Together we have a great time and fit very well together, we get up first every other morning to fix the other one breakfast. We agree on small things like what color our couch should be but also on more important matters such as how our future should be and general values. Like peas and…
Back in November, we gathered a small group of friends and set out to try the newest three-star Michelin restaurant here in San Francisco: Benu. Chef Corey Lee is a French Laundry alum, and the concept at Benu is all about taking that culinary background and adding a strong Asian influence. It’s inset from Hawthorn…
I first met Shau-Ru and Ed when we filmed their wedding three years ago. It’s since become our tradition to photograph their anniversary portraits each year. This year, we went for a “travel” theme. Shau-Ru and Ed met me in the northwest corner of San Francisco and explored an area new to them. We were…
Cindy and Joey first met through each of their best friends who had been dating each other for about a year. It didn’t take long before Cindy and Joey were inseparable. Some of their earliest dates were at Delfina and the surrounding area in the Mission District of San Francisco, so we returned to the…
Aakriti and Chris first met when she interviewed him for a job. It was 9 in the morning and only thing Aakriti was interested in was her coffee. But over the next few months, they got to know each other, and after Chris’ constant pursuits, they finally went on a date and never looked back. On a…
Esther and Robert will soon be wed in their destination celebration in Thailand, but first, we met up for a lovely San Francisco engagement session, complete with their fluffy little dog Soju. See some of the favorites from this gorgeous couple below! Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based in San Francisco. She…
Kim and Joir-dan met in high school, but it was not love at first sight. They annoyed each other and then became friends before they finally started dating in college. They lived all over the United States and spent much of their relationship long-distance from each other. Almost eight years later, they got engaged. We…
Since the beginning of 2014, I have been working on my year-long personal project, Art for Art. Once a month, I find a fellow photographer whose work I admire, and I photograph them; they photograph me. View the full set of previous shoots in the series here: Art for Art. October’s shoot was with Matthias. Our Styles Anna: Matthias has…
Thanks to an awesome hotel deal, I snagged a $25/night stay at Hotel Tomo, an adorable boutique hotel in San Francisco’s Japantown. Sure, it was a random Tuesday in the middle of the week, but I am not one to pass up the opportunity to enjoy a “staycation” right here in San Francisco. So I packed…
“I fell in love like you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once.” The quote from The Fault in Our Stars perfectly describes how Dora fell for Ken. It took two years of friendship before they began dating, but once they did, everything came together perfectly. And one day on a pier just behind Coqueta restaurant in…
Since the beginning of 2014, I have been working on my year-long personal project, Art for Art. Once a month, I find a fellow photographer whose work I admire, and I photograph them; they photograph me. View the full set of previous shoots in the series here: Art for Art. September’s shoot was with my friend, neighbor,…
Alcatraz is just one of those tourist destinations that I’ve never really felt compelled to visit. It’s right there in the middle of the Bay, so close and yet so far. But the thing that finally pushed me to buy a ferry ticket was hearing about a new art installation that just opened on the island: Ai…