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Published in Ceremony Magazine!

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

wedding photography in san francisco

We’re super excited to share with you that we’ve been published in Ceremony Magazine! Ceremony has been around for many years in Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Diego, and this year they’ve introduced their beautiful San Francisco edition (finally!). Our fabulous clients Niki & Paul and Jennie & Dan really shine in the magazine and we’re honored that their images were chosen. (I’ll be sure to blog their weddings in the next few weeks! Of course, there are many vendors that help make a beautiful day work, and we’ll list ‘em all…)

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wedding photography in san francisco
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wedding photography in san francisco
wedding photography in san francisco

In addition to these two gorgeous weddings, we also have many images of some of our awesome past clients throughout the magazine. The folks at Ceremony really put together a splendid publication, showcasing details and moments that inspire. There’s even a couple floral tablescapes that we did for Ceremony featured in there. Be sure to grab your copy or visit online and enjoy the eye candy.

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wedding photography in san francisco
wedding photography in san francisco

wedding photographer in san francisco

wedding photographer in san francisco

wedding photographer in san francisco

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J Sandifer - Beautiful wedding, congrats on the publication!

Morgan and Jon’s Monterey Plaza Hotel Rainbow Wedding

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

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As a photographer, I have to be ready for anything. I’ve learned to expect the unexpected, and that’s what keeps me on my toes. I love the authenticity of real lives coming together.

Morgan and Jon declared their love and commitment to each other overlooking the beautiful Monterey Bay at the Monterey Plaza Hotel. I can’t express to you how sweet these two are! It was a gorgeous day, starting with sunshine and blue skies and finished with a blessed touch from the heavens. Sure, people got a little wet, but I don’t think anyone minded after what came next. When I saW the rainbow forming, I knew I had to run up the stairs while keeping my giggles to myself. (Can you hear the photographer in me geek out?) Enjoy the images and let me know what you think. Congratulations again Morgan and Jon! It was an awesome day and you looked beautiful indeed.

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Good Connections…

Monday, December 19, 2011

Hi friends, I realize that I haven’t made a post since Thanksgiving – whoa! My wife and I took a few days off and invested in our own marriage (awesome!), we’ve been shooting and creating art, and I’ve also been helping this guy out! 

No worries though, I have a ton of posts coming your way. Stay tuned…

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Adria Steelman - lol so funny my friends and i were laughing. miss you

love adria

Adria Steelman - lol so funny my friends and i were laughing love you adria

from our family to yours…

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

We’re thankful for you! God bless and enjoy this time with your friends and family.

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Gotta give props…

Monday, November 21, 2011

With our commitment to being available everywhere, it’s a pleasure for us to travel for our clients – from San Francisco to Miami to Hollywood to Boise to Maui, and beyond. That being said, we do have a home studio located in downtown Monterey, and a few weeks ago we had a  “New Location Celebration”. We moved one block away from our old place of nearly 5 years, and wanted to celebrate the move! With the help of some of the best in the area, we had a blast! Of course, there aren’t many photos because I decided to put the camera down (lol) and enjoy the night with friends. I wanted to thank Amy Byrd of Amy Byrd Weddings for her graceful hand in helping it all come together, the absolutely incredible invitations by Brenna from BC Design Studio, the gorgeous flowers from Flowers by Reina, the delicious food from Paradise Catering (yum!), the lighting and more from Chic Event Rentals, the awesome cake by Cakes by Veronica, and amazing wine (and I mean good stuff!) from Bernardus Winery. Thank you to all who helped and were so generous. We had a wonderful time, and can’t wait to do it again! Thank you to all of you who helped. We are blessed to work with some of the absolute best people in the industry. Rock on!

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Oren Arieli - Congratulations on the move and much continued success. Rock on!

Lindsey - Looks amazing Mike!!! We need to visit :-)

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