About three years ago, Brandon reached out for to us to do portraits of him and Stephanie for Valentine’s Day and a feeling deep down told us we would hear from them again in the future. And we did! Now they’re engaged and we couldn’t be more happy for them!
We’ve had people ask if we ever get tired of shooting at San Francisco’s beautiful City Hall and to be quite honest, we don’t. People might think that the shots are usually the same but every couple is so different, that their personalities bring out a different set of images each time. Take Ann and David for example, they started the morning off by helping each other get ready with their closest friends helping with hair and makeup, and tying up any other loose ends. When Ann put on her dress, David and we were in complete awe. Her dress seemed to capture the classic surroundings of city hall. And her veil, oh goodness that long veil that caught the wind so perfectly, like a feather floating to the ground.
They followed their nuptials with an after party right in their San Francisco backyard and instead of cutting the cake, they started the party off with a prosciutto slab cutting. Nom Nommm!
If there ever were a more intrepid couple, that would be Michelle and Drew. For their engagement session they wanted to shoot their session on the new Bay Bridge. Now, we say intrepid because it was a seven mile hike from the trail head to the middle of the bridge. We definitely got our workout for the day 🙂 
Nike opened a new retail store in the heart of San Francisco on Union Street to serve athletes throughout the community on May 17, 2014 and we were there to capture some images for their launch campaign, some of which are up in the store 🙂
The design of Nike Union Street embraces local connections and offers ongoing group training experiences geared towards women, like Run Club on Mondays and Saturdays, High Intensity Training on Wednesdays, Girl’s Night in Workouts, and weekend yoga classes. The new store also has services including head-to-toe styling, bra-fitting, pant-hemming, run analysis, access to NIKEiD, weekly Nike+ Run Clubs, and Nike Training Club classes with partner gyms, like Soul Cycle, and other locations in the surrounding neighborhoods.
We had a great time covering Julie and Mike’s special night this past weekend and excited to share some teasers from their wedding!
They looked so amazing in the traditional Korean outfits for their Paebaek, a Korean wedding ritual where the groom’s family formally accepts the bride into their family.
VENUE \\ The Ranch Golf Club
FLORAL DESIGN \\ A Hanna Design
MAKEUP+HAIR \\ Joli de Jackie
VIDEOGRAPHY \\ fotomokio
PHOTO BOOTH \\ The Pink Shutter
DJ \\ Big Fun DJ
CEREMONY BAND \\ Garden Strings
LINENS \\ Fine Linen Creations
It’s been almost two years since we’ve seen the Lees and their two girls have grown up so fast!
Kayla and her family came all the way from Singapore to enjoy some time in San Francisco, but we think Kayla could’ve cared less. She seemed to enjoy the bubbles her mommy brought her a lot more 😛
This season has been filled with many weddings, and surprisingly, many of them have been more low-key and intimate. Devon and Chris’ is one wedding that we have enjoyed shooting and one that our talented photographers, Mark and Lacey, have captured with a certain beauty and calm. Our biggest congratulations to Devon and Chris, whose blossoming friendship led to something that will be forever wonderful.
VENUE \\ Le Colonial, San Francisco
A couple of our favorites from this ealy summer wedding at Auberge Du Soleil.
The first time we met Aidan, he was still a little bean in his mama’s belly. Now, he’s growing up so fast!
Hearts out to two very calm souls ❤
Invitations to the Hearst Castle were highly coveted during its heyday in the 1920s and 1930s. Charlie Chaplin, the Marx Borthers, Clark Gable, Winston Churchill, were among Hearst’s A-list guests. While guests were expected to attend the formal dinners each evening, they were normally left to their own devices during the day while Hearst directed his business affairs. Since “La Cuesta Encantada” (“The Enchanted Hill”) had so many facilities, guests were rarely at a loss for things to do. Today, Hearst Castle is a national and historical landmark, designed by architect, Julia Morgan between 1919 and 1947 for newspaper magnate, William Randolph Hearst, who died in 1951.
We were in Paso Robles covering a wedding over the weekend and figured we’d pay a visit to the castle, since we’ve never been. It was a real treat since we were allowed to take photographs and can share the experience with everyone 🙂
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