A Lake Como wedding is obviously going to be beautiful. The villas, the boats, the water, the mountains casually showing off in the background, the setting is doing its part. But if you’re planning a wedding here, you probably want more than pretty. You want the weekend to feel like something your people actually get […]

Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery is the type of venue that you think is going to be stunning from what you see online, but it’s even better in person. It is one of those venues where, as a Bay Area wedding photographer, I don’t find myself secretly wishing we had “just one more good […]

There are approximately one million beautiful engagement photos on the internet. Gorgeous light, perfect outfits, iconic locations, the whole thing. But the engagement galleries I always remember are the ones that feel like the couple actually exists inside them. Not like they were dropped into a pretty location and told to look romantic for an […]

If you’ve ever wanted your wedding to feel like a garden party on the Italian Riviera but with California coastline views, The Hollins House might be exactly what you’re looking for. Perched above the Pasatiempo Golf Course with sweeping views of Monterey Bay, this venue has a quality that’s hard to manufacture: it’s just effortlessly […]

When most people picture a Lake Como wedding, they picture a villa. Terraced gardens, a boat pulling up to stone steps, the lake glittering behind them. As much as that might be why you choose Lake Como as the destination for your wedding, there is an entire Italy happening just outside the villa gates. If […]

Some weddings are elaborate productions. Kirsten and Luka’s was something better: a day that felt exactly like them. They got married at San Francisco City Hall, surrounded by a small circle of the people they love most. The building is iconic for good reason. The marble, the arches, the grand staircase with its gold railings, […]

Over the years, I’ve photographed countless weddings and I’ve noticed a clear pattern: the couples who feel most relaxed on their wedding day are the ones who had a photography timeline mapped out well in advance. Not because it makes the day rigid — but because it gives every moment room to breathe. This post […]