Christine + Eugene | Flora Grubb | San Francisco | Engagement Shoot

I love it when couples find a cool spot to shoot at.  I don't know how Christine found Flora Grubb in SF, but it was definitely a fun place to shoot in.  It also helps that I'm beginning to like succulents and plants due to Ingrid's own green thumb.  After Flora Grubb, we drove around and found some urban spots to shoot at.  I loved the variety and shapes that come out of these sessions.  At one point we actually got close to Hunter's Point, which is probably the most dangerous place in SF.  We didn't stay near there that long!  

Our associate photographer, Aubrey, also came along and shot with me.  Half the shots are hers! 

Sharine + Zack | Santa Cruz | House | Backyard Wedding

When you think of backyard weddings, small and intimate come to mind.  Mainly, because backyards are pretty small, at least the backyard that I grew up in.  Well, Zack's stepdad's backyard was definitely not small.  His beautiful home was way up in the hills and only accessible through this one lane road.  The road opens up to this curvy driveway and out pops this amazing home with views to die for.  It's the perfect backyard wedding venue that isn't available to the public.  I know, sad.  We loved shooting there and hope that we get more backyard weddings in the future.  

For the wedding to look this good though, it took Sharine's sister, Clarice, the better part of a year to mastermind everything.  She's definitely got an eye for detail and created an amazing wedding for her sister.  She recently started her own business designing pieces for weddings and has a blog at Happenstance Designs.  Now onto the beautiful backyard wedding that was built with much TLC.