Again, I am so so lucky.  I get to photograph a gorgeous couple, at one of my favorite venues, Holman Ranch, on a BEAUTIFUL summer day in Carmel Valley, CA.  Shannon Leahy planned and designed this charming, rustic, ranch style wedding with all sorts of cute details that were so much fun to photograph!  I have to admit that it was very hard for me to resist the fried chicken (I’m a vegetarian, but my goodness it looked so yummy ), but I wasn’t that disciplined when it came to Kara’s cupcakes (the best cupcakes in San Francisco!  I ate ONE privately…I promise.)

Thank you, Vannessa and Cayman, for a beautiful wedding to photograph.   Best wishes to you both!

got to live happy

I love couples who laugh a lot.  Anne and Vin were married this March 2010 and managed to have three ceremonies , in three different cities, over the course of two days, and laughed, danced, and kissed the whole way through.  Their wedding was absolutely beautiful and full of culture.  I’m so lucky to have been a part of it.

It was such a pleasure, Anne and Vin.  Thank you.

winter flowers

It’s always a pleasure being featured on one of my favorite wedding blogs.  I collaborated with a lovely team of creative creatures to produce a series of photographs to inspire the winter bride’s wedding bouquet.  Grey Likes Weddings, a beautiful and informative blog, decided to share our photos with their readers.  Thank you Natalie Bowen, from Natalie Bowen Designs, for your beautiful floral design.  And thank you thank you to my amazing make-up artist, Danica Green, stylist, Akasha Enkil, and the lovely model, S.I. Fran.  You ladies are fabulous.  Enjoy these photographs.

sleepy head

I love it when former wedding clients contact me to photograph the new additions.  My friends and one of my first wedding clients, Phuong and Tommy, just recently welcomed little Miss Audrey Vy into the world.  Naturally, I was enormously flattered that they asked me to photograph her. (Babies are not as demanding as brides.  Hee hee..I swear I’m kidding.) And, I am going to assume that it was a good thing that she passed out during our photo shoot.  Little Audrey is a beautiful blend of Vietnamese, Irish, and Italian. I am sure that she will grow up to be quite the Hapa babe.  Congratulations, Phuong and Tommy!

pretty bride

2009 was a great year filled with gorgeous brides, handsome grooms, and lots and lots of kisses.  I can’t wait for the new wedding season to start!  So far, I am daydreaming of Carmel Valley, foggy San Francisco I-do’s, sunny Sonoma, and a winter white New England wedding bash.  I want to photograph all the pretty weddings, so send them my way.  Happy New Year!

Ashley and Beto

I love kisses.   I especially love that moment right before the kiss.  Lucky for me and the lovely couple above, it’s sealed. Ashley and Beto got married last week in Santa Cruz, CA and I had the pleasure of photographing it.  Congrats you two!

Now, where is my kiss ???

I love how excited and in awe the little flower girls get at weddings.  It’s nice to step back from the bride and groom and photograph those cutie patooties.  I typically like to photograph them when they are unaware because the moment they hear “click” they either want to touch my lens or stand still and stare at me as if it was a school portrait being taken.  Here are some of my faves…

doorway

Elle and Tito are finally married, which means I can show off some of my favorite images from their wedding day.  I had to keep everything hush hush before the final “married on myspace” episode aired which was quite a challenge when I have pretty pics to share with everyone.  For those that haven’t read my previous blog entry…I photographed a wedding for a reality show in Santa Monica, CA last week.  Elle and Tito trusted MySpace viewers to choose what they wore, the wedding cake, the venue…the WHOLE bit!  I had the opportunity to work with a film crew and The Knot .  As a wedding photographer, I generally work with one videographer and usually I am kindly telling that person to stay out of my way   This was not the case for Elle and Tito’s wedding and I found myself squeezed into spaces that sometimes I could barely fit into.  That photo of Elle in the doorway is an example of not being able to fit into a room to photograph her and making it work anyways…HOT shot!!!  Congrats Elle and Tito…the whole experience was FABULOUS!  Here are some of my favorite pics.  You can view more on MySpace if you like.