Weddings

taylor + connor | SHAKESPEARE GARDEN AND DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO CHINA LIVE WEDDING

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

Elopements

taylor + connor | PIEDMONT PARK ELOPEMENT WEDDING

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 […]

Weddings

weina + florian | SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL ELOPEMENT WEDDING

The look of love. Back in my preferred stomping grounds with the grand reopening of San Francisco’s iconic city hall, and I couldn’t have imagined a better way to celebrate than with Weina and Florian’s New York-to-California elopement wedding. Shot on a mixture of digital and Fuji 400H film with my Sony A7iii and my Contax […]

Weddings

fran + ben | PART ONE: SAN FRANCISCO OCEAN BEACH LAND’S END SUTRO BATHS WEDDING PORTRAITS

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 […]

Portraits

shweta + jeetu | MORGAN HILL BACKYARD MICROWEDDING

I met Shweta and Jeetu for the first time on the morning of their wedding. It took mere seconds before I was swept up in their whirlwind energy and love for all those who surround them. I remember embarking on a beautiful, in-depth garden tour led by some very proud parents. While mapping out the […]

Weddings

sammy + david | BELVEDERE TIBURON BACKYARD WEDDING

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 […]

Weddings

tiffany + dan | SAN FRANCISCO BAKER BEACH ELOPEMENT WEDDING

The most micro- of microwedding days. Tiffany and Dan were married over Zoom in their very own apartment together (what a time to be alive!), and we met up a few hours later at San Francisco’s picturesque Baker Beach for sunset wedding portraits with the Golden Gate Bridge. I loved everything about Tiffany and Dan’s […]

Weddings

katie + albert | JULIA MORGAN BALLROOM WEDDING

Photography: Cassie Valente Photography | Planning + Design: Ruby & Rose | Ceremony Venue: Saints Peter & Paul Church | Reception Venue: Julia Morgan Ballroom | Floral Design: Sharla Flock Designs | Hair + Makeup: April Foster Bridal | Film Lab: Photovision | Cake Design: Jasmine Rae Cakes | Rentals: Theoni Collection and Hensley Event […]

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