Yulia and Jordan are getting married in Colorado but wanted to have their current home, San Francisco, as the backdrop for their engagement session. We spent a quiet afternoon wandering around Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park before catching a gorgeous sunset at the top of Grandview Park.
A + O's lovely Palm Springs destination wedding is featured on Junebug Weddings this week! From the stylish Ace Hotel ceremony and reception to the sunset portraits in Joshua Tree National Park, this is by far one of my favorite intimate weddings I've photographed. Absolutely loved these two! See more on the Junebug Wedding blog here!
Nhi & Michael's autumn in Lake Tahoe wedding at the Gatekeeper's Museum is featured on Borrowed & Blue this week! Check it out!
One of my favorite weddings from this past year is featured on Offbeat Bride this week. See more from Alanna and Vihang's purple themed nuptials here!
Anna & Alessandro's San Francisco City Hall and Poesia wedding is featured on Borrowed & Blue this week! Check it out!
Tan and Suzanne love nature so we headed up to the little redwood grove in the Oakland hills for their engagement session. I suggested we go early as I love the soft morning light that filters through the trees. After the redwoods, we headed over to a eucalyptus field where the spring grass had grown tall and lush. This part of Oakland truly is a special little spot in the spring!
Polly and Greg were married on a warm spring day at the San Francisco Film Centre in the Presidio. Their ceremony, officiated by Greg's hilarious step-brother, was held in front of the iconic blue doors with a view of the Golden Gate Bridge behind them. Afterwards, their guests were treated to cocktails and lawn games before the multi-course dinner inside the historic centre's reception hall where toasts and dancing kept the party going!
Wedding Venue: San Francisco Film Centre // Florist: Farmgirl Flowers // Hair & Make-Up: A-List Makeup // Rentals: Abbey Party Rents SF // Lighting: Janette's Events // Baker: SusieCakes // DJ: Chris "The Rebel" Debol
The Albany Bulb is one of my favorite places in the Bay Area. In the spring, it becomes overgrown with wildflowers which made it the perfect location for Sasha and Miles' maternity session. I met Sasha on my She Explores redwood hike I hosted last August and it was a honor to photograph her and her husband before the next chapter of their lives. (Since the shoot, the couple has welcomed their adorable daughter, Brooklyn into the world!)
Looking for something simple and elegant, the fourth floor of San Francisco City Hall was the perfect location for Becky and Peter's wedding ceremony. A lot more private than the usual rotunda weddings, the fourth floor also allowed for Becky and Peter to invite a lot more of their friends and family to witness their nuptials. Afterwards, we headed out to Lands End for some portrait where the ocean breeze did beautiful things to Becky's flowing BHLDN wedding gown. Definitely one of my favorite San Francisco locations! (By the way, the classic grand staircase shot was super important to Becky and Peter so we made sure to start shooting when city hall opened at 8AM! It was so nice to shoot the stairs without dodging tourists and other couples. For any other couples looking for an empty staircase, mornings are perfect!)
Renee and Tim's wedding at Studio 333 in Sausalito is featured on Artfully Wed! Check it out!
Jamie and Elena live in New York City but when they first met, Jamie was still living in San Francisco. Their long distance relationship met lots of hours on Skype and frequent visits between the two coasts. For their engagement session, they flew out to San Francisco for a visit and wanted to capture some of their favorite spots while in town. Starting in Potrero Hill, we captured the changing San Francisco skyline before heading over to the Palace of Fine Arts, where Jamie and Elena first exchanged "I love you's". Afterwards, we wandered around the Mission since it was the neighborhood they frequented when they first started dating (where these two crazy cat lovers stalked a stray with me!) As a friend of the couple, it was honored to capture these moments together and I'm so excited for their wedding this September in Brooklyn!
Laura and David are quite the international couple. She's Finnish and he's British and they've both traveled around the world together. They currently live in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam where they moved for David's work. When they decided to get married, they figured why not go some place completely different which also happens to have one of the prettiest city halls to elope! After their ceremony, we wandered around Hayes Valley and Baker Beach for some San Francisco-centric portraits.
