myself/my life everyday for the next year and post it online.)  I really liked the lighting outside of the bar, so this is my shot from today.  I probably won’t post every picture of myself on the blog everyday, but if you’re curious on the progress I’ll try my best to post them HERE.  Feel free to post a comment or critique on your favorite photos, it will be very encouraging for me to know someone else sees them.  =)

After peeking at the picture above, I noticed the spotlights in front of the building.   I asked Anita if she would volunteer as my model.  She was kind enough to allow me to oblige.  I love how her eyes pop in these two pictures, wow.

It’s not everyday I get to photograph a Bar Mitzvah, and even fewer times a Bar Mitzvah at the House of Blues! Alex celebrated his special day with close friends and family.

The decoration was absolutely beautiful and fit for a teenage boy.  The place cards had guitar picks, a very cute idea!

Welcome to “Club Alex”

Tracey (Alex’s mom) with some friends during cocktail hour at the upstairs bar.

The videographers interviewed the kids from a cat’s perspective.   It made the kids curious and giggle.  There was also a photobooth set up for the kids to take home some pictures instantly!

After cocktail hour, the balcony opened up to reveal the dance floor and main party area.   You can kinda see the layout of the party in this picture, with the party photobooth area at the top left, main floor in the center, a bit of the stage on the bottom right corner, and surrounding all of that was seating for guests to enjoy the amazing dinner.  Some cool things they had for the kids was a smoothie bar, and donut station!

Groovy David Entertainment kept the energy up and the party going on the dancefloor!   On the right, 2 dancers strike an athletic pose.  Wow, they are fit!

During the hora, Alex does a quick pose for the camera.

The kids played lots of games.  The one pictured below shows the kids in teams formed into 2 lines.  Each team has to pass a ball over their heads to the person behind them, and the last person in the line runs the ball back to the front.  Everyone does this until they return to the original line position.  The first team to do that, wins!

And the last shot of the night, Alex with all his friends.   His party was so fun and I’m sure it will be a night to remember for the rest of his life.  Mazel tov Alex!