RANGEFINDER'S 30 RISING STARS OF WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY 2016

BOOYAH.

i'm honored to be one of rangefinder's top 30 of 2016.

i've watched the top 30 list come out every year since i started shooting weddings in 2011. i always wanted to be on it so badly. you can't imagine how surreal it was when i got the nomination email from libby (thanks, libby!). 

the guidelines were to tell a wedding story with 30 of your best images. going through 5 years of weddings (over 300) was one of the toughest edits i've ever done (thanks for your help, ash). i had to be brutal in choosing between some of my favorite photos of my career. below is the submission that i sent in after i was nominated.

huge thanks to: my amazing wife ash for believing in me at the beginning (and paying rent for so long), my family for putting up with multiple career changes until i found something that felt right, my early couples who took a chance with me, my current and future couples for continuing to inspire me AND finally rangefinder for this immense recognition.

congrats to all of my fellow honorees. i'm stoked to be amongst all of you. 

AMALIA + BRIAN'S CALIFORNIA COAST WEDDING

If you're paying close attention you'll notice that the bride (the incredibly talented Amalia Sieber) did all of the design and almost half of creating itself. The love that a couple puts into their wedding really shows and inevitably makes the day more meaningful for everyone involved. Especially the couple themselves. 

Amalia and Brian are the embodiment of everything that JBM is all about and this celebration is a perfect example of this phenomenon.

Amalia and Brian are the embodiment of everything that JBM is all about. Thank you for letting us be a part of it. 

Mad props to all the below vendors for bringing the magic.

Bouquet : Sarah Szekeresh of South Side Floral Studio

Greens and garlands : The Bride + Friends (sourced from SF Flower Mart)

Caterer : Nopalito

Rings : Sakura Haru

Dress : The Bride

Suit : Lazio

Stationery : The Bride

Cake : The Bride

Ceremony Harp : Ricky Rasura

Venue : Villa Montara

Calligraphy : Emdash Paper Co

Hair + Makeup - Julie Engle of Sakura Salon

LAUREN + PHIL'S INTIMATE SONOMA WEDDING

Lauren + Phil's wedding was one of my favorites from 2015.

On my way to the AirBnB prep house I was blown away by the ever changing landscape. Sonoma County never disappoints. They had great style, awesome senses of humor and just wanted to have a great time with their favorite people in the world. It all came together beautifully with the help of some amazing vendor friends. I was grateful to be a part of it.

Congrats to the newlyweds!

Photography : Jacob Murphy

Venue : Private home

Flowers : Hawthorn Flower Studio

Caterer / Cake : Fogcutter SF

Coordinator : Meg Napoli

Dress : Sarah Seven

Suit : J Crew

Invitations : Modern Love Design Co

Music : DJ Morale

Hair : Hair by Trinh

Rings : Catbird / Satomi Kawakita Jewelry

NICOLE + MAZ GOT MARRIED

and it was AWESOME. 

i was especially honored to be a part of this celebration because they were the first california couple to book JBM after we moved here in november 2014. needless to say, we were pretty stoked. not only are nicole and maz gorgeous (as you can clearly see) they have great taste and beautiful souls (not in that order).

thank you for letting me celebrate with you guys. congrats again!

props to all of the vendors for making this one shine.

flowers : bloom bar

prep : waterfront hotel

coordinator : renée flores (mariee weddings)

dress : tara keely

music : dj step 1

venue : camron-stanford house