Grab your time slot for your fall 2026 mini photo sessions! Sessions are happening in beautiful locations in SF and Oakland. 15-minute and 25-minute sessions are both available. The 25-minute sessions are dog-friendly!
Sessions run from 10/17 - 11/15/2026
Proposal photography includes a 30-minute planning call to help you plan the perfect proposal + travel fees for proposals more than 25 miles from San Francisco
60 minutes
$900
3 hour session
2-3 locations
$2000
90 minute session
1-2 locations
$1200
3 hours is best if you want to include your dog, travel up to 1 hour outside of SF, or simply want a longer session.
Wedding clients receive a discount on engagement sessions.
Maternity sessions
1 hour
$900
Newborn sessions
These are intimate at home sessions soon after the birth lasting 1.5- 2.5 hours. The shoots are calm and slow moving with time for nursing or diaper changes.
Recommended in the first 1-2 months of life, or under 6 months old. I bring my own lighting.
$1200
Family Portraits
1 hour sessions, typically at a park in SF or Oakland.
For children 6 months old and up.
$900
All coverage includes a high-resolution download of photos and an online gallery for sharing with friends and family.
If we haven't met yet, I'm Manali, and I'll make sure you and your family feel comfortable in front of the camera. I'm a mom of a four-year-old, so I have a lot of practice being silly with kids and getting great photos of them.
Get ready to have a good time and get natural and candid photos that you will treasure as time moves on and life looks different. Hope to see you soon!
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That HELL YES feeling
Hell yes, this is my person
Hell yes, we planned a wedding, and it was harder than we thought, but we survived
Hell yes, we just said our vows in a beautiful place that felt authentic to us
Hell yes to the rest of our lives
S+M got married in the redwoods at Joaquin Miller Park in Oakland, surrounded by friends and family, and it was perfect
📍 Wedding Venue: Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland, CA
📸 Photographer @manaliannephoto
#sanfranciscobayareawedding #oaklandwedding #berkeleywedding #redwoodswedding
Permission to relax.
The big moments you planned are done, and now it`s time to chill and connect with the folks who came out to celebrate with you.
The image is a 35mm film scan with my cute little 90`s Konica point-and-shoot. I`ve been working in more film and having a blast. More film to come.
📍 Wedding Venue: Noria Winery in Berkeley, CA @noriawines
📋️ Planner @embermicroweddings
📸 Photographer @manaliannephoto
🧀 Catering @thairicespoon_catering
#sanfranciscobayareawedding #oaklandwedding #berkeleywedding
You can really feel it when a couple`s community is integral to their day. After 15 years together, Sarah & Matt`s wedding guests were so excited to see these two get married. Some folks sang, and some played music during the ceremony, and a friend officiated. When it came time to walk down the aisle after the ceremony, I was moved by how many folks were inspired to reach out and touch them. It shows a deep sense of connection to their community.
For me too, it was a beautiful day to be a part of. They are silly, and they are loving with one another, and we had a blast taking photos together. It fills my heart to be able to capture moments like these.
Much more about these two and their beautiful day is on the blog. Link in bio.
📍 Wedding Venue: Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland, CA
📸 Photographer @manaliannephoto
My Fall 2026 Mini Photo Sessions are live and available for booking!
Treat yourself and your family to beautiful memories of this time in your lives. Good for family photos, maternity photos, or photos with your dog.
I am a professional portrait and wedding photographer and mom to a 4-year-old. I`ll be silly with your kids and get special photos within a short timeframe, even with kids who aren`t so cooperative when the camera comes out.
I just released these yesterday to a parent group I am in, and the slots are already filling up! Grab yours before they book out. Full info and booking links in bio
Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland 🐶
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Fort Funston, San Francisco 🐶
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Lake Temescal Park, Oakland
Sunday, November 15, 2026
San Francisco Family Photographer / Oakland Family Photographer
#fallminisessions #sanfranciscofamilyphotographer #oaklandfamilyphotographer
Some wedding magic from the past weekend with Vivian and Adam at Thomas Fogarty Winery ✨️
📍 Wedding Venue @fogartywineryevents @thomasfogartywinery
📋️ Planner @sassydivadesigns
📸 Photographer @manaliannephoto
💐 Florals @sassydivadesigns
🧀 Catering @toastbayarea
🎵 DJ @bigfundj
String quartet @synchronicitystrings
#sanfranciscobayareawedding
What an incredible celebration! Phillip & Meghana are warm, caring, and just wonderful freaking people to be around, and I am so glad I got to be a part of the fun, twice over.
They had multi-day, multicultural Hindu and Catholic wedding ceremonies and an incredible party to celebrate it all at San Francisco`s Officer`s Club in the Presidio.
A mix of digital and film on an old 35mm point-and-shoot camera.
📍 Wedding Venue @wedgewood.officersclub
📸 Photographer @manaliannephoto
💐 Florals @angellafloraldesign
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