Crappy Images I Took During SIP Ahhh, life lessons that I did not expect. Yes, the world learned my secret. Ok, not so much a secret but just something that happens every year and something I am thankful for every single year. It didn’t happen as planned this time though. This year was different. The…
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…
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,…
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…
Kenwood Ranch Wedding Full of Love
This Kenwood Ranch wedding was well thought out by the couple for their guests comfort and especially personal. They met at one of those “rock climbing” places and that part of their history was definitely at the wedding. Their friends and family came from near and far to celebrate this couple and they left satiated…
Chrissy Field Engagement | San Francisco Engagement Photographer
San Francisco Engagement Photographer I really adore my couples. Engagement portraits are a great time and a great time to get to know each other and be better prepared for the wedding. I get the best clients and I believe it is because my website is just simply and honestly me and the right people…
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.
Brazilian Room Berkeley hosts Persian Celebration
The Brazilian Room in Berkeley hosted quite the celebration while the big wedding is in Italy. Two families from some of the oldest cultures of the planet, Irish and Persian came together and had one Zaid and Kelsey have been together for years and their families just mesh perfectly. This event was about celebrating the…
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…
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