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S & H | Sacramento Wedding Photography
You might remember S & H from their elopement back in April. They weren’t originally planning to have a whole wedding reception, but with the encouragement of their families, they decided to throw a little shindig, complete with a bubbles show, taco truck, and sundae bar, all at their family brewery in Rancho Cordova. We…
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Allie & David | Silver Moon Silk Wedding Album
I love seeing weddings come together in this final form of an heirloom album. For Allie and David, we pulled together a medium-sized 10″ album and two 6″ minis for each of their parents. They all have this lovely grey silk on the covers as well. Take a little peek below to see what’s inside….
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History Adventures in the Bay
June was filled with so many adventures that I’m splitting it up into a handful of posts. Today, I’m sharing three of the history-related sites I got to visit as part of my 100 Bay Area Gems: Mission San Jose, Bale Grist Mill, and History Park San Jose. Here are the paintings I painted of…
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Solage Wedding with Hawthorn Flower Studio
I have loved documenting Melanie’s beautiful floral designs at her weddings this season. We headed to Solage in Calistoga, where the centerpiece of the reception was this dramatic hanging installation over the dance floor. So cool! And all of the actual centerpieces were also so beautiful, with a gorgeous palette of purples and yellows. Beautiful colors…
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Lavender Festival at Araceli Farms
This was such a fun little outing with my friend Tiffany. We heard about a lavender festival up in Dixon and decided to check it out together. This was the first year Araceli Farms has held the festival, so we tried to keep our expectations very low, but tickets were only $8 for the both…
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A Weekend Getaway in Lake Tahoe
Memorial Day Weekend was wonderfully spent celebrating my friend Paul’s birthday over at Lake Tahoe. But actually, I had to work both Saturday and Sunday morning, so I joined everyone else a day late and decided to solo staycation for an extra day afterwards too. Tahoe is really so lovely in the summer. See a…
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Silpa & Preetpaul | San Francisco Engagement Photography
Silpa and Preet share a love of photography, and it was an absolute delight to revel with them in this beautiful California sunshine. We began in the Marin headlands with the perfect scenic view into the valley, and we ended the session over at Land’s End in San Francisco. See some of my favorites below!…
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Julianne & Dan’s Family | Oakland Family Portraits
Julianne is a wonderful makeup artist whom I’ve loved working with over the years. I was thrilled to meet up with her for some family portraits with her boyfriend Dan, his kids, and their two adorable rescue pups Samson (the loveable big guy) and Holly Golightly (the slightly neurotic but wonderful little one). Such a…
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Bay Area Adventures | May, 2018
Let’s take a look back at May! I scouted a bunch more locations for my “100 Bay Area Gems” project, gathered with friends, and went to the Asian Art Museum three times in one week. Here we go! Office of Accountability getting wild as we gathered at my studio to share our goals for the…