Olga, Jaime, their families and friends flew in from New York and converged on Napa Valley for several days of celebration. It all culminated in a beautiful Jewish wedding ceremony and a fabulous party. Since their Napa same sex wedding was at a private estate, nestled deep in the wine country hills, the huge band…
San Francisco City Hall Afghan Wedding Leeda and Edris invited me to document their big San Francisco City Hall Afghan wedding. The entire building was theirs for this particular Saturday night! The building was gorgeously lit, impeccably decorated, and ready to receive the celebration. I’ve been to San Francisco City Hall many, many times over…
SF City Hall 4th Floor Wedding Leah and Justin planned a San Francisco classic: an SF City Hall 4th Floor wedding, and an elegant wedding reception at Fairmont Hotel. San Francisco is a very meaningful place for Leah, Justin and their families, so they wanted to craft a wedding day that embodied spirit of old…
Regina and Jheri planned to have their lesbian wedding in the California wine country, because of last summer’s triumph of marriage equality in California, and because this place has special meaning for them. They traveled all the way from New Orleans, and invited me up to the wine country for the day to serve as…
Engagement session lighting is critical. When I am trying to convey the love and connection between my couples, I find moments that are natural and authentic, but lighting is what brings the photos to life. For shoots of any length, I am always traveling with a mobile and flexible lighting setup that allows for creative…
Engagement photos with dogs take a bit of preparation and patience, but if you put all the pieces in place, you can get some awesome results. N + T wanted to make their dog, Jasper, a part of our engagement shoot. We thought about the best way to set up the itinerary, so that Jasper…
“An engagement photo with classic car.” I often ask my couples about their ideas for the engagement session. I want the shoot to be original, fun, and most of all, to reflect something authentic to the couple. We spend quite a bit of time thinking about places or concepts that are important to their relationship.…
2012 was an intense, prolific and creatively fulfilling year at Sasha Photography. Moved into a new studio, traveled to Kauai, Burning Man and twice to Cabo San Lucas (once for my own wedding!). As you may well know, January and February is prime booking season for wedding photographers. Check out this interesting chart from Google…