We’re Michael and Angela, but our friends call us… well, Michael and Angela! Which makes us friends! We help the most joyful brides and grooms celebrate the legacy of their love stories with romantic and timeless wedding photography. We are a sweetheart team obsessed with Taylor Swift, Taco Bell and puppies. 

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Newlyweds face each other while holding hands under a stunning tree overlooking a vineyard.

We were wrapping up sunset photos. And anyone who knows us or loves photography knows that sunset photos are the best. Especially at a vivid fall wedding like this one. We followed the newlyweds back up to their cocktail hour and immediately the crowd roared for them! And it just moved us to see this […]

November 10, 2023

bride and groom smiling at camera cheek-to-cheek with cathedral veil swooping along the foreground of the frame

We had made the rounds quite a few times. And cocktail hour was coming to an end. While the guests were beginning to take their seats at this Fairytale Wedding, we couldn’t see the happy couple. And after a few moments of searching we found them. After all the guests had left the room. And […]

August 22, 2023

newlyweds embrace almost kissing with the bride's veil swooping through the bottom left of the frame

Genesis had been keeping it together all day. After nearly a day of not seeing her soon-to-be husband… the moment had arrived. And as she descended the staircase to the courtyard it hit her. Their winery wedding was finally happening. And Michael was just a few steps away from her. Her hands trembled and tears […]

July 7, 2023

a red lab is the foreground but a couple in love shares a kiss in the background blurred

Something had to change as soon as April became a teacher. She couldn’t be on any dating apps that her students might also be on. So she had to get creative. What’s a dating app that less of the general public would be using? Lucky for Austin, April found her way onto Plenty of Fish. […]

June 9, 2023

young family of three lay down on a blanket together. mom and dad are on either side of baby boy laughing and smiling

Let’s rewind a little bit. Think back to the weekend before the pandemic shut the world down. And it happened to be the last time we ever did an in-person consultation. Cristina + Edwin met with us in San Jose when they were only engaged! We were supposed to photograph their wedding later that year. […]

April 28, 2023

newlyweds cheering outside San Francisco City Hall.

A warm cup of coffee. Sunshine streaming through their windows. San Francisco opened its loving arms to Jacqueline + Bram on their wedding day. And we especially love that they spent the entire morning together just the two of them. Planning a San Francisco City Hall wedding was the perfect place for Jacqueline + Bram […]

March 7, 2023

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