• Knitting a Hexpuff Quilt

    Knitting a Hexpuff Quilt

    This was such a fun and involved project. Last spring, with a new baseball season upon us, I asked my paint club friends what kind of a project I might be able to do in the ballpark while watching a whole bunch of baseball games. They delivered! My friend Stephanie suggested knitting this awesome puff…

    Read More…

  • A Holiday Weekend in Tahoe

    A Holiday Weekend in Tahoe

    Tahoe between Christmas and New Year’s– I would definitely advise against it! And yet, that’s what worked for Alex and I to be able to take a little trip with my mom, so away we went, into the traffic and lines and crowds. It was lovely once we got past the hour-long standstill traffic to…

    Read More…

  • A Napa Minimoon

    A Napa Minimoon

    A couple weeks after we were married, we went on an impromptu mini honeymoon in Napa! I had booked a photo session in Yountville, so Alex seized the opportunity to turn it into a little staycation while we were up there. What a special privilege to be able to hang out in wine country over…

    Read More…

  • Annsa & Arvind | Custom Linen Photo Book

    Annsa & Arvind | Custom Linen Photo Book

    It has been such a joy to work with Annsa and Arvind for the past few years. Despite having to postpone and postpone– and ultimately cancel– their 2020 wedding, Annsa and Arvind have been unceasingly gracious and wonderful to be with. I am so glad to still be able to document their love story, even…

    Read More…

  • Monterey, Los Alamos, and Alhambra, California

    Monterey, Los Alamos, and Alhambra, California

    At the end of November, Alex and I spent two wonderful weeks driving down south, staying in Monterey, Los Alamos, and then Alhambra for a week.  First, a little stop in Santa Cruz. There was a cute little street market in downtown Monterey, near our historic hotel where we checked in for two nights. The…

    Read More…

  • Bay Area | November & December, 2022

    Bay Area | November & December, 2022

    What a whirlwind it’s been since the end of last year. I’m circling back now to recap the last two months of 2022. We start it off with a 100-day celebration for Baby Valente!  In November, we had such a beautiful engagement session, and we pulled together all the details for our December ceremony too. …

    Read More…

  • Bay Area | October, 2022

    Bay Area | October, 2022

    Let’s take a peek back at October of last year. Better late than never? We started off with a visit to Reeve in Healdsburg. Really enjoyed seeing all the special types of garlic at the Healdsburg Farmers Market. We got two to try, and they did taste different! Little Saint, before it switched over in…

    Read More…

  • Amy & Sumedh | San Francisco City Hall Wedding

    Amy & Sumedh | San Francisco City Hall Wedding

    Congratulations to Amy and Sumedh on their beautiful San Francisco City Hall wedding! So many friends and family were able to attend for their civil ceremony, and then we roamed around for some portraits afterwards. Here are a few favorites below. Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based in San Francisco, California. She…

    Read More…

  • JJ & JC | Custom Linen Wedding Album

    JJ & JC | Custom Linen Wedding Album

    I loved being part of James and Jonathan’s wedding at the Hangar1 Distillery in Alameda. I am thrilled to see the story of that beautiful day now perfectly captured in this heirloom wedding album. JJ and JC chose a green luxe linen and gold foil debossing for the cover, and they opted for the nice…

    Read More…