Alex and I are lucky enough to have not only our primary residence in San Francisco but also a second home in Cupertino, which is really his parents’ property from when he went to school here. We have really enjoyed not only just the privilege of having two homes, but also the joy of both…
What a special treat to meet one-month-old Baby G and his very sweet big sister, M the goldendoodle! Here are a few of my favorites from their at-home session. Please excuse the star stickers hiding baby’s face for privacy! I promise he is very adorable and handsome under there. Anna Wu is a wedding and…
What a delight to capture this beautiful proposal for Jasmine and David. They met through a Taiwanese summer camp that I also attended for a very long time, so I was delighted to be a part of this surprise. The premise: a roommates’ trip for the group of five from Chicago to visit the San…
For the last leg of our Baseball, Beer, and Bourbon tour, we drove on from Louisville to Lexington. But on the way, we visited a couple of bourbon distilleries. First, Castle and Key in Frankfort. This is a historic distillery with a castle, as well as a springhouse in the shape of a key, hence…
Having already made it through over a year of pandemic postponements for this wedding, an atmospheric river of earlier-than-usual rain wasn’t going to put a damper on this wedding day. The original 2020 plan was for a church wedding followed by a Chinese banquet, but that was reimagined into a beautiful little ceremony in the…
From Cincinnati, Ohio, Alex and I planned an offshoot road trip just across the river and into Kentucky. It was, after all, the “bourbon” offshoot of our Baseball, Beer and Bourbon tour. We spent one night in Louisville and one night in Lexington, and we visited a couple little towns and distilleries between too. First…
What a magical feeling to be amidst the redwoods, the giants towering over us, a symbolic reminder of our place in the universe and a literal reminder of resilience through adversity. Michelle and Tim and their closest family members traveled from all over the country to be wed at Armstrong Woods, which had only just…
My first flight since 2019! What an odd feeling. But it was so wonderful to go back to my hometown and visit my mom, as well as explore both Ohio and Kentucky with Alex. We dubbed the trip the “Baseball, Beer, and Bourbon” tour. On the to-do list: Watch a game at Great American Ballpark;…
It’s time for the September recap! We began the month with our accountability meeting, this time at Cassie’s house. With Do-Hee joining online. Dinner with Alex at Nari in Japantown. We visited pre-pandemic but wanted to come support it again. They now have a prix fixe menu, which we opted for. So delicious! Maybe a…
What a delight to meet Baby Kira in her home, with her adoring parents and grandparents delighting at her smiley face and curious antics. Here are a few favorites below! Kira loves reading books and trying new foods with mom and dad! She also loves grandma and grandpa! Such a joy. Thanks for inviting me…
I love getting to see Candace and Derek’s wedding celebrations, which spanned two different years thanks to the pandemic, in this final form as beautiful wedding albums. They chose a gorgeous dusty blue leather cover, and the main album was debossed with custom calligraphy by Brown Fox Calligraphy. In addition to the medium sized book,…
It’s been twelve years since I last photographed Ilyssa for some fun portraits around Mission Bay. A lot has changed since then! I was delighted when Ilyssa reached out to do a new photo session, this time with her husband and three children. See a handful of favorites below. Anna Wu is a wedding and…