Leading up to Olga and Misha’s wedding at The Fairmont in San Francisco we had no idea that a wedding in late November could have such beautiful weather. This was a full day of coverage for us and it was a pleasure to capture the wedding day so thoroughly – from the morning preparations to the final toast of the night.

Some favorites from the day:

 

The beautiful, intricate detail work on Olga’s dress was matched perfectly to these shimmering silver heels:

 

Olga had the help of her sister, Yulia, when getting ready for the big day:

 

 

 

Loved this sillhoutte we captured during the final make-up touches:

 

First stop for portraits – the famous Legion of Honor! Considering this was a late November wedding, we hardly had any competition for those beautiful columns. Tourists and other visitors were watching our activities from a distance when one of them approached to ask if this was a “real wedding”:

 

It was so much fun to pose Olga and Misha for their romantic portraits! They were naturals and it almost seemed too easy:

 

They had a few tricks up their sleeves as well – it looked like they had this move completely mastered:

 

It’s always great fun when we sense that our couple is up for some edgy posing ideas. Did they make this one look HOT or what? :)

 

The ride across town in the limo with their Bridal Party was a lot of fun:

 

We were all wowed when we saw the amazing lighting and decorations set up for the ceremony in the Venetian Room of the Fairmont Hotel:

 

 

Here’s a wider view of the Venetian Room for their ceremony:

 

 

 

We love using settings with character and had a blast creating portraits in this brick-lined alley way:

 

 

 

When we were back on Nob Hill we noticed this pocket of sunlight and just had to make use of it for some more photos of Olga:

 

 

 

Following the ceremony, we rushed to the Gold Room to capture all the room decorations set up for the reception party:

 

The lighting was amazing throughout the night and it was great to see the room change color during Olga and Misha’s first dance:

 

Some more images of the spectacular decorations in the Gold Room:

 

 

 

We’ll finish off Olga and Misha’s wedding day story with an intimate photo we had a chance to capture in The Fairmont’s elevator:

 

Congratulations to you guys! It was a joy to be with you on this day and we wish you much happiness together.

The vendors of the day:

Ceremony & Reception Venue: Fairmont Hotel San Francisco
Wedding Planning & Design: Amazing Flowers and Events
Hair & Makeup: Metamorphosis Salon
DJ/Band: Alexis Band
Florals: Amazing Flowers and Events
Catering: Fandorin Restaurant
Wedding Cake: Cake Coquette

To see one more gorgeous San Francisco Fairmont wedding photographed by Choco Studio visit San Francisco Fairmont Wedding Photos

 

We’re thrilled to have Melissa and Len’s beautiful Wine country wedding be published in the Fall-Winter issue of the Bride and Bloom Magazine. This Salvestrin Winery Wedding was full of magical details and emotional moments. The issue is on the newsstands right now, check it out!

 

 

 

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Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery has always been one of our favorite wedding venues and we were excited to come back to it for Eumee and Jonathan’s wedding a few weeks ago. The details and moments of this event truly made it a memorable day for us. We love to get to know our clients during their engagement sessions and it was great to have this opportunity when we photographed this couple on The Embarcadero.

Here are some favorites from their fabulous wedding day:

 

Eumee was getting ready at Casa Real’s Bridal Suite:

 

Jonathan’s getting ready:

 

 

Candles were all over the venue, providing beautiful warm light:

 

Eumee and Jonathan decided to see each other before the ceremony and I love the look of anticipation on Eumee’s face!

 

The ceremony room lighting and decorations were just WOW:

 

 

Loved the reception decor as well:

 

Their first dance:

 

 

 

 

A gorgeous sunset brought the finishing touches to the beautiful light we had on this day:

 

Congratulations to Eumee and Jonathan, we wish you all the best!!

All the vendors of the day:

Ceremony & Reception Venue: Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery
Hair & Makeup: A-list Makeup
DJ/Band: Fantasy Sound Event Services
Florals: Nicole Ha
Catering: Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery
Wedding Cake: Margaret’s French Bakery

To see one more gorgeous Casa Real wedding photographed by Choco Studio visit Casa Real Wedding Photos