Posts in Category: Portraits
Champagne, San Francisco Wedding
Christin and Reid got married at the Swedenborgian Church of San Francisco in the afternoon and enjoyed a reception at The Chapel, in The Mission, in the evening after their San Francisco wedding.
In between, we snuck back to their place in North Beach to celebrate their San Francisco wedding on the roof with a glass of champagne.
They live directly across the street from a former wedding client of mine – it’s such a small world in San Francisco!
We were connected by my friend Mike Byrne – an excellent photographer and first assistant. I’m shooting his wedding later this summer.
See more from this rooftop, more from the Swedenborgian, more from The Chapel, and more lovely people drinking all sorts of things, including champagne, at this link: http://www.movephotography.com/Wedding-Selections/Wedding-At-The-Chapel-San-Franci/
San Francisco City Hall Wedding Portraits
San Francisco City Hall is a beautiful place to take portraits – the building is replete with terrific settings and backgrounds. I was there with Elisa and Fabio, who picked up their marriage license on this day before their wedding next week and asked me to meet them there for some photos of that process in addition to traditional engagement portraits. We lucked out and found the main floor empty of tourists, as the building was in the process of being converted to an event space for the evening. I love coming back and shooting here; it gives me a chance to search for new portrait locations. I’m looking forward to photographing Elisa and Fabio’s North Beach wedding next week.
Santa Barbara Private Estate Wedding
Aaron and Alissa are good friends and former roommates of mine from Tempe, AZ – when they asked me to photograph their wedding at a private estate in Santa Barbara, I was humbled. They came out from Boston for their Santa Barbara wedding. Alissa’s grandmother volunteered her residence, nestled in the hills above the city, and it was transformed a couple of days later. The ceremony took place on the north lawn, and a poolside reception dinner followed. I borrowed the bride and groom for a moment before dancing began for a portrait, asked another old friend to help with lighting, and the dog joined us at just the right moment.
More photos from their wedding, including their Santa Barbara Botanic Garden wedding portraits, can be seen here: Private Estate, Santa Barbara, CA
Tilden Botanical Garden Wedding
The inimitable Cindi de Channes asked me to capture a wedding with her last summer at the redwood grove in the Tilden Regional Park Botanic Garden. Redwood groves are beautiful places to get married – they can be dark, but when the sunlight shines between the trees, it really sings. This is a moment before the portraits, in a place I thought might collect some nice light after the ceremony. I was fortunate that the detail of the back of the bride’s dress matched the light and the groom’s elegance of body language so perfectly.
San Francisco City Hall Wedding
An old friend of mine asked me to photograph her wedding at San Francisco City Hall. We did some traditional portraits before the ceremony, some family photos after, and then, just as I was about to leave, the horse mask appeared.