I love it when a couple completely ignores me because they are so into each other. Here are the gorgeously in love Alyssa & Ryan whose lovely wedding will be in Nicasio this September.



Hello, eyelashes!

Here you go, friends: more images from Chris and my trip in November. We had been wanting to do this trip since we graduated from college (too long!!) so when Chris finished up his Ph.D. (yay!!), it seemed the perfect way to celebrate. :)

I like to travel light and am a minimalist with my equipment so I settled on one camera body and two lenses: 24mm & 50mm. I left the flash at home (too big and bothersome) and opted for a high iso and long exposures. After all, these are just for fun!


(left to right, top to bottom: louvre; tuileries; eiffel tower; montmartre; sienna; arc de triomphe; eiffel tower; cite metro; london hotel; rome hotel; tuscany; arc de triomphe; cinque terre; seine; sienna; rome)

The gorgeous site Wedding Chicks recently featured Anita & Phil's lovely vintage wedding held in Saratoga at the Saratoga Foothill Club and Ranch Golf Club. Thanks so much for the feature, Wedding Chicks, & congratulations to Anita & Phil! They have serious vision and such heart. :)

Elizabeth & Eric's gorgeous and green wedding at the Headlands Center for the Arts was featured on the fabulous wedding blog Green Wedding Shoes (yay!). Kudos to Elizabeth & Eric and all their beautiful vendors. It was a spectacular wedding!!

And a huge thank you to Green Wedding Shoes for the lovely bee green weddings shout out!

The lovely Amanda & George...I swoon!! We didn't meet until their wedding day but Amanda & I went back and forth on email for about half a year, swapping ideas on venues. I had never been to Palmdale Estates, so I was excited for a new experience and had no idea what to expect...my favorite type of situation! :)  [Note to future brides: choosing a photographer who hasn't photographed your venue before can actually be a plus. Fresh, creative ideas flourish.] Palmdale was the absolute perfect spot for Amanda & George and their style. I felt transported to another era--a time of big band, straight-up cocktails, sharp suits, fabulous conversation, enviable fashion and **incredible dancing**. It was a Mad Men wedding without even trying... and without the cigarettes.


Drumroll...Amanda designed these invites and they are incredible! (So much more than an invite, too; there's true storytelling inside. As Amanda would say, she's trying to bring back the art of the paragraph. One of the many things I love about her.)