Intro For folks looking to get married at Roberts Regional Recreation Area in Oakland, here is the most comprehensive guide to help you plan your wedding. The information below should give you most of what you need to figure out onsite storage, load in and load out, lighting, audio, dance floor, ceremony, food and beverage, … Read more
Rachel and Will had a camp out wedding in the Los Gatos Mountains on the property they purchased with a group of friends. It was beautiful, fun, and personal, but it was not the wedding they had originally planned. Guerneville to Los Gatos. Flooded venue leads to creative problem-solving. Sometimes we plan, research, and make … Read more
Intro Welcome to my photographer’s guide to planning an awesome wedding. Read it. Love it. Share it with friends. Leave me a comment at the bottom with any questions or thoughts. To readers in the LGBTQ community and folks who use non-binary pronouns, note that I use the words bride and groom because I haven’t … Read more
Here are 100 inspiring, artistic, fun images from weddings, engagements, and family shoots in 2013. I shot in backyards and family ranches as well as on parks, botanical gardens, and more commercial venues. In 2013 I pushed myself to try new things and continue to grow my art. I made an effort to get out … Read more
I did a little happy dance when Ella and Chris told me about their vintage inspired Victorian, Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland themed wedding. They were doing their wedding in Ella’s grandparents backyard garden. So stoked to get dressed up and shoot their extraordinary wedding. Ella’s mother insisted on bee’s wax candles, which perfumed the … Read more
Here is a small set of details from this intimate wedding at the Wind and Sea Estate in Big Sur. The day of the wedding was rainy. It poured in the morning. I kept an eye to the sky and hoped for a break in the weather. By noon the rain had let up and … Read more
Samantha and Hamilton’s wedding at the Sonoma Garden Pavilion was rocking. There are lots of venues in Sonoma. It is not surprising that I had never heard of the Sonoma Garden Pavilion. It is a little gem of a place just a few miles out of town. The grounds there are beautiful, and the architecture … Read more
Rachel and John had a super fun Hans Fahden Winery wedding in Calistoga. According to the very nice gentleman who gave me a tour of the property, it has some of the only caves in the area, which are tunneled into million year old volcanic ash. Who knew. The staff at Hans Fahden was so … Read more
Miriam and Babak’s Piedmont Community Hall wedding was full of laughter, music, singing, and great dancing. Their community, friends, and families came together to create an energetic and vibrant Thursday wedding. The Piedmont Community Hall is a great low key venue. There are tons of trees around it, and it is very centrally located. My … Read more
This has been perhaps one of the busiest 5 week periods that I have ever had. Besides for shooting 7 weddings and doing various other shoots, having a newborn and 2 year old has added to the complexity of life. I really love shooting weddings. It is a lot of work, but loads of fun. … Read more