rae and alex: engaged!

rae and alex are another one of our couples who we just immediately clicked with, and we were so excited to shoot their engagement around downtown, since we don't get to do that as much as some other places. we met first down by the star of india, and they couldn't have looked more perfect...






next we headed down to the fish market and the midway museum to get a couple different harbor views, trying to avoid the nosy tourists, who i am sure thought we were shooting celebrities...

the light couldn't have been more perfect under these very cool trees, this is one of my favorites from the day, i love their happiness...

next it was over to petco park where we stood in awe at the new condo in left field and enjoyed the park mostly to ourselves



finally a quick stop under the gaslamp sign and a quick kiss in front of the trolley to finish the night--how many people can say they actually stopped traffic for their engagement session, so cool!






rae and alex, we are really looking forward to the wedding in january and having even more fun downtown!

happy thanksgiving

we just want to wish everyone a very happy and overstuffed thanksgiving. to all our clients, thank you for helping us make our business a huge success and for letting us share in the all the joy and happiness of your lives. we couldn't be luckier or more grateful to have chosen a profession where our clients have become our friends, and we truly cherish that.

we look forward to continuing our relationship with you and wish you a happy turkey day.

wedding: katie and jason

james and i had been looking forward to this wedding since we first met katie and jason, partially because of all the cool details katie talked about and partially because we just totally clicked with them when we met. katie and jason got married on an unusually warm november afternoon at the amazing carmel mountain ranch country club, where eva did a great job working with katie to pull off a fabulous event. a special thanks to summer who coordinated the whole wedding, it was a huge success!

a few of my favorite details...

katie was looking gorgeous when i met her and her bridesmaids to do some pre-wedding pics...





how perfect does she look?


james had a lot of fun with jason and his groomsmen, and loved posing them with their bats, such a cool touch...





the ceremony was held outside in front of the country club and katie chose beautifully bright lavender roses to accent the aisle



i love when couples look really happy after they are married, i think jason might actually be skipping here...


we literally ran out of the ceremony, jumped in a couple golf carts, and raced over to the other side of the golf course to get some pictures before sunset...







some reception details...


the first dance was super-emotional, as were the toasts...



the reception was a huge party, everyone was having such a great time dancing and drinking. we didn't know katie and jason were dancers in their spare time...


a different view of the garter belt action...


i love how excited the girls get for the bouquet...

the final picture, so peaceful and beautiful, a perfect end to a wonderful night...

congratulations katie and jason, we had a great time at your wedding and wish you many years of happiness and hip-hop.

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congratulations ann!

i was so excited to hear that one of my good friends was not only starting her own super-cool business, but wanted to take some portfolio pictures for her new website (coming soon: http://www.thetoybusiness.com). i just happened to be in chicago where she lives so we took a quick walk down to a local playground and got some perfect shots. here's a few of my faves...how cute is she?







congratulations on the new business ann, i know you are going to be an even bigger success than you already are, and can't wait to see you in march!