• Music & Mahjong

    Music & Mahjong

    It’s funny to look back and realize that it’s only been a year since Alex and I started playing mahjong with all our friends and just over a year since we bought a record player and started collecting vinyls. In that time, these two interests have become such big hobbies in our lives. It was…

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  • 40 Books in 2023

    40 Books in 2023

    I read 40 books in 2023. It was a banner year for celebrity memoirs, as well as heavy nonfiction that left me feeling largely doomed. But there were a few bright spots as well. Book covers in the graphic above are arranged from favorite (top left) to least favorite (bottom right). Below are some mini-reviews…

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  • Katelyn & Max | Lodge at Bodega Bay

    Katelyn & Max | Lodge at Bodega Bay

    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…

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  • 2023 Year In Review

    2023 Year In Review

    2023 was such a love-filled year. The fact that I am only now posting this review from Q2 in 2024 is an indication of how abundantly we’ve packed our lives from last year through to now. It was a year filled with travels, including Arizona and Texas for three more ballparks; Jackson, Wyoming for Alex’s…

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  • Holiday Gifts, 2023

    Holiday Gifts, 2023

    Each year, I collect small gifts along my travels and compile them into a holiday gift set for my wedding clients. It’s my way of sharing a small part of my year with my couples when they’ve shared such an important part of theirs with me. Here’s a little peek at what I sent out…

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  • Baby H | Mountain View Family Session

    Baby H | Mountain View Family Session

    What a joy it was to photograph this little family in their home. From posed portraits to all the in-between moments, Baby H and her doggo big sis were clearly ready to shine. Modeling is such hard work! Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based in San Francisco. View her work at annawu.com,…

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  • Our Healdsburg Minimoon

    Our Healdsburg Minimoon

    One week after our wedding, we went right back to Reeve Wines for their members’ weekend. We originally weren’t sure we would attend since we were literally just there, but instead we decided to stay the night in Healdsburg and turn it into a mini honeymoon! It’s always such a lovely time sitting at the…

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  • Emily & Chris | San Francisco City Hall Wedding

    Emily & Chris | San Francisco City Hall Wedding

    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…

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  • Irene & Martin | California Coast Maternity Portraits

    Irene & Martin | California Coast Maternity Portraits

    Irene and Martin have been on quite the life adventure in the last couple years. When they first booked me, it was for a multi-day photo session and City Hall wedding, but then life took over and family and personal circumstances meant they had to pivot from their City Hall plans. They were still wed,…

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