Travelogues from around the Bay Area, February, 2017. We kick it off with a multi-birthday celebration at Leo’s Oyster Bar! Favorite. Tuesdays Together San Francisco, a gathering of creative entrepreneurs. Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek. Giant aloe plants! Mom for scale. Vince ponders Rothko. Boba Guys Fillmore with Whitney. A beautiful gift box from…
I am always thrilled when my couples hire a great planner for their wedding. A great wedding planner can oversee all the details of the day and ensure that everything runs smoothly, and it often makes a huge difference, especially for those of us who work on everything behind the scenes. I sat down with my friend and…
I am thrilled to have my birthday party featured on Style Me Pretty again this year! You might remember that I gathered a group of friends and we all learned how to carve wooden spoons in the garden at my studio. You can check out the feature on Style Me Pretty here: A Genius +…
The Presidio is such a special area in San Francisco. It’s a national park spanning the entire northwestern corner of the city, and it comprises forests, beach, nature trails, and several gorgeous wedding venues. In short, it’s one of my favorite things about the city. I was thrilled to be asked back to the Presidio Celebrations…
I’ve brought back my Portrait Parties! This was the third party in the series after a long hiatus from last year. The idea is very simple: I gather a small group of people, we throw ourselves a little party, and I take portraits of everyone. Each participant contributes to the party too, and we all get to connect…
I loved exploring the north side of the Golden Gate with Liz and Ryan on their engagement session. We hiked up to Battery Spencer and down to Kirby Cove, with varied scenes and an abundance of beautiful sights all along the way. See a few of my favorites below! Anna Wu is a wedding and…
This industry sure knows how to throw itself a party! I was thrilled when The Pearl asked me to photograph their inaugural showcase last week. The Pearl is a beautiful new venue in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco. It’s been open just under a year and is full of distinctive artwork from artist Alexis Laurent. I…
I love getting to kick off each new year with a little gathering of my friends as I indulge in a bit of a birthday celebration. Last year, we took a pottery class, while the year before, we threw a swanky party in the garden at my studio. This year, I riffed on the crafting theme as…
Shirin and Eric first met at SantaCon five years ago (with her dressed as Ms. Gingerbread and he as Super Santa), so Christmas is one of their favorite times of year. For the proposal, Eric wanted to pay tribute to Shirin’s old tradition of creating fairytale books for her family, so he taught himself how…
Angie and Jason met in the traditional way: online. Angie caught Jason’s eye while he was on vacation in Peru, since her profile stated that she had also been there. Meanwhile, Angie’s whole profile was set up by her friend, and he was the one who told her to go out with Jason because he…
I’ll follow you to the ends of the earth… I met Maxine and Justin on a chilly (yet deceptively sunny) day in San Francisco for their engagement session at Sutro Baths. I absolutely loved photographing her bright red gown against the beautiful landscape. See some of my favorites below. Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait…
It had been sunny all weekend, but the fog rolled in just as we started our session, and the Golden Gate Bridge was nowhere to be seen. Sarah and Nathan didn’t even care. True San Franciscans, they chalked it up to normal conditions, and we carried on with our foggy, moody, absolutely beautiful engagement session….