Namiko & Jeffery | Rio Lindo Academy | Japanese Rwandan Multicultural Wedding Photography
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Namiko & Jeffery | Rio Lindo Academy | Japanese Rwandan Multicultural Wedding Photography

You might never guess that their paths would cross. She, the little girl from Japan with a sweetness and sincerity about her and a knack for helping others and he, the little boy from Rwanda with a huge heart and a profound passion for community. Namiko grew up and found herself doing an internship at…

Ragini & Brandon | Berkeley City Club Wedding Photography
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Ragini & Brandon | Berkeley City Club Wedding Photography

Before we even begin, please take a couple minutes to watch the highlight film created by our sister company, Seaglass Cinema. It captures the day beautifully! Ragini and Brandon | 07.02.11 from Seaglass Cinema on Vimeo. The easiest, most obvious thing to say about Ragini and Brandon is that they are both incredibly brilliant. You could even say…

Kristen & Ryan | Sunol Backyard Wedding Photography
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Kristen & Ryan | Sunol Backyard Wedding Photography

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…

Courtney & Colin | Trentadue Winery | Healdsburg Wedding Photography
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Courtney & Colin | Trentadue Winery | Healdsburg Wedding Photography

They have lovingly been dubbed the Duke and the Duchess, after Colin’s last name Duke. On a sunny day in June, they were married in a beautiful celebration with just the right amount of elegance and romance befitting their royal titles. The day comprised an array of beautiful settings in Geyserville, Santa Rosa, and Healdsburg,…

Evy & Joe | Nogales & Tubac | Arizona Wedding Photography | Part 1 of 2

Evy & Joe | Nogales & Tubac | Arizona Wedding Photography | Part 1 of 2

I awoke in the Korys’ beautiful home in Nogales, Arizona, to the backyard views that stretched across the hilly desert horizon. In the other wing of the house, Mrs. Kory was bustling around with preparations, getting ready for her daughter to come back from the salon. It was June 4th, a day that was already…

Cynthia & Nathan’s Wedding | Julia Morgan Ballroom | San Francisco Wedding Photography

Cynthia & Nathan’s Wedding | Julia Morgan Ballroom | San Francisco Wedding Photography

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,…

Hilary & Gabe’s Sample Album | Kiss Wedding Albums
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Hilary & Gabe’s Sample Album | Kiss Wedding Albums

I just adopted a new product for my clients– a new type of wedding album. You might remember the original Laguna albums— and those are still available– but I have now added KISS albums to the mix. KISS is all about embracing the simple, but don’t let the simplicity deceive you. It’s perfect! It’s a…

Connie & Tony’s Wedding | Temple City & Alhambra, California

Connie & Tony’s Wedding | Temple City & Alhambra, California

You might not see the silly side of them right away, poised as they are as the lawyer and the police officer. But give it just a little bit of time and the right conditions, and their playfulness comes right through. They’ll laugh together and be goofy together, but they’ll also cry together and they…

Best of 2010: Weddings

Best of 2010: Weddings

On this last day of 2010, I am looking over the weddings I have photographed this year, and I am so humbled by every one of these couples who has entrusted me to capture such an important day in their lives. Weddings are an opportunity to step beyond my own mundane life; to watch as…

Seaglass Cinema | World Premiere
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Seaglass Cinema | World Premiere

Back in August, Seaglass Cinema was just an idea. We wanted to take a cinematic approach to capturing weddings and create ‘real life movies’. Our idea spun very quickly from possibility into reality, and just a couple weeks later, we gathered an arsenal of DSLRs and lenses and shot our first wedding in Indianapolis. Now,…

Jenny & Kevin | Aliso Viejo | Orange County Wedding Photography

Jenny & Kevin | Aliso Viejo | Orange County Wedding Photography

Kevin is the ultimate yes-sayer. He doesn’t doubt; he just makes things happen. So when it came to proposing to Jenny, he brewed his plan involving a fake Craigslist ad, got down on one knee, and made it happen. When it came to patching the wedding day with some last-minute errands, he hopped in the…