San Francisco Wedding Photography by Matthias Giezendanner

Jun . 5 . 2012

Claire & Rasheed’s Berkeley Engagement Session

Here are a few images from a lovely afternoon I got to share with Claire and Rasheed in Berkeley. The two of them met at UC Berkeley and are both getting their doctorates in English Literature so it was fun to incorporate a little bit of their loves not only for each other but also for music and literature. We started just a few blocks from Claire’s house, at Cragmont Park, and ended the day at the Berkeley Marina, where they had their first date. The sunlight was candy and the warmth they carry filled the images we were able to capture together. Can’t wait for their wedding!

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May . 15 . 2012

Stephanie & Johannes Wedding Mini-Session, San Francisco Presidio

Every now and then I get to shoot people who have been friends of mine long before I was a wedding photographer. Steph and Johannes have been special friends to my wife since we moved to the city, and they actually volunteered several years ago to be my very first engagement session couple. I attended their wedding in New Jersey happily as a guest with my wife (which almost never happens and was a special treat). But we still wanted a chance to shoot a few portraits of them back in San Francisco and on a sunny day in the Presidio we got to do just that. We had a ton of fun laughing through the park together and ended up at the evening having a wonderful evening together for some wonderful French food and wine at Chapeau. Thanks you two, Heather and I are so grateful for your friendship.

I’m pretty sure in the shot below they could pass as J. Crew models. And for the record tossing the bouquet 10 yards was not my idea :)

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May . 1 . 2012

Lindsey and Alex’s Engagement, Marin CA

Here’s a few of my favorite images of a beautiful afternoon with Alex and Lindsey. In the Bay Area we so rarely get sunsets without fog and wind. But on this day in the Marin headlands couldn’t have been any more perfect. I love the way we got to shoot with the magical light of the sunset.