I recently had the pleasure of photographing Chris and Amanda for their maternity session in San Francisco! We met on a windy afternoon in the iconic Lovers Lane - you know it’s a hot spot when there are several other sessions going on at the same time :D These two were absolutely naturals in front of the camera - laughing to themselves, whispering jokes to make each other laugh as I set up shots, and even sneaking in a kiss or two without my prompting ;)
Read MoreSan Francisco Sunset Engagement Session | Carmen + Danny
Carmen and Danny started dating in college (GO BEARS!) and have been together for almost 7 years now! They both live in SF, so it only made sense that we spent some time around some of their chosen hangout spots for their engagement session. We started off at one of their favorite coffee spots …
Read MoreSan Francisco Engagement Session | Naomi + Andrew
Ever since I moved to the South Bay, I don’t find myself in San Francisco very often anymore, so I loved having the excuse to trek up to the city for Naomi + Andrew’s engagement session last week! We started off in their gorgeous home, which I always love because where else do you feel more at home than.. at home? They queued up some of their favorite tunes (Eagles, anyone?) and I basically just creeped on them with a camera while they hung out on the couch. It’s so obvious how comfortable they are with each other, and boy can they make each other laugh!
Read MoreSan Francisco In Home Maternity Session | Emily + Josh
You may remember Emily + Josh from their oh so stylish San Francisco engagement session last year. Since then, they’ve gotten married, adopted the sweetest little pup Channing, and are now expecting a little one.. any day now! They have always been cute aesthetic #goals, so I was stoked to photograph their growing family in their cozy, modern apartment in San Francisco. We started the day off with a delicious homemade brunch (Channing got some extra treats), and then basically just lazed around the apartment in matching-but-not-matching comfy neutrals. Just your usual Saturday morning :)
Read MoreSan Francisco City Hall Wedding | Grace + Jeff
Joyful, giggly, relaxed, filled with their closest friends and family. Grace and Jeff’s San Francisco city hall wedding was gorgeous and super low key all at once - just like them, and just how they wanted it. Their snuggly at-home engagement session was basically one long double date for us, and even though this was their wedding day, I knew they wanted everyone to just have fun and celebrate!
The entire day was simple and sweet and incredibly personal. Grace’s best friend Jess did her hair and makeup, Jeff made sure he had his own custom touches on his attire, Grace’s brother Joe officiated, and our friend Alex played the ceremony music from their Spotify playlist on his phone. Grace and Jeff exchanged personally written vows, took communion together, had their first PDA as husband and wife (Joe only approved a handshake at first), and it was done! They’re married! Brandon, their mutual friend who introduced them to each other in the first place, had the honor of being the witness on their marriage license.
Read MoreSan Francisco Family Photographer | The Young Family
Last weekend, I had the immense honor of photographing the extended Young family in Crissy Field in San Francisco. Sharleen reached out to me with her husband and his siblings to gift their parents with a surprise photo session in celebration of Jeannie and Michael’s 50th wedding anniversary.. yes, 50th!! It was absolutely precious to see the living legacy of their relationship running around them, especially the family is now scattered across the country. San Francisco gave us a classically overcast day, and they were all such good sports in the somewhat chilly weather - especially the two kids! It helped that they all knew how to crack each other up (read: jumping photos, some creative posing ideas, 4-year old Dylan somehow knowing how to dab.. ??)
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