Kristen & Darryl are getting married in Maui next year, and so they wanted to get some photos that show off a mix of San Francisco and Hawaiian flavors. They prepared well — these Conservatory of Flowers engagement photos are perfectly on theme and, maybe even more importantly, I just love how much fun they’re having in them. [ read more … ]

Ziwei & Benson are planning on having their wedding in Taiwan, and decided to do a pre-wedding photoshoot a few weeks ago at a few of my favorite spots in San Francisco: City Hall, Legion of Honor, and Sutro Baths. It’s a great mix of man-made and nature [ read more … ]

Dennis & Christine met seven years ago, and their story quickly grew together. Once they knew they had each found the one, Dennis asked Christine’s parents for their blessing, then waited patiently until he had just the right opportunity. (Perhaps it’s more correct to say that Christine waited very patiently for Dennis to finally find that opportunity.) In the end, it’s hard to imagine a more perfect proposal than where he ended up popping the question three years later: on a hike, overlooking the Banff ice fields, at sunset. That’s top-of-bucket-list material for photographers like us!

Back home in California, for their engagement session, we started at the Legion of Honor, and then made the quick drive over to Sutro Baths to catch sunset on the beach. [ read more … ]

Vivian and Terrence’s San Francisco City Hall wedding photo shoot was quite a different one. I spent the entire day with them, starting off in the morning at the JW Marriott where they got ready, then over at City Hall where they got married while surrounded by their family and close friends. After tying the knot, the couple hosted a lunch at the Cliff House in Lands End, before leaving with me for more portraits around some of my favorite landmarks of San Francisco. [ read more … ]

After their cute backyard wedding last year, Ashley and Michael donned their wedding outfits again for some more photos, this time at some iconic locations in San Francisco. Their wedding was actually on Christmas Day, so Ashley wore her red sash and brought a perfectly-complimentary red rose bouquet, which really helped the colors in their photos pop. [ read more … ]