I love that Melissa & Matt got married on New Year’s Eve! Not only was it an incredible party for everyone, but I love that each year they’ll celebrate their marriage at the beginning of a new year, full of hope and excitement for the year to come.It also makes it easy to remember your anniversary!

Here are just a few favorites from the day, or you can view their full slideshow here!

Melissa & Matt, thank you so much for inviting me to capture your beautiful wedding day!

Special thanks to Kirsty & Cara for shooting with me that day! So nice to have such lovely & talented friends along to help capture Melissa & Matt’s big day!

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Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday break! Here are a few favorites of a lovely San Francisco family I had the pleasure of photographing this December! These girls were so much fun and so full of energy & smiles! LOVED hanging out with them all!

Enjoy!

W Family, thank you so much for inviting me to capture your beautiful family!

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I loved this session with Stephanie & Steve! I loved that they are getting married at the beach but wanted to incorporate the beautiful Napa Valley into their engagement session. I loved how much they laugh together. I loved how easy it is to be with them & how fun they are to photograph! I loved their sweet dogs who loved them so much they couldn’t stand when we took pictures without them! I loved the beautiful locations we got to be in for the session: in St. Helena at the beautiful Harvest Inn and in Yountville at one of the best spots for gorgeous Fall colors.

Here are just a few favorites from their session, or view their slideshow here.

Stephanie & Steve, thank you so much for inviting me to capture your beautiful love!

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!

I just had to share this beautiful San Francisco wedding today – so many gorgeous fall colors to match the season! But most of all, two beautiful people joining together. It reminds me of how grateful I am to be able to do the work I love, while both capturing & witnessing these incredible and inspiring moments full of love and beauty.

Enjoy Jen & Evan’s gorgeous wedding day, and view more of their images in their slideshow!

Jen & Evan, thank you so much for inviting me to be a part of your beautiful wedding day!

So excited to work together with another wonderful group of vendors!
Wedding Planner: Aimee Wendell, 2Chic Events & Design
Ceremony: St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco
Reception & Catering: Private Club
Floral Design: Main Street Floragardens
Hair & Make-up: Wow Pretty
Band: Hip-Service
Cake: Katrina Rozelle

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I so loved photographing Pamela & Ryan’s wedding at The Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay! Intimate, elegant and full of stunning vistas to capture this beautiful love!

Here are some favorites from the day, or view their slideshow here!

Pamela & Ryan, thank you so much for inviting me to capture your beautiful wedding day!

Pamela & Ryan gathered a wonderful set of vendors who helped create a beautiful event! Thank you to everyone for making our jobs so easy!
Ceremony & Reception Venue: Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay
Floral Design: Pico Soriano
Cake: Elegant Cheesecakes (How sweet were these custom cheesecakes?!!!)
DJ/Band: Jay Alvarez
Hair/Make-up: Missy Lowe
Attire: Nouvelle Vogue Bridal Salon
Invitations: Paper Caper

Special thanks to Jenna for 2nd shooting with me!!!

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How sweet are these two?!!

When I begin planning for a session with a toddler, I know I’ll need to be on my toes just to keep up with their explorations! So for my session with the H Family and their gorgeous twins, I was mentally prepared to get blissfully exhausted! In truth, it wasn’t work at all. I had so much fun getting to know this beautiful family. I loved how they all played together: so much love!!! And Andrew & Sarah just melted my heart!

Here are some more favorites from the session, or watch the full slideshow here:

Jeannine & Gavin, thank you so much for inviting me to capture your beautiful family!

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Each time I head to Stanford University for a session, I’m awed by how beautiful it is and how many different but gorgeous little spots there are to photograph. Victoria grew up right next to Stanford, and they both attended graduate school there. And they introduced me to yet even more lovely locations! I had such a great time getting to know Victoria & Drew better, and I am SO excited for their wedding next summer at the Oceano Hotel in Half Moon Bay!

Here are just a few favorites from their session, or to see more, watch their slideshow!

Victoria & Drew, thank you so much for inviting me to capture your engagement session & wedding!

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How sweet are these two?!!

For Caitlin & Timm’s engagement session, we met at the home where she grew up in Portola Valley, and where they both still spend time with her family. It’s clear that there is a lot of love in this home, and it’s a beautiful, peaceful space. A perfect place for their session. These two are so at ease together, and I so enjoyed spending time getting to know them a bit better. I’m really looking forward to their wedding at Villa Montalvo next summer! Here are just a few favorites from their session, or view their slideshow here!

Caitlin & Timm, thank you so much for inviting me to capture your engagement session & wedding!

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I adore Style Me Pretty for all things wedding! SO much so, I have to limit my time during each visit, or I’ll suddenly find hours have passed without my noticing!!!

So it’s such a pleasure to see Katie & Lee’s wedding featured this week on their Little Black Book blog! Artfully planned by Amy Nichols Special Events, with an iconic, San Francisco-inspired theme, Katie & Lee’s wedding was absolutely stunning with gorgeous contributions from each of their vendors. I still can’t get over the invitation & print designs by Design des Troy & florals by Soulflower Floral Design – just beautiful! For more details on their day & stellar group of vendors, click here, or enjoy the lovely feature on SMP!

There are so many things that jumped out at me while I was editing Katie & Lee’s images. But the first image below, probably sums it up for me. Such joy and love on their wedding day – who could resist a smile looking at that image?

Other parts that I loved about Katie & Lee’s wedding?

The jaw-droppingly gorgeous locations – it felt like a gift to be attending a wedding at the San Francisco Ferry Building – an amazing piece of beauty & history! Katie’s customized wedding dress hanger! The beautiful blues & greens carried throughout the wedding. The amazing graphic design that iconized the San Francisco elements on all of their printed materials from the save the date & to table names & escort cards at the reception. The elegant effect of all white bouquets the bridesmaids carried. The gorgeous bouquet Katie carried of all the combined white blooms. I loved that the guests were all transported from hotel, to the church to the reception in a classic cable cars. The fierce love their family and friends clearly felt for these two – I loved Katie’s sister’s speech & the best man’s speech about Lee’s fighting skills as a teenager – seriously funny! Tainted Love – these folks seriously rocked it!

It was a wedding that even in it’s incredible beauty, invited you to share the moment. We went a little crazy taking pictures I have to admit – so many beautiful moments to capture! Here are just a few favorites from the day or view their slideshow for more!

Katie & Lee, thank you so much for inviting me to capture your beautiful wedding day!

Katie & Lee assembled an incredible group of wedding professionals to create their wonderful event. A big thanks to all of them for helping to make our job so enjoyable!
Getting Ready Venue: Hotel Vitale
Ceremony Venue: Old St. Mary’s Church
Reception Venue: San Francisco Ferry Building
Event Planner: Amy Nichols Special Events
Caterer: Paula LeDuc Fine Catering
Floral Design: Soulflower Floral Design
Band: Tainted Love
Lighting: Got Light?
Cake: Gerhard Michler
Printing & Design (save the dates, invitations, programs, table cards – such gorgeous work!!!): Design des Troy
Transportation: Classic Cable Car

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