The beautiful reception was held at the Claremont Resort in Berkeley… great weather, great view, and wonderful staff!!
They had a super-fun photo booth from San Francisco Photobooth, which the guests thoroughly enjoyed!
Details in the beautiful chapel at St. Mary’s College in Moraga… one of my favorite churches in the Bay Area…
You know when I meet with my couples, and talk about my network of colleagues, and how we all love to shoot together, so we often trade off with each other and come and second shoot for each other on open weekends, and the lucky couple gets the chops of both amazing photographers, and the best wedding images on the planet! Well, yesterday was one of those days where all the stars aligned… I happened to be free for the day, and my good friend Rhee Bevere happened to need a second shooter to work with her (along with the fabulous Jennifer Giles), so I charged up, packed up and drove out. 
The kind and wonderful folks at where Jonathan’s Daddy Paul works gave the perfect baby shower gift…. (especially perfect so I can get my snuggles with another adorable baby) – a baby portrait session! So wonderful to see the new mommy and daddy and their pride and joy! Here is the little man!! I’ll let you guys know as soon as they are ready, and we’ll get together again! 
I have been photographing Scarlett since she was a cute belly, then a baby and now … I can’t believe she just turned two? Anywhoo… she was hanging out with her mom (Carrie of Carrie D Mader – Jewelry You Wear for Life) at the trunk show at Amy Kuschel’s Bridal Salon and showing some interest in the tiara section! So cute!I am honored to report that thanks to the overwhelming support of my fellow California professional photographers, I have been elected to serve on the advisory Council for the Professional Photographers of America (PPA.) As a council member, I will ensure that the concerns of California professionals are heard by the board of directors and staff of PPA, and help make decisions that will shape policy for the organization. For those of you who are PPA members, feel free to contact me with your ideas and concerns so I can do a great job for you, and for those of you who are photographers but not PPA members, please let me invite you to join one of the most respected and proactive professional associations available for photographers! You can find out more information here: www.PPA.com. The next Council meeting is at Imaging USA in Nashville in January 2010, so plenty of time to send ideas and suggestions!
Kim
When my friend Carrie of Carrie D. Mader Designs dropped me a note through facebook that she was having a trunk show at the amazingly beautiful Salon of internationally known bridal gown designer Amy Kuschel, I couldn’t resist dropping in with my camera bag in tow… on the 5th Floor of a historic San Francisco building bathed in rays of afternoon window light, I had such a great time capturing a few images that showcased some of Amy’s amazing wedding dress designs and Carrie’s incredible bridal jewelry (which like all great marriages is a match made in heaven!) Thanks so much to Amy for letting us borrow her fabulous consultants for a couple of these phenomenal shots! Ladies, this salon is a calm, spacious heavenly spot to shop for your wedding gown, and even have the chance to be fitted by the designer herself. Highly recommend it to anyone you know who is getting married! You will indeed feel like a princess, and these gowns are amazing, not to mention the service from the sweetest and most knowledgeable bridal consultants who graciously modeled for us! Gowns from top to bottom: Hepburn, Muse & Margherita
Little Mister A and his family were one of the families who won a Mill Cottage Kids Studio Session at the Kidture Couture Portrait Event we had in San Francisco at the JCC! (Don’t worry, we still have a couple more winners to announce, so you’re still in the running if you’re checking back here!!)
