A San Francisco Ferry Building Engagement Session I met Alyson and Tim at the San Francisco Ferry Building. Alyson and Tim love coffee, exercising, and big smiles. We cruised around, took some pictures, chatted, and laughed. On our jaunt around the San Francisco Ferry Building, we hit up Blue Bottle Coffee, the Vaillancourt Fountain, and…
Olema House Wedding in Point Reyes, West Marin Long tables, local cheese and seasonal fruit, hog island oysters, paella, live music, and lots of good vibes and laughter permeated Morgen and Doug’s Olema House wedding in Point Reyes. Morgen got ready at Smitty’s Cottage in Inverness. The cottage is spitting distance from the Point Reyes…
Krystal and David’s San Francisco Engagement Session Krystal, David, and I went to Battery Cranston for an awesome San Francisco engagement session. The day was a little overcast but warm. The funny thing is that even on a warm day, when the wind comes in off the Pacific into the San Francisco Bay, it can…
Trojan Point Ceremony on Mount Tam and Stinson Beach Wedding Reception Calla and Jo got ready at Stinson Beach and went to Trojan Point on Mount Tam for a very unique wedding ceremony. Afterward, we returned to Stinson Beach for their reception. We thought it would rain that day… but it didn’t. The forecast looked…
Mia and Ben’s Wedding at SF City Hall Mia and Ben reached out just last month about photographing their intimate San Francisco City Hall wedding on the Mayor’s Balcony. Last-minute planning? No problem. From our first conversation, it was clear they were fun, outdoorsy, creative, and completely laid-back—the kind of people who make my job…
Wedding Highlights from 2017 Here are 100 images from 2017. These wedding, engagement, and elopement photos were a collaborative effort made in the Bay Area and beyond. It was a strange year. Uncertainty in the world seemed unusually high. Fires burned California, and then floods washed it away. As crazy as 2017 felt, when I…
A Fun Berkeley Brazil Room Wedding in Tilden Park Siu-Mei and Ian had a funny little end-of-the-year Berkeley Brazil Room wedding. The Brazil Room in Tilden Park is a fun little venue run by the EBRPD. It is great for people wanting to do a DIY wedding, but who don’t want to bring in everything…
A Wedding at Classic Cars West in Oakland Seenae and Bill threw a rocking Classic Cars West wedding reception in Oakland. This was after their short, not-so-traditional Catholic ceremony at St. Theresa’s Church. We stopped off at Mountain View Cemetery, the Chapel of Chimes, and Lake Merritt for some pics on our way to the…
A Topanga Canyon Wedding Pivot Christy and Adam relocated their wedding to Topanga Canyon due to the fires in Northern CA. After their first venue was closed in Napa, they found a second venue. The winds changed direction, and their second venue came under threat of fire. What a roller coaster. I was hustling trying…
A Classic UC Berkeley Botanical Garden Wedding UC Berkeley Botanical Garden weddings are great. Couples can get married in the Redwood Grove and have their reception across the street. Keeping events close greatly simplifies the logistics of wedding planning. Jiah and Jordan got ready in the same room at the Claremont Hotel in Oakland. From…
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