Alan and Irene’s wedding day was a love letter to Sacramento, where they each grew up and where they first met in high school. Their wedding day started off at The Citizen Hotel, right in the heart of downtown. Getting ready there already felt special, but the real magic happened when they tucked away for their first look in the hotel’s little library. Alan and Irene saw each other for the first time in the quietest, sweetest way: just the two of them, flanked by shelves of books. It was intimate, personal, and so them… especially for two people who clearly love a good story. [ read more … ]

Kyle & Ellie’s trip to Point Reyes was already off to a pretty dreamy start: they’d flown in from Texas just two days earlier, celebrated Ellie’s birthday the night before, and were spending a few days soaking up the Pacific coast. After a morning tour of the Point Reyes Lighthouse, they made the short hike out to a dramatic cliff overlook above the ocean, at a spot where the shoreline seems to stretch forever. [ read more … ]

I’ve been excitedly looking forward to Nelly & Taylor’s City Hall wedding day — after photographing their proposal earlier this year, getting to capture their wedding too felt incredibly meaningful, and it was genuinely an honor to be there again for the “we’re really doing this” part. [ read more … ]

Lorna and Laurent met me at Baker Beach for a breezy maternity session, with soft clouds adding extra flair and texture to the sunset sky. The warm light and gentle waves gave us the perfect backdrop as they walked, laughed, and took in these last moments before baby arrives. Behind the camera, it really felt like photographing two models — they gave me so much movement and expression to play with in every frame, and my cameras absolutely adored every moment of it!

Chris and Stephanie’s fall wedding at MOHI Ranch was the kind of day that will stay in our memories for many years to come. Together for 14 years since first meeting at UC Berkeley, they’ve grown through many chapters side-by-side, and their wedding day very much felt like a celebration of that journey. They got engaged at Castello di Amorosa, so it was especially fitting that their celebration continued the same vineyard romance. [ read more … ]