Susannah and Mike's wedding 08.25.07 at Brookdale Lodge

Last Saturday I photographed a wedding at Brookdale Inn & Spa. The Lodge is located in the San Leandro Valley among huge pine trees with a brook going through it. The building has a rustic look with a log house, bridge and stain glass window. The lodge is known for its ghost stories. Susannah and Mike's wedding was the second wedding this year which I have photographed at the Lodge. I am hoping to go back next year too!!! The weather was gorgeous and luckily everything went well even though a house caught on fire just a few houses down from the Lodge. As focused as I get on weddings I didn't pay any attention to the fire trucks and I kept shooting outside until I was unable to continue due to the smoke around us. Anyway, I think that I was able to capture some nice moments of their wedding and now I am ready to share it with everyone. Actually Susannah and Mike's wedding was the funniest wedding I have ever been to. They are very laid back and love having fun as it shows on the last photo where Susannah and Mike decided to DJ a little bit (Mike does this professionally while Susannah tried her hand at it). Enjoy the photos!!! And Happy Labor Day weekend for everyone!

Josephine's birthday photos

Happy Birthday Josephine!!! A couple of weeks ago I have received an e-mail from Beth who is Josephine's aunt. She said that she would like me to take some pictures of her niece who just turned one. The only thing that she didn't tell me was that Josephine a very pretty little girl with vibrant blue eyes. The portrait session took place in Piedmont at Piedmont Park. I have chosen this place because I knew that the fountain, flowers, trees, stairs, brick wall and play ground with swing would be a perfect place to photograph a child. Josephine just started walking recently and she was ready to explore the whole park. I have learned that she is a very independent girl and I just went with the flow. It was challenging to go after her but I think that I was able to capture the real Josephine.

Brisa and Pablo's wedding 08.03.07

I have been trying to find some time to put some photos up to my blog whole week but I haven't had a chance to do it until today. Last Friday Brisa and Pablo tied the knot on the Commodore Galaxy in Alameda. Their wedding was small but very romantic. Mainly when we left the harbor and we saw the city lights of San Francisco as well as the Bay Bridge etc. They couldn't pick a better place to get married. Brisa was full of excitement while she was getting ready and her Mom was full of joy to see her daughter on her very special day. There was lots of sunshine and some wind at the harbor but it didn't interrupt the short ceremony which took place on the yacht. Since I don't speak Spanish it was challenging for me to listen to the ceremony and figure out what is going to happen next. Their parents from each side shared their thoughts on Brisa and Pablo's commitment and they also welcomed them in each other's family. After the ceremony I had some time to take some photos of them in front of the yacht and on the yacht too. I think I got some nice photos. If anyone has any thought about the photos I would love to hear about it.

Today I am going to Piedmont to take some pictures of a little girl. Please feel free to check back for some photos from that portrait session too.