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I placed three images in the latest WPJA contest.   The first image is from the engagement session with Cheryl and Lowell (Engagement Portrait category), second is from Kelly and Nicolas destination wedding in Paris, and third is from Kelly and Steve’s destination wedding in Puerto Vallarta (both Found Details category).   Also, a quick congratulations to some of my photographer friends for their contest wins. You guys keep raising the bar each time, well done!

 

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Having lived in San Francisco briefly in the past, the Bay Area has always been one of my favorite places. In my former life before going full time in photography, I flirted with the idea of moving to the Bay Area. This was in 2001 after I finished my computer science degree from UT, I was offered a job with a large software company in San Mateo. For numerous reasons I decided to pass up on it and accepted another offer with IBM in Austin. That was the last time I was in San Francisco, and I do miss it. When Nancy offered me a chance to be back in the Bay Area for her wedding, I wasn’t going to pass up on the opportunity this time.  Nancy and Aram came to me as a referral from Brenda, one of our previous brides. 

Nancy and Aram are both finishing their graduate studies at UC Berkeley. While many of their family and friends are spread out all over the country, it seems natural to have the wedding where they now live. Throughout the day, I felt a certain closeness with their family, because in some way they are a lot like my own family. Although I do have to say, I’ve never seen my parents boogie down the way Nancy and Aram’s parents did!

As always, it was a privilege for me to be a part of such wonderful occasion. Thanks guys for having me, congratulations!

Nancy getting ready: Hotel Durant

Ceremony: Berkeley Rose Garden

Reception: Hillside Club

As always, I am behind on my blogging …

Suzy and Brad were engaged on the shores of Lake Tahoe, and Lake Tahoe is one of the favorite destinations for Suzy who spends vacations with her family here every year. So when it came time to decide the location for their destination wedding, Lake Tahoe seemed like a no brainer. Suzy and Brad’s beautiful destination wedding in Lake Tahoe took place at the famous Heavenly Ski Resort, which offered a breathtaking view of the Lake from the mountain top. Suzy’s sister Kelly had her own destination wedding in Paris earlier this year and I was honored Suzy also chose me to document her destination wedding. Considering the harsh lighting and the limited location choice for formal portraits, I was happy with how the photographs turned out. If there is anything to top it off, I’d wish Suzy and Brad took up on my offer for a Day After session to take advantage of the amazing settings around the Lake. If you are a potential destination wedding bride reading this, I highly recommend a Day After portrait session and I also recommend that you consider doing the session in your wedding gown.  You have a beautiful location and a beautiful gown, now it only makes sense to get the most out of them!

BTW, a quick shout out to Ned Bonzi, thanks for coming out to shoot with me!

Now on with the pictures…