Photography: Cassie Valente | Planning: Big Day Service | Floral Design: Bell & Trunk Flowers | Film Lab: Photovision | Getting Ready: Fairmont San Francisco | Ceremony Venue: Shakespeare Garden | Reception Venue: China Live | Mochi Donuts: Third Culture Bakery

Photography: Cassie Valente | Planning: Paisley & Plum Events | Venue: Viansa Winery | Catering: Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn | Videography: Ryan Noel Films | Film Lab: Indie Film Lab | Florist: LC Floral Design | Rentals: Bright Event Rentals | Hair Artistry: Julia Vorobets, Yulya Kalashnikov | Makeup Artistry: Paula Xiong | DJ: Gatsby […]

Photography: Cassie Valente Photography | Planning: B&B Catering & Events | Getting Ready Venue: Hyatt Regency SFO | Ceremony & Reception Venue: Kohl Mansion | Floral Design: Le Bloomerie | Paper Design & Signage: Shimmer & Stain | Film Lab: Indie Film Lab | Hair & Makeup: Beauty On Set | Cake Design: Natty Cakes […]

Photography: Cassie Valente Photography | Planning + Design: CMG Events | Venue: Palm Event Center | Hair + Makeup: Samantha Keefauver, Bristle And Bloom Styles | Catering: Bombay Garden | Florist: LC Floral Design | DJ: DJ Salim | Transportation: Black Tie Transportation | Rentals: Pleasanton Rentals | Live Artist: Pigment and Parchment | Lighting: […]

Anna texted me a month beforehand: “Would you be open to photographing our engagement session ASAP?” Followed by: “(only if this is fun to you)” Well, it obviously was SO FUN to me — and also gratifying, and exhilarating, and also, very, very scary. It’s always a magnificent thing when another photographer entrusts me with […]

Back to the blog after a short-yet-deliciously-sweet maternity leave and I couldn’t have asked for a better couple to return to the wedding game with! These are the kinds of celebrations that make me feel completely alive, as well as totally overwhelmed with gratitude. Sarah and Mitch poured all of their trust into giving me […]

I’m grateful to have recently photographed one of the first ever weddings at the new Chase Center in San Francisco, and boy, was it a treat for the heart and senses. The couple’s understated, yet effortlessly elegant style came through in every element of the day. The bride’s sister designed all the ikebana-inspired centerpieces and ceremony florals. […]

Photographer: Cassie Valente | Film Lab: Indie Film Lab | Planning + Design: Coastside Weddings and Events | Hair + Makeup: Rachel Lusk | Floral Design: Revel Floral | Ceremony Venue: Piedmont Community Hall Park | Getting Ready Venue: Claremont Club & Spa | Cake Design: Two Chicks in the Mix | Videography: Hit Maker […]