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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left photo - bridesmaid helping bride get into dress in beautiful room; right photo - close up of bride holding bridal bouquet

Getting Ready Planning for Great Wedding Photos starts with choosing the right getting ready location. We’ve seen it all from the extra room at the church building to the bright, wide open presidential suites in luxurious hotels. Whatever comes our way when it comes to our California weddings, we can make anything look great! But […]

January 19, 2020

Series of 3 images - left photo of bride surrounded by bridesmaids in a cinderella moment - middle photo of daisy marc jacobs perfume - right photo of bride in getting ready outfit popping champagne

INTRO How can you be planning for great wedding photos before the big day? Okay, so you finally found your venue. You’ve locked in your dream photographer. You’re still trying to cut down your guest list (cause all of us brides know how quickly that list adds up!). You still need to decide between a […]

January 19, 2020

husband and wife in wedding suit and wedding dress during golden hour - couple facing each other in loving embrace with noses touching and smiling at each other

The DJ announced the father/daughter dance. Our sweet Angela Sue bride, Morgan, twirled on the dance floor waiting for her father to meet her there. She describes him to be a lot like our favorite Parks Department Director (a.k.a. Ron Swanson). The kind of man that only shows emotion when it’s truly a moment he’ll […]

November 24, 2019

engaged couple laying on a bed of rose petals laughing at each other and smiling for engagement pictures at Shark Fin Cove for their Santa Cruz Wedding

Little did she know, Lukas had something else in mind for what seemed like a normal trip to Lake Tahoe, so Brianna & Lukas’ Shark Fin Cove Engagement Session happened simply because Lukas would let nothing stand in his way, not even his soon-to-be fiancé (at the time). And boy are we thankful that he […]

October 19, 2019

bride and groom kiss for sunset golden hour portraits holding wedding bouquet with garden flowers

Flower girls playing in bed. Bridesmaids toasting champagne in matching PJs. A cathedral veil waiting to be placed. A suite full of beautiful girls cheering on our bride. Shelley & Austin’s boho inspired Allied Arts Guild Menlo Park Wedding started off the right way. Joyful conversation and celebration all around. This day was a long […]

September 30, 2019

…..and she was Yoshihara no more.

As a baseball player when you think “home stretch,” it’s usually someone turning the corner around third base and dashing toward home plate. On June 1st, 2019 at this…

June 14, 2019

wedding + PORTRAIT photographer for joyful LOVE STORIES in the Bay Area and beyond.