Hannah and Eric have been together for six years, she the caring and headstrong East Coaster and he the thoughtful and open Midwesterner. When they decided to get married, they wanted to head to City Hall but make a day of it, bringing their families in to California and taking a bit of a tour…
We are back with part two of Priyanka and Karthik’s beautiful wedding! Here on the main wedding day we have the baraat (complete with a horse ridden down the police-cordoned street), the ceremony (with gorgeous ombre chairs set in the round), and the reception (with a heartfelt father-daughter dance, lovely speeches, and a special performance…
Priyanka and Karthik were wed in a spectacular Indian wedding that spanned four days and two states! I am happy to share the first three days of the wedding below, and the main ceremony and reception day will be in a second post to follow. We start at Priyanka’s family home in Indiana with the…
Joy and Shuai went to the same university but barely spoke to each other then. Their paths crossed again when Joy unknowingly joined the company where Shuai worked. They finally made their connection and have been together for over seven years since. On a Monday afternoon, they brought some of their closest friends with them…
Tiffany and Tevis actually grew up on the same street in Palo Alto, attending the same elementary school. But because they were a year apart, they never met in California. In fact, they met on the opposite side of the earth in Kenya, where they now run a startup developing sustainable forestry in Africa. But…
Leslie and Patrick were both at a friend’s holiday party in San Francisco back in 2008. Their eyes met from across the room. Patrick was busy eating gingerbread cookies when Leslie and her friend approached. Leslie described living in Oakland, and Patrick described being a waffle connoisseur. They got waffles in Oakland together and the…
Allison and Sean knew they wanted a true elopement, to pick up from their lives in Florida and to head somewhere else to tie the knot, no other people, no other fuss. And so they chose San Francisco City Hall, this most beautiful of venues, to do so. They had the loveliest of officiants, they…
Teresa and Steve were wed in a simple and beautiful ceremony at San Francisco City Hall. We met for a wonderful portrait session with just the two of them, and then their families joined them for their wedding. See just a few glimpses of the day below. Congratulations, Teresa & Steve! Anna Wu is…
One of the first things I learned about Evangel and Edwin was how incredibly important the Coast Guard is in their lives, and soon after, I also learned how important their families are to them. Evangel grew up a child of the Coast Guard, with her father serving throughout her childhood. And Edwin is in…
Their first date was at a boba shop, and then Dennis decided to show up to Jennifer’s dance class every week until she agreed to be his girlfriend. I suppose she found it endearing, because she said yes to being his girlfriend, and then said yes again to being his wife. They were wed in…
Patty and David met while they were in graduate school at the University of Michigan. But after they started dating and once they finished each of their programs, Patty moved to New York City and David was off to Chicago. Three years and countless flights later, they finally decided to make their way over to…
Tien and Jeremy’s love story is a global tale for the modern age. Jeremy is Korean but grew up in Michigan and later lived in Korea and California. Tien is Taiwanese but grew up in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Malaysia before going to college at the University of Michigan… where Jeremy also went! But they…