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 […]

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. […]

There were so many places we loved that we couldn’t just settle on one day of photos – so we did two. Figured we’d have a better chance of seeing San Francisco’s elusive sunset that way (and boy, did the universe deliver). Fran and Ben went surfing right before our first session. They live in […]

In advance of their larger celebration next year, Sammy and David decided to celebrate their marriage and this crazy, wacky year with an intimate gathering in David’s family’s backyard.. and what a backyard space! The family home in Belvedere-Tiburon was a breathtakingly beautiful setting for these two and their vows. The sense of community in […]

On a bright, sunny day at San Francisco’s city hall, Elisha and Adam repeated their vows to one another and celebrated their marriage with just their immediate family members in attendance. Both Elisha and Adam had worked hard for months on planning their big wedding abroad in Dubrovnik, Croatia, where Adam’s family is originally from, […]