Sutro Baths Engagement Session: Jen & Zach

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Oh, the Sutro Baths, one of my favorite places to photograph an engagement session, or I’d be thrilled to take photos of a wedding if anyone were interested! Mix in unseasonably warm weather in February and clear sunny skies you know you’ve scored big. Perched on the edge of San Francisco and quite literally falling into the Pacific Ocean, there is so much romance wrapped into this location. The history of the place is fascinating, people used to ride a train and take weekend trips to the baths which were once covered in a beautiful Victorian structure. Now they have long fallen into decay but some of the baths still hold water and they certainly hold the fascination of the city and anyone who lays eyes on them.

Jen & Zach love to explore San Francisco and one such place that is meaningful to them is of course the amazing Sutro Baths where we took their engagement photos. They will be getting married in  Virginia in September so they wanted their engagement session to show off a part of San Francisco that they love. I had a great time spending an afternoon with them and capturing photos to encapsulate the city they live in and share together everyday. We explored up down and all around. Some highlights include the views from the highest point, the cool rocks that are scattered all around, the cave and of course, the pools! Most of all it was a blast to capture the excitement they share. Jen just melted my heart over and over with her amazing joyful laugh and I’m sure Zach could agree! 🙂 A big congrats to the happy couple as they enjoy the next few exciting months together before the big day. Enjoy the photos!

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So freaking excited for these two! They kept it sweet and simple with a private elopement in San Francisco's golden gate park and they also had an enormous amount of luck when they planned to get married on Wednesday when we had a break in the rain here in the SF Bay Area. It was such a joy to capture this moment ❤️
Just going to put this here... my first attempt at putting myself in front of the camera! Everyone else is doing it so I'm giving it a shot now too. ⁠
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This is from Christy & Dory's gorgeous wedding at Straus Home Ranch, in Marshall, CA. It is one of my favorite venues and this was a very special wedding. Even though this is a more serious moment there is tons of laughter that happens between these two. Christy has the most contagious laugh. I'm sure you'll be smiling when you take a peek. Check out the link in bio.⁠
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📍 Wedding Venue: Straus Home Ranch @straushomeranch⁠
💐 Florals + Planning: Three Summer Days Events, Ashley Babin @threesummerdaysevents⁠
🧀 Catering: The Girl and the Fig @figcaters⁠
🎵 Band: Lucky Devils @luckydevilsband⁠
💄 Hair + Makeup: Lea B Gorgeous @lea_bgorgeous⁠
Enjoy fleet week San Francisco. Hope you enjoy it as much as this mother of the bride!⁠
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The most memorable moments are the unexpected ones. We were getting lined up for family photos when we could hear the blue angels starting up (very loudly) and flying overhead. Emily & Will got so lucky they didn't fly over while they were exchanging their vows and only started up just minutes after they said "I do."⁠
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Also when taking this photo I was disappointed for a split second that I didn't have a long close up lens on me so I could get a better photo of the planes, but then I realized my wide angle lens was perfect for allowing me to get everyone's reaction to the planes just before they zoomed out of frame.