Exactly one year ago today, I photographed this beautiful wedding at the Stanford Memorial Church and the Menlo Circus Club. I’ve been meaning to catch up on my blog for months now, and I can’t think of a better way to begin than with this little anniversary gift post for Christy and Jeff to help them re-live their amazing day.
Shannon and Jeff are just the nicest people and they got the beautiful weather that they deserved for their wedding at the Oceano Hotel in Half Moon Bay. The coast was blanketed with fog throughout the morning, but some warm rays of sunshine and a blue sky appeared as if on cue just as their ceremony was about to begin. Here’s a tiny little sneak peek from when we stole these two high school sweethearts away to get their feet in the sand just before the sun set into the Pacific. A big thanks to Adrianna and her team at Dream A LIttle Dream Events for adding some extra dreaminess to the day, it couldn’t have been any better. More to come soon!
Shannon just might hold the record for most the photogenic eyes I’ve ever photographed. Add to that her great taste in outfits and locations and some engagement session magic was created. I loved every one of the locations that Shannon & Jeff chose for their spring engagement session. They both grew up in Los Altos so we started at their hometown library where the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. Then we headed across the street to their favorite lunch spot that they always have visit every time they come home to get their deli sandwich fix. Then after another quick outfit change we headed for the hills to capture these two so comfortably in love in such a romantic and classically Californian looking location. The light was absolutely perfect and everything just seemed to flow so smoothly throughout the whole afternoon. I know their wedding at the Oceano Hotel in Half Moon Bay later this year is going to be just as amazing!
This wedding was such a lovely and a memorable one thanks to the inspiring architecture, the bride’s beautiful horse who joined the bridal party and the day that was full of summer warmth and love. Here’s a sneak peek from Christy and Jeff’s wedding at Stanford Memorial Church and the Menlo Circus Club, much more to come….
This was one of those days that made me feel so lucky to live near a city as vibrant, diverse and picturesque as San Francisco. I loved every single location that Christy and Jeff choose for their engagement session, as each one showed a unique and beautiful part of the city. We started in the Mission district where Jeff knew about an awesome alley full of graffiti, then headed out to the Sunset area where we discovered a field of wildflowers and Cypress trees overlooking the ocean, (these have to be my favorite photos of the day) then to Alamo Square Park for the famous painted ladies, and we ended up at Baker Beach for sunset. Even though I loved the color images from the beach, there is something about a black and white image that makes you look more at the emotion within the image than just at the view, and I loved both seeing and documenting the honest and playful love between these two. We had so much fun driving all over San Francisco together and now I can’t wait to photograph their Stanford/Menlo Circus Club wedding in a few weeks!
