A Love Story That Began in Amsterdam Some love stories are tied to a place forever. For this California couple, that place is Amsterdam. While studying abroad, they met, fell in love, and built a life together along the canals. Years later, after getting engaged back home in California, they chose to return to the […]
Getting married at San Francisco City Hall is simple when you know the steps. Whether you’replanning a quick, intimate elopement or a private ceremony with family and friends, we’ll helpyou navigate the process with ease. 1. Get Your Marriage License Before your wedding, you must obtain a marriage license from the San Francisco CountyClerk’s Office. […]
A True San Francisco Wedding for Family, Culture, and Love Vivian and Chris planned a luxury San Francisco wedding that beautifully blended cultural traditions, romance, and city elegance. From the very beginning, their goal was to create an unforgettable wedding weekend that honored family, Vietnamese heritage, and their love story. With close friends and family […]
The lovely Tina and Paul flew up the Northern Californian coast from Los Angeles for their destination elopement ceremony at San Francisco’s stunning City Hall! Looking in on their ceremony it was quaint and intimate between just the two of them on the 4th floor North Gallery. Tina glowed in front of the camera, wearing her […]
The charming Giselle and Guy had a fabulous Great Gatsby inspired wedding held at the LA Athletic Club. This rooftop ceremony had such a spectacular view of downtown LA’s magical skyline, everyone couldn’t believe their eyes. We were so thrilled to have this event as a destination location for us to capture, for the radiant […]
Shiva and Ben combined their religions, lives and love for each other at San Francisco’s major landmark, City Hall. We were able to experience this very unique elopement ceremony held on the 4th floor of the North Gallery. Ben shared his Jewish traditions as well as Shiva sharing her Persian traditions. They blended together so […]
Jackie and Eric’s charming summer wedding took place in The Barn at Tyge William Cellars, in Sonoma. Love was in the air as you walked along the gravel pathways throughout the property, the wind blowing the leaves of the willow trees and swaying the lily pad’s in the pond. There was no denying the excitement that […]
This past Spring, Ina and David were fortunate to be the first couple to hold a wedding at the Promontory Estates, in Napa. The unique, new venue will sweep you off of your feet with its contemporary structural design, delicious red wines and breath-taking views overlooking vineyards, oak trees and redwood hills. With the help […]
If you want to see a couple who can instantly light up a room, look no further. Karen and Tony illuminated their elegant venue at Meadowood, in Napa Valley with their glowing love. To begin the day Tony walked out onto the lawn, eyes closed, eager to see his new bride for their first look. […]
Morgan and Andrew announced their love and devotion to each other with a gorgeous destination wedding at San Francisco’s historic City Hall. The day started with the couples’ first look moment, where they exchanged love notes, and shared a private moment of nervous anticipation and tears of joy. Morgan, in her lace, backless dress, a […]
Welcome to the Chateau de Vaux le Vicomte and day two of our Paris destination engagement session with Jessie and Shuning! After a stunning country side drive about an hour south of Paris, we arrived at this magnificent Chateau! The view of the front entrance was so incredibly breath taking, we were all so thrilled about the […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The world is far from lying when they say that Paris is one of the most romantic places in the world. Even with the gritty street art, gloomy weather, and cigarette smoke every where you turn- the cobble stone streets, petite cafe store fronts, and never ending jaw dropping architecture- Paris will sweep you off your […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Stephanie and Alex’s engagement session was incredibly special for me to shoot. I have had the pleasure of photographing many of Stephanie’s friends so to finally have the opportunity to work with her was a dream come true! The two wanted a romantic and woodsy shoot, with a bit of a Lord of the Rings […]
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