For this wedding, I had the pleasure of second shooting with the world renowned Gene Higa. Gene is one of the top photographers in the world that I highly look up to and that made capturing this wedding an awesome experience for me. The day started out with the traditional chinese door games and tea ceremony which is always a great start to the day. We also got some beautiful photos at Stanford where it felt like wedding central with a ton of bridal parties there for portraits. I look forward to hopefully working with Gene again soon!

One of my favorite shots of the day.

Gene putting the boutonniere on the groom

The first challenge was to take turns following some yoga poses

The goal of this challenge was to empty the box full of balls by shaking them out.

The bridesmaids always get a kick out of the chinese door games!

The groomsmen help the groom serenade the bride.

The bride is enjoying the serenade.

The bridesmaids collect the lucky money envelope from the groomsmen and find a battery!

Their photobooth was a big hit and had long lines the whole evening!

Jeff and Marianne had a San Francisco City Hall wedding ceremony among numerous other couples on a winter day. Reception dinner was followed at Ristorante Portofino in Pacifica where we managed to get some nice shots on the beach as Marianne was a trooper bearing the cold!

Yvette and Carlos got married at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mountain View and had their reception at Michael’s Restaurant at the Shoreline Golf Course. We got some nice shots around the golf course which was perfect because Carlos loves golfing!