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New BLOG address

2009-11-05T16:49:00.000-08:00

Hello!!

Where have you been?? I hear you cry!! Apart from having an extremely busy Sept & Oct of beautiful Weddings & a trip back home to see the family, I also have launched my new BLOG...

Come on over and check it out. Everything from this BLOG plus new goodies, are over at my new AWESOME NEW BLOG....be sure and update your bookmarks. The new blog is also a sneak peak at my new website design and rename...COMING SOON!!

I LOVE LOVE my new blog, huge images, cool design and a super easy way to leave comments when you stop by, be sure and leave some comments, I would love to hear from you :)

www.shootretouchdesign.com/blog

Thanks so much for stopping by

Kirsty xo

Carlos loves Merlinda

2009-09-28T17:33:00.000-07:00

Carlos & Merlinda are tying the knot next month in San Francisco. After a rainy day rescheduled our engagement session a few weeks back, fate sent us a beautiful sunny day yesterday for their session. Carlos first set eyes on his beautiful Bride to be many years ago while working on his car. So I thought it would be fun to incorporate their HAWT! car into our session.

What a pleasure to hang out with you guys, super cute together and a real honor to photograph, cant wait till your wedding day!

Congrats Guys

Kirsty xo

Sneak Peak

2009-09-07T09:41:00.000-07:00

Wow!! has it been that long! August has been a crazy month, lots of things going on both personal and professional and my poor blog has been neglected but for GOOD REASON!!!

NEW WEBSITE, NEW BLOG AND NEW BRANDING COMING SOON! August has been a fun month filled with album designs, new website layout, new logo, and a few open saturdays to spend with my hubby before he doesn't see me till the end of October.....my Sept and October calendar is jam packed with some AWESOME COUPLES!! so watch this space, I cant wait to share!

Amidst the madness, the beautiful Judy and Chip tied the knot last weekend at Nieman Marcus, who knew, they hosted weddings right?!! They offer ceremonies and receptions in their stunning rotunda restaurant on the top floor amazing spot for an intimate ceremony and amazing dinner!! AND we were free to shoot anywhere in the store! I had alot of fun in the make up department ;) but for now here is a sneak peak of Judy and Chip.

Judy looked absolutely breathtaking, more to come soon on the NEW FABULOUS BLOG!!

Kirsty xo

Natasha and Nate, Quail Lodge, Carmel

2009-08-06T09:39:00.000-07:00

Jake and I headed down to the beautiful Quail Meadows in Carmel, July 11th for Natasha and Nate's BIG DAY!!! This was the first time we had been to Quail Lodge, absolutely stunning location for Natasha and Nate's intimate wedding ceremony and reception. A photographers dream place for a wedding, stunning backdrops and lots of wildlife, not to mention a hot couple :)

Natasha looked absolutely stunning and all the little details were beautiful, from the flowers to the super cute little flower girl (Nate's niece)

We had so much fun photographing this lovely couple, complete naturals in front of the camera and an absolute pleasure to be around. It was a tough job picking favorites for the blog, there are so many!!!

Congratulations Guys, we hope your honeymoon to Australia was amazing!!

Kirsty & Jake

C is for Caroline

2009-08-04T10:27:00.000-07:00

Welcome Baby Caroline, Jessica and Will's first born. Isn't she just adorable. Caroline was born June 11th, so she is still shiny and new :)

I had the pleasure of photographing Will's brothers wedding in Arizona earlier this year and got to meet Caroline before she was born, Mommy was a bridemaid and just looked stunning!

It was so nice when Jessica got in touch after Caroline arrived to book a portrait session for her. What a cutie!

Here are some of my faves from their session :) the top image being my absolute fave, smiley little lady :)

Enjoy! and congratulations guys

Kirsty

How cute is this!!

and this!

Exhausted from all that modelling

P is for 'Phoenix'

2009-08-03T14:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was baby lady day! I had two super cutie sessions yesterday, wee Caroline who I will be posting piccys of real soon! only 6 weeks old, total heartbreaker! and my good friend Linh's little lady Phoenix yesterday afternoon......I photographed her son, Quyhn when he was a bubba too and they are so alike! She is so smiley, I love visiting her for cuddles. Her first noooooooody shoot too, go girl, how cute is she!!! I can totally see her advertising lolly pops rattles :) As you can see we had lots of fun with wardrobe changes :)

Thanks for pro-creating beauties Linh and Paul :D

Enjoy!

Kirsty xo

I love this one as we lose the pillow from under her :) peekaboo!

How can you not love this smile!

ByeBye!

Aloha! Maui Travel Pictures

2009-07-18T16:05:00.000-07:00

Keawakapu Beach, South Kihei

My husband and I managed to sneak a much needed week away to Maui, in fact we are still here. Blogging on vacation? get to the beach girlfriend! I hear you cry.....I'm trying to maintain some self control from the sun-lounger as my skin screams out for aloe vera gel, so here we are, that along with the hawaiian insomnia and the 3am wake up call this morning to see the sunrise from 10,000 feet.

Head bursting, nauseating AWESOMENESS was sunrise at the Haleakala Crater this morning. I'm not kidding, it was BALTIC up there, being from Scotland, we thought, it cant be that cold! 'Maui Revealed' tells you to wear all the clothes you've packed, and er the rest! They forgot the paragraph that should state 'before you fly out, be sure and pack a fur coat (fake naturally), some padded gloves, ear muffs, ten layers, long johns and eskimo boots. Not to mention a tea cosy for your head' 7 Layers, and our rental cars sexy surf seat cover for wind protection, we braved the Crater....I managed to take a few sunrise shots and crowd pics, evidence of the weather, before sitting doubled over on a rock trying not to throw up from the temperature and altitude nausea not to the mention the loss usage of my hands due to frostbite. Back to car, I ran for a quick heat blast then for 'the love of photography' dragged myself back out to the viewpoint for some insanely awesome shots.

Was the 3am wake up, the 2 hour drive up a dark, wet and windy windy road worth it, ABSOLUTELY!!!

Stephen (my hubby) is mesmerized by the HD Video my sexy new 5D Mark II has to offer, so we have some shaky windy visuals also of the Crater and the sunrise. Which he is excited to edit together :) watch this space.

Soul's cleansed, here are some of my fave pictures from our 'crack of dawn' photo shoot. I have also included a shot of the beautiful beach our condo looks out onto (just to make you jealous, cruel I know ;) and the 'Sugar Factory' that place and its smoke madness, fascinates me so naturally I had to nerd out and take all sorts of arty shots of the smokes :) 'still pondering how environmentally friendly this sugar business is? ;)

Enjoy!

Kirsty xo

Oh hello! eyeing up our seat cover coats perhaps? ;)

evidence of how cold it was, these peeps didnt show face until they heard some oooh and aaaa's from the crowd...it was that cold! and yes there is a human at the bottom, its not a fold up paddling pool :P

braving the weather!

one of the first peeks of the sun :) squeal!

this is what I envision heaven to look like :)

Hubby taking in the view

Arg! the mighty Crater

This landscape reminds me of home :(

The 'Sugar Factory'

Smoke Madness

more smoke madness

Kristine & Ben, Pebble Beach, CA

2009-07-16T18:44:00.000-07:00

Kristine and Ben were married June 27th, 2009. A beautiful ceremony at Church of the Wayfarer in Carmel (this was my first time in Carmel-by-the-Sea, what a beautiful little town, perfect for a wedding.

An international guestlist with friends and family flying in from Australia and the UK. What an amazing day,Pebble Beach Resorts was the perfect backdrop for dinner and dancing, and thanks to POPROCKS (BEST BAND EVER!!!) the dancefloor was 'JUMPIN!!' as one likes to say in my hometown. Translation, mobbed, packed, dancing all nite long........they were the ultimate crowd-pleaser and made for an amazing reception party. I am sure everyone slept like babies after dancing all nite long. Not forgetting the hat ceremony, Kristine and Ben organised these super cool party hats from Uruguay, I got one too, that picture, we shall leave out :)

Congratulations Guys, I had a blast with all of you.

Enjoy some of my favorites from the big day!

Kirsty xo

Cheralin & James - St Regis, San Francisco

2009-06-26T09:05:00.000-07:00

Cheralin & James were married June 6th at the stunning St Regis Hotel in downtown San Francisco. Cheralin was such a beautiful Bride! Super cute couple!

We LOVE the St Regis, its such a perfect location for a modern wedding setting, the outdoor patio was the location for the ceremony, followed my cocktail hour and lots of yummy hors d'oeuvres and then a fantastic ballroom reception. Which thanks to the super creative and talented
Nancy Lui Chin and Got Light? looked absolutely STUNNING!!!

We were super excited to see Nancy listed on the vendor list, from the bouquets to the ballroom decor, everything was just beautiful. Looking for a top notch Florist? give Nancy a call, you will not be disappointed.

Such a fun Wedding, with the St Regis having so many great creative backdrops, we did all our creative portraits in and around the hotel. Which was AWESOME!!!

I was excited to see Anton at the wedding, he played a wedding I shot a few weeks back and these guys are awesome. Cocktail and Reception Entertainment by the super talented Anton Schwartz and his talented musicians.

Congratulations Guys, Jake and I had an awesome time with you guys

Here are just a few of our favorites, it was really hard to narrow it down.

Please Enjoy!

Kirsty & Jake xo

Melissa & Joe's Big Day - Stanford Memorial Church, CA

2009-06-11T18:43:00.001-07:00

Melissa & Joe tied the knot Memorial Day Weekend at the stunning Stanford Memorial Church, Palo Alto. I love shooting here, this church is just beautiful!

Jake and I had so much fun shooting Melissa & Joe. I joined close friends and family for the Rehearsal Dinner/BBQ the evening before which was great, as I got to know everyone before the big day. Baby Blues BBQ catered the rehearsal feast and it was delicious!!! If you haven't wrapped your gnashers round a baby blue bbq yet, I highly recommend giving them a visit at their Bernal Heights location :) Joes Band were the entertainment for the nite, performing for friends and family, which was AWESOME!!

After a beautiful ceremony we headed off to Menlo Park to the Iberia Restaurant, one of Melissa and Joe's favorite spots. Yummy Paella was cooked in the patio for guests to watch along with many bacon wrapped hors devours (my favorite) amongst others :) It was the perfect intimate setting for a wedding reception.

Here are just a few favorites from their Special Day

Congratulations Guys

Kirsty xo

Happy 100TH Birthday Lala

2009-06-09T21:15:00.001-07:00

Today is Grandmother Lala's 100th BIRTHDAY!!! Congratulations on such a wonderful birthday!!

Lala is my boxing partner and gal pal Danielle's GRANDMA!! When Danielle told me her Grandma was turning 100, I didn't hesitate in offering a portrait session of this very special occasion, not to mention a chance to meet this special lady!! What a sweetie she was, surrounded by lots of family and birthday wishes, smiles were all around. She even put on her lipstick for the pictures!! FANTASTIC!! and blew out every candle herself :)

Thanks so much for letting me celebrate in this HUGE BIRTHDAY celebration.

In Scotland, turning 100 gets you a letter from the QUEEN :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Here are just a few of my favorites

Kirsty xo

Blowing out the candles!

Opening her birthday cards, a couple of duplicates perhaps, how many 100 birthday cards do hallmark have? :)

Birthday Smiles

I love this ones, its super cute and cuddly :)

Earth Day 2009

2009-06-03T14:00:00.000-07:00

Jake and I had the pleasure of photographing Shaklee's Earth Day event a few weeks back, in the honorable company of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dr. Wangari Maathai, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, founder of the Green Belt Movement, and A Million Dreams™ campaign and CEO of the Shaklee Corporation, Roger Barnett.

Shaklee began a tree-planting campaign across the United States and Canada on Earth Day 2006, encouraging the company's 750,000 Members and Distributors to organize tree-planting events at the grassroots level in their respective communities. This year's Earth Day marked the planting of the 1 million tree at Shaklee Headquarters.

It was a fabulous event to both witness and photograph :) One of our images was also featured in all its glory in Times Square, NY thanks to Puja, Shaklee's wonderful PR Lady, thanks gal!

We celebrate being Green here at the studio in numerous ways, our daily commutes are by bike or by foot (which is lovely) :) we get to weddings and photo assignments using Zipcar (a super awesome car-share service in the city-if you have'nt already joined, shoot us an email for a referral and some free driving credit when you sign up) and all our contracts are digital along with offering clients downloadable digital files versus paper prints, doing our part to be green :)

Kristine & Ben's Engagement Session

2009-05-21T16:08:00.000-07:00

My 2nd Kristine and Ben of 2009 are getting married next month in beautiful Carmel! Im really excited to photograph their big day :)

I photographed Kristine and Ben's Engagement Session a few weeks back. These lucky ducks live in Nob Hill and as you can see from the pictures, the view from their apt roomtop is just stunning! and it was a beautiful sunny day for their session.

We then headed to Chrissyfield for some bridge and sunset pictures, pretty windy and cold by then but the sunset and the amazing images we got on the beach was well worth the freeze.

Kristine and Ben both work in the wine industry and sent me home with some super fancy bottles of wine, which would have been a waste on my 2 buck chuck tastebuds, but my husband thoroughly enjoyed them, thanks guys!! ;)

Looking forward to your Wedding Day :)

Kirsty xo

Genevieve & Dave, Wine and Roses, Lodi

2009-05-02T18:57:00.001-07:00

Genevieve and Dave were married April 11th at the beautiful Wine & Roses in Lodi, CA.

Absolutely perfect day, the sun was shining and they timed their ceremony perfectly at 6pm when the sun was starting to set, which made a beautiful soft backlighting for their ceremony and portraits in the gardens.

I think you will all agree that Genevieve looks absolutely stunning, I couldnt stop taking her picture, she just looked amazing! and not forgetting Dave, who looked super handsome :) Cover to Cover were a huge hit with the guests, I think the Bridesmaids were my favorite dancers :D

Big thanks to Jake, my lovely associate and 2nd shooter for the day.

We had so much fun being part of your special day guys, congratulations!!

Can I also say, I had to stop blogging, I had so many favorites!!!

Roll the Credits

Videography-Nomad Productions(the lovely and super talented Daniel Carettoni)
Florist-Flourish (Shannon Cosgrove-Rivas) who did the beautiful flowers and bouquets
Band-Cover to Cover AWESOME BAND!!
Dress-Bridal Galleria, Embarcadero Center SF (had to mention that, Genevieves dress was one of the prettiest gowns Ive seen :)

Please Enjoy!

Kirsty xo

Escape to Alcatraz E-Session

2009-04-27T16:51:00.000-07:00

Luke and Lissa are getting married in September this year. I have been excited to shoot an engagement session on the island of Alcatraz for a while now and I thought Lissa and Luke would be the perfect couple and they even live on Alcatraz Ave! It was fate! So off we headed, bearing the galeforce winds on the ferry over to Alcatraz for the afternoon. It was so much fun! Super windy, we had to take cover at one point, I could barely hold my camera straight. I also managed to land myself in some bird poop (classy) anything to get the shot right :)

Here are just a few faves from their session (I had so many faves it was a hard task choosing what to BLOG :)

Please Enjoy!

Kirsty xo

Melissa & Joes Engagement Session

2009-04-25T16:11:00.001-07:00

Melissa and Joe are getting married next month, at the beautiful Stanford University Memorial Church. Super excited, the architecture of Stanford Church is just stunning and it's so much fun to shoot weddings there (wide angle lens a must have!) I cant wait!

Melissa and Joe were kind enough to drive up from the South Bay to the City and pick me up along the way for their e-session in the Golden Gate Park. The Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom along with some other beautiful colorful trees which I took advantage of using for some fun backdrops. Then we finished our session at the baseball pitches (where I got this great shot (above) of Melissa and Joe.

I beg to differ on Joe's claim that they are the most un-photogenic people alive. I think the images clearly prove they are HOT STUFF! and a super fun couple to shoot, they just had fun with it and it was an absolute pleasure taking their pictures.

We ended the evening with some yummy chinese food at San Tung, thank you so much for dinner guys, it was delicious! :)

Kirsty xo

Amalia & Mike's Engagement

2009-04-06T16:43:00.000-07:00

Amalia and Mike are getting married, this coming October!

I met up with them yesterday for their engagement session. Absolutely amazing day to be out photographing, beautiful hot sunny day, which we don't get enough of! I suggested we head over to the Headlands and it was so much fun, beautiful scenery, beach and stunning sunset!

I managed to get these engagements images ready super quick so Amalia and Mike can use one of the images for their Save the Date Cards, one of the great reasons to sign up for an engagement session, can't wait to see which one they pick!

Here are some of my personal faves from their session.

Congrats Guys!

Enjoy!

'Destination' Phoenix

2009-03-24T20:28:00.000-07:00

Austin & Charlie were married March 14th at the beautiful Brophy Chapel in Phoenix, followed by an awesome reception at The Bentley Projects Gallery. A unique downtown gallery specializing in Contemporary Art, not to mention an amazing location for a wedding reception!

Austin and Charlie, both originally from Phoenix were high school sweet-hearts, they went their separate ways to college and as all true love stories end, they found each other again many years later. What a story!

I was honored to be asked and flown out to photograph their Special Day. I had sooooo much fun, bearing in mind we never formally met in person until the night before their big day. What a great couple, relaxed, fun, outgoing, extremely photogenic and an absolute pleasure to photograph. My first time in Phoenix, Austin picked out this great urban backdrop for us to head to for some creative portrait time, and what an eye she has, I got off the trolley and was instantly inspired! even the abandoned sports cup made it in the pictures :) along with some 'were married' beers :)

Congratulations Guys!!!! Happy Honeymooning In Thailand :)

Thank you to the super talented team of vendors who made this day so dreamy & perfect!!! and to Rachael for being my awesome, second photographer :D

Here are just some of my favorites from the day, there were so many!! SLIDESHOW coming soon!!!

Kirsty xo

Roll the credits

Wedding Consultant Emily Edwards-Your Hearts Desire
Hairstylists - Amanda Patton & Kailee
Make Up Artists - Brenda Champney & Catherine Elliott
PhotoBooth A2Z Photobooth
Florist-Petal Pusher
Videographer-Joe Smyte
Ceremony Musician-String Serenade
DJ-NDK Nick
Catering & Rentals-Santa Barbara Catering
Chair Ties & Napkins-Special Events Table Linens
Transportation-Ollie the Trolley

Kudos to Rachael for this fun shot of the guys :)

Eye Love Anniversaries

2009-03-21T12:57:00.000-07:00

Some of you may remember one of my blog posts from last year, celebrating the wedding of Rebecca and Adam.

Well today, is their first wedding anniversary! YAY! CONGRATULATIONS GUYS!

Rebecca and Adam were married at the San Francisco City Hall and while I was not there the day of, they did hire me afterwards to take their 'WE"RE MARRIED' portrait session, a wee treat from their parents. Which was awesome and lots of fun!

While I may not remember if I locked the door, or turned the iron off, I like to make sure I remember special dates :)

AGAIN, HAPPY 1ST ANNIVERSARY GUYS

Kirsty xo

Linda & Angelo-Ardenwood Historic Farm

2009-03-17T16:34:00.000-07:00

Linda and Angelo were married at the Ardenwood Historic Farm in Fremont.

What can I say, fantastic couple and fantastic location, I had alot of fun photographing their wedding day.

The farm grounds were just amazing and I had no problem finding some beautiful backdrops for their creative portraits.

It was then off to Ming's Restaurant in Palo Alto for their reception and a evening filled with entertainment. With the night concluding with the Groom himself, taking center-stage and doing a bit of the old breakdancing routine, twas awesome!!! Big thanks to Chris for second shooting :)

Congratulations!!! I hope you guys are thoroughly enjoying married life

Here are some of my favorites from Linda and Angelo's Day :)

Enjoy

Kirsty

Awww, he had to give the shiny rings away :(

That would be Angelo breakdancing, he wasnt too shabby at it either :) Good Job!

Cupcake Proposal

2009-03-08T23:05:00.000-07:00

I had the pleasure of recently photographing an editorial shoot for
Sweet Peony Custom Cakes.

Cupcakes are the latest MUST HAVE ACCESSORY at weddings right now and for good reason. OMG!! I was in a cupcake coma after our shoot, as Katie very kindly let our team take all the tasty 'cupcake models' home to devour :D DROOL!!! I shared though, really I did :) ask my friends who were invited over for a sampling afterwards :)

Katie Leaird is the mastermind and pastry chef behind Sweet Peony, a truly talented lady who was born to bake! From cupcakes to pastries, birthdays to weddings.....give Katie a call and set up your consultation for your wedding, party or upcoming event. You and all your guests can too be in sweet peony heaven!!!

Here are just some of my favorites from our shoot. Kudos to our beautiful models, Lydia Chen and Steven Brooks and to Heather Arcega, our fashion designer who designed and made our stunning dresses!! Thank you guys!

Kirsty xo

Bimbo's 365 Lovebirds

2009-02-23T19:35:00.001-08:00

I am always both delighted and honored when some of my fave friends and fellow photographers ask me if I am available to second shoot a wedding with them. Especially right after spending 3 days with me in Vegas 24/7 :)

Not only is so much fun to work with another professional I respect, it's also great to take a back seat and be creative in the background.

I accompanied my gal pal and awesome photographer Lori Paladino on Saturday, for Kate and Mikes Wedding at the phenomenal St Dominics Church followed by a reception at Bimbos 365

Two fantastic city locations, and the most adorable couple who are clearly meant for each other.

I sneaked them both out for this nightshot before the evening came to a close.

Congratulations Guys

Kirsty xo

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!

2009-02-14T10:04:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines Day Everyone!

I hope you are all doing something super romantic this evening :)

Take advantage of our romantic side and book your wedding date with us 'through 2.7.09 to 2.21.09' and redeem our valentines special gift certificate!!! $500 bucks off our Cosmopolitan and Manhattan Wedding Packages!!!

Offer valid to all your NEW Clients. Got engaged friends, let them know too.

This offer has been extended till the end of February, so do not delay, book your appointment with us soon :D

**I shot this image last week as part of a cupcake proposal series, a marketing campaign I am collaborating on with the most amazing Pastry Chef in the city. Watch this space to see the rest of the images and promotional goodies I am working on :) Dont order your wedding cake just yet :)

***CONGRATULATIONS to my cousin Gordon and his new wife Carrie, they are getting hitched today, back in Scotland and I couldnt make it over for the celebrations :(

Kirsty xo

Brides Choice Award 2009 Winner :)

2009-02-13T20:13:00.000-08:00

In its inaugural year, the Bride's Choice Awards recognizes vendors from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride's Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds (brides and grooms) through surveys and reviews. Our winning vendors have set the bar high for this competition, demonstrating excellent service and expertise in their industry.

Thanks to all our happy clients for taking the time to review our services and thanks to Wedding Wire for this award :)

To read our client reviews, check out our listing at Wedding Wire

It's a beautiful day

2009-01-20T12:00:00.000-08:00

A beautiful day to witness the inauguration of America's 44th President, Barack Obama.

"Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America." President Obama

I shared this historic moment with the crowds that gathered at San Francisco City Hall to watch the swearing in of President Obama. There were tears of joy, tears of hope and tears for change and lots of cheeers :) It was a day I will never forget.....and naturally, I documented the event with photographs, so when my grandchildren ask me where was I when history was made, January 20th 2009, I can share with them not only in words but through pictures and when they ask my husband, he will say I was on the caltrain going to work, sniff :( These are for Stephen who made moving to this country a reality xo

Please Enjoy xo

Playing with Light Series

2009-01-19T13:32:00.000-08:00

Over the weekend, I got the chance to start shooting for my 'Playing with Light' Portrait Series. Now that wedding season has calmed down, I have the opportunity to have some Kirsty Time :).....I have been dying to shoot in my garage for some time now and enlisted my good friend Brian who just happens to be an awesome model, to be part of my series. Its not often I get the chance to photograph 1.Men and 2.the dark and moody side of portraiture and 3. plan my lighting, so this was alot of fun :)

Heres a few of my favorites titled 'Playing with Fire'

Wanna be part of this series, shoot me an email design@shootretouchdesign.com

Kirsty

Chiayu & James Engagement

2009-01-15T19:08:00.000-08:00

I did an engagement session with Chiayu and James at the UC Berkeley campus, where the two of them are alums. I must confess that even though I am a CU Boulder graduate, I think Berkeley is one of my favorite college campus' in the whole country.
With that said, I had a great time getting to know the two of them while strolling through the beautiful campus. They were very comfortable to be around and were a pleasure to photograph!

Thanks for such a great afternoon guys! Kirsty and I look forward to shooting your wedding day in June!!

-Jake

Here are my favorites from the day:

New Year Love Birds

2009-01-09T11:38:00.000-08:00

Christine and Ben tied the knot January 2nd, a perfect way to start the new year and kick off the 2009 wedding season.

Christine looked absolutely stunning!!!Preparations began at the Laurel Inn in Pacific Heights, just a block from the Swedenborgian Church a beautiful church and a historical landmark in the city. The perfect location for an intimate ceremony with 37 close friends and family.

With the Presidio on our doorstep, naturally I took advantage of this beautiful backdrop for their creative portraits. While their guests headed off to The Richmond Restaurant for cocktails and a delicious dinner.

I was lucky enough to taste quite a few of the courses, which were DELICIOUS! John and his staff did an outstanding job on both the food and the hospitality, definitely check out out their restaurant for dinner if you are in the neighborhood, you will not be disappointed.

Congratulations guys, I hope you are enjoying your honeymoon in Maui xo

Kirsty

New Year/New Studio Location

2009-01-06T15:27:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year Everyone!!

We have moved!! We are now in the Mission District of San Francisco, our studio is located in a beautiful artists only warehouse conversion and we are excited & inspired to be surrounded by so many talented local artists and designers.

Our building hosts open studio evenings every second Thursday of the month, so please feel free to stop by and visit us and our talented neighbors. Times and events may vary, but I will keep the blog up to date with our calendar of events.

Our new address is 3150 18th Street, Suite 239, San Francisco.

Cheers

Kirsty & Jake

VOTE 'JPG'

2008-12-30T11:33:00.000-08:00

I have entered two of my favorite images of 2008 to the theme 'Fairytale'
Winning images get published, I would love your vote :D

Here are the links to each image

Fairytale Love Click here to view image & vote
Princess Bride Click here to view image & vote

Thanks so much, wishing you all a happy and prosperous new year xo

Kirsty xo

Thanksgiving Love

2008-12-18T13:32:00.001-08:00

Jennifer & Phoxay tied the knot over the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend. Their ceremony was held at the beautiful Oceano Hotel and Spa in Half Moon Bay with the beautiful harbor surrounds and home of the world famous mavericks surf spot.

A beautiful sunny day, it was the perfect day for an outdoor california garden wedding with close friends and family witnessing their vows.

Enroute to the Grand Palace in South San Francisco, we headed to the beach with Jen, Phoxay and their bridal party for some creative portraits. The waves were awesome!!

Daniel from Nomad Productions Nomad Productions joined us to capture Jen and Pho's day with video and 8mm film. I cant wait to see the footage!

Special thanks to Juan and Lisa Marie, who did a fantastic job with hair and makeup, all the girls looked absolutely stunning!

Congratulations guys, thank you for being such an adorable and fun couple to photograph, we had a blast photographing your Wedding Day. Please enjoy some of our fave images from your day, it was very hard to choose!!

Kirsty, Jake & Daniel xo

Thanks to all for VOTING :D

2008-11-30T09:05:00.001-08:00

I entered this image for one of JPG Magazines 'Severe Weather' competitions. This shot was taken while in vacation in Florida.

Fingers Crossed

Kirsty

Giving Thanks

2008-11-26T20:36:00.000-08:00

Happy Thankgiving Everyone!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our fantastic clients this year for allowing us to be part of some of the most special moments in their life. I speak on behalf of Jake and I that it has been both a pleasure and honor to witness all these joyous occasions, and not to mention the fab new friendships we have made through our work. We have had an amazing year and it would not have been possible without all of you!!

Thank you all and we hope you all have a fantastic thanksgiving!

My give thanks blog entry is a toast to the Fisher Family. These guys are giving thanks this year for this beautiful new addition to their family.

Baby Annalise was born on November 11th and I had the honor of being asked to photograph her first portraits.

I had such a great time shooting this beautiful family and it was fun hanging out with proud BIG Sister Alex :)

Here are some of my FAVES from their session.

Congratulations Guys xo

Kirsty

New Year Love

2008-11-25T20:12:00.000-08:00

Christine and Ben are getting married this new year! A perfect way to start the new year as husband and wife!! and my first wedding of 2009, Im super excited.

I met with Christine and Ben last weekend for their engagement session, from my huge list of cool bay area locations they chose the Legion of Honor, which is a great place for portraits. It was a beautiful sunny day so I suggested we head to Baker Beach afterwards, it was packed, bikini's in November, gotta love living in California :D

I think this first one above in my post is my FAVE from their session, I love capturing the emotion and happiness after a kiss.

Congratulations Guys!!

Kirsty xo

Eye Love

2008-11-16T11:31:00.000-08:00

Rebecca & Adam were married in March this year, and luckily for me decided to book a photo session with me after their big day.

We decided to revisit the City Hall, where their intimate ceremony with family and friends took place, then we headed over to Alamo Square, where Adam popped the question.

We all completely spaced out that the City Hall would be closed being Veterans Day so we headed out to the square and got some great images and completely lucked out, the place was deserted! Then off we went to Alamo Square for some more fun pictures!

We then finished the session off with some yummy beers and pizza slices at Tornado on Haight Street. Turns out we live only a few blocks from each other. YAY!

Adam and Rebecca were such a pleasure to photograph. Natural, beautiful, lots of fun, extremely photogenic and madly in love :)

Rebecca made a special request for a close up shot of her eye, and for good reason, absolutely amazing! Adam joined in the eye fun too :) eyes are pretty amazing :)

Congratulations guys, lets grab some beers again soon!

Kirsty xo

Jennifer & Jon are WED

2008-11-06T18:15:00.001-08:00

Jennifer & Jon were married October 4th 2008

The Ceremony was held at St Patricks Church, Larkspur followed by a reception at Servino Ristorante in nearby Tiburon. An awesome waterside location, we didnt need to go far for some fab wedding day portraits and the views of the city were amazing.

Jennifer was absolutely beautiful, their Wedding Day was perfect. An intimate Ceremony followed by a reception of good friends, good food and GUITAR HERO! Jennifer and Jon both work in the gaming industry so it was only fitting to have some games at their Wedding Reception. Jake even got a wee shot on the drums.

Here are just a few of our favorite images from their Big Day.

Congratulations Guys

Hope you had a blast in Maui

Kirsty & Jake xo

Azadeh Couture Unforgettable

2008-11-05T19:59:00.000-08:00

Where have we been!? I hear you cry :) We are enjoying an amazing extremely busy year, so busy I have not had time to BLOG but I have soooo many great weddings, images and news to share so please watch this space.

I had the pleasure of again photographing one of Azadeh of Azadeh Couture's fabulous runway show with her latest collection INCLUDING her STUNNING new BRIDAL GOWNS. Not found your perfect dress yet ladies!?! make an appointment with Azadeh in San Francisco or Los Gatos, you wont be disappointed.

Club Autosport in San Jose hosted Azadeh's Unforgettable Benefit, with all proceeds going to the San Jose Ballet.

The show was fantastic combination of both ballerinas and the new collection with a twist and as always all the models were stunning and an absolute pleasure to photograph.

Here are some of my favorite shots from the runway. Please Enjoy!

Azadeh is located in San Francisco, 140 Geary St, 3rd Floor/415.392.0106

Sneak a peek at Azadehs BEAUTIFUL BRIDAL GOWNS :)

Jennifer & Phoxay's Engagement

2008-10-09T18:40:00.000-07:00

Jennifer & Phoxay are getting married this coming thanksgiving!!

The perfect time for the joining of two families! :)

We met up at the Golden Gate Park for their engagement session then headed down to the Embarcadero for some city nite portraits.

We finished up with some yummy food at Basil. If you havent been, we highly recommend checking this place out in Soma. Thank you so much for dinner guys xo

Congratulations on your upcoming Wedding, we are super excited to be able to capture your big day!

Please enjoy some of our faves from your session :)

Kirsty & Jake xo

Happy Anniversary Megan & Conor

2008-10-06T22:27:00.000-07:00

I cant believe its been 1 year, wow!

Congratulations!!!

To recap, Megan is our beautiful 'Shoot Retouch Design.com' Bride that graces our homepage.

Their wedding day won us an accolade of excellence for album design earlier this year and continues to be our favorite albums with our new clients.

Thanks for being such awesome and beautiful peeps!

Hope you are enjoying a romantic celebration tonite

Kirsty xo

Genevieve & Dave are getting married!

2008-09-30T11:20:00.000-07:00

Genevieve & Dave are getting married next April at the beautiful Wine and Roses in Lodi.

We scheduled their engagement session this year so they can use some of the images for 'save the date' cards, another great reason for an engagement session, which we offer complimentary with all our wedding packages.

We had alot of fun Friday nite, we started off at the Legion of Honor, which had lots of fog rolling in, classic San Francisco!! then we headed downtown to North Beach to capture some city portraits. Naturally we couldn't help ourselves and grabbed some fun shots embracing the city's North Beach Italian/Strip Club Culture :) and a nice image outside Genevieves Dad's favorite Pizza Joint.

Click here to see their Engagement Session Slideshow

I cant wait till April!!! Congratulations Guys! xo

Seline & Kenneth (Stinson Beach, CA)

2008-09-23T00:04:00.000-07:00

Seline and Kenneth got married!

Stinson Beach was the location for Seline and Kenneth's intimate ceremony surrounded by close friends and family. With both Mom's flying in especially from their special day. Kenneths Mom from Atlanta and Seline's Mom came from Turkey.

Their son Brian, opened their ceremony playing guitar and their adorable twins, Kaylen and Sean were there to witness mommy and daddy getting wed. It was then over to the Parkside Cafe Patio for some yummy food and drink.

Seline was an absolute stunning bride and together with Kenneth, so clearly made for each other and undoubtedly head over heels in love were so much fun to photograph.

It was such a pleasure being able to capture this special day for them and hang out with their family and friends not to mention all the beautiful kids that were their for the celebration. So cute and super friendly :)

Thank you so much for inviting me to be part of your day, and to your family and friends for making me feel so welcome. I felt like part of the family :)

Kirsty xo

Angie & Van's Wedding

2008-09-11T14:22:00.000-07:00

Angie & Van had their wedding on August 23rd at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. That was the first wedding that I have ever shot there and it was a pleasure. My assistant, Marlin, helped me out that day and together we took some great images and captured their day beautifully.

Here are our favorites of the day....Congrats, guys!!

Jennifer & Jonathan's Engagement Adventure

2008-08-21T15:50:00.000-07:00

We photographed Jennifer and Jonathan's Engagement Session last weekend and had so much fun, we started off in the Golden Gate Park then headed down to the wharf where Charlie Chaplin made his guest appearance :)

Jennifer and Jonathan met whilst working at a games studio. Both game producers, naturally we wanted go play and they happily humored our game plan :D We hit up the Musee Mechanique, really interesting place if you haven't been, be sure to check it out. While there was no Grand Theft Auto, there was some amazing old games, photobooths, even a pacman table and a Love-meter.

According to their score on the love meter, Jennifer and Jonathan are 'harmless and wild' LOL

We finished up the session at the Fog City Diner for a beautiful nite diner shot and burgers and ice cream sundaes, yum!

These guys get married in October, we are looking forward to their Big Day! :D

Mindy and Steven, Capitola Beach

2008-08-19T11:21:00.001-07:00

Mindy and Steven were married August 2nd, in Capitola, California.

A beautiful ceremony with close family and friends by the Beach followed by a swim in the ocean after they said I do! These guys were awesome and just went for it on the beach, luckily for Mindy, a traditional vietnamese dress change got her out of her wet dress, Steven and I braved the reception damp and barefoot!! So much Fun!!

Then a yummy lunch reception at the Paradise Beach Grille followed. This was my first time in Capitola, super cute little beach town and the food at the Beach Grille was delicious. Highly recommend both this town and restaurant for a day trip with family or friends.

We had a blast with Mindy, Steven, Michaela and family. Hope you are enjoying your honeymoon in Europe.

BIG THANKS to my awesome super talented 2nd photographer Marlin who is an absolute blast to work with and always delivers amazing images!! xo

Congratulations Mr and Mrs!! xo

Stunning Dress!

Beautiful Diamond :)

Showing us the amazing jewellery, Mindy designed herself!

Matching Necklace :)

Michaela, Mindy and Steven's beautiful daughter :)

Handsome wee groomsman :)

The handsome groom

Beautiful Bride

Walking the boardwalk aisle with family following

You guys are MARRIED! yeah!

You may kiss your bride

Making a run for it!

Knee Deep!

Where the couple go, I follow :D

Balloon Kiss

Family First Dance

The beautiful and yummy cake Mindy baked and decorated herself before the wedding!

Denise and Steve, August 9th

2008-08-17T11:53:00.000-07:00

LOVE! this is my favorite shot I took from their Wedding Day :)

Denise and Steve got married in Pleasanton last weekend and I had the honor of being asked to come photograph their Big Day with fellow photographer and good friend, Michael Corsentino aka www.cphotographer.com

I got to hang out and photograph the boys, which I dont do every often as I'm used to going with the girls.

Steve was quite the handsome groom and the boys were ALOT of fun to photograph.

I have to say, this was an extremely good looking wedding party, a STUNNING Bride and HANDSOME Groom and way too many absolutely adorable kids. It was hard to narrow down my favorites to post.

Congratulations Guys

Kirsty

Cute Little Noah!

The BIG Reveal

Sharing a moment

Kiss :)

These kids should be models :) adorable

Through the Keyhole

2008-08-09T10:54:00.000-07:00

We picked up some keys yesterday!!

Can you guess which door these keys lead to?

Post your guesses, much like guessing the weight of the cake at the local fairground.....:P c'mon who never did that or does that only happen in Scotland?

Play fair, no fighting on the fairground :)

PRIZE for winner and a peek through the keyhole will be revealed soon.

Watch this space :D

XO

Larissa & Jordan tie the knot, City Hall, San Francisco

2008-08-07T12:10:00.000-07:00

Larissa & Jordan tied the knot yesterday, August 6th 2008. An intimate cermony witnessed by close family and friends and baby Maya was held at the stunning City Hall in San Francisco then a stretch limo awaited to take them to 111 Minna to celebrate their Wedding Day.

I photographed Larissa when she was pregnant with little Maya and she was absolutely beautiful pregnant. And yesterday she was a STUNNING Bride (Jordan is a lucky man :) It was an absolute honor to photograph and witness their Wedding Ceremony.

I believe the big celebration will be in Boston, where they are moving to soon :) take me too ;)

Here are some of my favorites from their big day :)

Congratulations Guys!!!

Kirsty xo

Devon & Ben-Kohl Mansion

2008-07-31T18:47:00.000-07:00

Devon & Ben, our super cute couple from Oregon got married at the absolutely stunning Kohl Mansion in Burlingame, July 19th. An outdoor ceremony followed by cocktails on the patio then dinner and dancing in the Mansion.

It was an honor to witness and photograph their big day and a pleasure to meet all their family and friends from near and far.

Congratulations again, hope you had a great honeymoon and have a safe trip home to Oregon.

Kirsty & Jake xo

Mr & Mrs LOVE

2008-07-29T19:41:00.000-07:00

Kynda and Ethan got married a few weeks back in Montana and like the blog title, they are now officially Mr & Mrs Love, awesome new name for Kynda :D

Jake was honored to be able to capture their Big Day for them, being very close friends of the happy couple.

Here are some of our favorites from their Wedding.

Kynda was an absolutely stunning Bride!!! I cant wait to design their album.

Congratulations Guys

Kirsty & Jake xo

Tina & Cliff- Stanford Memorial Church

2008-07-28T10:19:00.000-07:00

I just realized, we haven't blogged in a while, we have been so busy, we have lots of new stories and images coming up to share. Watch this space!! :)

Tina and Cliff got married this weekend, they were such a sweet couple, Jake and I couldn't wait to share some of our favorite pictures from their Big Day.

Tina and Cliff flew in from Boston to get married at Stanford, where Tina went to School. The perfect location for a church wedding, the campus is fantastic and the interior of the Memorial Church, absolutely phenomenal!!! We had so much fun with these guys.

Then it was off to Tai Pan Restaurant in Palo Alto for a 10 Course Banquet. The food and service was impeccable, if you are ever in Palo Alto, we highly recommend visiting for dinner.

Gina and Seth of Titus Productions filmed the days events and we had an absolute blast working with such a professional team of videographers. I cant wait to see the footage :)

Congratulations Guys and have a safe journey home to Boston!!

Persian Princess Bride

2008-07-18T23:31:00.001-07:00

Some of you might remember this georgeous couple from a previous Blog Post a few weeks back, the one of these guys in the Pride Window Display Downtown. Well here is some of the best shots from their Wedding Day a few weeks back.

Maryam was an absolutely stunning Bride and both of them were so much fun to photograph and naturals in front of the camera, model calibre for sure!!!

We started out the day getting ready then we headed off in the Limo for some photography in the Golden Gate Park. Then we headed back downtown to get them married then back out around Downtown for more photographs.

Maryam and Ali tied the knot with a traditional Persian Ceremony at the Westin, St Francis in Union Square, stunning location for an Event and the reception was brilliant, soooo much dancing :)

I had alot of fun with these guys.

Congrats Maryam and Ali xo

My Persian Princess, so pretty!

Dress on :)

Details

Muse :)

Stunning!

Handsome prince awaits!

I LOVE this one!!

And this one!!!

And this one!!!

And this one!!!

And this one!!!

And this one!!!

And this one!!!

And this one!!!

And this one!!!

THANK YOU MACYS!!!

and this one!!

Passer By's Cute Doggie, thanks for letting us play :D

I love this one because you see the shadow of Dad doing his speech :)

need I go on :)

and this one!!!

and this last first dance shot, capturing Maryam so lost in the moment, I love it!!!

I love them all :D

AQUA SURF SHOP PRESENTS “COLORS OF EDEN”

2008-07-18T13:08:00.000-07:00

Aqua Surf Shop had its fourth annual summer fashion show “Colors of Eden,” hosted by 111 Minna Gallery last nite and I was lucky enough to be asked to photograph the Fashion Show and Event.

The show and fundraiser is a benefit for Edgewood Center for Children and Families (Edgewood). Named “Colors of Eden” for its vibrant and highly stylized setting, this Event represents Aqua’s ongoing efforts to support Edgewood’s cause in the local community.

Edgewood Center for Children and Families (Edgewood) helps children and families take back their future by working with them to overcome severe challenges like abuse, neglect, mental illness, and family crisis. The oldest children’s charity in the western U.S., Edgewood has evolved to meet the community’s changing needs. What began as a refuge for Gold Rush orphans more than 150 years ago is now a nationally recognized, multifaceted agency. Edgewood serves more than 5,000 children and families in the Bay Area each year through community and residential programs.

Thanks to Lisa Beach at Aqua for putting this fantastic show on, it was a huge success and 111 Minna for Hosting. Not forgetting all the beautiful models, stylists and makeup gals to helped make this event an awesome nite!!!

I had a BLAST!!! Here are some of my fave shots from the evening!!

Please enjoy!

Lisa Beach and her peeps :)

Models gone wild :)

I sneaked backstage and caught this super cute stylist dancing, LOVE IT!!!

Devon & Ben Engagement Session

2008-07-17T13:00:00.001-07:00

Devon and Ben came down all the way from Oregon this week for their Wedding Day this Saturday.

Jake and I hooked up with them just before the Big Day to get to know each other and take some fun engagement shots.

We started out in the Park then headed for Cocktails at the local spot in the Castro.

The bar was alot of fun with a few stops along the way :)

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday guys :D

Kirsty & Jake

Here are some of our favorites from your engagement session.

Enjoy!

Liz and Jason- Santa Clara Mission

2008-07-12T00:44:00.000-07:00

Liz and Jason tied the knot at the Santa Clara Mission 'absolutely stunning church' followed by their reception at the Faultline Brewery. 'Beer' :) Perfect location for a party!!

We thoroughly enjoyed their Wedding Day, great people, great food, great party (with lightsticks on the dancefloor, took me back to my Brit Clubbing Days :D) and we're pretty sure great beer, didnt have a beer but I think one of our guests in the last photo really enjoyed the beers on tap ;)

Congratulations Liz and Jason!!!

We hope you had a fantastic honeymoon xo

Im an AUNTIE!!! YAY

2008-07-03T14:56:00.001-07:00

That is a purse/handbag size magazine, not sure if you get them in the US. Half the size of your regular magazine here, which will give you a rough estimate of how tiny she is :D

My sister just gave birth to a WEE GIRL JULY 3rd (I just got some pictures compliments of my mum :)

Mia Niamh McLaughlin

MIA, a short name for Maria meaning 'wished for child'
NIAMH pronounced 'neev' is an irish name meaning 'radiance, lustre, brightness and beauty'

Woohoo!!!

Good times!!

Congratulations, Karen, Steve and Big Brother Adam :D

Congratulations Debbie and John

2008-07-03T12:00:00.000-07:00

Debbie and John got married June 21st and we were up with the birds super early to head down to San Jose to capture the first part of the day. Their traditional Vietnamese Ceremony. Which was beautiful!!

Then we all headed off to the Fairmont, San Jose for a huge party with a guest list of 350!!! The ballroom was absolutely stunning and awesome pink lighting.

We took soooooo many great shots, it was kinda like photographing two weddings in the same day, so it was really difficult to pick some for the blog, so please forgive me for posting so many, it was very hard to choose!! LOL

Slideshow coming soon, which will be fun to watch.

We are so lucky to work with such beautiful couples and these guys especially, we feel like we not only were lucky enough to be picked to be part of their day but we gained two new great friends in the process!

We look forward to checking out Beef 7 ways with Debbie and John next week.

Congratulations again guys!!!

Kirsty and Jake xo

Happy Pride Weekend

2008-06-29T10:56:00.000-07:00

Pride weekend is a busy one for us, Im bummed I wont make the parade and the party this year. But I did get to celebrate yesterday with my HOT Bride and Groom!! I have named them my 'hot vogue couple'. These guys requested hours of creative time.....my dream couple, and we ran off for two hours before the ceremony and then an hour after and got some amazing shots, more to come later!! so many good ones to share.

I wanted to get this one up today in honor of this weekends Pride Weekend.

Yes, that would be my couple posing as mannequins in this stores awesome Pride Window Display, I couldnt resist LOL. Thank you to staff at the store for being so accomodating :)

Happy Pride San Francisco and Congratulations Maryam and Ali :D

xo

Bob & Julie's Wedding

2008-06-24T13:16:00.000-07:00

Here are some shots I took recently from Bob & Julie's wedding at the City Club here in San Francisco. Beautiful wedding, fun reception with all-around great people.

Congrats, guys!!

Karen and Bretts Wedding

2008-06-23T12:29:00.000-07:00

Karen and Brett got married on June 7th, just a few weeks back.

The ceremony and reception was held at Karen's parent's beautiful home in Pleasanton, CA.

The theme was vintage and Karen did an amazing job making all the fun details that make a wedding unique. I LOVE LOVE details :)

Karen was an stunning Bride and Brett a very handsome groom. With 5 amazing kids too, who were a lot of fun to hang out with.

It was an absolute pleasure being asked to photograph their Big Day, not only did I get to capture this amazing celebration, I gained new friends too.

Congratulations Guys....xo

Absolutely loving this interesting set of lips that appeared on the negative!! Appropriate I thought, this was all captured in camera, no photoshopping was involved here! If anyone can explain?! :D

8mm Film

2008-06-20T13:16:00.000-07:00

I was going through the archives today and came across some 8mm film, my husband and I took not that long ago on a trip to Miami.

It was so nice to rewatch, photographing weddings and witnessing families coming together, it reminded me of the importance of love, family & friends.

Our entire family is back in Scotland, we try to get home as much as possible and we miss them all dearly :(

Film is also a fun and creative way to document special occasions in your life. Our trip to Miami was a collaboration of taking a break and meeting my parents and their friends half way and enjoy each others company.

My parents have many an 8mm movie in the loft documenting the special moments in their life, their courtship, our births, first birthdays and parties. Which I got a hold of last year from my dad and put together on a DVD for their 40th Wedding Anniversary. It really is a great and unique way to document important days of your life or just for fun. It was an emotional moment watching the anniversary DVD and my parents were thrilled with their special gift after not seeing the footage for 20 odd years.

I'm still trying to find the files from their anniversary combination, its such a cool visit back in time. Ill post and share when I find them :D Scotland in the sixties and seventies, its pretty sweet footage. Watch this space :)

Really Cool

2008-06-19T09:55:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos of a really awesome interior that I shot last weekend. I must say that it was one of the more memorable jobs I've done.

Baby Liam

2008-06-18T15:15:00.001-07:00

I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing Little Mister Liam last week.

Liam is 6 1/2 months old and a super chilled little guy.
We had lots of fun together and he didnt cry once!!!

Proud mommy Heather and I of course danced around like idiots to entertain him. Parent participation is mandatory lol.

If you were in the Golden Gate Park enjoying the weather last Thursday and witnessed two crazy gals doing the monkey dance that would be us :)

Here are some super cute shots of Mister Liam.

Best of the Bay and San Jose Magazine (Azadeh Couture)

2008-06-17T15:27:00.001-07:00

Azadeh Couture Runway Show

2 Publications in one week, Jake in SF Weekly and me in San Jose Magazine, super excited!!!!

I had the pleasure a few months back of photographing Azadeh's new Spring/Summer Collection 2008 with my good friend and fellow photographer Morvarid (Momo) :)

The show was a huge success and our photography along with me on camera!!! was featured on Best of the Bay seen in the video above. Our photography is also being featured in this months edition of the San Jose Magazine (out now) www.sanjosemagazine.com

I wish I had known they were filming, I would have done my hair nice :D

If you are looking for a custom designed garment or Wedding Dress, be sure to make an appointment to visit Azadeh. Her work is truly amazing!!

Azadeh Couture is located at 262 E. Main St., Los Gatos and 140 Geary St., Third Floor, San Francisco. For more information call 408.354.4845 or 415.392.0106, or visit www.azadehcouture.com.

Jake shoots COVER for SF WEEKLY (out today)

2008-06-11T14:02:00.000-07:00

We just picked up this weeks copy of SF Weekly.

Jake shot the cover this weekend for this weeks latest issue.

Check out the puretty kitty. Thanks to Mitch for letting Jake shoot his beautiful kitten.

Be sure to grab a copy and check out the full SPCA article inside with more of Jakes awesome photography.

Nice work Jake, I feel like a proud mamma :)

Maryam and Ali's Engagement

2008-06-11T07:56:00.000-07:00

I photographed Maryam and Ali's Engagement Session on Sunday.

We headed into the Golden Gate Park for a very relaxed sunset stroll through the park and stopped along the way and got some AMAZING images!!!We are so lucky to have this amazing park right on our doorstep.

Miss Duck who I have named Betty, even joined in and she was quite the poser!!! Americas Next Top Duck :)

Maryam and Ali were complete naturals in front of the camera and have scheduled a huge amount of creative time on their big day for photography, which I love!!! I know we are going have alot of fun on their wedding day coming up at the end of this month.

Congratulations guys and thanks again for the yummy dinner :D

Pamela and Bill's Engagement Party

2008-06-10T17:34:00.000-07:00

Kirsty and I have been super busy the past few weeks with a great mix of engagements and weddings. We shall be slowly but surely posting some amazing new images from these events very soon. Watch this space :)

Pamela and Bill had an amazing engagement party in Lafayette this past weekend. An amazing couple and a fantastic party, it was a pleasure to be asked to photograph their celebration.

Here are some of my favorite shots of Pamela and Bill.

Congratulations Pamela and Bill

Awesome Party :)