Wedding · Jessica + John

On a warm summer day in Fairfax, CA, Jessica and John celebrated their special day with what felt like a fairytale wedding. From the beautiful venue, to the tasteful décor, to the delicious food (catered by the wonderful folks at Straw from San Francisco), one thing never failed to compliment the next. Jessica and John were a breeze to work with, despite having only met them about a month ago, primarily because the three of us all shared creative minds – Jessica does modeling among other things, while John works in media and has also photographed his own fair share of weddings. Thank you, Jessica and John, for trusting my vision, and I wish you two a lifetime of happiness!

I’d also like to give a special shoutout to my buddy, Matt, who referred me to this lovely couple. He was one of John’s groomsmen and trusted my craft enough to refer me, so I really appreciated that. Be sure to check out his work on Instagram (@saatchiphoto) – his stuff is among my favorites.

Wedding · Camille + Angel

Just moments after my last day of training at the Illumina HQ in San Diego, I found myself waiting at the airport – not for a flight back home to San Francisco, but rather to sunny Las Vegas to photograph a wedding!

I’d like to give a special thanks to the newlyweds, Camille and Angel, for not only the opportunity to photograph a Las Vegas destination wedding in the first place, but also for the wonderful hospitality throughout the entire weekend. It’s not every day that you’re able to photograph a destination wedding, let alone for a lovely pair that you graduated college with, so I’d been looking forward to this event for quite some time. While most people leave Las Vegas feeling groggy, tired, and often-times hungover, I left feeling truly inspired and excited for what this summer has planned!

Wedding · Olivia + Scott

If you follow me on Instagram, then you'd know that the bulk of my posts consists of landscape/urban landscape photography, with pretty much no wedding work whatsoever. It's always a surprise when a client reaches out to me for portraits, event coverage, or anything outside of commercial work after having only viewed my Instagram feed, but it's also quite flattering nonetheless. Olivia had been a long time fan of my Instagram work prior to reaching out via e-mail, and after chatting for a while, it turned out that we already shared some mutual friends! It's situations like these that remind me of how grateful I am for the platform that Instagram provides creatives with to network to the best of our abilities -- rather than just solely focusing on likes or comments from followers. For me, it has been a wonderful journey building a social media presence in the San Francisco Bay Area.

While SF Bay Area winters are often unpredictable, we were blessed with beautiful weather the entire day at none other than the Marin Headlands Center for the Arts. Every detail from their wedding was well-thought out, from the rustic design of the venue to the vintage-styled decorations. This made for a truly intimate atmosphere, feeling as if their wedding took place in an off-the-grid, secluded area. All in all, Olivia and Scott's special day was a blast to photograph, my last wedding of 2017! 

Wedding · Laura + Peter

On a warm, sunny evening in October, I had the pleasure of photographing a wedding for a couple that I graduated high school with! If you remember their engagement session that I photographed over a year ago, you'll know exactly who I'm talking about -- none other than Laura and Peter.

Simply put, this was one of the most exciting weddings I've had the pleasure of photographing. Of course, every wedding is special, beautiful, and memorable in it's own right - with a lesson to learn from every occasion - but there's definitely something extra that I felt, having known Laura and Peter for almost ten years. It was wonderful seeing the faces that I graduated high school with, and even though I was photographing the event, it surely didn't feel like work.. & that's how every wedding should feel!