Ridiculous Dog Owner

shiba inu oakland dog puppy costume I have to admit, before we got Kiki (who is my first dog), I used to think it was strange that people let their dogs sleep with them in bed.  I mean, they're kind of stinky, they shed, and most dogs are pretty slobbery - it really didn't sound all that appealing.  However, within about a week of having Kiki, she completely broke us down and guess who's sleeping right in bed, taking up most of the space?  If that isn't bad enough, this past weekend proved that I have definitely crossed the line into "ridiculous dog owner."  A few days ago, some friends and I went to a Shiba Inu party in Novato, and for the occasion, I made Kiki a cape so that she could enter the best costume contest.  She ended up taking second place, losing out to a dog dressed as Ariel from the Little Mermaid, and to be honest, the cape didn't hold up all that well, especially since it was super wet and rainy.  It proved to be way too difficult to take photos of Kiki in her cape while holding onto her, so all of the cape photos are from a separate photo session at home.  Here are some photos from the Shiba party:

My good friend Brandon Smith made these two photos below of her on his Hasselblad.  Thanks for the great photos, Brandon!

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Yen Yen + Davin in Novato, CA

Yen Yen and Davin were married more than a month ago (yes, I'm wayyy behind) at Stonetree Golf Club in Novato, and their day was quite an extravaganza!  We started with a Chinese tea ceremony at Yen Yen's parents' home in Oakland, then did a whirlwind tour of portraits throughout various spots in San Francisco, including riding a cable car, heading to Lyon St. Steps, and stopping off at Cavallo Point for some super windy portraits in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, before heading to Novato for a really lovely ceremony and reception.  Perhaps I'm somewhat partial, Yen Yen is one of my cousins, but this wedding was filled with so many beautiful and genuine moments and emotion between family and friends - I always feel so privileged to witness and document these moments.  Additionally, Yen Yen is a perfectionist, and she paid so much attention to creating beautiful details.  Her aunts and cousins did all of the gorgeous flower arrangements, she made the place cards, table decorations, ceremony ribbon streamers, and so much more.  But let's let the photos speak for themselves.  Special thanks to Chris Jordan who helped step in as my second shooter while Adm was having back surgery (literally, on the same day!).

Chris grabbed this beautiful photo of Yen Yen below:

The photo below is by Chris:

Chris made some killer silhouettes including the one below and the final image of the post:

Photo below by Chris: