Feb
14
We wanted to share a little of the joy we get to experience on a regular basis as wedding and portrait photographers. So here’s our tribute to all kinds of kisses and celebrations of love from 2008. We were so lucky to be a part of these joyous moments- simply inspirational.
And now on to the smooching….
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Jan
07
While having a multi-generation mini-family like Karen and Willy‘s is so much fun, we also love our smaller mini-families. We have tons of these. Today I wanted to send a shout out to a bunch of the two generation mini-fams.
First mini-fam:
Sepi and Homan traveled from New York to get married at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco. They had an amazing Persian wedding ceremony followed by great food and endless dancing. We definitely wanted to capture their city sensibilities during the portrait session.
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Jan
03
We thought it would be fun to start a little series highlighting some special groups of clients. Our first group would be the mini-families within the Allegro family. These are the couples and families who enjoyed our work enough to share it with their friends and families. And their friends and families choose us to photograph their celebrations or portraits. And perhaps continued the chain. In our household, we refer to these as generations.
To kick it off, I wanted to start with the family we’ve known the longest- that of Karen and Willy.
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Oct
08
Party time!
I am thrilled to share the reception portion of Jesse and Ariana’s wedding day. As you may recall, they held their ketubah and bedeken ceremonies in the Berkeley Botanic Garden and then celebrated their huppah ceremony on the Brazilian Room patio, all in Tilden Park. The reception continued immediately following the ceremony. Because we took the formal portraits down in the Botanic Gardens, Ariana and Jesse were able to kick-back and enjoy the cocktail hour.
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Sep
30
Ariana and Jesse are two of the kindest, warmest, most affectionate, down-to-earth people we have met. And they were an absolute joy to celebrate with.
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Apr
30
April 4, 2008- The Big Day for Wendy and Wesley
9:30 am
El Cerrito
Wesley attempts to retrieve his bride. He is faced with several grueling tasks which he and his groomsmen must perform in order to continue forward. They have to spell out "I love Wendy" by eating away at slices of white bread. They must brush their teeth with wasabi. The must correctly answer several questions on a test. The must do one-armed push-ups. They have shapes drawn on their faces with make-up. I have to say the women enjoy this part immensely. And to be honest, so did I. 
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Apr
23
Destiny brought Wendy and Wesley together. All the signs- from her mom’s wish that she marry a preacher’s son to the meaning of his name and its interconnectedness with her family- showed that it was meant to be. And on April 5, they tied the knot.
We have been working on the images from their amazing wedding and just had to share a few. More to follow later…
After Wesley played an amazing number of creative, clever, and moderately embarrassing games (one of my favorite Chinese customs), he battled and bribed his way to get Wendy.
The team of helpers and the florist did an amazing job decorating the church. I loved all the flowers and the fabric sashes.
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