Something special happened on Ocean Beach the other day. I teamed up with a San Francisco artist, Andres Amador to capture his art on camera.  He was commissioned by Rik and Lou Ann to create one of his signature art pieces on the beach, to commemorate their love. The photos will be used for the wedding invitations, and are meant to be pieces of art to share with the couple’s friends. Andres and Ember led a team of the couple and their friends, to create a unique piece on the beach. Each person chose a flower, and created their own on the beach. This was not an easy project to orchestrate, since a sufficiently low tide around sunset only happens a few times a month, and summer days are often foggy on Ocean Beach. This combined with everyone’s schedules, its a marvel that we were able to pull this off. There was a caterer on site, serving up delicious food and peach champagne jello shots. The jello shot toast is an instant classic in my book. Looking forward to the wedding. Would like this for your engagement or proposal? Check out Andres Amador on the web.

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This San Francisco Chinatown wedding is the third wedding I’ve shot for this particular group of friends.  Sue and Norm had a destination wedding in Hawaii, and this was their San Francisco reception. It took place at the Far East Cafe Restaurant in Chinatown. Before heading to the restaurant the limo stopped by a few San Francisco landmarks, including the Embarcadero and parts of Chinatown. The groom was involved with Chinese martial arts, and so his old school provided the lion and dragon dancers for the wedding. It was an exceptional show. The whole restaurant is full of TV screens, which actually came in pretty useful when the slideshows were playing, so that guests facing the back would continue eating their meals. Norm was possibly the most acrobatic groom I’ve ever photographed. Very fun couple. More friends getting married? Bring it on!

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IdoVenues a great local wedding blog featured Alison and Keith’s Fairmont wedding. This wedding took place last July, and is one of the highlights from last year’s wedding season. I love all the attention to detail the blog post captured. More on this article and IdoVenues…

Congratulations Keith and Alison on your upcoming anniversary!

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It has been a while since I last posted on my blog, so I need to catch up on all the great shoots and travels I’ve been on, over the past month.   This shoot with Dana and Joni took place in late March.  They are a great couple, and have an electrifying chemistry between the two of them. The shoot took place a bit after 5pm in downtown San Francisco, with very little sunlight left. I had my lovely assistant, Olya, help me with the lights, which are mandatory for shooting after dark. We strolled down Grant Street, through China Town, to North Beach, coming back to Belden Place. We even managed to make our way into an apartment building in China Town for a cool balcony shot. Unfortunately, the conditions of the fire escape made it dangerous to get outside, so we kept going. We got to photograph underneath one of my favorite art installations in the city, “Language of Birds“, by Brian Goggins and Dorka Keen.

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Had a great shoot with Sheena and William last week. They are high school sweethearts that have been in love since they first met. For this shoot we picked the Mission District in San Francisco for its vibrant street art and urban feel. I haven’t done too many shoots in this neighborhood, and I love the experience of getting to know a new neighborhood from behind the lens.  The shoot ended with some great Ethiopian food. After the shoot I got a heart warming email from the couple, here is an excerpt:

“…For our engagement shoot, you took us to the city. It was cold, and we have never been there before. We walked around, and you would stop and see something that my fiance and I didn’t quite see. I look at the photos you have sent us, and it took my breath away. The moment you captured, what you saw, how you saw us! It was far more beautiful than what we thought we were doing. Looking at your photos you made us realize how much we love one another, and how it really shows.” -Sheena and William

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