I met Kristina during high school at a nerdy JSA convention. We were definitely nerds, but we were creative ones, and those being a shortage at student debates, we spotted each other pretty easily and hit it off. We fell out of touch in college but recently discovered that we still have a lot in common including a passion for food, music and charming girls like Desiree. They are such a wonderful couple, and I’m thrilled to be shooting their wedding in August.

Heartfelt congratulations to two of my friends from kyudo (Japanese archery) who got married last month at the Dance Palace in Marin. It was an honor to photograph their wedding, bows and arrows included! I wish Nat and Reiko the very best as they take off across the country to start a new life together.

It would be hard for me to express just how much I adore these two people, or how honored I was to shoot their wedding, so I’ll just say that it was incredibly fun to photograph the amazing #fancyhatwedding (as it was hash-tagged on Twitter) of Katie and Cary.

I did this engagement shoot for Katie and Cary before knowing that I was going to be their wedding photographer, or that I’d play the ukulele during their ceremony, or that I’d spend the week in between their big day and San Diego Comic Con in their great company, in Vegas. Some friends are worth a trip to the moon and back, or in this case, Vegas.

In anticipation of their “fancy hat” old-timey wedding, I fired off a roll of film as well. Not everyone wants an engagement photo reminiscent of Dorothea Lange, but I would, and I knew Katie would. Here is my best attempt.