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The winter months are usually a quiet time for weddings, however, this didn’t stop Anna and Gene from having a spectacular event this January at Mark Hopkins hotel in San Francisco. The day was rain free and we were able to take photos with the couple at a several different spots throughout the city. We had a great time taking photos on the Embarcadero, at Sir Frances Drake hotel, and of course, on Nob Hill.

I’ve known Gene since we went to college and it was an honor to be there. There was no shortage of gorgeous details, special lighting, and emotions for us to photograph on this big day. We loved shooting at Mark Hopkins hotel and this wedding was gorgeous in every way.

Mark Hopkins Reception Wedding Photo

Gene and Anna at Sir Frances Drake Hotel

Portrait of Bride

Photo of Anna on Wedding Day

Groom holding bouquet

Wedding Photo at Sir Frances Drake

Bridal Party on The Embarcadero

Photo of Gene and Anna

Photo of Bride at The Fairmont on Nob Hill

Groom at Sir Frances Drake

Photo of Groomsmen

Wedding Photo in Mark Hopkins Hotel

Mark Hopkins Hotel Wedding Photo

View from the top of Mark Hopkins hotel:

View from Mark Hopkins Hotel

Chuppah wedding ceremony at Mark Hopkins Hotel

Ballroom Wedding Photo at Mark Hopkins

These guys really practiced their dance moves and the crowd was thrilled:

First Dance at Mark Hopkins

The toasts went on all night:

Bride and Groom at Mark Hopkins

Wedding details inside the ballroom at Mark Hopkins

Mark Hopkins Hotel Wedding Photo

Reception Details at Mark Hopkins

It was a pleasure to work with Bob of Video Madness:

Bob of Video Madness

Wedding details photo

Wedding in Ballroom at Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco

Desert Buffet Mark Hopkins Wedding Photo

Desert at a wedding reception

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This is the award-winning San Francisco wedding photographer blog of Mike and Natasha. Visit the website to view the full wedding portfolio. If you'd like to get in touch, please fill out the contact form!

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One of our favorite weddings has been featured on the Grey Likes Weddings blog! Jenny and Jeff are an awesome couple, and we had a amazing time shooting their wedding at Ralston White Retreat in Mill Valley.

Click on the image to check it out:

choco studio featured on greylikesweddings

To view Jenny and Jeff’s entire wedding blog post, click here.

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About Choco Studio:

This is the award-winning San Francisco wedding photographer blog of Mike and Natasha. Visit the website to view the full wedding portfolio. If you'd like to get in touch, please fill out the contact form!

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As promised, part two of John and Madeleine’s wedding we shot in Los Cabos is now ready! Natasha and I had such a blast with these guys. They were up for anything and we had a chance to really make the best of it. Enjoy!!

Wedding photo from the Westin in Los Cabos

Preparation for a Wedding in Los Cabos

Westin in Cabo San Lucas Wedding Photographer

Los Cabos Wedding Photographer

Colorful walls at the Westin in Cabo San Lucas

Destination wedding photographer in Cabo San Lucas

Bride and Groom on wedding day

Portrait of John

Los Cabos Wedding Photos

Los Cabos Wedding Photographers at the Westin

Agave cactus at the hotel

Bride and Groom posing

Bride and Groom Kissing at the Westin Hotel

Wedding detail photos on the beach in Cabo San Lucas

Beach Ceremony in Los Cabos

Beach Ceremony shot by Los Cabos Wedding Photographers

Reception Venue in La Playa Restaurant at the Westin

Bridal Party Jumping on the Beach

Margaritas

Wedding rings Photograph

Loved this quiet moment at sunset between the ceremony and reception:

Boy near a pool in Los Cabos at a wedding

A few behind-the-scene shots:

Natasha as a Wedding Photographer

Mike as a Wedding Photographer

Congratulations to this wonderful couple!! We were thrilled to be a part of your exciting day.

We had a great time this weekend with a wedding at St. Francis Yacht Club on Friday as well as a wedding at Mark Hopkins Hotel on Saturday. We’ll be making our way through all these photographs in the next week or two and posting them up asap!

Hope you’ve all had a great weekend.

Mike

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About Choco Studio:

This is the award-winning San Francisco wedding photographer blog of Mike and Natasha. Visit the website to view the full wedding portfolio. If you'd like to get in touch, please fill out the contact form!

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We are back from Mexico!

As some of you may know, we just came back from Madeleine and John’s super fun and relaxed wedding at The Westin Resort in Los Cabos.

The Westin is just jaw dropping – truly an architectural masterpiece! It’s award winning design encompasses the desert terrain and its red stone structure forms an arch that echoes the famous curve on the beach in Cabo San Lucas. We absolutely fell in love with the hotel’s conglomeration of colors, shapes, and views – truly a photographer’s paradise. My only worry after I saw the hotel was that we might not have enough time on the wedding day to really do it justice. Can you imagine our joy when Madeleine and John let us know that we are going to have close to three hours with the two of them on their wedding day to roam the hotel for great pictures?

We had a ton of fun and brought back quite a bit of photos from their day. As we’re going through them right now, we couldn’t wait and had to share some ASAP:

Arrecifies restaurant lobby at the Westin in Los Cabos

The Westin Hotel was just surreal at dusk:

Westin Los Cabos at Sunset

Destination wedding photo near Cabo San Lucas

Bride and Groom with Agave and Cacti at the Westin in Los Cabos

Vivid tropical colors at the Westin Los Cabos Hotel

Sunny Mexico Destination Wedding Portrait

John and Madeleine at the Westin Hotel

Madeleine at the Westin Hotel in Los Cabos

Portraits of the Bride and Groom at a Destination Wedding

Bride and Groom's Destination Wedding in Mexico

Westin Los Cabos Wedding Photo

THE coolest parking lot stairway I’ve ever seen:

Stairway at the Westin near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Arrecifies Restaurant on Wedding Day

Pink Pillars in the lobby of the Westin, Los Cabos

Sunset Destination Wedding Photo

The wedding reception was at the restaurant on the beach:

La Playa Restaurant Wedding Reception Westin Los Cabos

Many, many more photos are coming up on the blog soon. We have two very different and exciting weddings this weekend and we’ll get back to posting more on the blog early next week.

Natasha

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About Choco Studio:

This is the award-winning San Francisco wedding photographer blog of Mike and Natasha. Visit the website to view the full wedding portfolio. If you'd like to get in touch, please fill out the contact form!

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