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Take a look through some of my favorite weddings and engagement session galleries.

Beltane Ranch Wedding

A perfect May wedding at Beltane Ranch in Sonoma, CA.

Bodega Bay elopement

A dreamy, foggy, wedding portrait session on the coast of California.

Yokayo Ranch Wedding

The hottest day at Yokayo Ranch filled with golden light and amazing food.

San Francisco Engagement Session

From the streets of Nob Hill in SF to a gorgeous sunset on Mt. Tam.

Presidio & Baker Beach Engagement Session

From the Presidio to Baker Beach, these two had a blast!

Bricoleur Winery Engagement Session

Engagement session at Bricoleur Vineyards, popping champagne and laughing all night.

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Viansa Winery Wedding

A gorgeous summer wedding at Viansa Winery in Sonoma.

Cornerstone Wedding

A late summer affair at Cornerstone in Sonoma, CA.

Olympia's Valley Wedding

A gorgeous wedding at Olympia's Valley Estate in Petaluma, CA.

Filoli Estate Engagement Session

A two-part engagement session split between weekends. From Filoli Estate, a horse ranch, a kitchen, to downtown SF.

Lands End San Francisco Engagement Session

A Land's End engagement session.

Stinson Beach Engagement Session

A Stinson Beach engagement session in the middle of winter.

Take a look through some of my favorite weddings and engagement session galleries.

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Charlotte & Connor threw an incredible party with their friends and family at the gorgeous Viansa Winery in Sonoma, CA. They gave a nod to Connor's Jewish heritage and created an elegant, laid-back November wedding. It was so dreamy!

Viansa Winery, Sonoma

Charlotte & Connor

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Caroline and Tom were married at Yokayo Ranch in Ukiah, CA. It was one of the hottest days of the summer, but with water misters raining down on us and a perfect party on the lawn, their day came together beautifully.

Yokayo Ranch

Caroline + Tom

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A & N Threw a fabulous party at a private estate in Atherton, CA. They were married beneath a gorgeous tree and threw an amazing party.

Atherton, CA Private Estate

Alexandra + Nick

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Caroline and Spencer had to postpone and change their original wedding during the beginning of Covid. They ended up tying the knot outside of CA when it wasn't safe to travel, so when we finally got together, we planned an epic wedding shoot on the coast of Bodega Bay overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It was...incredible.

Bodega Bay, CA

Caroline + Spencer

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This was a two-part session split between two different days. First we started at a horse ranch where Cassidy and Cole board their horses, a local bar where they met and Filoli Estate. The following weekend we met up in Cole's kitchen where his company HERO Bread is headquartered and finished off the evening with a run through downtown SF.

Filoli Estate + San Francisco

Cassidy + Cole

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A perfect evening spent at Land's End documenting Sam and Dan's engagement session while they lived in SF.

Land's End, San Francisco

Samantha + Dan

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A late summer affair at Cornerstone in Sonoma, CA.

Cornerstone, Sonoma, CA

Jonny + Natali

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We roamed the streets of Nob Hill in San Francisco and then hopped over to Mt. Tamalpais for an incredible sunset.

San Francisco + Mt. Tamalpais

Jenn + Frank

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A sunset engagement session at Bricoleur Vineyards in Windsor, CA.

Bricoleur Vineyards

Remy + Mike

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A perfect winter evening spent running around the beach in the golden glow of the setting sun.

Stinson Beach

Kerry + Casey

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From the Presidio to Baker Beach, these two had a blast incorporating all of the things they love into their session.

San Francisco, CA

Katie + David

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A perfect May afternoon at Beltane Ranch in Sonoma, CA. Mackenzie and Brian were married beneath an old Oak Tree surrounded by their friends and family.

Beltane Ranch

Kenz + Brian

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A gorgeous summer wedding at Viansa Winery in Sonoma.

Viansa Winery

Katie + David

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A gorgeous wedding at Olympia's Valley Estate in Petaluma, CA.

Olympia's Valley Estate

Kimmy + Ryan

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Various weddings + elopements photographed on multiple 35mm cameras.

2022 Weddings & Elopementes on film

Shot on 35mm

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