A Berkeley Botanical Garden Wedding and Brazil Room Reception A Berkeley Botanical Garden wedding is always a good time. This fun, adventurous, crafty, Brazil Room DIY wedding with a sweet ceremony at the UC Botanical Garden Redwood Grove was no exception. Karen and Fernando’s wedding was an all-out community event. When I arrived at their…
DIY German Tourist Club Wedding in Oakland Alice and Chris threw a wonderful, Oakland German Tourist Club wedding (also known as Nature Friends). Their budget was tiny, but they made every dollar count. They prioritized what mattered most: great photos and a fun, unforgettable party with their friends, and they absolutely pulled it off. Dinner…
Weekend Long Point Reyes Station Wedding F and D had their wedding ceremony at the historic Giacomini Barn and their reception at Toby’s Feed Barn in Point Reyes Station. The Giacomini Barn is just a few minutes walk from Toby’s Feed. Their welcome dinner the night before the wedding was at the Old Point Reyes…
A Seven Branches Wedding in Sonoma Jill and Jonathan had a sweet Seven Branches Wedding in Sonoma, with portraits at the gorgeous General’s Daughter just next door. In the days leading up to their wedding, my trusty 2002 Honda CRV had been making a strange sound under the hood. Loretta wisely questioned my decision to…
A Jack London Aquatic Center Wedding in Oakland Kaisha and Dylan’s Jack London Center wedding was fantastic. Kaisha was stunning, evocative, and gorgeous. What an inspiring person. Dylan was a master of the dance floor – boy, can that man get down. They were great to be around. I suggested that we take pictures in…
A Mills Chapel Wedding in Oakland with a Restaurant Reception Kate and Simon had a Mills Chapel Wedding in Oakland. It was a morning affair. The day started with some getting-ready pictures at the Mills Chapel. Mills Chapel is non-denominational and was built in the 1960s. It is a stunning space! Kate and Simon held…
Small Oakland Courthouse Wedding and Cato’s Ale House Reception There are lots of other things that I enjoy about photographing weddings, but being around great people is a big one. I recently had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of a local florist, Natalie from Belle Flower Floral Design Studio. Natalie and her now husband,…
An Intimate Rainy Point Bonita Lighthouse Wedding in the Marin Headlands This was my first time shooting a Point Bonita Lighthouse wedding. It is perched on the edge of the coast overlooking the Pacific. The Lighthouse is in the Marin Headlands and has a great view of San Francisco. This spot is so stunning. EJ…
100 Bay Area Wedding Highlights from 2013 Here are my wedding highlights from 2013. 100 inspiring, artistic, fun images from weddings, engagements, and family shoots in 2013. I shot in backyards and family ranches as well as in parks, botanical gardens, and more commercial venues. In 2013, I challenged myself to try new things and…
A Victorian Mad Hatter Garden Wedding in Atherton Near Stanford I did a little happy dance when Ella and Chris told me about their vintage-inspired Victorian, Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland themed garden wedding in Atherton, not far from Stanford University. They were having their wedding in Ella’s grandparents’ backyard garden. So stoked to get…
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