With their kids in tow, this sweet blended family said their I do’s at San Francisco’s iconic City Hall. Traveling from Southern California and then off to wherever their family decided to vacation to right after, it was a sweet beautiful family affair.

We were in the middle of a Bay Area heatwave, but the coast provided a wonderful respite, some golden light, the cool ocean breeze and one very good dog named Mika.

This San Francisco City Hall elopement started with a forgotten marriage license and ended in North Beach with skyline views, City Lights, and a Rushnyk ceremony woven in. Not the obvious version of San Francisco.

Recent film scans from a San Francisco site visit, photographed on Portra 400 and developed locally. A look at how shooting film shapes my work as a San Francisco Bay Area wedding film photographer.

A documentary wedding at the Berkeley Faculty Club, centered on real moments, familiar faces, and a day that felt easy and connected.