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Monarch Cove Wedding, Getting Ready.

Mike — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:09:16 +0000

someone once said that weddings are both adorned and burdened. expectations to meet and fall short of. vicarious fulfilling of dreams. tension and tears, joy and frustration. hurry up and wait, walk, sit, stand, dance, drink, smile and dance some more.

you participate. you give blessing, rings, daughters and sons, unite and depart.

they’re a little micro metaphor of life at times.

Ten years old and she looks ahead.

Tom + Rose Santa Cruz Wedding

Mike — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 03:58:15 +0000

Mitch + Carrie Photobooth Love @ Pageo Lavender Farms Turlock CA

Mike — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:58:05 +0000

More Photobooth Love as well as the full set of Mitch + Carrie’s images can be seen here, MITCH+CARRIE

Mitch + Carrie Pageo Lavender Farms Wedding Turlock, CA

Mike — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:40:01 +0000

You can see all of Mitch + Carrie, as well as order prints here: MITCH+CARRIE

Mitch + Carrie Pageo Lavender Farms Wedding Turlock California, a preview

Mike — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:21:42 +0000

Kevin + Prima Capitola Wedding

Mike — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:44:46 +0000

Jen + Alex Elopements are FUN!

Mike — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:03:55 +0000

Jen and Alex were the first wedding I shot this year and if they are any indication of the kinds of couples and images to come my way this year it will be a rad year of photography for me. Just look at these two…

I have to say I got pretty lucky with these two. Between their choice of locations – holy smokes San Francisco are you kidding me? and their sense of style it was hard NOT to get great images.

Thanks so much Jen and Alex for choosing me to be your photographer and giving me the opportunity to capture some amazing images.

Jen + Alex

Mike — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:28:21 +0000

So tonight (Tuesday 03/30) Jen and Alex are revealing to their friends and family that they sneaked off to San Francisco and got hitched … Shush! Keep it under your hat until this evening.

To be honest I think it has got out a bit. I’ve been getting some visits from OZ on the blog. Which is great cause I will travel anywhere for a wedding (hint, hint).

At any rate I don’t think any thing says “Ta Da we sneaked off and got hitched in San Fran” like this image.

Enjoy. More to come.

Jen + Alex: English Tea Time at the Crown & Crumpet

Mike — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:46:26 +0000

I mentioned in a previous post that Jen and Alex wanted to have a traditional English tea time on their non-traditional wedding day. So we headed off to the Crown and Crumpet. I can’t say enough good things about this little tea room. Beautiful soft light. An amazing staff. Unheard of service. They even provided a little cake and bride and groom toppers for Jen & Alex’s visit. Really, I was just blown away by this little place. I will always try and find a way to work a stop into their little shop for every San Francisco couples session.

Bay Area Photographer: Jen + Alex: Just a little preview.

Mike — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:58:41 +0000

I will have more images soon, but I couldn’t resist posting this one. Jen and Alex skipped the usual wedding traditions and eloped in San Francisco. It was a long day with lots of traveling around on MUNI, a bus load of Japanese tourists who kept “uncle bobbing” my photoshoot, and did I mention we spent a lot of time on MUNI?

These two Brits were my first wedding of the year and if they are any indication of what this year holds I’m gonna have a killer year in images.

I only wish I had more time with these two. So entirely off beat in their approach to life. Such a different take on weddings. I have to admit I was a little unsure about an elopement. That little part of my brain that always worries about getting great images for the portfolio was worried that without a “traditional” wedding the shoot wouldn’t do much for my emerging business.

Boy was that a stupid thing to worry about. Yeah, yeah there wasn’t a ceremony or lots of little details to photograph that are so popular. But these two more than made up for it in flair and humor.

I love Jen’s dress. The “I DO” was their idea (thank you to what ever photographer they Bogarted that idea from). I take full credit for the “DO I.” The expressions were all Alex and Jen.