Junie + Eddie Engagement

Why is it that some of our most memorable engagement sessions always include some kind of injury?  Well, we can add Junie and Eddie's session to that list as Adm came away from the shoot with a big lump and bruise on his forehead.  If you check out the ice cream photos at the bottom of this post, you'll notice that one is from a super high angle -  that would be me shooting while on top of Adm's shoulders.  Pretty impressive, eh?  Unfortunately for Adm, during my climb to the top, I forgot to hold onto my cameras which ended up conking him in the head.  Oops.  Luckily, I was able to somewhat crawl my way out of the doghouse by immediately treating it with a delicious ice cream cone.

But back to Junie and Eddie... these two were game for anything and total pros at having their picture taken.  Their wedding is coming up soon in November and we can't wait to see them get married in a round barn.  Yes, a round barn!  It's one of two completely round barns in the entire state and was built in 1891.  Be sure to check back in a couple of months to see that shebang on the blog!

Ngoc + Steve in San Francisco, CA

San Francisco wedding photography on a cable car We ended up having a later season this year, and so we still have one more wedding to share after this one!  But, I am getting ahead of myself...

Remember Ngoc and Steve's engagement session in Berkeley just a couple of months ago?  Well, these two brought everything together, with the help of their family, to throw an amazing December wedding at San Francisco's iconic Yank Sing Restaurant in The Rincon Plaza.  Their wedding was definitely a family affair as Ngoc and Steve are super close with their siblings: Steve's brother officiated over the ceremony and almost all of the bridal party were family members, which led to some pretty sweet toasts.

We brought along our friend Brad Zweerink to help us photograph the wedding, and it was so much fun to be a part of a celebration for two people who were so obviously in love:  Steve couldn't keep his hands off his beautiful bride as he kept wrapping her up in his arms and kissing her all night long.  Ngoc and Steve, thanks so much for having us, we think you two are an amazing couple!

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Hilary + NJ in San Francisco, CA

Hilary and NJ were married at the Cliff House in San Francisco on quite possibly one of the coldest days ever for August.  The cold and misty fog didn't seem to matter though because Hilary was absolutely stunning and NJ very handsome.  We also used the darkness to our advantage to try and create more dramatic and moody portraits, which we did following the ceremony at Sutro Baths (right next door).  Most of their guests were from out of town and I think it must have been such a treat for them to attend a wedding at such an iconic and historic San Francisco spot.  Hilary and NJ, thanks so much for having Adm and I along - we had the best time photographing you two!

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Yen Yen + Davin Engagement!

YY_Davin_43Yen Yen just so happens to be my second cousin, but since we have a very large extended family and grew up on opposite ends of California, I'm just now getting to know her and, of course, Davin.  These two are so sweet and easy going that we had a lot of fun going through various parts of downtown San Francisco before ending up at Baker beach.  On the sandy hill just above the beach there are a ton of old Cypress trees that have been so windblown that half of their roots are above ground.  Yen Yen and Davin were such good sports as I had them climb through the roots and up and down the sandy hill.  We're thrilled to photograph their wedding next spring! YY_Davin_16

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