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I met Veronica and Sergio last year when they stopped by our office. I knew they were a super sweet couple -- very warm and friendly people, and that Ray and I would have an amazing time documenting their special day. It's great to work with a couple that is relaxed and enjoying their wedding day so much!

Veronica and Sergio had an epic San Francisco destination wedding which included their closest friends and family. They live down in Orange County, and wanted to travel here to San Francisco to make their wedding very special. The day began with a beautiful Catholic ceremony in both Spanish and English, at the gorgeous St. Boniface Church. Following the ceremony, Veronica and Sergio arranged for a surprise trolley ride for all of the wedding guests with stops at Golden Gate Park and Fort Point. The reception was an incredibly fun bay cruise, which was a first for Ray and I. We managed to find our sea legs and shoot the epic dancing that ended a wonderful day!

When I first met Remy and Neal, we instantly clicked. They have the best vibe and great energy -- so positive, hip, cool, and all around super nice people. You can't be any cooler than owning your own clothing company either!

This year the most popular and luckiest day to get married was 08.08.08, and Remy and Neal liked to refer to their wedding as The Real 08.08.08. They even had a huge wood sign with those words branded on it. Following the beautiful ceremony at the San Jose Basilica, I took Remy and Neal over to the San Jose Museum of Art for a few quick portraits.

Then we were off to the San Jose City Hall Rotunda for the amazing, American Gothic styled reception, complete with checkered red and white table clothes, gorgeous sunflower arrangements, and little seedling favors -- everything was completely fresh and different, just like Remy and Neal.

We introduced Joy and Jason to you earlier this year with their engagement session. In July, Joy and Jason were married at the gorgeous Casa Real at Ruby Hill. Deanna Roberts of D.R. Roberts Events Management did an outstanding job planning their wedding. The details were immaculate, and she made sure that the entire day went by smoothly. If you are looking for an amazing wedding planner, Deanna Roberts is the planner of your dreams!

Joy got ready with at the hotel with her girlfriends, her mom, and her little nieces who were the cutest girls. As you can see, they are stoked about this wedding!

I love this moment when Joy has breathed a sigh of relief after getting her wedding dress on! I remember that feeling when I finally got into my dress.

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When we first met Michelle and Dennis, Ray and I had the best feeling about them. They're both so warm and down-to-earth -- our favorite type of people.

We hear lots of proposal stories, and I think their story might top everyone! Last year, Michelle and Dennis were visiting her family ranch in Montana. A small lake is adjacent to the ranch, and Dennis took Michelle swimming in the lake. He pointed to something at the bottom of the lake, swam down, and brought up a treasure chest with her engagement ring inside of it! How about that as a surprise proposal!

Michelle and Dennis were married at the gorgeous Piedmont Community Church, and their reception was held at Boundary Oak in Walnut Creek.

You can view their wedding slideshow here.

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You could tell that Halley couldn't wait to be married to Jessamine. Halley had to be one of the most excited grooms we've ever seen. And who wouldn't want to be married to the gorgeous and incredibly smart Jessamine?

Jessamine and Halley were married a few weeks ago near the Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park. They both have incredibly friendly and warm families. It was a true joy to see both families come together to celebrate this new marriage. Following their wedding, Jess and Halley had a beautiful cocktail reception in the park, followed by a dinner in the private room at the always amazing Absinthe in Hayes Valley.

Jess' entire family stayed in a flat in the Haight--that's such a great idea to have your family staying together in one spot. I was able to photograph Jess' family helping her to get ready, and caught a few nice moments with her parents and her grandmother.

Ray and I took Jess and Halley to Stow Lake, the Chinese Pagoda, Huntington Falls (all within GG Park), and finally over to Fort Point for a relaxed and elegant portrait session.

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Coren and Jason are an incredibly fun and hilarious couple from Baltimore. They decided to elope and had their Meadowood wedding in Napa. The grounds at Meadowood are simply magical and breathtaking.

Since there were no guests, I acted as a witness, and even signed the marriage certificate! Kimberly Thompson of A Beautiful Ceremony officiated, and she did a wonderful job of making the ceremony very tailored and unique for Coren and Jason.

Following the ceremony, Coren, Jason, and I walked around the grounds of Meadowood, and I took lots of casual, relaxed portraits. You can view the slideshow here.

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A few weeks ago, I shared a few photos from Haley and Craig's engagement session. On September 15, Ray and I were honored to document their wedding at the Presidio Golf Course in San Francisco. Haley and Craig are incredibly warm and wonderful people. I was with Haley before the ceremony, and I almost started crying when I heard her practicing her vows--very sincere and heartfelt. Wow, they way they looked at each other during the ceremony, makes my heart swoon, seriously.

Since we were at a golf course, we decided to take the groomsmen out to the nearest hole for a few quick shots. Some jackass golfers decided to scream and yell at us because they thought we were in the way. How rude! Like you couldn't wait five minutes for a guy to get some pics taken on his wedding day? Well, we ignored them and got our shots anyway, and made them wait. ;)

Check out the wedding day slideshow for some photos from the epic dancing at the reception. These people know how to par-tay!

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Congrats again to Ginevra and Alex on their destination wedding last month in Maui! Ray and I had so much fun documenting their special day and meeting their wonderful friends and family. You can view their wedding slideshow here.

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Congratulations to our very good friends, Nicole and Peter, who were married on a very rainy day this past weekend. The rain didn't dampen their spirits, and they tied the knot with style and poise. They looked like they walked right out of a forties film, so glamorous!

You can view more of our wedding and portrait photography at our portfolio site.