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Having known Iris & Kirk from the Lindy Hop scene (they run the 920Special) for several years now, we knew they’d be a lot of fun to photograph.

We met up with them at the old pier by the Ferry Building, on a day when most of San Francisco was enshrouded by fog — yet it was sunny in that neck of the woods, albeit with robust breezes — and off we went!

From heel kicks to push ups, the session had it all

We would up in the financial district, protected from the gusts, and utilized on of our favorite alleys, as well as finding an incredibly cool, RED wall.

Iris & Kirk are very playful with one another, and they were truly a blast to work with. We look forward to shooting your wedding this fall.

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It is neat how a city often has more of a neighborhood feel than a small town.  And North Beach epitomizes that completely.

A magical place filled with great bars, fantastic food, fun people North Beach is the neighborhood where Lupe and Chau started dating, so what better place to do their engagement portraits than along the storied streets of one San Francisco’s elder ‘hoods?

Okay, so Chau had a bachelor pad there, too — and we do mean pad — and, yes the apartment is still vacant after he moved out

They are awesome people and were sports for going to the bars and starting off with a quick shot (a true North Beach tradition, we think!)

A kindly patron there offered true advice on relationships, even posing some tough questions to our lovely couple, both of whom handled the queries with great aplomb.

We also visited their old haunts: Golden Boy and Mama’s before heading off to Chrissy Field and the Golden Gate Bridge.

But for a little wind, the weather cooperated nicely, especially for a San Francisco “summer” day.

We are looking very forward to their wedding in October!

Dave and I are lucky.

We get to capture images of very special life moments.

It is doubly neat when one of the couple happens to be a friend. I have had the pleasure of knowing Jessica for many a moon. The moment she told me she was getting married, I knew that I wanted to meet the man that could keep up with her AND make her smile at the same time.

Darien is that guy.

He wasn’t looking forward to the photos, but he couldn’t help but be who he was and that is pretty cool.

We had a blast as we wandered around Stanford.

They even kissed in front of the Gates of Hell.

For the piece de resistance Jessica got to climb a tree and Darien kindly helped her down, after a little shoulder ride. Nice.

It is a very special moment when you see a good friend and how happy she is when she has found her love. My best to both of them and I can hardly wait for the wedding — soon

Michael had proposed to his fiancee Susan at the Japanese Tea Garden in San Mateo’s Central Park, so what better location to take their engagement portraits than to return to the same spot. (We were lucky that day, too — if they had chosen San Francisco, where they live, it would have been cold and foggy!)

Susan and Michael are into anime, and their playfulness and sense of humor showed throughout the shoot, as we visited various areas of the park, made our way past a cafe, and even into Talbot’s — a very cool toy store featuring tons of classic and new toys.

We can’t wait to photograph their wedding later this month!

Surely, one of the best perks of being a photographer is getting to check out all the wonderful nooks and crannies that simply permeate the San Francisco Bay Area. And so it was with great enthusiasm when we took engagement portraits for Wendy and Louis over in Sausalito.
They mentioned how much they enjoyed past trips to the locale, from the rock-lined walkway and shore along Bridgeway to its little shops in the downtown area.
We also went up a quiet side “street”, Excelsior Lane, that took us up to a modern, yet quaint-looking church, including a very unique pair of intertwined trees.
Sausalito’s got that sleepy fishing village kind of feel — although with all the tourists, may be not all the time, but it’s definitely a cool spot for photos. We had a blast, and ended the session with a short jaunt up the Marin Headlands for some sunset shots with the majestic Golden Gate Bridge.

Wendy and Louis, thanks for the awesome suggestion. We look forward to your wedding later this summer!