I love getting to see Candace and Derek’s wedding celebrations, which spanned two different years thanks to the pandemic, in this final form as beautiful wedding albums. They chose a gorgeous dusty blue leather cover, and the main album was debossed with custom calligraphy by Brown Fox Calligraphy. In addition to the medium sized book,…
It’s been twelve years since I last photographed Ilyssa for some fun portraits around Mission Bay. A lot has changed since then! I was delighted when Ilyssa reached out to do a new photo session, this time with her husband and three children. See a handful of favorites below. Anna Wu is a wedding and…
Megan and Hari were married last year, mid-pandemic, with only their officiant and a camera on a tripod as their witnesses. They were thrilled to be wed but really missed having their families there. So they planned the most thoughtful celebration for their one-year anniversary. Hari’s parents hosted the event in their back yard, and…
What a delight to meet Baby Z, two weeks after her arrival. And what a joy to see the whole family settling in to their new shape as a quartet. It was especially heartwarming to see how quickly and enthusiastically H has adapted to his role as big brother. See just a few of my…
It’s wild to think that two whole years have passed since I last photographed Jennifer and Gary for their engagement session up in Seattle. And yet, given the circumstances of the past two years, it’s hardly surprising. These two have been waiting patiently, closely monitoring public health guidelines, and they have had to reschedule twice….
This was such a sweet little portrait session with Annie and Jon as they are expecting their firstborn next month. It’s been a whirlwind last year with a big move back to California, both of them working in healthcare, and also managing to get married amidst the pandemic. It was a lovely little break to…
Welcome to part two of Jia and Suyash’s wedding celebrations! If you missed part one, the Indian pooja, you can visit it here. On day two, Jia and Suyash headed into the Santa Cruz mountains for a beautiful celebration at Chateau Partage, a little castle amidst the redwoods. The long-awaited day was finally here! See…
Jia and Suyash are the warmest complements to each other. Suyash is laid back and an avid reader. According to Jia, he excels at sitting still. Meanwhile, Jia is passionate, energetic, and never sitting still. On their first trip together, they visited Cuba, where Jia discovered Suyash’s questionable packing choices, and Suyash was introduced to…
If you’ve been following along, you might remember Elaine and Sean as the couple who had me hike two hours up and down a mountain for their engagement session. Of course it was completely worth it, not only because the setting was beautiful, but because Elaine and Sean were an absolute joy to be around,…
This was such a sweet double proposal. Aparna reached out to me to let me know that she and Shiv were planning their proposals together, and they would both be proposing, not as a surprise, but as something they wanted to do together. They had designed matching rings together, and each wrote a card that…
It is such an honor to be asked by a fellow photographer to photograph their family. I was delighted to meet Cassie’s parents and her sister on their long anticipated visit to San Francisco. We hiked up Bernal Hill for some golden hour magic! Dad and Rusty share a special bond. Of course they needed…
Daisy and Eric once walked down this stretch of coastline after Daisy had just met Eric’s entire extended family when she attended his grandmother’s birthday party. What a sweet place to return to in celebration of their engagement and upcoming wedding, remembering everything that has brought them here and being open to the journey ahead….