Summer Daze

the last few days in SF the summer weather has arrived. we headed to the beach late this afternoon with my nephew to hangout.

Fig + Marisol | Engagement

this past sunday i hung out with fig + marisol to shoot their engagement pictures. i love these guys! we shot at the deyoung and then headed to the mission near clarion alley. it was a fun afternoon. i can't wait for their killer wedding next month.

i love this photo... it reminds me of grease!


check out more photos in the slideshow

Omar + Remy | Wedding

omar + remy were married at the mill valley outdoor art club a few weeks ago. the day was filled with lots of fun people, good food, lovely decor and a fabulous couple. remy is laid back and omar keeps her laughing so they were a joy to be around for sure!

here's a peek at their wedding day...

catering: cater marin
cake: branching out cakes by jill
flowers: mill valley flowers

The Two Dresses

brian babcock from the saratoga newspaper ran a story about melissa's dress fiasco. i sent him a few photos of the dress and he used one of her and her dad dancing! i'm so glad the dress situation had a happy ending thanks to so many nice people in saratoga.

click here to read the story.

Deer Ridge

valerie + jordan's wedding on friday was on the lucky day 08.08.08. it was a beautiful day for a wedding. here's a peek.

Melissa + Josh | Wedding

melissa + josh's wedding over fourth of july was just awesome! the ceremony and reception took place at the beautiful hakone gardens in saratoga. most of their family and friends traveled from many places to celebrate their wedding. the ceremony was touching with sweet vows, a couple readings, a song by josh's daughter and rings for the girls.

everything was beautiful from the ceremony to the heartfelt speeches, amazing flowers, super cute cake, fancy dancing (melissa is a dancer) and the 2 wedding dresses. there was a snafu with her dress... it was supposed to arrive via fedex but somehow got re-routed to some other state! a couple of days before the wedding it looked like the dress wasn't going to make it so they needed a back up dress. somehow they found someone in saratoga who just had her niece's dress returned from the cleaners and it fit! finally her dress did show up about 4 hours before the wedding so then she had two. seriously, both dresses were gorgeous... i had to ask which one was the "backup". she changed into the "backup" for her dances. it all worked out. melissa is such a fun, outgoing person bursting with energy and josh is very laid back, it was a pleasure to work with them both.

there's some interesting history as to how melissa found me. she was referred to me by michael clemens and when she went to my site she thought i looked familiar. she called me right away from st. louis saying that she might know me from sacramento or san francisco but couldn't place it. we talked on the phone for awhile and figured that we must've either played soccer together or swam for the same team (we both grew up in sacramento). once i saw a picture of her i knew she looked familiar too but still didn't know how we knew each other. by the time the wedding came around we figured it must've been soccer but not sure what team. wow, such a small world!

ok... now to the pictures. enjoy!

so many details! josh is a baker and i love the toast looking cake he had!













flowers: calee's lilies
cake: noe valley bakery
dress: tomasina
catering: extravaganza catering