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04 May 2010, Posted by Carmen in Blog, East Bay Wedding, Outdoor Wedding, Weddings, 0 Comments

Palm Event Center Wedding Photography | Pleasanton, CA | Megan + Archie


Spring had definitely arrived by the time I photographed Megan & Archie’s wedding!  I loved all the freshly blooming flowers at the Palm Event Center at this time of year, including the cherry blossoms… almost as beautiful as Megan that day! ;)  Her personal flowers by The Flower House were just as gorgeous… And I really appreciated Archie, who despite dealing with eye-watering allergies looks cool as a cucumber in every shot… Maybe it’s the gambler in him, but he didn’t need any explaining about what great attitude is all about!  Thank you both and everyone who contributed for an excellent day.

LOVE these next two shots my second shooter Sapasorn got of the ring bearer and flower girl… Aren’t they the cutest??  Oh wait, I say that about all ring bearers and flower girls… ;)

This is Megan’s mom, watching her daughter come down the aisle:

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05 Apr 2010, Posted by Carmen in Blog, Church Wedding, San Francisco Wedding, Weddings, 7 Comments

Emily + Ken | San Francisco Wedding | Casa de la Vista, Treasure Island, CA


Considering the amount of rain that is coming down as I post these photos from Emily & Ken’s special day, I am extra glad that we got the sunny day we did for this Treasure Island wedding… Especially because the San Francisco skyline was so important to the two of them, and we managed to get some shots with it!  One of my favorite things about their wedding was Emily’s father happens to be a pastor, and so was the officiant for the wedding.  Thank God for auto-focus, ’cause watching him get close to tears while marrying his own daughter so made me tear up!  I also really loved how well they pulled off a fuschia, black & white theme at the reception, totally brought to life by many sources of talent, including those of Trang Vo of  Vo Floral Design, Samar Hattar of Blissful Events, and Emily herself who handmade spoons for the candy bar, which I hope she starts selling soon!  Enjoy…

Emily’s dad was so beautiful to watch during the ceremony as he would look up at his daughter and about-to-be-husband…

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