I’m so happy to post these pictures of Ellie and Sam’s post-wedding shoot. We had such a fun and adventurous time walking around in SF’s Mission District finding cool places to shoot and meeting all sorts of interesting people. They both live in NY and they wanted an urban yet romantic feel to their shoot and I think we got it. Below are some of my favorites:
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Funny how things happen, just as I was thinking of doing a shot like this, it happened and Ellie and Sam were so on it. Thank you to the cab drivers for holding up traffic for us.
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I love newlyweds, so passionate!
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We found a really fantastic restaurant with great lighting and they happily let us shoot there. I love the dramatic lighting!![ellie_sam_blog_23 ellie_sam_blog_23](https://www.rosaurasandoval.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ellie_sam_blog_23.jpg)
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I had the great honor of photographing Melissa & Fernando’s wedding this past weekend. It was full of joy, tears, music, culture and lots of dancing. Here’s a sneak peek. I love how cuddly and happy they are here:
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Fernando & Melissa are an amazing couple. Their love is so sweet and true and we had so much fun hanging out and shooting their engagement session. They were actually married last night in Berkeley and WOW, that was incredible to shoot too. I’ll blog their wedding shots too but for now here are the rest of my favorite engagement shots:
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Iggy is their beloved dog and of course he had to join in on the fun. 🙂
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Marie and Randy are such a wonderful and fun couple. They met while dancing Salsa with PB &G Dance Production‘s training group where they were dance partners. Well, they hit it off and never looked back since then. They’ve been committed to each other for several years now and have their adorable little girl Mia as proof. Now they are taking their commitment to the next level and getting married in Hawaii later this month.
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Funny note about the engagement and wedding plans. Well, they are made for each other and they knew they were eventually going get married and had been talking about it. Well, Marie was so comfortable and confident that she booked the wedding location even before Randy officially proposed. Bold, I say! He likes to tease her about that and they both have a good chuckle about it.
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We had a super fun time at The Palace of Fine Arts and China Beach. Marie & Randy, thank you for letting me capture your love and playfulness in these engagement shots!
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Taking a little break to check out the swans with Ms. Mia.
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Wow, what a fantastic couple. They are fun, playful, sweet and very much in love. We had a wonderful time hanging out and shooting in Oakland and Berkeley. Here’s a couple of my favorites from our shoot together – more to come. Can’t wait to shoot their wedding later this month. ![melissa_fernando_e_blog_15 melissa_fernando_e_blog_15](https://www.rosaurasandoval.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/melissa_fernando_e_blog_15.jpg)
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