this thing called Love.

Sunshine

This actually might count as my first Brazilian wedding because the family of the groom is from beauitful Florinapolis! Julie and Chris's wedding atop the Kaiser Roof Garden, in Oakland, Ca...a spectacular, and one of the more emotional weddings I have happily witnessed. Parabéns no seu casamento!!

Jennifer + Jordan | St. Helena

I've been photographing more weddings with film lately, and have been fortunate to be hired by my friend, and exceptionally talented photographer, Meg Smith, to shoot alongside her with my favorite camera. We photographed Jennifer & Jordan's fall wedding at the very lovely Durham Ranch, in St. Helena. Super cute couple. It was a delight to be a part of their day!

Kate + Patxi | The Historic Mission San Jose and Castlewood Country Club

I was thrilled when my long time friend from high school called to ask that she wanted me to photograph her wedding. Here's just a short storyboard teaser for now. The wedding ceremony took place at the historic Mission San Jose in Fremont, and the reception at Castlewood Country Club in Pleasanton. The day was filled with many sweet moments and lots of laughter. I've known Kate's family for over 15 years so for me it was a very joyous moment, and I was so honored to be a part of her day as friend and photographer. Many people ask if it's still work when I photograph weddings of my family or friends, and I have to say that I actually feel like I gain a more intimate connection to the event because I'm there at nearly every moment photographing. And this happens with most of my clients.  

Lindsay + Andrew | Hillsborough

Gorgeous wedding at a private home. I felt very fortunate to photograph such a beautiful couple celebrating their wedding, as well as one of the most funny and heartfelt toasts I have ever witnessed. Congratulations Lindsay & Andrew!!

 

When two worlds collide

Over Labor Day weekend, this city gal found herself immersed in a quaint village in the middle of Wisconsin. This time I wasn't on assignment. I was hired by a colleague, who otherwise assigns me stories for NPR, to photograph her wedding. Honored and touched, this moment also terrified me: I'm photographing my picture editor's wedding! As soon as I touched ground, met all their closest relatives and friends, I soon enough felt like I was part of their extended family. Here is a colorful snapshot of mixed iphone and hasselblad images from Ephraim, Wisconsin.

Thank you Coburn and Brad, and your families and closest friends, for a memorable time and having me document one of the most celebrated days of your lives....

Coburn + Brad | Wisconsin

Gorgeous wedding in the little village of Ephraim, Wisconsin, outside of Green Bay, over Labor Day Weekend. I love shooting with my hasselblad, and knew this wedding would be perfect for it!

little mysteries

This image snuck on the tail end of a roll and its slightly underexposed, and super grainy...but love the look of it, as the bride steps down from the bridge, in this sort of timeless fashion. I love being able to shoot film during weddings. Its give me a chance to shoot some thing very unique to the standard digital images i usually create. Don't get me wrong! There's lots of beauties in shooting digital. But sometimes a grainy piece of photograph can have more character then a sharpened digital file. It brings texture.

Charlotte + Radesh - San Francisco

Charlotte & Radesh's wedding was a three-day event, typical of Indian weddings with a twist. Their celebration intertwined both traditions over the course of a few days...it certainly gives their families and friends a chance to get to know each other, since many flew in from all over the world. And despite traditions, Charlotte and Radesh's festivities were still yet very contemporary (can i say that i was so very "san francisco"?). No formalities, just families and friends coming to together to celebrate the union of this adorable couple! The initmate ceremony was held at the Swedenborgian Church, the mehndi luncheon was held at the Kirkwood Depot, and the gorgeous wedding reception was held at the delicious Brix restaurant in Yountville with DJ Dojah spinning an eclectic taste of Indian and 80s music! I tried to edit down this layout, but as you can tell, i had a hard time, so with that, enjoy!

approaching spring

The winter weather in Northern California has faded as we welcome the approaching spring. This young couple was the dj and his gorgeous girlfriend of a wedding reception in the Napa Valley (photographed in the fall, but who would have known!)...just after sunset over the Mayacama hills. i love movements, textures, soft light, and dusk.

Susan + Roberto, Georgetown (Seattle), Washington

This is Susan & Roberto's "northwest" themed wedding at this very cool historical building, in the engine room of Rainier Brewing Company. their artist friends created a birchwood forest installation and it smelled amazing inside. best of all, they had an ice cream truck for dessert (darn i just gave the surprise away!). they definitely won my heart over that one, besides the fact that they were really, truly, very sweet at heart...

(music: sigur ros/iceland. to view slideshow large, click on 4-arrows bottom right)