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welcome to my blog and website!

I love what I do - I'm a mother to my 2 year-old baby girl named Gemma, wife to my amazing husband Scott, sister (youngest of 6) to my wonderful brothers and sisters, and daughter to my supportive and sweet mother and father (may he rest in peace).  I am also a photographer in the Bay Area with passion for people and telling stories.  

For 15 years I produced video games, focusing mainly on art, animation and story. Now I'm applying those artistic and story-telling skills to my photography and having so much fun!  

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my site. Drop me a comment and let me know what you think - I love hearing from folks!  :)

Enjoy life!  Enjoy my site!  Gracias!

Category Archives: love stories

judy & ousseni | san francisco wedding

I have been carrying sparklers around with me in my car for over a year looking for the right opportunity to use them with the right couple.  Well, this 4th of July weekend I had the right couple and the right opportunity.  Judy and Ousseni celebrated their marriage on a boat sailing across the San Francisco Bay.   Afterwards we tried our hand at a ‘sparkler shot’ – they were such great sports because it took a while to figure it out but I think it was worth it.  Thank you Judy & Ousseni for an awesome day on the Bay and for letting me be a part of your fantastic celebration.  Much love to you guys.  Enjoy this sneak peek.

San Francscio Bay Area 4th of July Wedding with Sparklers

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laurena & eric | oakland engagement photography

oakland engagement photography session eric laurenaToday I get to photograph Laurena & Eric’s wedding at the Berkeley Rose Gardens.  I’m so excited to spend the day with the and all of their amazing family and friends.  I’ve never shot a wedding where the groom has 6 Best Men!  They are gorgeous and genuine and their joy is infectious.  Can’t wait for this amazing day!

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Linda & Alex | Hakone Gardens Engagement

She loves yoga & cooking.  He loves video games and all things techie.  They both love to eat out together and be in each other’s company.  Linda and Alex met in high school and it was literally love at first sight.  15 year later they are finally getting married.  When asked why it has taken so long to get married Alex replied, ” It’s that we never rushed into things and if were meant to be together, this day would come and it has.”  Their lives are so incredibly dedicated to each other and their families, it is so great to be around their love and laughter.

We spent an afternoon at the beautiful Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA.  Below are a few of my favorites:

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Jenna & Randy | Muir Woods Engagement {sneak peek}

Hello everyone!  I wanted to share this photo of a recent engagement session at Muir Woods.  Jenna & Randy were so great to work with and can’t wait to share more.  For now here’s one photo for you and the blog gods.

Jenna & Randy were such great sports, you can’t even tell that they were freezing, they were just too busy loving each other.

 

muir wood engagement session

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fremont engagement photography | susanna & robert

Meet Susanna & Robert.

They are so sweet with each other it is a blessing to be around them.  During our session, they were either giggling, cuddling or just full on cracking up.  Oh, and sometimes sleeping as Susanna had to wake up @ 4am to get hair and makeup done in time for our early session (good practice for the wedding day).  They love to go for bike rides or hikes, snuggle while watching movies, visiting museums, going to bookstores, perusing bike stores, site-seeing and taking pictures, one of Robert’s big hobbies.

I love what they said about themselves as a couple, “We see each other as a “diamond in the rough” and know that we found a treasure in each other.”  Don’t you just love that?!  They are also one of the first couples that I’ve seen to have their own wedding blog.   They are a cool and sweet and savvy couple for sure!

I feel super honored to be their photographer as Robert is very into photography and did lots of research before deciding on me.  I am so excited to shoot their wedding in 2 weeks.  Thank you Susanna and Robert for a great day hanging out at Fremont’s Mission Church.  Can’t wait to see you soon to celebrate on your wedding day!

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San Francisco Engagement Photography | Lizette & Rafael

Meet Lizette & Rafael.  These guys are so good together.  We smiled and laughed throughout the session and had a great time getting to know each other.  Rafael is really into art (and soccer) and wanted to hit the Mission murals.  So we started there and then ended in Yerba Buena Gardens for some night shooting.

I’m so excited to shoot their wedding this weekend in wine country at the very romantic Paradise Ridge Winery.  Below are a few of my favorites from our engagement session.  Enjoy!

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