It was Mike’s Birthday yesterday! For many years now he celebrates this day by inviting all his friends to a barbeque in Huddart park. This year wasn’t an exception and we spent an awesome day in the park playing frisbee, drinking and having lots of yummy food.

The weather wasn’t especially warm yesterday; it got chilly very quickly, so for the last few hours we were socializing around the grill :)

Have a great year Mike!

Love,

Natasha

Akemi and Daniel’s incredible wedding took place just over a week ago at Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. You might remember the slideshow from their engagement session at the Presidio. Natasha and I had so many favorites from this wedding that we’ve decided make yet another slideshow!

We felt like we really connected with this couple and it was wonderful to have their trust. During the hours prior to the ceremony we had a chance to get creative with the portraits. Akemi and Daniel were up for anything and their chemistry made our work too easy! We advise all of our couples that it’s valuable to save enough time for these images.

The portraits were followed by blissful moments during the ceremony:

The cocktail hour and reception were equally impressive and the opulent ballroom at Hotel Nikko looked simply stunning. The guests themselves had so much style in their clothes and hair that we couldn’t put our cameras down for a moment:

Check out the full slideshow below! (turn up the speakers)

Congratulations to Akemi and Daniel!!!

Mike and Natasha

Natasha and I are taking a trip to visit the gorgeous Valley of Fire state park! We’re so thrilled to have a chance to hike and take photos at this amazing place. You bet you’re going to see lots of pictures soon! :)

Our phones should work but feel free to leave a message if we don’t pick up. I’m not sure if we’ll have access to email as well. We’ll be back in the Bay Area on Wednesday, March 26th.

Mike

Last week we had an engagement shoot at a place we’ve never been to before: the Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park. We were just blessed with beautiful light throughout the session and our couple was up for almost anything. We spent over an hour playing around the gardens and archways of this amazing oasis. Thanks for a great time, guys!!

Mike