Results tagged “San Francisco” from Phoebe Chuason Blog

Or so it felt all during the month of December.  I traveled up to San Francisco two out of four weekends that month for an engagement session and a wedding.  And every time I travel up there I always have a new appreciation for SF. 

There is nothing quite as nice as a sunny day in San Francisco, especially when you throw in a ferry ride.

It is amazing to see the small town mentality that still pervades Sausalito.  And despite the fact that it was remarkably chilly, the only thing we were craving was ice cream.

This reminds me of all the houseboats we saw in Amsterdam.

The quintessential view of the Golden Gate bridge from the Marin headlands.  It was a bit more challenging to reach with public transportation, but the view is always breathtaking.  We literally had ten minutes before we had to race back to catch the last ferry. 

It was a very moody day in San Francisco when I arrived to shoot Dan and Jen's engagement.  Actually, it rained the whole four days I was up here.  But it really didn't put a dampener on these two, who were quite sunny and sweet despite the occasional bouts of rain that pelted them.  You guys were awesome. :)

When Tony and I rolled into San Francisco late Thursday night we were pretty tired but excited.  Even the trip over was a bit adventurous, courtesy of a late day at work and our beloved Los Angeles traffic.  To make a long story short, we actually squeaked into a flight we were already resigned to missing. 

Tony was busy for part of Friday, so I wandered around the ferry building and took some pictures.  The weather was gorgeous, moody but dry, with patches of glorious sun.  A day wandering around San Francisco can look a little something like this.

   

Pacman on building windows and funny, toothy statues, how could I resist taking pictures?

me:  Tony, can you come a little closer please?  Ok.. good.  Can you tilt your head a little this way?  Make a face.

Tony:  Like this?

me:  Yes, perfect.  <click>

Tony:  What was that for?

me: ... nothing.

 

 

 

The man inside smiled and waved after he caught me snapping a shot.  Tony still thinks I am a stalker.  But don't leave doors open where I can peek inside them if you don't want your picture taken.

All in all, it was a pleasant (partially rainy) weekend around the Bay area filled with good friends and good food.  I got to see Kelly and Andrew's fabulous pad, tried to "read" a book to a toddler, and had my Hong Kong style food craving fulfilled.  On Sunday we boarded back onto the plane and bid adieu... for now. :) 

 
 

Stasia's mom likes to say that Stasia is a very equal opportunity baby, kiss one and she'll kiss them all (even stuffed animals are not exempted).  We very much loved hanging out with this little person and the rest of her awesome family.

More San Francisco pics to come soon!

I met up with Helen and Jeff in one of my favorite cities, San Francisco.  Helen first contacted me last year, even though their wedding is not until September of this year.  Amazing planning, right?  I wish I had been that on top of everything for my wedding.  Rain was off and on the whole weekend, but amazingly cleared up just in time for their engagement.  Helen and Jeff met while attending University of San Francisco, so it was fitting that we shot their engagement there.  Plus it doesn't hurt that there are some nice hidden spaces known by these two savvy USF grads.