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San Francisco wedding photos :: Zena + Lance

Olivia — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:09:54 +0000

Zena and Lance met at Burning Man; I met them on another celebratory day, New Year’s Eve 2009 at a little bar in the San Francisco Mission. I was introduced to them and thought that they were just the cutest couple I had seen, and we briefly chatted about their wedding. As time went on we talked on and off about having me shoot their wedding, but dates and other issues stood in the way. We finally were able to make it work for their Sunday celebration a few weeks ago, and I am so thrilled to have shot this amazing wedding and gorgeous couple (if you can find a cuter one, please let me know).

This wedding was really about friends, family and community, with so many people playing a role in making everything come together, from the cupcakes to the centerpieces, the wonderful band to the invitations. Zena did an amazing job scouting out a few locations for us in the Oakland hills and surrounding parks. San Francisco is one of my favourite places in the country, and shooting out there is always sure a pleasure. The light and environment is just unreal, and completely different from Chicago. I also shot a ton of film at this wedding as part of a little challenge/artistic fulfillment to myself, and loved how many of them turned out.

Here are a few vendors since I’ve already got a few emails!
Dress: BCBG
Shoes: Cole Haan
Invitations: Illustrated and designed by bride’s sister and friend (email for info)
Venue: Montclair Women’s Club
Catering: Picante
Band: Andrew Conklin Band (I don’t know how regularly these guys play weddings but they were great!)

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Zena + Lance

Olivia — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:25:14 +0000

Waiting for the film to come back next week from this amazing wedding (another for the favourites list)…

Kelly + Garrett :: San Francisco Wedding Photographer

Olivia — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:35:55 +0000

Kelly blogs for Elizabeth Anne Designs (the blog I also guest blog for) and is having a bigger wedding later this fall in Alabama. Kelly contacted me a few weeks ago about possibly shooting that wedding, but I was already booked. We continued a little conversation, and she told me that she and her fiance, Garrett, were thinking about going to San Francisco before the wedding to have a more intimate ceremony. After another week or so, she contacted me again to see if I might be interested in going out to California to shoot their little “planned elopement,” and next thing I knew I was out to one of my favourite cities in the country to shoot this adorable couple. I won’t get into all of the details of the day, but let’s just say there were several little problems, but Kelly and Garrett both dealt with it so well, and their small trio of friends and family were absolutely wonderful about keeping spirits high. They were originally to be married at City Hall, but had to make some alternate adjustments, and instead did an impromptu ceremony behind the Ferry Building. I am so glad they did, though, as it was so beautiful and Kelly was absolutely giddy. Thank you so much for choosing me, you guys! I hope the rest of the trip was wonderful.

Quick Travel Update

Olivia — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:56:50 +0000

As per my last travel post, I’ve been travelling A LOT this year, and still have quite a bit to go. I unexpectedly booked a wedding out in San Francisco next month, and I am so thrilled to go back to one of my favourite cities. I will be there, most likely, August 11-13. I have room for 1-2 sessions if desired, particularly on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. If you live in the Bay Area or have a friend who might be interested in a connection session (great for engagements or a couple at any stage), potrait or boudoir, shoot me an email at olivia at olivialeighphotographie dot com.

Also a reminder that I will be out in D.C./NOVA next week and could do one session on Friday for someone out there.

Here is a quick photo that I took while at a boudoir session with a lovely bride-to-be yesterday. I have been very slowly and somewhat passively working on a collection of Chicago tilt-shift images from above to hopefully show in a gallery at some point, since the gallery showing has completely gone by the wayside since I’ve been so busy in the past year or so. Lots of days in hotel rooms prepping for weddings = lots of prime opportunities for photographing the city from up above.