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…
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,…
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…
Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco Hosts WIPA
It was an amazing event hosted by WIPA, Wedding International Professionals Association, at the Four Seasons San Francisco Hotel. If you have a moment, check out this event by ILEA NCC.
Outdoor Art Club and Documentary Wedding Photography
The Outdoor Art Club in Mill Valley hosted the amazing Emily and Dustin’s wedding. I cannot even begin to tell you how fun and funny this couple is in real life. I love, love, love documenting weddings. First, I have to say it was kind of no surprise because it was a couple in their…
Berkeley Faculty Club Wedding
Nuances of a Berkeley Faculty Club Wedding Colby and Grace are a really laid back, gentle, life loving couple. I knew when I met them, this wedding would be about the people. Both the couple and their beloved family and friends. But design was still an important factor and the Berkeley Faculty Club comes with history…
Lake Tahoe – Destination Wedding Photography by Misti Layne
If you have not been to the Lake Tahoe area then it should become a must see. It’s just simply breathtaking. It is pure, it is quiet, it is majestic. But it’s also just simply beautiful. So when Isabel and Adam told me they were getting married here I was thrilled. They really kept to…
Menlo Circus Club Makes for Great Weddings
The name “Menlo Circus Club” makes you wonder what you are in for in regards to a wedding location but I assure you, it’s simply fantastic! The history begins simply with a few young girls who wanted to ride their ponies at this Atherton estate and became a “club”. They decided to entertain their parents…
Napa Sonoma Wedding Venues
Wedding inquiry season has begun! The proposals have been done-did you see my last one? Well, check out the Surprise proposal here. The venue may not yet be set and the dress is so totally on order but the planning has just begun. So, here are some of my favorite Napa Sonoma wedding venues. Mitzvah or…
A Gorgeous Mayacama Wedding
A Mayacama Wedding A Mayacama wedding just has everything you could want in one amazingly beautiful place. This venue has beautiful rooms on site that can accommodate the biggest bridal party as they get ready. They have the gorgeous golf course view during the ceremony where I counted five deer grazing in the distance. I…
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