Thank you for visiting the blog! I live in Oakland, CA with my family (two funny kids, sweet husband, and one wonderful dog.) I was born and raised in Maine, and go back there every summer.
My dream day would include some combination of: eating well, a hike, a roadtrip, mix tape, my family making me laugh, a shoot in a great location with perfect light, curling up in bed with a book, dark coffee, seeing something new, and a glass of wine with friends.
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It was so lovely to meet these two. We started at their cool apartment and then hit Crissy Fields. By the time we got there, it was foggy, cold, and beautiful. Looking forward to the wedding at Pebble Beach Resort -one month away! x0 Mary
These two met at UC Berkeley, fell in love in Paris, moved to San Francisco – and then Gareth brought her back to Paris for a weekend, where they became engaged. We joked that it’s so typical to fall in love in Paris, but actually, how many people do you know that have done that? …
Nilima and Mark are getting married at the Dunsmuir Hellman Estate in September. We decided to do their engagement shoot starting at Ben and Nicks in Rockridge. How cute is Nilima? I love the red dress. Hanging out in Pendragon Books while I stalked them from outside: We then went up to this cool…
This shoot has been on the calendar since Feb. -we were rained out three times! Well, I’m so glad that we waited for a nice afternoon because it was just gorgeous. We did the shoot at Rodeo Beach -right near the Marin Center for the Arts. I love these old buildings, the rolling hills, wildflowers….
I had the best time with these two. Celeste and Jon had access to the old American Steel building in West Oakland. Celeste and Jon and getting married at Chileno Valley Ranch in June. It will be rolling hills, old barns, blooming flowers, etc. so this was a coll contrast to that setting. I used…