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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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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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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Tracy & Aaron may have one of the coolest engagement stories ever! Aaron proposed to Tracy on the very TOP of the Golden Gate Bridge!!! So when planning their wedding, they wanted to have a view of the Golden Gate. The St. Francis Yacht Club was the perfect location, and provided their guests with one of the most beautiful sunset views imaginable. Tracy & the girls got ready in a beautiful suite at the Ritz Carlton San Francisco, their wedding ceremony took place at the lovely St. Marks Church, and the wedding party rode to the reception in a San Francisco cable car! It was a quintessential, beautiful, classic & fun San Francisco wedding, and just full of the beautiful love these two have for one another & their family & friends.

Here are some favorites from the day, or see lots more in their slideshow.

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

Special thanks to Laurel of Esla Events for lending your talents to the day!

And thank you to all the great wedding professionals who make our job so easy!
Getting Ready Location: Ritz Carlton, San Francisco
Ceremony Location: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco
Reception Location: St. Francis Yacht Club
Videographer: Phillip Velasco
(more vendor info to follow…)

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Who says extended family portraits can’t be fun?!! I had a wonderful time with this lovely group of 8 adults and 7 children a few weeks back! Below are some favorites from the session, or view their full slideshow here.

Here is the classic family image.

And here is the one I absolutely love!

Grandparent sandwich!

Can we bottle the genes that produce this AMAZINGLY gorgeous hair color? Just stunning!

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

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One of my favorite moments of Jen & Evan’s engagement session was sitting on the green at the Olympic Club Golf Course, chatting & waiting for the sun to drop so we could capture some of that beautiful end-of-day light. Admittedly, it was windy and freezing and by the time we finished, I think we all had numb extremities! But even despite the weather challenges, I couldn’t help but enjoy getting to know them both better & to just sit and observe them together. Jen & Evan have a deep connection and clearly love being in each other’s company. They make my job easy!!! I can’t wait to capture their wedding day this Fall in San Francisco!

Here are a few favorites from their session or view their slideshow here:

Jen & Evan, thank you so much for inviting me to capture your engagement session & wedding – I can’t wait!

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Just because it’s raining outside doesn’t mean there isn’t gorgeous light to shoot in! We just have to get a little creative to find it… and stay dry at the same time!

So when the weather last weekend predicted rain, I started checking out every possible indoor location in San Francisco for our sessions. But my requirements were lofty – I wanted lots of gorgeous natural light & lots of room to run around. I’m not a fan of flash & studio lights when photographing children & families. It can work in specific instances, but I find it can easily distract or impose a formal quality to the images – whereas we wanted fun atmosphere to encourage little personalities to shine. But finding a space that had natural light & space to play & that was available & that fit the budget was quite a feat! But the day before our sessions were scheduled, I found the perfect space!!! And the result? Beautiful, crisp & fun images- perfect for holiday cards & gifts! Check out some favorites from the day!

We’ll be shooting at the same studio this weekend & there are some spots left in the afternoon! Feel free to contact me if you are interested in signing up!

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I’m getting ready to release 2010 dates for Mini-Sessions & just wanted to post a few examples from last year’s sessions at Golden Gate Park!

Aren’t those fun?!!! I love how, even with the shortened session, we’re able to capture the ever-elusive group family photo, along with the in-between moments that capture personality!

Mini-sessions are a great option for families who wish to take a shortened approach to a session with a lower overall investment, but still receive the beautiful results of custom photography. The sessions are quick, but you’d be surprised at how fun they can be! Mini-sessions are approximately 20-25 minutes long, scheduled every half hour, and typically result in 30-50 images for your review and selection. Image galleries are available 1 week after the session. Mini-session fees are $149/session. After your session, you may purchase high-resolution images, with full reprint rights to use for your favorite holiday card or gift. Each image ordered is provided in both color and black & white and sepia!

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I cannot wait for Lauren & Ross’ wedding in October!!! Besides being beautiful & super easy to photograph, these two are just incredibly fun to be around! We had a blast at their engagement session – in spite of the many challenges around construction, boot camp classes (including one very pregnant woman working it out on the Lion Street Stairs – so impressive!), and of course some good ole San Francisco freezing summer wind! These two smiled the whole way through, and Lauren’s got one of those infectious smiles that simply makes you feel happy – so good! Now to top all of that, they are getting married at Beaulieu Gardens next month, which may be one of the prettiest wedding locations I’ve ever seen. When we went through their wedding walkthrough, I kept wishing I could just live there! I guess I’ll have to settle for photographing what is sure to be an amazing & beautiful wedding day – and that’s all good by me!

Here are a few favorites from Lauren & Ross’ session or view more in their slideshow!

Lauren & Ross, thank you so much for inviting me to capture your engagement session & wedding – I can’t wait!!!

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I was so excited to see Kate this past spring at the San Francisco Birth & Baby Fair! She and I met about 6 years ago when I was still working in the corporate world & photographing on the weekends, and we hadn’t seen each other in about 5 years! So I was thrilled when she asked me to photograph the arrival of her little guy this summer. We had such a fun session, and baby Jack was such a sweet, gorgeous little guy. After a super cold summer in the Bay Area, the day of Jack’s session was one of the warmest of the entire summer. The heat was a bit shocking to Kate, Chase & I, but little Jack snoozed like… well a beautiful little baby!

Here are a few favorites from their session!

Kate & Chase, thank you so much for inviting me to capture your beautiful family!

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