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 […]

Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery Wedding Guide from a Bay Area Wedding Photographer

Locations & Venues

Bride and groom laugh together while giving a heartfelt wedding speech with a microphone, captured in timeless casa real at ruby hill winery photos.
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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 […]

A San Francisco Engagement Photographer’s Guide to Planning an Engagement Session That Feels Like You

Engagement

Couple holding hands while walking across a steep hill with the Bay Bridge, waterfront, and San Francisco City Streets stretching into the distance behind them during a San Francisco engagement photos session.
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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 […]

Why Hollins House is One of the Most Photogenic Wedding Venues in Santa Cruz

Locations & Venues

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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 […]

A Picturesque Italian Romance in Lake Como

Locations & Venues

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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, […]

Kirsten + Luka | San Francisco City Hall Wedding

Wedding Stories

Bride and groom portrait inside San Francisco City Hall next to iconic windows
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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 […]

How to Build the Perfect Wedding Day Photography Timeline: A Photographer’s Step-by-Step Guide

Tips & Tricks

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