Heather & John ~ Old Saint Mary's Cathedral & the United Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco

Heather & John had a beautiful, quintessential, San Francisco wedding on May 31st, 2008!

Heather got ready at the Fairmont Hotel, with incredible views of the city from her suite. The ceremony was held where her grandparents were married, in Old Saint Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco.



After the ceremony, the wedding party took a trolley car through San Francisco to some of the most scenic sites and architecture in the city. I've included some favorites below. More are in the slideshow!







Finally, the reception was held at the United Irish Cultural Center, where John's family is actively involved.




The beautiful details were expertly arranged by Cindy Danbom and her team at Belle Notte Events, and the cultural ties encorporated into the floral design by Nancy Liu Chin Designs, which transformed the amazing reception space. What a beautiful and fun night!


I loved the lighting design, and found some great moments backlighting the fun on the dancefloor. Here are a few faves:




So fun!



Heather & John's guests had a great time too - and we have the pictures to prove it! :) Here, the heroine was the beautiful Cindy Danbom, wearing the many hats that an expert planner must... carefully stiching the chin of one guest who's Irish wedding jig got a bit too dangerous! It's all fun & games until.... :)





Really though, a good time was definitely had by all!

You can view Heather & John's wedding slideshow here, and register to view all of their wedding images here.

Thank you Heather & John for letting Cara, Melissa and I help capture your wonderful wedding day!!!

Katherine & Charles' Wedding!

Katherine & Charles were the first wedding of the season for me ~ Sunday, May 18th, 2008! And if they are to be a precursor of things to come, I am one lucky photographer!!! Who could ask for a sweeter couple or a more fun wedding?!!!

Kat & Charles were married at the Embassy Suites in Burlingame, CA, with friends and family all around. To view a slideshow of their wedding, click here. To register to view their pictures online, click here.






Check out the cool fish-eye shots of the ceremony that my 2nd photographer, Gustavo Fernandez shot! Gustavo is so talented! Such a great person to work with and be around, and then on top of that - he has an awesome eye, and an incredible sense of timing! He has an impecable sense of the right lens for the right moment! Yay Gustavo!!!




Then to the reception! Lots of fun photo booth pics, and such a sweet first dance and toasts!!!



We ended the beautiful celebration by bringing Kat & Charles out to the water at the end of the night to capture the sweet soft light of the sunset, against the San Francisco Bay. Look closely and you can peek a jet flying overhead.

So fun. So romantic. So full of love!

Thanks Katherine & Charles for letting us capture your beautiful day!!!

Laurie & Dominic ~ Engagement Session

What a fun session I had with Laurie & Dominic! We started at Baker Beach, then headed down towards the Embarcadero, stopping at the cable car turnstyle. The sleeping driver was nice enough not to mind while we hopped on for a few pics! ;)

The last shots were with Coit Tower in the background, which is where Dominic proposed - so sweet! Lots of faves from this session, especially the moving cable car shots! Loving the Canon 85mm 1.2L lens too - shooting wide open - just dreamy!!!

Laurie & Dominic are getting married on July 19th at Villa Montalvo in Saratoga. Laurie & Dominic are so sweet together, and incredibly nice people to be around - I can't wait to photograph their wedding day!

To view their entire engagement slideshow, click here. To register to see both engagement and wedding pictures online, click here.