San Francisco Pop Up Wedding

Jan 11

Kristy and David must have somehow known, right from the beginning, that they'd end up together. She told me that on their first date they'd joked about going to Disneyland together and pretending to get engaged so that they could go to the front of the line all day!

Did you know that was even a thing? It turns out that they did go to Disneyland but they didn't pretend to get married that time. Their relationship grew and within a few years they had a beautiful feisty little girl who they brought on her first trip to Disney, and THIS time David did get down on one knee and pop the question!

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Kristy contacted me and wanted to have a Fall wedding but was super worried that her beautiful dress that she bought at BoLee Bridal Shop in Sunnyvale, California Wasn't going to get shipped in from Barcelona on time. This was a total nail biter and we had many emails going back and forth, with me asking "Is it here yet?". If the dress didn't come in by their November 2, 2020 wedding, then there wasn't going to BE a wedding.

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They signed the contract, crossed their fingers and went wedding ring shopping. Because you know, when the going gets tough, the tough go shopping. They chose Jade Galore Jewelers in Santa Clara and Christine was their designer and worked very closely and patiently with them to get Kristy's ring just so. In the end they were both very happy with the results and David proudly put that stunning ring on her finger at the Legion Of Honor Museum wedding ceremony.

We plan pop up weddings. While we started out as a wedding photography company, things have evolved in the last decade and now charting the course of a couples wedding day is our jam. We have an exclusive partnership with a vintage VW bus company, and David and Kristy decided that a photo tour around San Francisco would be a fun way for them and their toddler to enjoy the sights of the city, take lots of cute wedding snaps, and do it in true summer of love style.

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Their itinerary started with the Legion Of Honor Museum for their elopement wedding, and then we took some stunning couples portraits between the white marble columns and headed over to a scenic overlook, at Eagles Landing. You can also get a permit from the Parks Department and have your wedding right there, overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge if you prefer. As a photographer, I like the controlled lighting of a covered area like the museum space better. This way you don't end up with any harsh mid day shadows on your beautiful face.

Next we piled into pearl the white wedding bus and headed to the famous Palace Of Fine Arts for a few shots with her gorgeous terra cotta dome, and continued on our way to historic North Beach, which is our old school Italian section of town. If you want pizza, the very best pizza in San Francisco, then you go to Tony's Napolatana! The owner was so excited to have newlyweds during this crazy year, that slices were on the house and he even took a photo with our couple. They felt very loved, welcomed and celebrated. At her heart that's what makes this city a place that you always want to come back to.