Tom and Lynne planned an beautiful intimate wedding with their closest family and friends at Gamble Gardens Estate in Palo Alto, CA. The English style garden made for the perfect setting, and the harpist set the perfect mood. Lynne and Tom picked one of the yummiest cakes I have ever tasted, and both their families were incredibly warm and welcoming…We had such a wonderful time together! Congratulations to Lynne and Tom!

We had an unexpected visitor during our portraits…

Here is a sneak peek from Rich and Nicole’s gorgeous and totally fun destination wedding at the Hyatt Incline Village, North Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Combine a stunning location with a gorgeous couple and a bunch of friends and family that know how to have a good time and you’ve got a recipe for an amazing wedding! Nicole and Rich are two of the coolest, nicest clients I’ve had…such a blast to work with! I’m so glad I’ve gotten to know them and be a part of their wedding… Congratulations you two!

Location: Hyatt: Lake Tahoe  http://laketahoe.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp
Florist: Martha Bernyk in Truckee, California
Linens: Event Masters in Truckee, California
Makeup: Taryn Warren
Dress: Amy Kuschel Bride
Shoes: Martinez Valero
Necklace: BCBG

The beautiful wedding of Orlee and David has been featured in the current issue of San Francisco Brides! This couple was incredible to work with and so in love. Here are a few other photographs or Orlee and David from their amazing Day After shoot on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay.

These are a few images from Monica and Patrick’s romantic engagement shoot this past weekend in San Francisco. We wondered up and down the Embarcadero, finding all sorts of great places to shoot including the Americano Restaurant, inside and out at The Ferry Building and out on Pier 7 for some dramatic night shots…So much fun!

I thought it would be fun to share some behind the scenes photographs taken at recent shoots. These first two were taken my Mei Mei Chan, sister of the bride in these images. Mei Mei came along with us on our Day After/ Wreck the Dress session at Bonita Point in Marin, CA. It was great fun to have her with us as she is also a photographer and was gracious enough to take these images and send them to me….More to come!

Image below by Mei Mei Chan.

This next image was taken by Erik, my boyfriend/personal Sherpa and human lightstand on an engagement shoot at the Ferry Building in San Francisco. What would I do without him!

Here’s another image taken by Erik at a portrait shoot in the bay marshes near Foster City, CA. This was such a fun shoot but I was SO dirty afterwords. Even with the mud boots I was soaking wet! Totally worth it though

This last image was taken by Erik at a Day After session in the abondoned buildings on Angel Island out by Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay. It’s been such a fun summer! Can’t wait for next year!