14May

san francisco engagement | nick & genevieve

san francisco engagement | nick & genevieve
genevieve and nick have been together for years. within a month of dating, they knew they would be together forever and have never looked back. this summer they are preparing to move from portland back down to san francisco and of course get married in june at the golden gate club in the presidio [finally [...]

12May

for the woman, for the mom, for the little girl

for the woman, for the mom, for the little girl
as i drove to san francisco, a blanket of fog swallowed the city. tears filled my eyes as i prayed for my client who lost her son to brain cancer this week. anguished by her loss, i thought about how she could possibly face days like tomorrow – mother’s day. my mind wandered to other [...]

01May

BCP photo booth

BCP photo booth
- unlimited color photo strips (two strips of four images/per time) – personalized branding for your wedding day – delivery, setup, and removal of the photobooth – photo booth attendant for the entire event – disc of all the photos taken at the event – online album – multiple backdrop options – all props provided [...]

01May

san francisco engagement | cory & dayna

san francisco engagement | cory & dayna
dayna inquired after seeing an old friend’s wedding photos. i was so happy that they extended me grace after giving them terrible directions initially to our first meeting. but once we met, i knew they would be the perfect couple to work with. both super laid back, outgoing, friendly, etc. dayna mentioned wanting to have [...]

28Apr

central valley portrait | mr. & mrs. duncan

central valley portrait | mr. & mrs. duncan
jake & cori successfully made it through their maternity session without putting hands on the bump or taking off any shirts. it was quite an accomplishment. in my opinion, maternity sessions are best captured when you focus on the love between the mother & father. the bump, like i have said many times, is only [...]

25Apr

central valley engagement | dane & linda

central valley engagement | dane & linda
dane & linda met at church community group. although i did not know them too well at the time, it was exciting to see love blossom in front of us. i was bummed that i was booked on dane & linda’s wedding day. but i was excited when linda asked me to do their engagement [...]

22Apr

central valley engagement | jared & hannah

central valley engagement | jared & hannah
jared & hannah. i cannot wait to shoot your september wedding. cannot wait. side note: i was inspired by a quote i read: “When the world turns upside down, it’s nice to have someone upside down with you.” irony played out when the next day, the world proved that it was upside down.

18Apr

santa cruz engagement | brendan & rachel [oh, and tucker]

santa cruz engagement | brendan & rachel [oh, and tucker]
i finally met with rachel & brendan for their long-time-coming engagement session. after the winter rains and busy work schedules kept us from finally shooting their engagement session, we were able to meet on an unusually warm day in summer april in santa cruz, california. it had been a year since i first met rachel [...]