The W Hotel Silicon Valley | Nikki & Eric| Newark

Ceremony & Reception: W Hotel, Silicon Valley

Foxtail Country Club Wedding | Michelle & Nick | Rohnert Park

Several weeks ago we traveled north to Rohnert Park to photograph Michelle & Nick's wedding day. Then completely out of the blue we were hit with rain clouds. What was to be a September wedding under the blue skies on a lush, green golf course became an impromptu indoor celebration.

There's an old saying that rain on your wedding day is a lucky omen and for Michelle & Nick, we definitely believe that to be the case. The Italians even have a saying for it, "Sposa bagnata, sposa fortunata", which means that a wet bride is a lucky bride, and as everyone who knows them can attest; it's just as romantically apropos as their first date.

Emotions were high, laughter filled the room, and love was definitely in the air despite the change of plans. We relished every moment of it with Michelle & Nick. Here are a few of our favorite images captured that day. Enjoy!

Ceremony & Reception: Foxtail Country Club, Rohnert Park

Pebble Beach Wedding | Sarah & Chris | Carmel, Ca.

Appropriate for this lovely, breezy, Bay Area summer we're having is Sarah & Chris's gorgeous wedding we shot under the blue skies of Pebble Beach on the cliffs of historic 17-Mile Drive in Carmel.

Sarah & Chris currently live in Washington DC, and chose to have their wedding reception at a very special place close to their hearts - Sarah's families estate, Casa De La Estralla. The only way to describe it is to imagine walking through the home where Frances Mayes lived in "Under the Tuscan Sun."

Casa De La Estralla has been in Sarah's family for three generations. Guests relished in the breathtaking views of the ocean and the golf course in the near distance... Black and white wedding photos of Sarah's grandparents were on display in the dining room and guests were seated at intimate table settings throughout the home. A fountain bubbled in the courtyard under the twinkling lights where guest's laughter filled the rooms of the estate. The day was full of such charming detail, and fragrantly full of lavender, one of Sarah's favorites! The stunning flower bouquets reminded us of fresh picked garden herbs and wildflowers, and the bride looked so blissfully relaxed and happily in the moment all day long.

Sarah & Chris are such a loving couple with a loving family. It was such a delight to work with them and celebrate at such an intimate venue. It was a memorable day for us indeed! We hope you enjoy some of our favorite images...

And one last shout out to the awesome Kevin O'Scanlon with Sound in Motion who kept the tunes rockin all night long!

Hotel Vitale Wedding| Karen & Jeremy | San Francisco

What can I say about Karen & Jeremy? Words couldn't describe everything, so I had to create a storyboard to share with you... Karen & Jeremy are the couple you want to hang out with every Friday AND Saturday night. They have exquisite taste, were so attentive to detail, and have the warmest smiles which are totally contagious. Their Jewish ceremony was held on the rooftop of the Hotel Vitale and was one of the most endearing and honest I've ever had the pleasure of photographing. Jeremy had us all in tears, and the rabbi had us all in stitches!

We also want to do a shout out to our friend who also contributed to Karen & Jeremy's wedding; The always amazing Huckleberry Karen who put together the most gorgeous flowers this side of the Bay.

Ceremony & Reception: Hotel Vitale San Francisco

San Francisco Engagement Session | Bobby & Danielle

We'll be shooting Danielle & Bobby's wedding at the end of this month, so we wanted to share their amazing engagement session we did for them back in April.

Danielle loves Bobby, and Bobby LOVES his Danielle... They were such a beautiful couple to work with. Can't you feel the love? We trotted all over San Francisco hitting some of our favorite haunts in some of our favorite neighborhoods. I have to say I love the cable cars the best. We're really looking forward to the wedding in a couple of weeks!

CRYSTAL | TRASH THE DRESS SESSION

On a rainy afternoon this past Spring, we met up with Crystal, a wedding planner for I Do Events By Crystal to photograph her in her very own Trash the Dress session. Crystal has worked with several of our clients, so we were excited to get her out for a little fun of her own! Despite the drizzle, she trooped on and broke out her cowboy boots as we hit the back alleys of Berkeley, and the warehouse district in West Oakland. She looked fantastic, and we never had so much fun trashing one of our industry colleagues!

Santa Clara Wedding | Loreliz & Martin

What a day! Loreliz and Martin had a fabulous wedding. She was stunning. The flowers were gorgeous. The sky was blue, and the CAKE... that sweet, mouth-watering cake! I won’t waste much time writing because I have a lot of posts to catch up on! Here are some photos:

Reception: Adobe Lodge

Kelly's Trash the Dress session!!

We had a blast with Kelly as our 4th and final contest winner of the Trash the Dress portrait sessions!

Kelly has the most amazingly beautiful long hair and it was such a couture photo shoot.
Our team got down and dirty with Kelly when we hit the industrial warehouse district of Oakland. An abandoned tractor, a cargo semi, and abandoned boxcars were just a couple of the highlights... She brought an amazing 20 foot long cathedral veil which we even shot on the I-880 freeway on the way to Alameda - incredible!
We ended the evening with some absolutely stunning shots of her floating in Lake Temescal. It was haunting and beautiful. Perhaps one of my favorite shots of her was among the fallen leaves on the street. It's hard to believe but summer is nearly over and the leaves are falling... where does the time go?

We want to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our amazing and beautiful brides who participated in our contest. These Trash the Dress sessions were truly one of the most memorable times of the summer for our team.
We look forward to more of them! Please drop us a line if you love any of these photos and want to be the star of your own shoot!