Trisha & Danny // A Sacramento Wedding

This story is about a table. I’m not entirely sure where The Table came from, or how often he was used. If I had to venture a guess The Table lived most of his life in a garage, folded together neatly and stored out of the way. He would come out every now and then, someone rushing in to whisk him away and hastily throwing some cloth over him. He wasn’t pretty, very utilitarian, and though his life wasn’t active the few times he came out there was a guaranteed party. 

It was mid May, not exactly hot but maybe a bit warmer than comfortable. It was here that The Table found himself being set up neatly in a little park. The park itself was large, a few sports fields, a playground and some picnic tables nestled just off a lazy street in west Sacramento. People bustled about him. A vase, water bottle, some knickknacks and a computer were shuffled around. He enjoyed holding things, feeling useful. Everyone seemed so joyful, excitement filled the air. 

Trisha and Danny hadn’t planned on having their wedding this Saturday in May. A pandemic was in full swing, but in a stroke of luck their family was passing through Sacramento on the same day. In the span of a couple days they planned an impromptu celebration. It featured masks, a rather lengthy Zoom call, and a good bit of distance between families. But I’ll let the photos tell the rest. 

Sabrina & Andrew // A San Francisco Engagement Session ft. Conservatory of Flowers & Golden Gate Bridge

Wandered around San Francisco, ate pizza. The usual. But for real, check out the Conservatory of Flowers. It’s free every first Tuesday of the month, and so few people were there. There’s so many cool parts of San Francisco that not a lot of people know about (myself included). Anyway, here’s some pics ft. two real neat people in a few real neat spaces.

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.

Christian & Micole // A Monterey Engagement Session ft. Garrapata State Park

I met up with Christian and Micole for a day spent in the best way, wandering the coast. Here is a brief excerpt from it.

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.