If you love a sophisticated celebration studded with bright color, then I have a delight in store for you. It was a chilly winter day in February when Cecily & Tom got married in the heart of San Francisco, at the San Francisco City Club. Cecily is an architect so naturally they chose the most iconic example of art deco architecture in San Francisco for their wedding. (I mean it has a Diego Rivera mural, this place is amazing!)
To start the day off Cecily got ready nearby at the Omni hotel which is also where we did their first look photos. Then we took a city stroll on over to the city club where Cecily and Tom participated in a Chinese tea ceremony for their family members before their wedding ceremony. It was so special when Tom & Cecily huddled with Cecily’s grandma to receive her love and well wishes for their marriage.
Cecily looked absolutely stunning when she walked down the aisle with her father and the gold leaf ceiling in the ballroom where they held the ceremony is just amazing. It has beautiful angles and textures and reflects the light that comes in through the windows. I really wanted to show it off so I did something a little different while I was photographing their ceremony. It’s a subtle change, but I favored wide angle lenses like my 35mm and 24mm more than I normally would so I could show off the magnificence of the space in the background better and I think that choice worked out quite nicely. (Don’t mind me, just patting myself on the shoulder!)
The day ended with a celebration of Cecily’s Chinese culture and family. Cecily wore her mother’s gorgeous vintage hand embroidered Chinese wedding dress for the first dance with Tom and they invited a Chinese Dragon dance troupe out to kick off the evening celebrations. It was an incredible night.
A shout out to Natalie for being my amazing second photographer and to Cecily & Tom’s excellent vendors.
Venue + Catering: San Francisco City Club | Florals: Absolute Elegance | DJ: Next Selection Events | Hair + Make Up: Nguyen Ha | Lion Dancers: Lion Dance Me
