Emily’s sister had gone to school with Josh and stayed loosely connected to him through their ties to the college, until eventually she realized she should really introduce Josh to her little sister Emily. The rest was history! Emily and Josh quickly fell in love, and they are now engaged to be wed. We captured…
On a map, Sea Ranch doesn’t look all that far from San Francisco. Follow the edge of California northward, and it looks like you could hop right over to this section of the coastline in an hour or two. But of course, it’s actually quite a journey, as you follow the winding roads through valleys…
Welcome to the world, little E! This family has been on quite an adventure in the last few months, preparing for E’s arrival and moving across states and across the Bay, but it’s so wonderful to see everyone here and settling in to their new lives together as a family of four (including Pawblo the…
What an incredible miracle it is that Baby S is now here with us in the world, working her way from someone who didn’t even exist a year ago into whomever she’s going to become one day. And what a joy it is to get to meet her and to see my two good friends…
What a joy to reunite with Cynthia and Carolyn, this time on the East Coast! The Haeler family resides in New York, but all three times I had photographed them so far were in California, as they were here for their engagement, their wedding, and visiting family with little C. This time I got to…
Angela reached out to me months in advance to schedule a couple’s session for her and her boyfriend to commemorate their time in San Francisco, as they were on the verge of moving to a different city together. Great! I thought, Why only celebrate engagements and weddings? I would love it if everyone did more…
J & A are college sweethearts, having toughed out years of harsh winters together in the Northeast. Now that they have relocated to Stanford, they have moved on to nicer weather and are embarking on a whole new set of adventures together. We embraced a beautiful golden day on campus for their engagement session. See…
A very happy first birthday to this tiny man! His parents decided to throw him a Costco-themed party to mark this momentous occasion! Hahaha, absolutely delightful. Employee of the month every month, with his little hair net. Attendees filled out a trivia quiz with questions about Costco and about Leo and his parents! The prize:…
E visited Muir Woods with her whole family a while back, and she knew immediately that she wanted to come back and take her high school graduation photos there when the time came. Well, E is graduating next year! So the family made another trip, and we roamed around the ancient redwoods for these portraits,…
A and A were friends well before they started dating. Mid-pandemic, she asked him if he wanted to go on a bike ride through Golden Gate Park, which was now one big slow street, closed to car traffic. She just thought of it as an activity to do together as friends, but little did she…
Vivian and Dru were married in their back yard during the pandemic, but they never had professional photos to commemorate their engagement or their wedding. So we made up for it by hiking up Bernal Heights one evening with their pup in tow. The fog pulled over the city like a blanket, and the wind…
What a joy it is to document my dear friends Dan and Jeri as they journey into this next chapter of their lives! We embraced that warm South Bay sunshine for this magical session in the rolling hills of San Jose. I can’t wait to meet baby girl, and you can bet there will be…