Carolyn & Cynthia | Calistoga Wedding Photography

Carolyn & Cynthia | Calistoga Wedding Photography

Carolyn and Cynthia perfectly balance one another, with Carolyn’s quiet ambition and grounded sense of self complementing Cynthia’s joy, energy, and charm. The two first met at their local Crossfit gym in Manhattan, and with a bit of thoughtful creativity (or light stalking), Carolyn eventually worked up an excuse for the them to hang out…

Denicia & Mark | Westin, San Jose Wedding Photography

Denicia & Mark | Westin, San Jose Wedding Photography

Between Denicia’s three jobs and Mark’s parenting and demanding job as a lawyer, these two might never have met were it not for the magic of modern dating apps. But thankfully, after connecting online, they immediate clicked in conversation. After setting a date for a Friday, they got so eager to meet each other that…

Maddi & Kangway | Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park Wedding Photography

Maddi & Kangway | Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park Wedding Photography

Maddi and Kangway first met on a graduate school visit weekend in Urbana, Illinois, Kangway’s hometown. The chemistry (yes, that’s what they were studying) was apparent. They have since moved together to Pasadena, Boston, and now the Bay Area. They are always there for each other, nerding out on Harry Potter and superhero movies, debating…

Christine & Hanlin | Pie Ranch, Pescadero Wedding Photography

Christine & Hanlin | Pie Ranch, Pescadero Wedding Photography

Christine and Hanlin have have known each other since high school, although it didn’t always register (to Christine) that there might be interest beyond a friendship. But their relationship developed over years of staying in touch, visiting each other in Boston and New York, and eventually, daily chats, until Hanlin worked up the courage to…

Karla & Bernd | Cliff House, San Francisco Wedding Photography

Karla & Bernd | Cliff House, San Francisco Wedding Photography

Karla and Bernd met through mutual friends and sparked their relationship over an evening spent talking on a San Francisco rooftop. They have, in their own words, done everything backwards. They bought a house together seven years ago, they had two beautiful children, and now they’ve decided to do the wedding thing. While they’re two…

Priyanka & Karthik | Intercontinental Chicago | Indian Wedding Photography

Priyanka & Karthik | Intercontinental Chicago | Indian Wedding Photography

We are back with part two of Priyanka and Karthik’s beautiful wedding! Here on the main wedding day we have the baraat (complete with a horse ridden down the police-cordoned street), the ceremony (with gorgeous ombre chairs set in the round), and the reception (with a heartfelt father-daughter dance, lovely speeches, and a special performance…

Priyanka & Karthik | Mehendi, Pellikuthuru, & Sangeet | Indian Wedding Photography

Priyanka & Karthik | Mehendi, Pellikuthuru, & Sangeet | Indian Wedding Photography

Priyanka and Karthik were wed in a spectacular Indian wedding that spanned four days and two states! I am happy to share the first three days of the wedding below, and the main ceremony and reception day will be in a second post to follow. We start at Priyanka’s family home in Indiana with the…