San Francisco Holiday Card Sessions, 2016

San Francisco Holiday Card Sessions, 2016

I’m so thrilled to share the images from my holiday card sessions this year. In collaboration with Brown Fox Calligraphy, we created these lovely custom cards. Glimpse a couple of my favorite photos from each session below! Thank you to Jen & Christophe, the Bermudez family, and Tiffany and Mike for entrusting us with your holiday greetings…

San Francisco Holiday Card Mini Sessions, 2016

San Francisco Holiday Card Mini Sessions, 2016

I’m thrilled to announce that I’m now taking bookings for Holiday Card Mini-Sessions on November 13. Whether you’d like some family portraits, a mini engagement session, or a shoot with Fido, now is the perfect time to gather your loved ones together for some fun holiday photos with custom greeting cards designed by Brown Fox Calligraphy. We have only…

Chefchaouen, Morocco
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Chefchaouen, Morocco

This is the final post of my five-part series on Morocco! As soon as we returned from our desert excursion and got back to Fes, we loaded up our car and continued north for another 4 hours to head to the town of Chefchaouen, known for its blue buildings. We wandered the blue alleys, collecting…

Fes, Morocco
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Fes, Morocco

It’s a maze of a city, with narrow, meandering alleys and high walls all around. We initially thought we might just wander and explore Fes ourselves, but as soon as we arrived and saw what we were in for, we quickly changed our minds and joined the walking tour that Godwin had booked for the next…

Casablanca, Morocco
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Casablanca, Morocco

We piled into the Nissan Pathfinder, six people in the seven-seater and all our luggage strapped on top, and we departed Marrakesh, which was no small feat, with Godwin pulling some very impressive maneuverability skills through the very narrow alleys of the medina. Our destination for day three was Fes, a six-hour drive, but with an afternoon…

Marrakesh, Morocco
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Marrakesh, Morocco

Morocco! We were perhaps a bit ambitious with our itinerary, traveling all across the country in just one week, but then again, we couldn’t really bear parting with any of our excursions either. So we packed in as much tile, tagine, and mint tea as we could into less than seven days. Our flights were…

Mast Brothers, Bellocq Tea, & More | Brooklyn in November
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Mast Brothers, Bellocq Tea, & More | Brooklyn in November

The last Saturday of my November New York trip, we headed to Brooklyn for a tour of Mast Brothers Chocolate. You might recognize the graphic, patterned papers that encase Mast Brothers’ chocolate bars. Every single bar comes from this very Brooklyn factory. This is my only photo of the actual “tour” part, as they don’t allow…

Jesse’s Birthday | Manhattan in November
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Jesse’s Birthday | Manhattan in November

I headed toward the freezing cold chill of New York to celebrate Jesse’s birthday back in November. During the week, I made small excursions around his ‘new’ neighborhood in Midtown (my last visit, Jesse was still living downtown). And of course at night and on the weekends, we had plenty of foodie adventures all around Manhattan…

Gem & Mike | Casa Real | Pleasanton Wedding Photography

Gem & Mike | Casa Real | Pleasanton Wedding Photography

Mawwage! Mawwage is wot bwings us togeder today. Yes, the ceremony from The Princess Bride. A (Jewish) friend dressed in full Catholic bishop regalia kicked off the wedding with his hilarious rendition of the ceremony, performed with a straight face all the way through. This happened after the bride walked down the aisle with a…