Terra & Dan: Berkeley Wedding

by Lilia on August 31, 2010

You may remember Terra and Dan from their edgy and dark warehouse engagement session. They were married in Berkeley at The Marsh which is a vibrant theater and arts center. We love unique and different weddings. Terra and Dan had a vintage glam and butterfly theme to their wedding, and butterflies decorated the cupcakes, bouquets, center pieces and invites. We took some time for portraits at the breathtaking Eucalyptus Glade at UC Berkeley. What a nice little slice of tranquility right in downtown Berkeley. Congrats to Terra and Dan!

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Berkeley Wedding Photography
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Dan played the guitar and sang a song to Terra. How romantic!

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The bride and groom chose a tango as their first dance.

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Miya & Jeff: Oakland Engagement Session

by Lilia on August 30, 2010

I met Miya and Jeff three years ago when Ray and I photographed the wedding of Daniella and Ryan, who you might remember from their maternity session earlier this year. Just like Ryan and Daniella, Miya and Jeff are super fun and just the nicest people you could meet. I was so happy to hear from Miya when it came time for her and Jeff’s engagement session.

Photographing their session in Oakland was a really nice change of scenery for me since the majority of our sessions take place in San Francisco. We started out at Lake Merritt and ended up at some abandoned places and the produce / warehouse area of Jack London Square which were nice and gritty. :) I’d love to shoot in this area again! I really enjoyed my time with Miya and Jeff and look forward to their wedding later this year.

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Oakland Engagement Session
Oakland Engagement Session
Oakland Engagement Session
Oakland Engagement Session
Oakland Engagement Session

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Liz & Daren: San Francisco Engagement Session

by Lilia on August 10, 2010

For Liz and Daren’s engagement session, we headed back to their old neighborhood (and my old hood), the Mission. There’s so many great little spots to shoot there. Liz and Daren have so much fun together, you can just see it in their eyes. We had a great time together checking out all of the old spots that they loved in the neighborhood. For a little contrast we drove out to Lloyd Lake in Golden Gate Park. I’m looking forward to sharing Liz and Daren’s absinthe and Art Nouveau inspired wedding which we shot back in June.

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San Francisco Mission District Engagement Session
San Francisco Mission District Engagement Session
San Francisco Mission District Engagement Session
San Francisco Mission District Engagement Session
San Francisco Mission District Engagement Session

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Ray and I photographed Daniella and Ryan’s wedding back in 2007. Their wedding was a major party! I was so happy to hear from them when they told me that they were having a baby. We drove out to the Marin Headlands to take advantage of the gorgeous setting and the grungy textures found on the old bunkers. Daniella and Ryan were total troopers when we discovered that this was one of the windiest days of the summer. Congrats to Daniella and Ryan on the arrival of Miss Olivia! I can’t wait to meet her. :)

Get in touch with me if you’re interested in your own maternity session!

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Lucy and Luke trekked all the way from Australia to get married at our amazing City Hall here in San Francisco. After their ceremony at City Hall, we headed over to a record store for some fun wedding portraits. Lucy and Luke are huge music fans, and Luke’s in a band, so this was the perfect setting to show their love for music. Congrats to Lucy and Luke!

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San Francisco City Hall Wedding
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San Francisco North Beach Wedding
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This has been a really busy year for us, and in addition to large weekend weddings, I have the pleasure of photographing San Francisco City Hall weddings. One of my favorite aspects of the City Hall weddings is that I get to meet people from all over the US and the world. Earlier this year I photographed the wedding of Frances and Duff, who flew in from Beijing, China to be married at our amazingly beautiful City Hall. After their ceremony, we drove out to the Sutro Bath ruins for their portrait session.

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Sutro Bath Ruins Wedding
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Sutro Bath Ruins Wedding

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Featured in San Francisco Brides Magazine

by Lilia on June 17, 2010

I’ve been a bad blogger lately because we’re so busy! That’s a great problem to have. :) Anyway, I wanted to share some good news that we were featured in San Francisco Brides magazine, we’re so honored and excited since we love this magazine!

Karen and Jay’s wedding at the De Young Museum back in September 2009 was featured! You can check out more photos from their wedding here. We loved working with Lea from Simply Sparkling Events and Karen from Grandi-flora.

We were recently featured in San Francisco Brides Magazine

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Sarita & Aki: Terra Gallery Wedding

by Lilia on June 2, 2010

Sarita and Aki are two of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. They have traveled the world together, and I’m so excited about their new life together. They were married at the ultra modern and loft-like Terra Gallery here in San Francisco. It’s a cliche to say that a couple was surrounded by love, but Sarita and Aki were truly surrounded by love and adoration, and you could see it in their guests faces. We also had the pleasure of working with Mary Phan from Verry Merry Events who did an incredible job organizing the days events. Congrats to Sarita and Aki!

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Hotel Intercontinental Wedding
Purple Bridesmaid Dresses
Bride Reading Letter from Groom

We started out with Sarita getting ready at the Hotel Intercontinental.
Sarita and Aki both wrote cards to each other which they both read while they were getting ready. I love the look on her face!

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Terra Gallery Wedding San Francisco

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Love the glass and steel at the location of Sarita and Aki’s First Look.

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Bride and Groom Seeing Each First Time

Purple Wedding Party Group Photo

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Yerba Buena Gardens Wedding
Yerba Buena Gardens Wedding

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Terra Gallery San Francisco Wedding
Terra Gallery San Francisco Wedding

Terra Gallery San Francisco Wedding
Terra Gallery San Francisco Wedding

Vendors:

Venue: Terra Gallery
Event Coordination: Verry Merry Events
Videography: Burkhart Video
Floral Design: Callalily
Lighting: Just De’Lights
Catering: Union Street Catering
Cupcakes: Sweetie Cups

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