Baby girl Dasha was born this Tuesday, August 21st!

My sister is a real trooper and the labor went very fast. Dasha is such a sweet baby and I love her so much already! I can’t wait to meet her when I’ll visit my family in October!

I am happy to share with you a few of the first official portraits taken by my sister :)

You can see Ira’s maternity pictures here.

Natasha

A couple of weekends ago we photographed the beautiful wedding of Sveta and Slava. We met this couple through a referral and it turns out that Slava does a bit of professional shooting himself. We are glad to get to know this cool couple much better.

Most of the wedding day, including the ceremony and the reception, took place at Temple Emanu-El. We had a blast working at this venue for our second time in a few months and are really getting to know this spot.

For our photo shoot, we took the bridal party to the Palace of Fine Arts and also to the Hills Bros. historic building on the Embarcadero.

Following the Chuppah ceremony, guests and newlyweds proceeded directly to the reception. The room was exquisitely decorated, a live band provided the music, and a simply fabulous evening was had by all.

Congratulations Sveta and Slava! We’re glad to have shared this evening with you.

Click here to see their engagement photos.

Mike

As many of you may already know, my sister Ira is expecting a baby. My family lives in St. Petersburg, Russia and it’s difficult to be so far away from them during this time. To keep me updated they send new pictures to me every couple of weeks. With each additional set I notice big and amazing changes in my sister.

Here are a few latest pictures taken by my talented mom. I cannot believe that we’ll meet the baby in less than a week now!

Natasha

Last week we had an exciting and adventurous photo session with Lisa and Andy. Not only were they not scared away by the idea of shooting in dark and not-always-clean alleys of SF Chinatown, they had many creative ideas of their own.

We always consider it a great compliment when other photographers choose us to take their photos, and we feel flattered and blessed to know this great couple.

We spent a bit of time on touristy Grant Street and then decided to leave these scenes behind in search of something a little different.

The four of us were seriously on the lookout for cool spots and had so much fun in the process!

Thanks Lisa and Andy, you guys rock!

Mike and Natasha