Wedding couple sitting on porch in front of rustic tent cabin at Heartwood wedding in Mendocino

A Magical Campout Wedding at Heartwood in Mendocino

An Awesome Heartwood Wedding: Julia & Travis’ Magical Celebration If you’re looking for a charming wedding venue where you can camp with friends and family in style along the California Coast, look no further. Have an awesome wedding at Heartwood in Mendocino. Heartwood is a thoughtfully designed, beautifully built venue just 10 minutes from the…

Couple portrait of bride and groom in sun at Sand Rock Farm near Santa Cruz

Sand Rock Farm Wedding With Rockin’ Dance Party Near Santa Cruz

Sand Rock Farm – A Sweet Wedding Venue Just Outside Santa Cruz Sand Rock Farm is a sweet wedding venue in Aptos, located about 15 minutes away from Santa Cruz. It is a cool venue, with goats and chickens, a neat old barn, an airstream trailer, and much more. Sand Rock has accommodation for about…

Bride and groom with banana peels on their head in front of lush green background at Sand Rock Farm in Aptos

100 Images from 2023

2023 Best Of Wedding and Family Portrait Photography Here are some of my 2023 best wedding photos, as well as a few great engagement sessions and family portraits. As we stride into 2024, I am taking a moment (or two) to reflect on 2023. After the wild year of weddings in 2022 where it felt…

Sweet Intimate San francisco Ina Coolbrith Park Elopement
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Sweet Intimate San francisco Ina Coolbrith Park Elopement

Umrah and John’s Sweet Ina Coolbrith Elopement in San Francisco’s North Beach Prepared to be wooed by this super sweet, intimate Ina Coolbrith Park elopement. If you haven’t checked out Ina Coolbrith Park (I hadn’t until the other day), do yourself a favor and take a look. The views from the park are spectacular. It…

100 Images from 2022 

100 Images from 2022 

100 (plus) 2022 Wedding Images from Northern California and the Bay Area 2022 was a kind of crazy year, and I am finally getting around to publishing my wrap-up of 2022 wedding images. After two years of Covid postponements, folks decided it was safe enough to come out and play.  My season officially started on…

Colorful Marin Wedding at the Presidio Yacht Club in the Travis Marina

Colorful Marin Wedding at the Presidio Yacht Club in the Travis Marina

Anne and James’ Super Fun Wedding at the Presidio Yacht Club in the Travis Marina in Sausalito Anne and James’ wedding at the Presidio Yacht Club in the Travis Marina in Sausalito was a blast.  So much of a blast, actually, that two random people tried to crash the dance party.  I have shot at…

A Windy San Francisco Presidio Log Cabin Wedding

A Windy San Francisco Presidio Log Cabin Wedding

Nina and Charlie’s Wedding at the Presidio Log Cabin Nina and Charlie went to the same preschool.  They are San Franciscans through and through.  I photographed Charlie’s sister’s wedding a few years ago, and working with this family again felt like a reunion.  Also one of their guests has attended 3 other weddings I have…

Updated Tips For a Roberts Regional Recreation Area Wedding
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Updated Tips For a Roberts Regional Recreation Area Wedding

Kayla and Miguel’s Mid Summer Roberts Regional Recreation Area Wedding Here is a recent wedding I shot along with some updated tips and thoughts to my Complete Guide to Planning a Wedding at Roberts Regional Recreation Area. Roberts Regional Recreation Area is located in the Oakland hills. It is fairly close to downtown Oakland, Berkeley,…