You can see it in the way their eyes sometimes lock– they’ve found their sense of home in one another. Catherine and Joe first met when they worked together at the same accounting firm, and it took years of friendship and dating before Joe– never the planner– planned a romantic beach getaway and proposed. On…
I am so incredibly honored to have been featured on various wedding websites in the past few weeks and months. It is always so exciting to be accepted for publication, and it is still very surreal to see other people publishing my work. I am very grateful for the opportunity! Please click on any of…
They met in middle school, when Fernando was just a shy boy, struck by love at first sight. Nina just remembers asking him what middle school he was attending. Of course, they eventually started dating in high school, and after being together for seven years, Fernando proposed to Nina after dinner with her family at…
It was a beautifully warm day on 9.10.11, perhaps the most popular wedding date of the year. Kathleen got ready in her hotel room in South San Francisco, and then she hopped into the gorgeous 1946 Rolls Royce Bentley to join her husband-to-be at the church in San Francisco. A perfect way to start the…
It was a very chilly day, which is actually typical of our San Francisco summers by the coast. The skies were overcast, and the water a serene pale blue-green. But against the wash of the ocean were bright exclamations of color: a red carpet; the bold blue bridesmaid’s dresses; a radiant bride; and a bubbling…
Prepare yourselves for cuteness overload! I was invited to photograph little Deion’s second birthday party a couple weeks ago, and I had a great time wandering around with all the little toddlers. The birthday party was held at Joanna and Ray’s downtown San Francisco home with all these amazing views. Joanna and Ray with the…
It was extreme croquet and homemade soap that joined them together. But mostly the soap. He had you at the transesterification reaction! Long story short, they were inside having tea after a game of extreme croquet (crazy wicket placement!) when the fact that Ryan’s family makes their own soap came up in conversation. This otherwise…
Today’s post is a bit of a collaboration. I had the absolute pleasure of working with some amazing wedding vendors to create a beautiful styled shoot a couple of months ago, and we’re excited to share it here. Read on for part one of a three part series co-hosted by my fellow collaborators. Where do…
I have long coveted the beautiful look of letterpress. The paper has a beautiful, textured impression that can be felt by the fingertips. It looks so special and precious amidst our shiny, mass-distribution digital world. Letterpress is an old mechanical process involving giant finnicky old printing presses and plenty of manual labor (yes, you actually…
I have been slowly creating a new set of packaging for my photography business. I wanted something beautiful yet simple. I paired the turquoise in my logo with natural kraft tones, and I quite like the overall look that I ended up with. First up, my half-sized kraft pocket folders. This one was stamped with…
They met at work, and what began as friendship for over a year slowly turned into a romantic relationship. And then that turned Joe into a man with a plan and a question on Stinson Beach– Will you marry me? Of course, Catherine said yes. Over the years, Catherine and Joe have grown to find…
We began the day in a little oasis of calmness at the Omni Hotel of San Francisco. Cynthia was not nervous or anxious; she was ready. We entered the beautiful Merchant’s Exchange building across the street and took the elevators up to the Julia Morgan Ballroom on the 15th floor. Up in the bridal suite,…