Madeleine & Nick // A Berkeley Wedding ft. St. Mary Magdalen Church & The Brazilian Room

There are few feelings like driving through Berkeley. Somehow you’ve been transported to a movie set, even the cracks in the road look preplanned, as if someone tried to make it look a little less quaint.

Madeleine and Nick invited me along some months prior to get their marriage certificate in San Francisco City Hall, which they signed on a Friday in November at St. Mary Magdalen with a few of their closest friends. This is a story of two people, a snapshot into a day that they and a few others shared together. I feel lucky to have had a front row seat to something so elegant, enjoy this beautiful wedding in Berkeley.

Traces of 2019

So that’s 2019. Another year that exists solely in memory, which is really trippy and makes me uncomfortable with how fast time moves.

Instead of showcasing a bunch of images from the past year that belong in a portfolio I’ve been wanting to put together something that runs through the traditional wedding, and focuses on little visual stories. So this is just that, from start to finish, jumping between moments from each wedding I had the privilege of being a part of this year. A special thanks to everyone in these photos, jumping into your lives and capturing these frames has been such an awesome experience.

Kendra & Jordan // A Berkeley Wedding ft. The Brazilian Room & The University of California Botanical Garden

As Jordan read his vows during the ceremony there was a moment, on the quiet hilltop in Berkeley, that he was drowned out by motorcycles passing by below. At first he tried to power through it but the attempt didn’t last long. His parents, respectfully sitting in silence moments before, burst out laughing. The crowd joined in. Life doesn’t care about your plans, and that’s what makes this whole thing enjoyable. Here are a few snips from that day in the beginning of November, at the beautiful Brazilian Room.

Casey & Alberto // A San Francisco Wedding ft. The Lab & Standard Deviant Brewing

This is a little story from my time with Casey and Alberto while shooting their wedding in San Francisco. The day started in the mission (my favorite for obvious reasons) at an art space called The Lab. Side note, I really love watching people set up for their wedding and seeing everything come together. After their ceremony we wandered over to Standard Deviant Brewing where we ate tacos and partied.

Kevin & Delanie // Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland, California

Here’s a snippet from one of my favorite days (wedding or otherwise) ever. Kevin and Delanie are some of the coolest people I’ve known, and they threw down hard in Oakland. From their ceremony at Joaquin Miller Park to their reception at Classic Cars West downtown there wasn’t much more a photographer could ask for. We hit up redwoods to get that nature vibe and underpasses to get that grunge one, they truly were down for everything. Now if they could just get married every weekend forever that would be pretty great.