Wedding at The Old Whaling House Monterey, CA

Jeremy and Krista were married at Old Whaling House in Monterey in June. The location is picture perfect with lots of locations to shoot and the weather was fabulous! All day sun in Monterey - unbelievable!

My second shooter Jennifer Low was in the groove and super inspired! Which makes the day a breeze as we feed off each others ideas. Between the two of us we didn't have enough time to photograph all the different ideas popping into our heads! That's what happens when you have an awesome bride and groom and an enchanting venue.

I love the natural light flooding into this hallway!

This ring shot was taken with Jen's 50mm macro. Sweet!







In the mists of all the picture taking we were still able to take a few minutes to eat. Grapes of Wrath did an excellent job on the catering!

After everyone ate we were able to sneak out with Jeremy and Krista to take a few shots at the Wharf.






It was difficult to narrow the images down for the blog. If you want to preview the album I created for The Old Whaling House click here

Dress by: Amy Kushel
Dj: Entertainment Knightly
Catering: Grapes of wrath

Preston Castle Shoot

Challenge and self growth.

When I heard of Preston Castle in Ion, CA my first thought was where is that! Some photographer friends had done a photo shoot there in March. The pictures were so awesome it made me jealous! The castle opens its doors to photographers a 2-3 times per year. So once I confirmed the next open house date I immediately started putting a group together for a photo shoot.

Now to find models, a dress designer and makeup artists crazy enough to drive over 2 hours to a shoot! Photographers Karl Ko, Jennifer Low and I split the preparation tasks and put together a great group of participants.

Thanks to Iridescence Bridal (custom designs), Christine of Outburst Flowers, MSV video and Vanessa and Jennifer of Beauty Mark Ink for all their hard work. Also thanks to the other photographers (Jojo, Ashley Bates, Laena Brandenburg and Nicole Smith) that joined forces with us to give the event flavor.

Clark's Corner Coffee House was generous to allow us use of their facility for makeup and dress preparation before going to the castle.

The beautiful models are Natasha, Kaycee and Rizza

Engagement Session in Berkley

Mohammad and Haleh decided to shoot their E-session in Berkley at Tilden Regional Park and around the UC Berkley campus where they spent time strolling the grounds while dating.

Engagement Session at North Beach and Baker's Beach

Adam and Tiffany met up with me in North Beach - the first location for their engagement session. North Beach has a lot of diverse mini locations for shooting. It's best if you can take your time browsing the scenery as if window shopping for your next prime location.

After a quick stop at Legion of Honor we strolled along Baker's Beach where the fog lightly covered the Golden Gate Bridge.

Adam and Tiffany get married in September at Silver Creek Golf Club in San Jose.

Wente Vineyards Wedding - Livermore, CA

Brett and Sara were married at Wente Vineyards in May. Wente is one of my favorite wedding venues; not only for their variety of shooting locations but also because their staff is fabulous and easy to work with.

Love this window!


After their first look we had plenty of time for pictures of the two of them and the bridal party before the ceremony. Nice!






More pictures after the ceremony - Yeah! The side of this building and the hidden cellar door are both ultra fabulous! What's in that building anyway? It's always closed up.





Party Time!






Thanks to Jennifer Low for 2nd shooting!

Flowers: Pleasanton Flower Shop
DJ: 21st Century Sounds
Cake: Wente

Engagement Session in San Francisco Part 1

Matt and Teresa met me at the DeYoung Museum in SF for their engagement session. Unfortunately, about 30 minutes into the session Teresa's knee started hurting and we had to stop shooting. Something had triggered an old injury and she was in terrible pain. Hopefully they will have time for a second session before their wedding in December.