Ashley + Adam in San Francisco, CA

We had a BLAST photographing Ashley and Adam's wedding!  These two were so easygoing and fun to be around, and not to mention completely photogenic (obviously!).  We had a super fun portrait session at some of their favorite spots in San Francisco including their neighborhood park, the best rice pudding shop (Loving Cup in Russian Hill), and the roof of their apartment building.  Their ceremony was at the beautiful Grace Cathedral followed by a gorgeous and sparkly reception in the Spanish Suite of the Clift Hotel.  We can't say enough good things about working with this awesome couple so we'll let the photos do the talking.  Here are some details about the day, which flowed seamlessly thanks to wedding coordinator Chelsea Bowman, who was a joy to work with!

Dress by Melissa Sweet

Flowers by Emily Dreblow of Soulflower

Cake by I Dream of Cake

Adm hung out with Adam the groom and his guys for a bit at their apartment.  The next three images are Adm's photos:

First sight moment:

Adm made a gorgeous pano during their ceremony at Grace.  To fully appreciate it, click here to view a larger image.

Ashley and Adam hired a trolley to transport guests from the cathedral to the reception:

Beautiful details at the Clift Hotel (by both Adm and myself):

The final two images were taken by Adm:

Ashley and Adam's Photo Booth

As I'm getting ready to post Ashley and Adam's wedding photos (probably will happen this Friday), I wanted to first share some images from their photo booth.  The reception was in the Spanish Suite of the Clift Hotel in San Francisco, and while it was a gorgeous space, there wasn't a whole lot of extra room for the booth.  We ended up using what is normally the coat closet so that the photo booth was about half the size that it usually is.  In this case, size didn't matter because Ashley and Adam and all of their guests still had an awesome time!  Apparently, mustaches on chopsticks are ageless because they have generational appeal (we're talking four year olds to grandpa ages)!  Ashley was pretty specific about her props (nothing cheesy!) so we had mustaches, whiteboards and a couple of empty gold frames from Etsy.  Check out their video below:

I think this would make the perfect holiday card!

Kisses all around!  Look at those faces....

This is a great idea for "thank you" notes:

Emily + Craig in San Francisco, CA

Emily and Craig were married at the San Francisco Film Centre in the Presidio on a beautiful, albeit windy, day.  I always love photographing veils, and I especially love it when the wind naturally makes them fly.  Surrounded by their closest family and friends, the two exchanged written vows to one another in a beautiful Jewish ceremony.  Many many congratulations to these newlyweds!

Jessi + Michael Engaged!

This couple is pretty special to me: Jessi has been my best friend since I met her my sophomore year of college, and considering that we lived together for two years, we've got LOTS of memories.  Her family pretty much adopted me while I was in North Carolina, and even though I'm in California, I still like to think I'm one of the Owensby clan.  Since Jessi met Michael after I'd moved back to California, I only learned about him in our phone conversations and didn't really get to know him until they came out for a visit this past July.  Michael is pretty awesome, and Adm and I had such an amazing week with them, particularly since we benefited from their cooking expertise (check out their food blog here!).  I wish so much that they lived out here, and I'm doing my best to convince them to move out west!  I'm so happy Jessi has found a wonderful partner in Michael and can't wait to help celebrate their relationship at their wedding next June in Asheville, North Carolina.  Since I won't be photographing their wedding (bridesmaid duty calls), Adm and I did their engagement photos during their summer vacation.  We headed to Crissy field and then followed up with Lombard street in San Francisco.  Here are some of my favorites - enjoy!

About the above image:  this is Adm's photo that he made using an old viewfinder that was given to us by his friend Allen.  The viewfinder has collected lots of dust and bugs, which I think add character to the image.

This is Jessi and me on their recent vacation when we made a quick getaway to Lake Tahoe.

Ashley Preview

Here's a quick peek of Ashley, the perfect Southern Belle, on her wedding day.  We photographed hers and Adam's wedding Labor Day weekend, and there are a boatload of gems to come from this wedding so check back soon!

Donna + Robin in San Francisco, CA

I photographed Donna and Robin's wedding at the San Francisco Limn Gallery with fellow wedding photographer Preston Davis, who's awesome.  We started their relaxed Sunday affair with some early morning portraits along the Embarcadero before heading to the gallery for the ceremony followed by a lovely luncheon.  Donna got uber-creative as she made many of the details including the cake-topper and invitations!