Shiany & Felix wedding photography, Crystal Springs Burlingame CA, September 13, 2008.

The big day has arrived, the wedding of my good friends, Shiany and Felix, was about to begin.
I have to tell you, it is a lot harder to perform when you know that this is for your friends! I was both excited and nervous and the same time, but hey, I have to do my best for my friends!
So I woke up at 6:30am, Shiany wanted me to come to the hotel, where the girls would get ready at 8am, but I like to be early, so I arrived at 7:15am and Shiany was shocked :) I immediately started taking pictures of the hair making, the make up and the details of the dresses. I used my new lens, the 85mm 1.2f, WOW what an amazing lens! I LOVE IT !!!
As always the preparation took longer then planed and we took of to Crystal Springs half an hour late...
When we arrived, we started taking photos for the bridal party! they are the funniest bridal party I had in a long time, hey knowing 50% of them helped :)
The ceremony started, and I was able to take all the artistic photos, since I knew my good friend, Adam Hays, a great photographer will take all the "must have" shots I was free to rome around and take all the artistic shots!
After the ceremony we shot few more portraits, and we headed to the reception area in Crystal Springs. Shiany and Felix performed several dances, some with all the bridal party and some alone... I must tell you, Felix you were the bomb, for someone who did not know how to dance 4 months ago you PERFORMED!!!
As I like to say - "say no more" here are the photos, Enjoy:

Jouney & Tim Engagement session September 14, 2008

This day started with a smile when we headed to the legion of honors museum. Jouney and Tim were funny and they kept hugging each other, which was great for me :) We then went to Bakers beach, and San Francisco. I had Great time with both Jouney and Tim, it is too bad the wedding is not here and I will not be the photographer ....
I love the photos from our day, here there are:

Jennifer & Francis Engagement session September 10, 2008

I love hanging out with my clients, get to know them better, and take some great engagement shots for them.
We started the day early, around 11am, we took of to Santana Row where we did some "paparazzi" style photos - I love these photos, they are so candid and the look great! then we headed down to Pacifica and finally we topped it of with a tour at the city - San Francisco. I had a blast spending the day with Jennifer and Francis, I can't wait to shoot their wedding soon :)
Here are some of my favorites shots from the day:

Helen & Lars Wedding on August 31, 2008

Sunday afternoon I drove up to Willow Heights Mansion in Morgan Hill.
The place is beautiful! it has an amazing view of the valley, and the mansion is a piece of art.
It was a sunny day and I was lucky to have my assistant with me to help me with light control.
I have to tell you, the ceremony was very short, less then 10 minutes and boom the couple was married :) that was fast :) of course I got all the important shots... so I was happy.
then we had about an hour of shooting with the couple and I loved it, I got some amazing shots for them!
Well, I should say no more, here are my favorites. Enjoy!

Kari & Ann wedding on September 1, 2008

On September 1, 2008 I took of to the beautiful Rengstorff House in Mountain View.
I went to shoot a same sex wedding for Kari & Ann.
This was a colorful outdoor wedding, both brides wore colorful cloths, and the entire setting was wonderful.
The day went by so fast since every moment was filled with fun!
Here are some of the images from that day:

Faces of Operation Smile

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