Lake Merritt | Grand Lake | Oakland | Engagement | Shelby + Andrew

 

Andrew and Shelby's engagement session started out in their own home, which is our favorite way to start a portrait session.  He got to meet their extremely relaxed kitty, listen to Andrew play some tunes for Shelby on his guitar and then fit in a game of Smash Brother's on their Nintendo.  Andrew even had to blow dust out of the cartridge slot, which brought memories of my youth screaming back.  I remember sitting there blowing until I was light-headed just to play some Contra. I am so glad we don't have to blow on our usb cables every time we connect something.  

Afterwards, Jerry took them on a little urban safari and explored beautiful Lake Merritt, which is one of our favorite spots in town.  Enjoy!

Photography by Jerry.

 

Cicada Restaurant | Wedding | Tamara + Don

 

I love the timelessness of the elements in Tamara and Don's wedding- the drama of Cicada Restaurant, all the golden details, and most importantly, drinking straight from the bottle = more fun!  Ambrose and Katharine did such a great job capturing all the drama and all the fun.  Enjoy!

Photography by Ambrose and Katharine.