Laura + Ben in Napa, CA

Laura and Ben are exactly the kind of people you want to be friends with.  They're super easygoing, nice, thoughtful, and fun to be around!  As wedding photographers, those are all qualities we love in our clients, oh, and that they're superduperheadoverheels in love with each other.  I swear we could have put these two in the middle of a trash dump and they would be happy just to be together.  Luckily, we did not resort to trash dumps but instead were treated to a gorgeous November Napa day with lush vines and beautiful oak trees.  There were many special moments on their wedding day, but I think my favorite was right after their ceremony when Laura and Ben exited the church and were completely taken aback by the mariachi band playing outside, a surprise organized by Laura's older sister.  It's obvious that these two are really close with their families and so photographing their wedding was like witnessing one giant love fest.  

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Lucie + Brendan Engagement

Lucie and Brendan have such a great story!  They actually went to high school together but didn't start dating until a couple of years ago!  So naturally, what better place to do their engagement photos than at their old high school in Oakland?  In addition to hanging out by the lockers, we also hit other fun spots in San Francisco, including Lands End.  No matter how many times we photograph that place, it is just so gorgeous we never get tired of it and always seem to find new trees and vistas.  Lucie and Brendan are only the second couple we've ever photographed to opt for a morning engagement session so that morning light was also a special treat!  These two are getting hitched in September, and we can't wait for the wedding!

Junie + Eddie in Santa Rosa, CA

For 99% of our brides, the days leading up to their weddings are filled with nervous excitement and anticipation as well as stress over all those last little details and wanting to make sure that months of planning come to fruition.  Now, imagine adding to that emergency surgery just one day before your wedding.  No sleep, lots of pain, uncertainty and anxiety, a total nightmare, right?  BUT, you'd never know it to see Junie and Eddie walk down the aisle.

They say, "Love conquers all," and as cliche as it sounds, it seems so fitting for Junie and Eddie.  Not only did their wedding prevail, but going through all that trauma seemed to bring them even closer together.

Junie and Eddie were married in November at the De Turk round barn in Santa Rosa with lots of loving family and friends around them.  I remember that when I first met Junie and we started talking about props for her photo booth, she said, "Get whatever you want, I'm not that picky."  Well, for someone who is not that picky, she perfectly executed a cohesive and lovely vision for her wedding.  Everything from the flowers to the invitations to the favors (s'mores!) were so sweet and obviously well thought out!

We love these two and their wedding!  Junie and Eddie, you are our heroes!

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Kamika + Amy in Oakland, CA

Happy New Year!!  Adm and I hope everyone's 2013 is off to a super start!  After taking a mini hiatus from blogging to celebrate the holidays, we've got a bunch of weddings from 2012 to share with you in the coming weeks and lots of fun weddings coming up in 2013.  So, without further ado, here are images from our dear friends, Kamika and Amy's Oakland wedding!

I can't talk about Kamika and Amy without sharing the time that they brought over chili and ate with Adm and I on our living room floor.  We had our meal on the floor because Adm had a blown disc in his back and hadn't been able to move because of the pain for a month. This was just days before he underwent emergency back surgery.  We hadn't smiled or laughed in weeks, but Kamika and Amy made us feel like life was normal again and we weren't going through our misery alone.  What a blessing it is to have friends who can flood your darkest days with sunshine.  Photographing their wedding and sharing in their joy completely reminded me why I love what we do, and we could not be happier for these two exceptional women.

Our lovely brides had their beautiful ceremony at the Skyline United Church of Christ overlooking the Oakland hills through a grand wall of glass. On the way to the reception, we stopped at an overlook and photographed Kamika and Amy with all the lights of Oakland and San Francisco twinkling behind them.  We finished off the evening down the hill at the Sequoyah Country Club for the reception and dancing.

 

Marie + Todd in Santa Rosa, CA

These native Midwesterners now San Franciscans wanted to treat all their traveling guests to a California weekend they wouldn't forget.  So, they picked a beautiful venue, Paradise Winery, nestled in the Santa Rosa hills surrounded on all sides by gorgeous and lush vineyards, to say their "I dos" and party the night away.

Every event and detail about Marie and Todd's wedding was well thought out and perfectly executed.  Marie, if that lawyer thing you've got going on doesn't work out, you'd make one heck of a wedding planner!  Throughout their engagement session and wedding, we had a great time working with these two and we wish them lots of love and happiness!

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