Tara and Alex, Sand Rock Farm, Aptos

This beautiful bride and I were attached at the hip in high school, so when she let me know she was looking for a photographer for her wedding, I flipped! I am so grateful that I got to be a part of Tara and Alex's beautiful, creative, and super fun wedding. Sand Rock Farm is a gorgeous oasis in the redwood covered hills of Santa Cruz. It was the perfect place for a redwood grove wedding ceremony, and the architecture of the historic Victorian house was great for getting ready photos.

 

Lauren and Glen, Brix Restaurant, Napa

Brix! No matter how often I work here I always find a new fabulous spot to shoot. Lauren, Glen and I got along amazingly well. We had such a great time, and they were just wonderful models :).

Kristine and Damian, Randall Museum, San Francisco

We bounced around just about everywhere with this wedding. Bridal party and all, we started at the Westin (a great hotel to get ready), had the ceremony at the Randall Museum, then sped off for a 2 hour photo-walk hitting the mural at 18th and Church, Dolores Park, the mural on 19th and Dolores, Union Square cable cars and then back to the Westin! It was a great adventure.

Aubrey and Steven, Ralston White Retreat, Mill Valley

Aubrey and Steven were a referral by a pair of my very dear friends, so I knew this wedding was going to be a blast! It was a such a beautiful location and such a laid-back wedding, that I wish I could have stayed perched on that mountain for a week. Ralston White is a heck of a venue, surrounded by redwoods on a hill that dips into a quarry pond a color blue I've seen in nature only twice before. I'll remember this "fairy-tale" like wedding for years to come :)

 

Loryn and Chris, Bridges Golf Course, San Ramon

If ever there was a couple whom could say "we've weathered through thick and thin, through good times and in bad" this couple is it. They had a rough wedding day, both sick, with the threat of rain on the horizon, and the chilly air swirling about the Bridge's ceremony site. But as miserable as some brides and grooms might have been in these conditions, Loryn and Chris rose above it all. Loryn floated down the aisle and Chris stood proud and tall as she approached him. It was a beautiful day, because no matter how many obstacles came up, they never lost sight of each other, smiling and laughing every moment they could.

Lisa and Johnathan, The Waterfront Hotel and the Terrace Room, Oakland, CA

Lisa and Johnathan were a charming couple. Their first encounter at the Waterfront Hotel took place just before their wedding. As Lisa walked down the pier to turn Johnathan towards her, I had goosebumps! Just shortly after, Lisa told me that in that moment she'd had them too. It was an electric day. The Terrace Room, right off of Lake Merritt, was a beautiful and elegant venue. At the end of the night, Lisa surprised us all with a special treat, Samar Nassar a Belly Dancer!