БогородицаMartin Luther King day is always a special time. It is a day to celebrate the life of one of the people that changed the
world and made it a little better. Last week’s San Francisco Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration was a powerful and important reminder of Dr. King’s lasting impact. Labor was there. Supervisors, Mayor Lee and Senator Mark Leno were also in attendance.
Most importantly the next generation was there to remember his legacy.

ikoniAshley and Isaias met while working at the hospital. Sparks flew — and not just because Isaias is an EEG technician:)

We were lucky to be a part of their day.

They traveled up from the Palm Springs area to get married at the beautiful San Francisco City Hall, and although it was far from their home, friends and family were on hand to celebrate with them.

It was one of those perfect San Francisco winter days — clear and sunny with just a touch of crispness in the air. After a beautiful ceremony (Christmas tree and all) we wandered around City Hall.

From there we went to the Lower Haight and got some fun moments with some exceptional street art. After that we went to Baker Beach.

Did we already mention it was a beautiful day — well, you judge for yourself!

After that, they were off to the 49ers game (in which the playoff-bound ‘niners won, yes!)

We know they will have a lifetime of game nights together!

20 years can race by in the blink of an eye.

That is just what happened for NDC — and so what better to do than to throw their 20th anniversary party. And what a party it was!

It was held at the beautiful Monterey Bay Aquarium.

They had Taiko San Jose perform.

Delightful food and decadent desserts were to be had as well.

They also had a 20th anniversary orange carpet entry. Here are a few of our favorites!

Liv was in town! Liv also happens to be my niece

When my brother called and told me they were bringing her from distant New York City, I raced to Palo Alto to see them.

What I do also humbles me.

I am constantly reminded of how quickly life is racing by and how important it is to see, feel and be part of the journey with friends and family.

All I can say is that Liv brought all of that out and was the star of the shoot!

One of the great joys we have is seeing old friends as the years fly by. We had the pleasure of meeting Yodit and Ben over 5 years ago at their wedding. We have seen the wonderful changes that life has brought with little Nathaniel and now the delightful Soliana.

Jillian and Thom have 3 wonderful daughters filled with laughter and personality!

We had the pleasure of capturing a family portrait session on a sun drenched morning (after a night of intense rain) in Golden Gate park. Here are a few favorites of the shoot!

Winne and Richard have magic. They have amazing families — we have known the Louie side for over 8 years — there is a new member expected soon .

You may also remember Winnie’s sister Alice from earlier this summer.

They have loyal and loving friends and most importantly each other!

We had the delight of capturing their day. It started at the W hotel — W for Winnie, hmm…

We then went to the very fun historic Ardenwood Farm. After a beautiful ceremony we even got to play with trains!

The reception was at the Asian Pearl Restaurant.

It was a night of great food, fun speeches and dynamic dancing. Our best to the new couple and their families!

It was really neat when Kamila and Chad called to have us capture their wedding at SF City Hall. They were referred by friends that we had been lucky enough to laugh with and photograph their wedding around Christmas in 2009.

Kamila’s mom had just flown in from Brazil- a last minute surprise. We saw where Kamila got a lot of her awesome personality from Chad has a wicked sense of humor — note the image where he realized he had left something out when compared to his drivers license portrait.

We felt the joy and love as their family and friends watched the ceremony. City Hall is a really special place that we are blessed to have so close. We wandered around capturing moments with Kamila and Chad. We then raced to Baker Beach where Chad and Kamila went for a bike ride tandem style. We know it is just the first of a lifetime of rides!

Our best to them and their families!

A night of ghouls and ghosts. It was also the night that the animal house pet store had their soiree.

We helped make it special by running a fund raiser for the Fire at the apartments above the local Walgreens.

20% of the proceeds were donated to the fund.

It was a great success and we had a lot of friends stopping by.

Here are a few images of the night!

We’ve had the pleasure of working with Elisa for several years with Sony. When she told us she was getting married and wanted us to photograph it, we were honored. Mike and Elisa had an intimate and beautiful ceremony at the majestic Trinity Church in San Francisco. We then went to the Palace of Fine Arts for fun portraits and finally to the Four Seasons Hotel.

It was a beautiful day and we had an absolute blast (and meeting the littler members of the family:)

Our best to them both!