Friday, December 24, 2010

San Francisco wedding of Becky and Jack

There are so many reasons why this wedding was fabulous...
Becky has been a bridesmaid in three of my weddings over the past 3 years (Kelly and Matt, Carly and Dan, and Jen and Mikey); I love shooting in circles of friends like this. There were so many familiar faces!
I got the chance to travel to San Francisco and see my brother and a few friends (plus explore the fabulous city!).

Becky and Jack are a super adorable couple with great expressions. Here they are seeing each other for the first time.
san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

I love Becky's dress! So adorable.
san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

This summed up their moods for the day... so joyful!
san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

I love all the color in the Mission District
san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

and the awesome colorful murals
san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

Crazy awesome flowers!
san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

Their Ketubah signing was wonderful. A beautiful mixture of laughter and serene emotion.
san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

Awesome flowers again!
san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

Becky's sister Carly gave a wonderful toast that had them in stitches most of the time
san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

The band! Awesome music; the guests loved them. They set the scene for one of the greatest Horas I've ever seen.
san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

san francisco jewish wedding foreign cinema

Venue: Foreign Cinema, San Francisco
Flowers: Natalie Bowen Designs
Officiant: Rabbi Jill Berkson Zimmerman
Band: Los Boleros
Dress: Nordstrom

For more memories, see the slideshow!

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Sunday morning pancakes

The light coming through my kitchen window can be quite lovely sometimes, as was the case on this Sunday morning while making pancakes. Poor Neal, I made him stand there with the spatula for a few minutes while I searched for the perfect angle to see the steam.

pancakes spatula stove steam

pancakes spatula stove steam

Thursday, December 09, 2010

Apple Picking at Stuart's Fruit Farm

Before the weather turned cold, a bunch of us headed up north for some apple picking at Stuart's Fruit Farm.

We had lots of fun with the baskets used to reach the apples
apple picking stuart's fruit farm granite rock ny

apple picking stuart's fruit farm granite rock ny

apple picking stuart's fruit farm granite rock ny

It's exciting to pick apples!
apple picking stuart's fruit farm granite rock ny

apple picking stuart's fruit farm granite rock ny

Who can resist swinging in trees?
apple picking stuart's fruit farm granite rock ny

apple picking stuart's fruit farm granite rock ny

apple picking stuart's fruit farm granite rock ny

apple picking stuart's fruit farm granite rock ny

apple picking stuart's fruit farm granite rock ny

apple picking stuart's fruit farm granite rock ny

I had this great idea to balance lots of apples on Allison. My original idea failed miserably, but I enjoy the apples stuck in various parts of her shirt.
apple picking stuart's fruit farm granite rock ny

apple picking stuart's fruit farm granite rock ny

A beautiful rotten one
apple picking stuart's fruit farm granite rock ny

Thursday, December 02, 2010

St Louis wedding of Nicci and Eddy

You may remember the lovely Nicci and Eddy from my secret mission over the summer. After their Niagara Falls ceremony they still wished to celebrate with family and friends, so off to St. Louis we went! They currently reside in Texas, but used to live in St. Louis.

The day started with a morning portrait session. One of their favorite locations is Blueberry Hill, so we played inside for a few minutes. I loved the phone booth.
St Louis Wedding Portraits Blueberry Hill

St Louis Wedding Portraits

I've been strangely drawn to portraits on bike racks for years. And for these two it was especially fitting as one of their hobbies is biking on their tandem bicycle.
St Louis Wedding Portraits

We scouted out their old apartment. While I was changing cards they started dancing to keep warm, and didn't stop once I started shooting.
St Louis Wedding Portraits

You're probably wondering about the bunny. As a pair, these two have named themselves Team Sunshine Fuzzy Bunny, so it was only natural they brought along a mascot. If you watch the slideshow you'll see a few guests sporting bunny ears in celebration.
St Louis Wedding Portraits

St Louis Wedding Portraits

A big thanks goes out to Neal, my ninja lighting assistant. I was having him add some back lighting to a shot, and he was making sure to stay hidden. As with the Niagara Falls ceremony, Neal also performed this ceremony (and did an amazing job, I must say!).
St Louis Wedding Portraits

Time to change into wedding clothes!
St Louis Wedding Moonrise Hotel

Nicci going through the checklist. Rings? check. Suspenders? check. Groom? check.
St Louis Wedding Moonrise Hotel

They were staying at the awesome Moonrise Hotel, which has so many spots for fun portraits.
St Louis Wedding Moonrise Hotel

A little bathroom door fun
St Louis Wedding Moonrise Hotel

Best stairs ever.
St Louis Wedding Moonrise Hotel

St Louis Wedding Moonrise Hotel

A very sweet ceremony at Mangia Italiano with lots of great dedications
St Louis Wedding Mangia Italiano

Sealed with a kiss by candlelight
St Louis Wedding Mangia Italiano

They asked guests to find something teal to wear to the wedding, and these were a few of my favorite teal accents.
St Louis Wedding Mangia Italiano

St Louis Wedding Mangia Italiano

Dancing!
St Louis Wedding Mangia Italiano

St Louis Wedding Mangia Italiano

St Louis Wedding Mangia Italiano

For more photos from the fabulous day, please watch the slideshow: