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,…
A San Francisco Hayes Valley Engagement Session These two are from New Jersey and transplanted to San Francisco a few years ago. We met up and walked around Hayes Valley recently. We talked, joked, laughed, and made a casual time of it. They are getting married at San Francisco City Hall in a little bit….
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…
A Sibley Park Engagement Session – Wet and Fun Katie, Will, and their faithful hound met me in Sibley Park on a wet January morning for an engagement shoot. I remarked on Will’s nice shoes. They were soaked and covered with dirt by the end of our adventure. Undaunted by the fog, we went forward…
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 Dry Creek Park Engagement Session in Union City Kate and Simon met me at Garin and Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park in Union City for their engagement shoot. We had a wonderful little end-of-the-day adventure in the rolling golden hills. The sun set as we were finishing up. Some friends of theirs happened to…
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…
A Wind and Sea Wedding in Big Sur on the California Coast Here is a small set of details from this intimate wedding at the Wind and Sea wedding in Big Sur. Wind and Sea is a stunning venue right on the California Coast. You are a stone’s throw from the Pacific. A stone staircase…
A Beautiful Wedding at The Sequoia in the Santa Cruz Mountains What a beautiful wedding at The Sequoia! Formerly, the Sequoia Retreat Center, The Sequoia is a hidden gem tucked away in the redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains, technically in the little town of Ben Lomond. The property has a rustic, woodsy feel that…
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