Marissa's Wedding

Last weekend my cousin Marissa got married in San Francisco. It was SO much fun! Not only did I get to see family from the East Coast that I haven't seen in probably 10 or 12 years, but the wedding itself was fantastic. Marissa is one of the most creative and unique people I know, and the wedding reflected her and her husband, Peter's personalities perfectly.

Held at the Swedish American Hall in the Castro District (a day before the Gay Pride parade, no less!), the event was full of surprises. Marissa and Peter high-fived in the middle of the ceremony, a Japanese butoh dancer acted as the flower girl, and the ceremony ended with a brass band-led "Just Married" parade around the block. It had to be seen to be believed!

But a few hours before the wild festivities began, Marissa was as peaceful a bride as anyone could imagine. Here are a couple shots of her getting ready:










Butoh dancer Kinji Hayashi:



Just Married!



Congrats, Peter and Marissa!! :) Love ya!

Wedding: Lisa and Aldous

On Saturday I had the pleasure of working with Henry Chen Photography as an assistant for the wedding of Lisa Gill and Aldous Trotter. Married on a yacht in Marina Del Rey, it was a short and very sweet ceremony, we had beautiful weather, and Lisa and Aldous were great to work with. I was able to get some shooting in before the ceremony, so here are a couple pics of Lisa getting ready. Her dad wasn't able to make it from England, where Lisa grew up, but he did the next best thing-- he joined via Skype! What would we do without the internet? You can see Lisa, her mum and her dad video conferencing on the computer in a couple shots...