I love it when I have my full crew supporting each other, it allows me to step outside to create images like this lit foreground silhouette...

This gem of a venue boasted of old growth trees surrounding the mansion and lots of intricate detail and character in every room...

Natasha and Francisco (aka Frankie) had a unique and visually compelling wedding, they both come from two different backgrounds and they merged them together on their wedding day...

Emotion comes in many forms and we love to focus on those perfect moments, especially during a twirl, our NBA sports photography and newspaper journalism roots were in high gear...

Last week I started off my wedding season by photographing Erin and Gary's wedding at Casa Real in Pleasanton.  To my surprise the lobby received an overhaul this past off season and it looks fantastic!...

The best kept secret in wedding venues of 2016 was a perfect place to have a halloween themed wedding, Kelly and Brians wedding was so elegant and so much fun!

Vanessa and Ben chose to have an evening engagement photo shoot and as a result their pictures from this session and their wedding boasted of bold beautiful colors...

When I think back to Trista and Larry's wedding what stands out to me is how easy going their wedding day was, the amount of time I had to photograph stylized formal portraits allowed for great "city" images...

The 100+ year old Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey had a beautiful infinity pool which made for an excellent foreground to this portrait.   

Caitlin and Max had one of the most touching first moments I have ever witnessed.  Their first look was completely private and in the heart of San Francisco, how is this possible you ask?

Each formal portrait location has it's given opportunity to be an exceptional photo when using high end lighting techniques.  Jennifer and Sean's formal portrait was a perfect example of this because...

Nella Terra Cellars in Sunol is tucked away from the busy Bay Area cityscape nestled in the hills between Fremont and Pleasanton.  I had the privilege of photographing two amazing weddings here over the last month, what I can say about this particular wedding destination compared to others is