Category Archives: bay area wedding photography

The New Wedding Rules

I found this article on CNN regarding the fact that there are no hard-and-fast rules for weddings like there used to be for your grandmothers. http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/04/living/matrimony-martha-wedding-rules/index.html This picture is from one of my all time favorite weddings, small but very … Continue reading

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WPPI Master of Photography acknowledgment

I did not go to an international photography convention called WPPI this year. Wish I had gone. I just found out that I was listed during awards night with some really gifted photographers, as a master photographer. I feel enormously … Continue reading

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Your wedding day schedule & how to optimize your photographs!

There is a time of day that is called ‘the golden hour’, which is technically an hour before sunset. Sunlight is no longer harsh; photographs taken during this time are usually the most flattering. These things are normally not taken … Continue reading

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7 Ways To Ruin Your Wedding With A Smartphone

This one is too good not to share! From a blog by a bridal blogger named Stephanie Herbst, on Huffington Post, March 30, 2013: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-herbst/7-ways-to-ruin-a-wedding-_b_2975552.html I think I would add one more: Don’t stand in the aisle to take a … Continue reading

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What percentage of the wedding budget should photography cost?

According to the website,  www.costofwedding.com, the average wedding cost in the San Francisco and Santa Clara counties is about $34,000; average wedding cost in the Napa and Livermore areas is about $32,000; average wedding cost in Monterey County is $30,000. … Continue reading

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No Regrets: Setting the Right Wedding Photography Budget For You

  As tempting as it is to save on wedding costs by minimizing your photography budget, don’t. Keep in mind that there are no wedding day “do-overs.” A less experienced, less expensive photographer may not be able to skillfully and … Continue reading

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Origin of smashing the wedding cake in the bride & groom’s face

I would have to say that after doing quite literally HUNDREDS of weddings, that there has been maybe less than 10 weddings that there was cake smashing in the face. (I’m not talking about putting a dab of frosting on … Continue reading

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A beautiful San Jose wedding at the Corinthian Event Center

  Jessica & Paul,  who are both huge sports fans, met at a Super Bowl party. Almost four years later, Jessica predicted to Paul that the NY Giants and the Patriots would go to the Super Bowl again and that … Continue reading

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