Yating + James | San Francisco Engagement

Yating lives and works in New York. James is a Bay Area native currently studying medicine at Case Western in Ohio where they met. Last week I had the opportunity to be a tourist in my own town along with Yating and her mother who were all visiting over the Thanksgiving holiday. I have to admit that for as long as I've lived here I've never set foot on a cable car or enjoyed a bowl of clam chowder in Fisherman's Wharf prior to last week.

It was a pleasure wandering the city with these two and I look forward to my first wedding of 2012 when their big day comes next January.

Laura + John | UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley

Under the shade of giant redwoods at UC Botanical Garden in Berkeley, Laura and John exchanged their wedding vows before an audience of their closest friends and family.

Here are a few of my faves from the day:

Nicole + Peter | Palace Hotel Wedding

When Nicole and Peter first reached out to me about wedding photography they had envisioned a quick civil ceremony at city hall. While there's absolutely nothing wrong with a civil ceremony I'm so glad their plans changed. We had such an awesome time during the engagement session that I could not have imagined a more fitting display of their love and affection than a celebration at the iconic Palace Hotel in the heart of San Francisco. I love that Nicole passed on the traditional wedding gown and donned a beautiful modern cut Korean Hanbok. They really made this day their own and I look forward to seeing where this new life together takes them. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Lee!

You can see their wedding day slideshow HERE.