Amy and Fede Wedding

These two lovebirds got married a couple of weeks ago while cruising the San Francisco Bay on a beautiful yacht called the Empress. It was a gorgeous evening. We lucked out with no rain and the sun even made an appearance in the late afternoon as we headed from Sausolito to San Francisco to pick up their friends. The captain took us all over the bay and even into McCovey Cove. As the crowd roared for the Giants, the newlyweds felt as if the applause was all for them. It was a moment I wont' soon forget. Amy and Fede were so sweet and madly in love. They were a pleasure to photograph!

Lewis Family - 40th Wedding Anniversary!

Mark contacted me several weeks ago to book a session for his family. His Mom and Dad would be visiting to celebrate 40 years of marriage and he thought it would be nice to have some photos taken during their time together. What a guy:-) His family was charming and I really enjoyed my time with them.

Anna and Mario Wedding

I am so excited to share the pictures from Anna and Mario's wedding! For the past several months, I have been learning like crazy and coming up with fun new ideas to incorporate in my wedding photography. Anna and Mario's wedding was my first of 2010 and it was beautiful! The rain that had been drenching the bay area disappeared just in time and by the afternoon of the big day, the weather could not have been better. It was truly magnificent!

Anna and Mario have been absolutely AMAZING clients. I really got to know them at their engagement session and feel so lucky to now call them friends. They are some of the kindest, most genuine people I have worked with and I wish them a happy marriage, full of laughter and joy, from the bottom of my heart!

I also want to quickly thank some of the amazing people I worked with at the wedding. Shannon (the coordinator for Anna and Mario's wedding at Casa Real) and the rest of the staff at this amazing venue were INCREDIBLE! They were organized, friendly, and worked tirelessly to make this wedding everything the couple dreamed of. Note: if you are considering venues for a future bay area wedding, Casa Real (http://www.casarealevents.com/) should be at the top of your list. The sunset first dance alone was epic and still gives me chills when I tell people about it! Also, Kevin of Fantasy Sound Event Services (http://www.fantasysound.com/) was the best dj I have worked with and made the entire event flow soooo nicely!

Enjoy the pictures!

Seriously? Could she be more gorgeous?

First dance at sunset...WOW!


The wedding party was awesome!






Anna and Mario's son is a future heart breaker!




Sunset!

Esther and Brandon Engagement

Esther and Brandon are getting married in Danville in a few weeks. They are two of the nicest people I have worked with and are both a little shy in front of the camera. I am so glad that I got to spend some time with them before their big day! Esther is so beautiful. I can't wait to shoot her in a wedding dress! Here are a few shots from their engagement session.

New Year's Resolution Part Two - Mama's Boy

So, like I mentioned in an earlier post, I have severely neglected my responsibility of taking pictures of my own family in the last couple of years. I spend a lot of time taking pictures of other people and when it comes time to document the moments in my life, I slack off. This year, I vowed to myself that I would make a conscious effort to take more pictures of John, Lucie, Shawn, and myself. So, here is part two of my New Year's Resolution post! Yay!

My little guy is four and a half. He is almost always barefoot, wearing pants with holes in the knees, and with dirt under his fingernails. Now, before I start to sound like a really bad mom, let me explain. This child is ALL BOY. He practically came out of my belly with bruises...come to think of it, he actually did enter this world with a bruised nose and swollen lip. When other babies rolled around on their backs contentedly admiring mobiles, my little man was trying desperately to pull himself up on the furniture, falling all over the place, and getting into everything!

These days, he insists on dressing himself to my chagrin. He seeks out danger (I spent two mornings in a row in the ER a couple of weeks ago...for separate incidents!). And no matter how clean he looks when he gets out of the shower, the dirt appears under his nails within a couple of hours. So, that said, I really wanted one batch of pictures of him with shoes on and gel in his hair. Don't worry! We spent about twenty minutes taking pictures before he talked his way into an ice cream cone... so much for the clean face!

Alcaraz Girls

I met the Alcaraz family at an old ranch in Walnut Creek to photograph thier adorable little girls. I was in love with the location the second I saw it...old, rustic fences and sheds and rusty farm equipment made for shots with lots of texture. Mom wanted a picture of her baby smiling because she had had no luck getting good pictures of her thus far. We had a blast and the afternoon light was amazing! And when the baby smiled, her whole face lit up. What a cutie! Her older sister was awesome and even posed for me a little. What a lovely spring session!