The pandemic doesn’t stop love; it merely changes the way we celebrate it. Nasim and Justin had a private civil ceremony last week with their family in attendance over Zoom, and the next morning, the three of us went out for some elopement portraits. We started at San Francisco City Hall [ read more … ]

As 2020 draws to a close, I’m ever more grateful for all the couples who continue to trust me to capture their most important memories. John & Kim originally were planning on a larger wedding, but in the end chose to have a little backyard wedding at their home in Foster City. It was a really lovely and intimate wedding [ read more … ]

Anne & Steve had their first official date right here on this very harbor, and they wanted to memorialize that in their wedding day. Although the ongoing pandemic kept them from hosting the full wedding reception they had envisioned with all of their guests, they still had the beautiful small wedding ceremony on kayaks exactly as they had originally wanted, on the water in Half Moon Bay’s Pillar Point Harbor, with their friend Penni performing the ceremony. [ read more … ]

I got to first meet Emily and Josh just two days before their San Francisco City Hall ceremony, at Emily’s best friend’s wedding where she was a bridesmaid. (And of course they returned the favor — you can see Jess & Jason in some of these ceremony photos!) They’re a cute couple with lots of love for each other and for those around them, and you can see that the atmosphere during their ceremony was appropriately lighthearted and fun. [ read more … ]

Last weekend, Brianna & Clint had a sweet ceremony with just a few family members. Originally they were planning on having it on the beach, but due to possible rain, relocated and had their intimate wedding at Shelldance Orchid Gardens in Pacifica instead. Although it didn’t end up raining, the greenhouse worked out just perfectly — I think better than any beach I’ve ever shot at! [ read more … ]