A huge congratulations to Ellie Yang Camp on the launch of her remarkable book, Louder than the Lies! In a frank, conversational manner, Ellie offers such important insight and inspiration for Asian Americans on identity, solidarity, and self-love. I was so happy to be able to photograph two of her Bay Area book launch events….
In many ways it seems that the universe has long been conspiring to bring Kelly and Jeff together, and yet it took a long, long time for them to actually find each other, and longer still for them to realize they should be more than friends. Kelly and Jeff share so many of the same…
Summers in San Francisco can be notoriously cold and foggy, but Emily and Josh were rewarded with only the most beautiful, sun-kissed day for their wedding in the Presidio. Karl the Fog tried to make an entrance in the late afternoon but mostly observed the festivities from a respectful distance. And meanwhile, the guests were…
I am an enthusiastic supporter of portrait sessions for all seasons of life and for celebrating anything any time. Of course I was delighted to hear from my past couple Vivian and Dru when they suggested a portrait session for them and two other couples, one big group of six friends, celebrating one marriage and…
On a beautifully sunny day, in the middle of the city that Fima and Noah called home, they formalized their vows, signing their San Francisco marriage license as well as their Jewish marriage license, the ketubah, as their family members contributed their blessings to the couple. They had managed to meet at the onset of…
What a beautiful setting on a beautiful evening for this wedding welcome party. Katelyn and Max held their rehearsal dinner with their closest friends and family, followed by drinks and a book swap with all of their guests. Take a peek at some highlights below. Welcome party guests were asked to each bring a book…
Emily and Chris met almost a decade ago, when Chris asked her out to coffee and she responded by saying she only drinks tea… it turns out that as a Brit he actually just drinks tea too. They were engaged in 2018 and had every intention of getting married in 2020 and doing a grand…
It is not every day that of Scorsese’s Goodfellas, or a nightclub called Bimbo’s gets mentioned in the context of a wedding, but then again this couple is no ordinary couple. She is a professional flamenco dancer, and he is a sixth generation San Franciscan whose family is basically Bay Area royalty. They fell madly in…
I photographed a wonderful holiday dinner this winter, hosted by the lovely folks from Twrl Milk Tea, alongside several collaborators in their community. Twrl is a plant-based milk tea newly celebrating its launch into Whole Foods Markets. In addition, they wanted to honor the 90th anniversary of Norman Rockwell’s “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” painting…
Nina and Blake first met eight years ago, and their casual friendship took several years to grow at its own slow pace, before they finally looked at each other six years in and thought, should we try dating each other? The answer was yes. Absolutely. Their foundation was built very slowly but very solidly, and…
Amanda and Susana have been together for a decade, and they have built a strong and supportive foundation for their lives together in that time. They chose to have a small ceremony and lunch reception at Oakland’s Terrace Room overlooking Lake Merritt, before having a second banquet wedding up in Seattle for family. A very…
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…