Getting out of the house… It’s been months since I’ve been to a networking event for my industry or seen many of my colleagues. We may meet in smaller groups or one on one and I have to say, it makes my day when we do. Hugs! Who knew you could miss hugs so much?…
Micro-weddings | Intimate Weddings
Micro-weddings? Yes, micro-weddings. I have known Gwen for years and just adore her. In these new times, experience and community mean more than they ever did. I asked her to write a guest post about expectations in this new future of events. The future IS bright! Love, lovers and weddings will always find a way…
Shelter in Place – Certainty in Times of Covid-19
Shelter in Place Just Strange times… It has been three weeks that San Francisco went into Shelter in Place, officially because the world has been hit by Covid-19. Before that, rules for group sizes and events and essential shopping was in place and things were just basically smaller. Yesterday, I flipped the page on the…
City Hall Wedding in Grandma’s Dress | San Francisco Wedding Photography
San Francisco City Hall intimate wedding Chris and Malin decided to marry in 3 days. Yes, 3 days! They were a fun bunch to be sure. I knew instantly her dress was from the past then found out it was her grandma’s actually and she wore it with some awesome boots. This is why I…
Carmel Destination Intimate Wedding | Elopement with Their Closest
The world is in a different place. This post is about a Carmel destination intimate wedding. But a few other things first. No one could imagine that 2020 would have been the kick in the butt that it turned out to be just mere months ago from a coronavirus called Covid-19. Yet, here we are….
How Do I Choose a Wedding Photographer? | Notes From Your Planner
by Kay Raymond of Blissful2Be Events How Do I Choose a Wedding Photographer? As a planner I am often asked two very important questions: How important is is to hire a professional photographer? and How do I choose a wedding photographer? I always answer the same way, “You don’t want to take your own wedding…
San Francisco City Hall Ceremony, Just Us Four | Intimate Weddings
City Hall Ceremony, Just Us Four What an honor it was to photograph Xavier and Josep at their San Francisco City Hall ceremony. They have quite the love story and I have to say I was almost taking notes from the responses to my question about how do you make this amazing love last! As…
Intimate Hawaii Wedding in Full Color
An intimate Hawaii wedding and photographed by me? Oh, hell yes, I am in! This was one of those dream weddings from start to finish. An intimate, destination wedding in Kailua, Hawaii with a very in love couple, their closest family members and almost nothing traditional. The bride wore a rainbow so you see where…
A Beautiful Kenwood Inn Wedding
I LOVE Kenwood Inn. Really. A Kenwood Inn wedding is unique in a hundred ways and you never even have to leave the site. When I was contacted by Adam and Laura and they told me about their intimate (about 40 guests) wedding all at the Kenwood Inn, I just got excited. The night before,…
How Do You Prepare For Your Engagement Session?
How Do You Prepare For Your Engagement Session Engagements sessions are for getting to know one another and I love doing engagement sessions. There really are no two alike. This time is an opportunity for the couple and I to get to know each other prior to the wedding, where I get to see how…
Sedona Destination Wedding | Intimate, Light, Love
Sedona Destination Wedding This was not my first time to Sedona but it was my first time to photograph a wedding there and at my favorite time of year. I love the seasons spring and fall. The light takes on another hue and the sunlight seems to make everything sparkle and this was visible this…
Intimate City Hall Wedding and some big-ass dogs! | San Francisco
This blog post is about an intimate city hall wedding, but not just yet. The world is in a different place. This post is about an intimate City Hall wedding in San Francisco. But a few other things first. No one could imagine that 2020 would have been the kick in the butt that it…
Whimsical Allied Arts Guild Wedding
This Allied Arts Guild wedding hosted such a beautiful couple and their absolutely delightful friends and family. The charming and seriously talented florist Pico Soriano brought Risa and Brayton to me thinking us a good match. Well, Pico would know being a friend of Risa’s of course so this is always a great introduction. A…
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