It’s time for my first monthly recap of 2019! We rewind to the first day of the year, when I met up with family for dinner at Rivoli at the end of my solo New Year’s retreat. Opening the year with a tarot workshop with Stephanie, who created the Fleurot Deck. So thankful for our…
We unknowingly chose the warmest day of the year so far for Alyssa and Mark’s engagement session, but we dodged the crowds to capture these beautiful sun-kissed engagement portraits. And we even got some extra local flavor in one of the shots, as you’ll see below. :) Congrats, Alyssa & Mark! Looking forward to your…
Over the last few years, it has become a tradition for me to throw creative parties for my birthday each January. If you’ve known me for a while, you might remember past celebrations, including the moody dinner party, spoon carving, pottery, my 10-year business anniversary, and last year’s plant party. This year, my idea started…
Happy mail day! I was delighted to receive all eight of these eagerly awaited albums yesterday, so I of course gathered them together for a quick group photo. I’ll be sharing more about the other two sets of albums in the next few weeks, but today I’m delighted to share Emily and Nicholas’ beautiful albums…
This session came together in a matter of days. Misoo and Damien live in New York, but with Misoo visiting home for the new year and Damien in town for work, we embraced the gorgeous California coast for a sunset session. The gorgeous couple, stunning light, and beautiful scenery all came together to make magic….
I always love seeing clients’ images presented in these beautiful heirloom albums. You may remember Stephanie and Ben’s fun wedding anniversary party with goats and llamas and everything. We created a simple book with the perfect ‘desert’ luxe linen cover to show off some of their favorite photographs for years to come! See a few…
It was a last-minute idea that just came to mind while I was driving home on the 30th of December, and just as quickly, it turned into solid travel plans for the next day. Instead of seeking out a fancy New Year’s Eve celebration or watching fireworks, I booked a stay at a farm off…
I was absolutely delighted to photograph these portfolio pieces for Shoppe Theory. They are a design studio based in both New York City (Jess) and San Francisco (Do-Hee), and like many designers had crafted so many wonderful brands throughout the year but hadn’t gotten around to photographing any of them. On a December day, Do-Hee…
It has become an annual tradition for me to curate little holiday gifts for my wedding clients and also to send out holiday cards to my friends. I absolutely love traveling and am lucky enough to take several trips a year. These gifts have become my way of sharing a bit of those travels with…
Here we are with the final monthly recap of 2018. It was a wonderful month on the quiet side, filled with gatherings of friends and family and lots of time at home finishing up my work for the year. First, a gorgeous sunset scene from the Marin Headlands. A little lunch break in the middle…
It was such a delight to work with Daniel on this proposal for his girlfriend Genevieve. The two of them are from Singapore and met their freshman year at UC Berkeley. In December of that year, the two of them sat on this exact bench, and it was there that Daniel asked Genevieve to be…
For the second year now, I’ve recorded a second of video to represent every day of the year. As a compulsive documenter of life, this has been such a wonderful project and a really different and fun way to look back (in addition to all the photographs, the social media, the blogging, and the painting…