Archive for the “Weddings” Category

Erica and Mike’s wedding was the first one of the upcoming wedding season. We’ve been looking forward to photographing this event for a long time and we were thrilled to be there.

When we met up with Erica at St. Christopher Church she looked absolutely gorgeous and was just a bit nervous prior to the ceremony. Mike and the guys were at the Church ahead of the girls and helped to seat the guests upon their arrival.

The beautiful reception was held at The Villages Golf and Country Club in the footsteps of the San Jose mountains. I absolutely love spring time, when nature is fresh, the grass is still green and everything around is flowering. On our way to the reception Mike and I noticed that the parking lot was just surrounded by blooming cherry blossom trees. These gorgeous trees turn completely white when they bloom and turn into small puffy clouds. At sunset, we sneaked out with Erica and Mike for a few more photos. The soft evening light and the background of blooming trees yielded some exciting photos.

The reception had some crazy dancing going on! Mike and I didn’t stop for a moment trying to capture all of the fun.

Congratulations to this wonderful couple! We had a great time at your wedding.

Natasha

Sveta and Egor got married in the beginning of November at the beautiful Crowne Plaza hotel in downtown SF. Both the ceremony room and the cocktails were on the 30th floor of the hotel which had simply amazing views of downtown SF and Telegraph Hill.

We had tons of time with the bridal party which always helps with getting great shots: everyone relaxes more and has fun! Our first location was the Palace of Fine Arts, where it was a bit challenging to not get numerous visitors and tourists in the shots, but everybody in the bridal party looked so great and happy that the photos came out amazing anyway! Following this location we made a quick stop at the Legion of Honor.

Right after the sunset there was a beautiful ceremony followed by a reception in a nicely decorated ballroom of Crowne Plaza.

Both the floral design and wedding coordination were provided by our favorite Nelya of SF Amazing Events who always does a fantastic job!

Natasha

We had an exciting weekend of two weddings on the last Saturday and Sunday of October. Elizabeth and Gerad’s wedding took place at the scenic St. Francis Yacht Club, which is located near the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The weather was perfectly clear and this wonderful day really seemed to go off without a hitch!

Seeing each other for the first time on the wedding day:

Natasha and I were invited to ride along in the bridal parties’ limos and we visited a few scenic and beautiful locations for the photo shoots. Elizabeth and Gerad decided to see each other prior to the ceremony which always helps with making the day go smooth and gives us a lot of time in which to get creative with the photos. It was easy to enjoy the St. Francis Yacht Club wedding photos we took of this beautiful couple. We checked out the Legion of Honor as well as the gorgeous intersection at Jackson & Octavia.

One of the highlights of the couple’s outdoor ceremony was a unique reading of the vows from Apple’s iPhone. It really seemed to work as intended and it was a fun and interesting touch. The audience was in obvious appreciation of this entertaining gesture as well! :)

Sunset photos with the bridge:

The band’s name was The Sound Effect and they were really grooving throughout the night. Natasha and I both felt the incredible connection between Elizabeth and Gerad and it was our pleasure to capture these feelings.

Thank you for a fantastic time!! Click here to see the engagement photos.

Mike