I have a deep love for blue ocean and blue sky. Maybe that was the reason I chose to move to San Francisco many years ago? It has been fogy, cold and not so much blue lately, when I see these images they put smile on my face.
Sheryll and Marlon came to meet with me and booked me over a year ago. I loved them from the first sight I saw both of them! it’s been a long time since I have been thinking what the photos will turn out for them and now they are on my blog. I look forward to the big day!
There’s something flammable about Katie and Shawn’s engagement session… I had a big smile on my face editing these photos and was in need of lots of coffee and some post rock music…
Katie and Sean are getting married in the beautiful Oceano Hotel.
Dearest Beth and James,
Your dream has come true – 6 years ago, it was you, James, whom Beth chose to dance with, at this beautiful event with all the people who loved both of you. You had to play “hard to get” in order to get this most amazing woman. During Thanksgiving of 2009, among all the things that people were thankful for, Beth had the most amazing one – her boyfriend whom she was deeply in love with, finally proposed…
And Beth, you are one of the simplest, humblest, purest and most loving women I have seen. You shared every bit of yourself and gave every bit of love you have to your beloved… when you said with much pride: “I, am the luckiest one who married James!” on your wedding day, your beautiful face lit up and the whole world could not help but falling in love with you too, including me… You both have worked so hard to be together and it was that special day, when you finally danced as husband and wife – for the first time. May you both keep dancing together, for a long lifetime …
xoxoxo…
view slide show here.
I shared this amazing journey with my beloved couple Sharon and Viresh in South Africa. During this journey, I discovered not only the beautiful scenes in Pilanesburg, Johannesburg and the AMAZING Cape Town, but also the warmest hospitality from Chana/Kara family and the Indian community, and most importantly, the amazing friendship of all the friends I shared this journey with. Many thanks to Tiffany for helping me on luggage and internet; to Sarah & Mark, Brian & Kelly for driving us all around in Cape Town; to Derrick for helping me on lighting and many other chores; to Sneha for finding me the Indian dress; To Neetesh for being such a good host; to Coleen and Tom for loaning props; to Daniel, Eric, Linda and Suling for helping organizing … and most of all, big THANKS to Sharon and Viresh to make all of these happen and sharing a “group honeymoon” with all of us… I’m truly grateful to share such an amazing trip with such amazing people.
I will be posting more photos from the trip…
Love, Jasmine
Heather first met Sean when she was 14. Two young kids were in love – then chased their dreams separately. She showed me a picture of Sean when he was really young, I saw a young blonde handsome half naked dude in the photo. Wow! I yelled out loud. Where did the time go? I looked at them smiling to each other in such peaceful way, then I realized – whatever happened in the past didn’t not matter – what matters is now, they are now together.
Blessings to you, my dear friends… I look forward to capture more beautiful images on your wedding day.
Herman watched youtube clips before he proposed – the crime scene was set on the ocean beach close to cliff house where the marathon ends, Wendy was going to run the marathon that day and he was planning to propose right after she reached the destination. Thank god there’s youtube! In a movie clip a guy attempt to propose when the poor girl was totally out of breath after running the marathon, she creamed:”no, not here!!!” uh-oh – that’s a bad idea! Herman recomposed the scene to the beach nearby – rose petals had to be in the picture, gave her some time to breath and rest, then proposed with one knee down – result… Wendy said: “you are finally doing it!”…total success.
It was Wendy first send a love note to Herman during class when they were both in high school, and it was Wendy who also broke up with him. 20 years has past, they completely lost contact. When they somehow reconnect, it was freaky – without meeting each other in person, here are the questions back and forth: “Which high school did you go to?””uh…Mission High…why? “Herman Ma!” “Woo, how do you know my last name?” … so after 20 years, their love story continued…
At the of their engagement session, Herman said to Wendy: you are so beautiful, I would propose again if I didn’t…
Lily and Andreas met each other for the first time over 10 years ago. Under the wrong impression that Andreas was engaged with someone else, every time Lily met Andreas she was wondering where was his significant other…? Not until much later, they realized there wasn’t such a person, hence romance began…
In the movie Julia and Julie, Julia Child asked her husband Paul: “what if you didn’t fall in love with me?” Paul said” but I did…” and here came all the stories happened in Paris and a birth of one of the greatest French cook books in the American history. There are way too many what ifs around us, I don’t know about you, I constantly ask myself the what ifs – some are way too silly, like – what if I never became a photographer… what if I never lived in San Francisco… I started to believe everything happens for a very good reason and meant to be. And like many other things that are meant to be, after all of these years missing each other, Lily and Andreas did fall in love… The wedding is going to be at the beautiful Oceano Hotel at Half Moon Bay, like a fairy tale finally comes true…
I look forward to the big day, Lily and Andreas… xoxo, Jasmine
One warm afternoon in Berkeley; I was sitting in the car while D was driving us around town – I looked (and felt) like a tourist. Suddenly I saw something and randomly screamed: stop, stop please… can I take some photos here? Totally random places. I must have sounded absurd… although it must be hard for J & D to understand why I wanted to photograph them in front of a white wall; they were so patient with me, stopped and posed for me…
Impressionism is coming to town at the end of this month to our favorite DeYoung, it’s time to make a few water lily “Monet like” photos! Albany landfill was one of the coolest places I have ever photographed, thanks J for introducing it to me!
Beautiful Monique,
Seven years ago this day, you and Raymond chose to give your hearts to each other… how would you have known what a wonderful decision that would turn out to be? You have been Raymond’s first and last girlfriend, until he proudly called you “my beautiful wife”… In many sense, I truly think you both are the luckiest in the world. There’s no greater gift in the world than sharing a life together, and now you gave this gift to each other. What a privilege to be the first, last and the only one for a life time…
I have seen you cried – when you and Raymond came to meet with me for the first time, one of my photo albums reminded you of the vows you have taken – your cried; when I photographed your engagement session, we relived the nostalgic moment at the City Hall, you cried; on your wedding day at the Bridges, you cried… there’s no greater evidence of love for one to see, so precious, so crystal clear, so beautiful.
Best wishes to both of you,
xoxo, Jasmine
Dear friends,
Today I want to share with you some of my favorite new albums. When DHL delivered them this morning I could hardly wait to see… each time I saw a new album I made for our beautiful couples – I feel soooo excited and anxious to see how my bride and groom will like them. As I have left so much of heart and thoughts into them, I hope you all like what you see…
Love, Jasmine
Both Eddie and I agree that Jennifer is not only beautiful, but also strong and determined. She made things happen… the photo session was canceled due to weather; we somehow made it work when it stopped raining in the afternoon, although it was windy and freezing at Treasure Island. She was shaking but fearless in the wind… Love, was deeply rooted in her heart, to keep her warm, loving, strong and fearless… it shows so clearly in the photos… a love relationship requires two people to make it happen, and there are always so much more than what we can see on the surface. I was honored to experience such level of love, and was in hope capturing such beautiful connection in my images… thanks for spending this beautiful afternoon with me.
Jasmine
Dear Rudy and Tina,
You two put smile on my face – when I look at your photographs, they way you two look and smile at each other, the way Rudy opens the door for Tina always, the way Tina gently flips Rudy’s shirt collar… there’s so much love cannot be hidden…
25 years… you have been together sharing all the beautiful memories in life. We shared this sunny afternoon together, to you it’s a tiny fragment of time in life, to me is a beautiful experience for such deep, peaceful love – the love you share with each other and people around you…
May many more 25 years to come, Tina & Rudy…
Love, Jasmine
To my dear friends Sharon and Viresh,
I created these images for you, and for my heart. I hope they tell how much I love both of you. You two are so worldly, hard working, cultured, successful, the long list of good quality I see in you can go on and on… If it wasn’t because of your wedding, our life paths might never go cross even though we live only a few blocks away. As young couple as you are, who would expect that you have been more than 50 countries in the world so far? Who would expect one sunny afternoon, both of you appeared in my office, decided to share a journey with me for your wedding in South Africa?
And Sharon, we have shared so many moments in such short period time that I feel I have known you for so long… I see so much love in you, to Viresh, to people around you and to this beautiful world… I hope to share much longer friendship with both of you.
Much love, Jasmine
Dear Bridget and Doug,
I have to say that I did feel much of pressure photographing your wedding… a young artist bride as you with a background in film and video and work for the National Geographic Channel …oh my, you must have had very high expectations. Knowing that you loved the photographs I have captured for you, you can’t imagine how much I feel relieved!
This is another Cavallo point wedding I have photographed. You had your reception at the hall with Gregory Colbert’s large format “Ashes and Snow” series… I have always in love with his work and was honored to spend such artistic night with such artistic people. Thanks again for sharing with me for a beautiful night, and best wishes to both of you!
Love, jasmine
While coping with my sickness last month, editing Heidi and Brian’s wedding photos was such a fun and addictive favorite thing for me to do, though it took longer time than I expected. Thanks so much for understanding, Heidi and Brian! Looking at Heidi’s photos, I’m so amazed how beautiful of a bride she turned out to be… what an amazing couple. Each wedding was a unique experience to me, taking Heidi and Brian to the Union Square with the holiday lights up was a highlight! Union Square suits Heidi, her super star charm has drawn everyone’s attention…
Many thanks to Amanda Gall, owner of Romantique Weddings for the amazing design and generous help on the wedding day.
Josselyn and Matt were so excited with their up coming 1920 wedding earlier this year, when they just met me. It’s amazing how fast time goes by, before we realized it, it has come to the end of the year and it was their big day already… and now the 2010 New Year is just around the corner, with such beautiful memories, I think we can call 2009 a thoughtful, beautiful and fruitful year. We’ve made it… with grace and love. Nothing makes us feel better than knowing the most important person in our lives are with us, in our hearts. Thank you Matt and Josselyn, for enduring me the paparazzi on your wedding day. It all turned out beautiful. Hope you had a wonderful time in Australia, and Happy New Year!
“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” – Oprah Winfrey
View the slide show here.
A few images from their rehearsal dinner at San Francisco Golden Gate Yatch Club, many thanks to Kathy Goodman, Well Rehearsed for her beautiful state of art planning and arrangement:
Jasmine,
My favorite photo by far is the second one down. In a split second moment you captured such grace, elegance, & passion (love how her dress flows in this one). THe lens flare works so well on this particular photo too. Well done!! Keep up the good work.
On a personal note, I wanted to know if you are interested in exchanging blog links. Would you like your blog listed on my blogroll with just your website name or some other text?
On a business note, friends of mine at Exclusively Weddings said if I ever ran into a quality wedding related website (like this one) to ask if you might be interested in listing them on your blog? Is it possible to have them listed in your navigation under a category like “Wedding Resources”?. I’m sure they could pay you a fee by PayPal for your time.
Enough about them I look forward to hearing back from you either way and keep up these great posts!!
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Sincerely,
Leslie Jenkins
Editor
“Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years. That is what makes a marriage last”
Monique and Raymond were married in the city hall a few months ago. Yet there will be a grandeur wedding and this cute “engagement session” got all of us into the mood… Monique, Raymond and I ended up hanging out in a Chinese restaurant. After we were fed, photo session continued… the restaurant is right in their photos as background, so I know exactly which one we went to despite the fact that I get lost in Chinatown every time. And thanks for the quick bite, Monique and Raymond! I loved spending time with you, driving around, chatting, and photographing.
Jenn and Darek first saw my slideshow of Ted and Teresa’s wedding at San Francisco Palace Hotel, and a year later, they flew from Seattle and got married at this beautiful place – Palace hotel… still so vintage, classic and graceful.
view slideshow here.
Shannon, Troy, Nyah (Bonbobee) and I had a great time at Palace of Fine arts in a lovely warm afternoo. How sunny and gold in the beautiful fall in San Francisco. Here are the photos, hope you all like them too…
There was this very warm feeling photographing Stefanie and Rudy’s wedding. We started at Rose Hotel where there are roses in every corner in the hotel; then headed to Casa Real Ruby Hill Winery in Pleasanton. Warn, gold, lively, amazing feeling. Here to share some photos with you…
View slideshow here.
Ashley and Eddie got married at the beautiful winery Sebastiani Winery. They danced in such loving notes:
Thank you for loving me
For being my eyes
When I couldn’t see
For parting my lips
When I couldn’t breathe
Thank you for loving me
You pick me up when I fall down
You ring the bell before they count me out
If I was drowning you would part the sea
And risk your own life to rescue me…
Best wishes to both of you, my beautiful bride and groom. Your both look so gorgeous … I still remember the moment when Eddie saw Ashley walk down to the isle, you cried… yet I haven’t seen many men being happier…
Speicial thanks to Shannon burns, NV Custom Events for making such a beautiful wedding happen; Barbara Rose from Sebastiani for taking care of us so well; Alex Keys from Thomas Hughes Video for working so closely with me on lighting; and the talented Officiant Marvin Wray from Napa Seventh Day Adventist…
To view slideshow click here. Engagement session photos click here.
Gena and Isaac have been in each other’s lives for over 10 years. It was such a long wait for the dream to finally come true; the promise is a real one. The wedding was more than beautiful. Hope both of you had fun in Paris and Italy; I cannot tell you how jealous I am… there’s such a long, promising, and loving life ahead of you; with good and bad, fun and challenges, laughs and tears – all require much love and patience. Best wishes to both of you, my dear new neighbors! I look forward to bumping into you from time to time and continue to be your friend…
Xoxo, jasmine
Dear Ivory and Laurence,
I knew you are a special one when I first met you – thanks for picking me to photograph your wedding, I truly hoped that I would have the opportunity and it came true… I loved hanging out with you and getting to know you – Hope you enjoyed Europe for your honeymoon. Your wedding was such a special one to me; it was special because of you.
爱情也可以是如此简单真挚，你能陪她一时的难过，你能陪她肩上的压力，你能给她身体的温度，你能给她生活的方向… 谁都可以看得到，你们在一起好般配，好快乐… 祝你们这样快乐到永久。
Wedding ceremony was held at Hakone Garden in Saratoga, reception at the Four Seasons Palo Alto.
Special thanks to Amazae Special Events and Nicole Ha floral design - truly a pleasure to work with such amazing designers, the wedding turned out so beautiful. Was impressed by the gifted makeup artist Ann Ho from Styles by Ann. I’m thankful to be able to work with all these talented people.
A classic wedding at Napa valley Country Club, Nicole and Patrick’s wedding was so tiffany blue. On the top of the golf course, there was a 360 degree view looking down the entire valley – we were able to take some photos there; although Nicole and Patrick was just married, holding the champagne glasses celebrating – photo session was not as appealing to them
Oceano Hotel at Half Moon Bay is like a hidden gem overlooking the ocean at Half Moon Bay with an amazing view. Karen and Sean of course fell in love with this place right away, it turned out that it was such a sweet wedding! Nancy Nerhan, the wedding & event planner at the hotel did every efforts to make sure we had access to the amazing places such as the spa , the mall area. I loved the interior of the hotel, quite antique look. Sean is a musician; we were quite amazed by his performance at the end of the reception…
Karen and Sean—you are both beautiful—so in love. The pictures are gorgeous. I love the playfullness, the backround, the DRESS, and the SHOES! How elegant but simple. What a wonderful place you have choosen to have your wedding. Thank You for sharing your beautiful pictures.
Laura-(Nancy & David’s nieghbors in Copper)
When Rocio walked down to the aisle, Nick looked at her coming to him with tears in his eye… it was truly the first time he saw her in her beautiful wedding dress. The speech Nick gave was the most touching one – with tears in his eye, he said: “this is the best woman for me! Not for you guys…”
View slideshow, and engagement session.
Venue: Kohl Mansion
Wedding planner and event designer: MB Wedding Design & Events.
Florist: Asiel Design
Monterey, Monterey… So loved the beautiful and simple wedding for Cindy and David at Berwick Park right at the ocean, Monterey. We could smell the ocean, hear the sound of the waves. Here they picked with whom to spend a life time with, another brand new beginning.
West wishes to both of you, Cindy and David!
Jasmine xoxo
view slideshow here. Engagement session photos here.
We waited to post this super sexy session until after Shannon’s wedding – we made a beautiful book for Troy, now her husband as a gift on her wedding day! Here are only a few – let’s keep the sexier ones only for Troy…
Love, Jasmine
My dearest friends Ivory and Laurence,
You both are loving, caring and so fun to be around – you are dearly to me like no other. Thanks for showing me around your part of town, romantic diner and ride in your cute red Mercedes – and I treasure every fun moment hanging out with you. Hope you like the images I created for you…
love,
Jasmine
It came a long way for Feryal and Mohammad to have the wedding so beautifully planned in the beautiful Sofitel. Feryal was such a stunning bride that the Sofitel Hotel later used her photos for the hotel website. She just moved back from Canada to San Jose to be with Mohammad, love goes such a long way!
It is my honor to share with you such a beautiful Persian wedding, we also ran to the city of San Francisco to the City Hall, Palace of Fine Arts and Jewish Museum for photos. Such a beautiful couple, I have to say…
you gave me firm love, with your gifts
the tenderness that I waited for joined me
and the one who brings the deepest kiss
to my mouth accompanies me …
It was more than elegant and beautiful… Susi and David were married on this day, July 17th of 2009. so thankful that they had me to be part of this beautiful day…
For over 10 years, Gena and Isaac’s friendship ever ends… they never lose each other as best friends, much later on, as Gena was gone for China for over a year, Isaac realized his love for Gena. For someone like me who have traveled from continent to continent multiple times – friends 10 years ago are just about half an earth away – this is truly incredible. Upon her return, Isaac gave her a scrapbook with photos of them of the past 10 years …
Love,
Jasmine
It was this beautiful sunny summer day, Andi and Ben changed the vow, promised to be in each other’s life for the rest of their lives. The promise is huge, yet the sweetest.
I loved the beautiful Napa wedding and hope you will too.
When I landed in Detroit Michigan, the old lake smell came right to me – hmmmmm……. It was a nostalgic trip. Ann Arbor was still so busy and vibrant, the entire town seemed packed with people – says who there was recession? I was able to catch up with some old friends and the old place.
Here are a few photos that I wanted to share with you – congratulations Meghan and Rich! Your eyes told me the real happiness in them… Thanks for sharing this beautiful day with me – it was a special trip for me.
These pictures are so beautiful,we both were so excited to see them when we got back.
The pictures are beautiful! I am so happy for you guys! …BABIES!! lol jk.. sorta 
Oh Meghan! You are such a beautiful bride! And Rich your no slouch either. You both look fabulous and if ‘True Love’ has a look you’ve got it baby. I am really impressed with the photos and love the red umbrellas how neat! What a beautiful day and a beautiful backdrop and a beautiful bride and a beautiful ceremony and a beautiful reception and a beautiful bridal party (especially that Nikki girl) and a beautiful book to sign at the reception and a beautiful meal and well…just the beauty of it all!!!! I am so happy for you both, thank you for having me and now I have beautiful memories as well! As I said before Meg you look like a little cake top statue! So……do we get to order when you place yours or how does it work? I told Christie I’m still waiting for hers!
Love you guys!
Aunt Edie
Though Nicole and Patrick’s wedding is going to be in Napa, we still decided to go to the wine country for engagement session – true lovers for the wine country scene! We had much fun hanging out at the winery, look forward to your wedding day…
Cindy and David, you put smile on my face. You two are so young, energetic, loving, and so much fun. I love how the photos turned out, thanks for sharing the afternoon with me, in one of my favorite part of the world
我很爱这组其中的照片，很有种海枯石烂的感觉。他们好年轻啊！对未来有多少憧憬呢！所有在一起曾经度过的日子，结婚只是一个新的开始。未来还会有很多的开始，只是，要一起成长，一起去经历那些开始。
我自己感觉曾经经过了无数个开始。搬家到不同的大洲和城市，尝试去做不同的事情，学说不同的语言，结婚离婚，一直到现在的我独自住在旧金山，做我最喜欢的事情。每一次的开始都是憧憬无限，又是惧怕又是激动，但是一直都是好勇敢，很坚强的走过去这些开始，期待下一个开始。下一个会是什么呢？
I’m honored to have photographed the beautiful Suzie and Matt at Cavallo point. It was full of ohhh and ahhhs the whole day – everyone was so amazed by how beautiful Suzie turned out to be, and how elegant the wedding turned out to be. They were originally planning a wedding on the beach in Mexico. Life is full of surprises; you NEVER know what it could throw to you! With all the things going on in Mexico, Suzie was so pleased with Cavallo point and planned such a beautiful wedding in 2 months.
I was so touched when Matt gave his toast – “true love exists”! It was a special moment for me. Something beautiful lightened my heart… life is hopeful and beautiful …
Suzie and Matt – you both are delightful, loving and caring – thanks again for sharing your unique connection and the special day with me… you are special to me and may your everyday life full of laugh and love…
click here to view slideshow.
I have to admit, I follow your blog but I rarely comment – but these pictures made me just HAVE to! Wow! My favourites are the two with the bridge in the background – the veil looks incredible in both! Oh and I love the groomsmen in the forest, and the third one against the red wall, and tons more! Beautiful!
Jasmine Jasmine Jasmine…the words “thank you” just do not seem enough. I swear you should submit some of these photos for publication in a wedding magazine. They are masterful…each one with unique artistry. Matt and I feel like we struck gold in finding you. We are ecstatic to have such an extraordinary collection of photographs that will enable us to re-live that MOST special day over and over again. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. “True love DOES exist”….
When I saw Aundrea in her beautiful purple dress, I wowed: hey, my bride looks soooo hot! And of course Michael totally agreed with me, with a big smile on his face. Michael is such a considerate person, watching him being so sweet to Aundrea, I sighed, “now I know why Aundrea chose you!”
坐在Carmel的沙滩上，太阳照得暖暖的，有点海风吹过来，也不觉得冷。内心里也温暖极了。很久没有这样放松的不想工作而欣赏美景。曾经和一个女友说过，女人就像花一样，需要阳光，还要不时浇浇水，这样才开得美丽动人。她笑答：”我会给自己浇水！”说着便做泼水的样子…
Kim and Dan are the kind of people whom you just cannot stop being so envious of – such a loving couple, living in such a beautiful place, with such a beautiful life ahead of them… Loved hanging out with them for their engagement session, for lunch with Kim, and finally photographing their wedding. It was such a warm day in Napa - it was really 98 degree outside! Dan started his speech by asking: “how many of you have melted?” And I saw many hands raised up. By the way, Dan and his daughter are such beautiful singer! Being a singer myself, I was so blown away. The whole wedding became a Johnson family concert…
Kim planned the whole wedding by herself, with minimal help with me and the catering manager Terry. The reward was obvious – it turned out such a beautiful and intimate wedding! Here are some images to share with you and you just have to agree with me…
And the slideshow is up click here to view…
Jasmine did a wonderful job of capturing not only the overall story of our wedding day, but also the small elements that made it uniquely ours – these details are what we will always remember. We love the pictures so far, and can’t wait to see the rest. Thank you, Jasmine. You are so talented and we are very lucky to have had you to share in our celebration!
On the day Nick proposed, he took Rocio to see the show “Teatro ZinZanni”. Nick told Rocio that he got a “small gift” for her, while the whole day he was super nervous and abnormal. Later on, with 2 dozens of roses, all family members present and videotaping, Nick kneeled down with a ring in his hand – how could Rocio resist?
I was like “awwww….”when I heard this – such a romantic scene! Who would say no… !when we were driving in the car on the e session day, Nick drove with one hand and the other hand holding Rocio at the whole time… I was like “awwwww….” again…
Well, the wedding will be at the Kohl Mansion. Will be a collaboration with the wonderful planner and designer Michelle Barrionuevo-Mazzini from MB wedding design. Congratulations to Rocio and Nick, look forward to your big day…
I love going to places where I haven’t been and creating unique look photos for my beloved couples. Stephanie and Rudy had their first date at Davy’s Hall, though although we paid for the tickets we were not able to take photos inside – well, we got a good one in the hall way before we got in! Ta-dah… and lots of smile at Muir woods by the big trees…
Stefanie and Rudy are having their wedding at CASA REAL at Ruby Hill. Will work with the wonderful planner Janet Lash from the AVSO events. Will be a beautiful day… look forward to it!
It was in the colorful Mission District, San Francisco, where Susana and David took me to have their engagement session done. We also went to China beach with the Golden Gate Bridge as the back ground, though thought these are far more original.
I have been thinking of posting these photos for a long time. I know, I know… will try to be better on posting… many of you have been waiting for my tibet photos… they are coming soon…. By the way, some of them were just purchased by the Singapore National Library.
Ayutthaya is only about an hour away from Bangkok by train. It was founded around A.D.1350 by a Prince of U-Thong. It used to be one of the richest cities in Asia by the 1600s, exporting rice, animal skins, ivory, etc. In 1767 the city was completely burned during the war.
Sunny and Barney crack me up! They were one of the couples I “fell in love” with instantly when I met them, so funny… anyhow, on the engagement session day, Barney had to have a few shots before he could get into the mood of love… I could not stop laughing when shooting and editing their photos… every couple is different, and Sunny and Barney are full of fun in a different way… after a while I stopped telling them what to do and the true them came out…
Sunny and Barney made this cool video:
Bryan got all toned by his big day – 2 months of gym training without dinners! He lost 20 pounds for this perfect day. “Shannon is my biggest motivation”. It just seems like there isn’t anything that Bryan is not willing to do… when I heard that, it motivated me for a day – I didn’t have dinner that evening and went to jogging in the Fort Mason Park… While Bryan was getting ready, he said: “I just cannot find another person than Shannon who’s more perfect for me”… indeed, they have know each other for 12 years, and things happen for a reason – it’s called fate.
In the evening we hiked up to the mountain for the Golden Gate Bridge view, they opened their arms: “who else have such beautiful wedding, with such beautiful view of the Gold Gate Bridge, and such beautiful weather?” They were the happiest couple… At the end, isn’t that all it matters?
View slideshow here.
A few days later after Bryan and Shannon’s wedding day, they fell so much more relexed and decided to have some more photos taken. So we hiked up to Cavallo point again to get more shots… here they are.
Jasmine, I can’t thank you enough for all your beautiful work. Our wedding was a fairy tale come true, and you captured it all! For years and years, we will be able to look back at these photos and we will be able to re-live all the happiness and excitement of our wedding. Your talent amazes me…we just couldn’t be happier with our pictures!
Shannon and Bryan, you are so lucky to be in love with your best friend. We are so happy for you. I can’t stop smiling. We love you so much. Mom and Dad
Suzie and Matt are not only the hottest couple, but also have the cutest love story. here is Suzie’s version of it:
East meets west. I traveled across country in search of adventure but little did I know I would meet the love of my life. He was the manager of the building I moved into!! We had a “round 1″ of dating but Matt was not ready for a serious relationship. 10 months went by…..and he hoped it was not too late. After all, he had never stopped thinking about me. When he asked for a chance, I could not say no. He was always my one true love and I knew it. We moved in together 6 months later. On 8/8/08, he proposed in my old apartment where we had first met. He had kept the apartment vacant for months explicitly for that purpose.We celebrated with champagne on the roof of our buidling overlooking the GG bridge. It’s been blissful ever since…
Jasmine is a dream. Matt and I feel so lucky to have found such a talented photographer who we can entrust with capturing the most important moments in our life–our engagement and wedding. I am a VERY picky person, so when I saw Jasmine’s work, I was sold. Her photography is raw, natural, and unique. She made both of us totally at ease during our photo session. You would never know we were nervous if you look at the pictures! Jasmine is passionate about her work and it shows…she prides herself on producing the most gorgeous pictures that you never thought were even possible! She stands apart from most wedding photographers whose pictures are somewhat generic…Jasmine is in a league of her own!
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Let it flow and tell you Kim and Dan’s story – As you can see, their love started to brew in Madeleine Chocolate… Kim’s going to have a beautiful song to sing along the photos to tell their love story… will keep you updated on that!
Dan and Kim met on a cold January day while standing in line at the downtown San Francisco patisserie Café Madeleine. Kim had just returned from safari in Botswana, so she was on the lookout for alligators, not litigators. Dan was about to go to trial in Detroit for two months, and was ostensibly taking a lunch break – but turned out to be on the hunt himself.
The next day, they rendezvoused for dinner at Bix, a chic restaurant hidden in a dark alley near the financial district. By the end of their second date, across the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito, Dan had captured Kim’s heart for good.
This is the story of their San Francisco love affair.
We had such a good time doing the engagement photo shoot and absolutely love the results. The photos captured us in realistic and natural poses, but with heightened glamour, color and emotion! Jasmine rocks.
These are so beautiful! I cannot wait for Jasmine’s views of the wedding and the guests.
[...] place, with such beautiful life ahead of them… loved hanging out with them for their engagement session, for lunch with Kim, and finally photographing their wedding. It was such a warm Napa day – it was [...]
Jasmine, these pictures turned out fabulous! We had such an amazing time with you and we can’t wait till the big day!