If you’ve been following along, you might remember Elaine and Sean as the couple who had me hike two hours up and down a mountain for their engagement session. Of course it was completely worth it, not only because the setting was beautiful, but because Elaine and Sean were an absolute joy to be around,…
One long year after their intimate wedding ceremony atop Tiburon, Yannie and Howard were finally able to celebrate their marriage with the rest of their family and friends at their original venue in Sonoma. It was a beautiful day, full of special moments between loved ones so grateful for the chance to gather together. Even…
What a wonderful feeling to be back in San Francisco City Hall for a wedding. Stepping under the grand dome after a year away was such a treat, and even more so for the couples who now get to be married in this magnificent place! I was honored to photograph Sue-Jean and Steven’s ceremony and…
It has been quite the journey to get to this wedding celebration for Candace and Derek, but they have remained incredibly thoughtful and intentional with their choices every step of the way. Thanks to their considerate design and considerable patience, were all so lucky to be able to gather safely for both a casual, outdoor…
Nearly a decade ago, he was a groomsman and she a bridesmaid, and their worlds converged at their friends’ wedding. Paul asked Hillary to dance. This would soon kick off a long-distance romance that would take them around the world and from coast to coast. They were always together no matter how far apart they…
Weddings are back! Berkenesh and Norver have been patiently waiting to be wed. They were each working as doctors on the front lines of the Covid response– long distance, on opposite sides of the country, for the past year. And now they were finally able to gather safely with their friends and family for a…
After nearly a decade of long distance, including over a year living apart during a global pandemic, Cynthia and Erik were able to reunite with each other and their families for a beautiful wedding ceremony on the cliffs of Big Sur, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The skies were fogged over, blanketing everyone in the celebration…
This was such a sweet way to wrap up a very strange year. Christina and Kelvin decided to go for their personal trifecta in 2020: get engaged, buy their first house, and get married! All amidst a pandemic. On New Year’s Eve, just under the wire, we met in the back yard of their new…
Jeri was giving online dating one last shot before she was about to give up on it altogether. She and Dan matched on the Coffee Meets Bagel app. A chat box opened with a prompt: “Do you think the toys from Toy Story would still love Andy in his rebellious teenage years?” Dan answered, “I…
Yannie and Howard met through mutual friends in their neighborhood and their church. They became friends first, hanging out here and there for a year until a group trip to the Winter Olympics in Korea brought them closer and provided the perfect setting for Howard to ask Yannie to be his girlfriend. When it came…
From the start of wedding planning, Candace and Derek sat down and had a conversation with each other about their values and what they wanted their wedding to represent. They wrote a vision statement that stated their commitment to celebrate their relationship, their family, and their friends, and to let go of materialism and patriarchal…
I’m delighted to look back at this wedding from a few weeks ago. S & P were wed at San Francisco City Hall with their pup in tow. We also visited the Presidio for some couple’s portraits and ended at the Cliff House for their reception, overlooking the ocean at sunset. See just a few…