Laura + John | Pt. Isabel Engagement

Here are a few frames from my recent engagement session with Laura and John at Pt. Isabel with their dogs Joey and JJ. The dogs certainly had fun - so much that JJ wandered off for most of our session! I'm looking forward to Laura and John's Berkeley wedding in mid-October.

Rhodessa + Eric | San Francisco Engagement

Rhodessa and Eric watched Pixar's "Up" on one of their first dates together and it was just fitting that we incorporated huge colorful balloons into our San Francisco engagement session this past weekend. We started out our session in North Beach at one of their favorite cafes and definitely had quite the adventure inflating and transporting balloons from Nob Hill to the Marina District.

Good food, walks around the city, and good conversation are what this lovely couple is all about. I had a wonderful afternoon with them and look forward to their wedding next summer.

Here are a few of my favorites from our session:

Nicole + Peter Engagement | San Francisco

I first met Nicole and Peter through our mutual friend Sophia, who had quite the birthday bash earlier this year. I was excited to discover that we share a passion for good eats at many of the same restaurants in the Bay Area as well as LA. We clicked the moment we met and I knew we were going to have an awesome session.

We began our afternoon in Nicole and Peter's beautiful home and then headed over to the office at One Market where they first met. I loved that they were totally up for anything, including a re-creation of how Nicole first caught Peter's eye. This was an office romance that blossomed into something beautiful and I'm looking forward to shooting their wedding at the equally gorgeous Palace Hotel in a few weeks.

Here are a couple of my faves from the afternoon:

Joy + Anthony Engagement | Oakland & San Francisco

Having moved to Oakland about a year ago I thought I had cruised all the neighborhoods already. When Joy and Anthony shared their favorite places to hangout as ideas for our e-session I was excited to learn of some cool new spots around Piedmont. We started out our afternoon at the Morcom Rose Garden, mildly trespassed a cheerfully orange home, got a quick sushi fix, and chased the fleeting sun on the way to San Francisco. It was a fun night joined in by our friends Edena and Bryan.

I loved how little direction I had to give Joy and Anthony during our session. Something tells me their Berkeley wedding next month is going to be one awesome celebration.

Emily + Jonathan | The Condor's Nest Ranch

Emily always envisioned a ranch-style wedding and she and Jonathan picked one of my favorite venues to date. The Condor's Nest Ranch up in the hills of Pala, CA is a vast, private estate home to a nice collection of farm animals and a gorgeous ranch-style home built on true grit and full of American bravado.

My family is fully indebted to Jonathan for being the MVP behind the scenes at my own wedding a few years back taking care of last minute details and helping out with our ceremony and reception. I was honored to be able to return the favor by heading down to Southern California to capture their e-session a couple months ago and big day just last month.

I wish you guys the best of luck in your new lives together in DC - much love and blessings!

Here are some faves from the day:


















































You can see their slideshow below or here: