Amanda and Susana have been together for a decade, and they have built a strong and supportive foundation for their lives together in that time. They chose to have a small ceremony and lunch reception at Oakland’s Terrace Room overlooking Lake Merritt, before having a second banquet wedding up in Seattle for family. A very…
Well, I’ve never encountered a foggier day atop Mt. Tam. But Chrissy and Aaron have already been through many difficult challenges in life together: surviving a pandemic, caring for ailing family members, and also grieving great losses together. So this layer of cold, windy fog certainly didn’t rank anywhere on their top challenges list. Rather,…
Minerva and Hoover are college sweethearts who met as freshmen at UC Berkeley. They have been together for the decade and a half since, and their medical training has taken each of the them across the country and back, with years spent together and years living a long distance from each other. Now, they’ve came…
Aileen and Bryan each previously lived in San Francisco, but they never met while they were here. Instead, they met in Salt Lake City, during the pandemic, no less. And now, they both traveled back to San Francisco for the first time together, and with their families in tow, to be wed. We started the…
On Twosday, that is, Tuesday, February 22, 2022, Stefanie and Terence headed to the edge of San Francisco with just two friends and their photographer (me) to be wed along the California Coast. It was a truly blustery day, with strong winds whipping around, and eventually, even pea-sized hail flying down from the sky. But…
Parul and Yogi first met through a mutual friend. As the friend stepped away on a phone call, the two began talking. From the start, Parul noticed Yogi’s sense of curiosity and Yogi noticed how wonderful and caring Parul is. They’ve been together for over six years since. In advance of their big wedding in…
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…
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…
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…
The universe conspired together with Luciana’s sister Paula and her friend Augusto to set up this incredibly sweet love story. Luciana and her sister Paula live in Brazil, but Paula was visiting San Francisco when she unfortunately injured her back and was sent to emergency spinal surgery. Paula was on the next flight out. Wanting…