Jo & Steven's Engagement. San Francisco

Just this past weekend, Jo and Steven were married - congratulations! Their engagement session happened a little while ago, but I hadn't had the time to post them as we prepared for their wedding. Here they finally are.

Originally from Arizona, many friends and family would be traveling to attend the wedding. They wanted images with well known landmarks from across the City to be featured at the reception. We had an ambitious goal, introduce San Francisco in a way that didn't appear totally touristy. Normally I would encourage a more focused storyline because making a theme like this look cohesive in a reasonable amount of time can be a challenge. They communicated their ideas well, had a great attitude, and I saw a way to make it work. Besides, Jo and Steven gave me creative freedom - how could I refuse that?

So here we go, a tour of the City by the Bay! With about 15+ items on our hit list we met up at Tartine for that quintessential morning stop in the Mission. Man, there is always a line at this place. Like any self-respecting and hip San Franciscan, they were dropped off in a Black Escalade Uber Cab - nice! Lombard, Coit Tower, Palace of Fine Arts, Muni F-line, Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 7, Exploratorium, Ferry Building, cable cars, Chinatown, North Beach, City Lights, Transamerica Building, Muni Underground, Painted Ladies, Baker Beach/Golden Gate Bridge. They had their Wheaties 'cause we made it happen! On top of that, it rained.

Did they use the images you ask? Absolutely! But you'll need to wait a little while longer before we reveal images from the wedding ;) Be sure to check back for those. I think it'll be pretty wiked.

Veronica & Allen's Prewedding Shoot.

Back-to-back shoots on Sunday and Monday. It was another outstanding day to be at the beach again because it was another 80+ degree day, a rarity in San Francisco. Veronica and Allen wanted the theme to be San Francisco landmarks. We started in the Nob Hill area, went to the Palace of Fine Arts, and ended at Baker Beach.

Nob Hill has great views in nearly all directions given its location. In addition, all three cable car lines traverse the hill making for an interesting backdrop alongside the Transamerica Pyramid. For those interested, Powell and California is the one intersection where all three routes cross.

As we walked the Palace of Fine Arts, Allen told me that it was a location in the movie So I Married an Axe Murderer. Well, that got me interested so after a little Google I found a page with movie stills. We were running a bit late but we made it to the beach after driving briskly through the Presidio. Gotta get that 20 minutes of warm light. The sand was crowded with people taking advantage of the temperature. I wonder how many people skipped out of work early? Kind of like Hawaii when work or school interfers with the tide schedule ;)