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Kasey & Mike’s wild wedding

Erin Beach — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:16:41 +0000

Kasey and Mike are a super cool couple and they had a super cool wedding. So cool that it was published in the style section of The San Francisco Chronicle.

They were married in the AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park, a really beautiful, lush setting, surrounded by a circle of family and friends. Kasey planned an amazing array of activities for the guests during the reception at the Phoenix Hotel, from decorating sunglasses to frisbee golf to a fire dance performance. A fabulous and unique wedding to say the least and a great one for me to capture the fun moments as they happened.

Wedding florals by Heather Ferrai of All Set

Nicole and Michael’s holiday wedding

Erin Beach — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:43:51 +0000

Nothing like a warm, sunny California day in December for a wedding! These two were married at St. Hilary’s in Tiburon followed by quite a party at the Outdoor Art Club in Mill Vally, one of my favorite spots. Nicole and Michael are super sweet and deserve every happiness. The bridal party was great and amenable to all our stunts. Bottom line, a bride who hula hoops in her wedding dress = awesome.

Vendors:
Planning: Kathryn Kalabokes, Dream a Little Dream Events
Food: All Seasons Catering
DJ: Jason Mitchell
Deserts: Batter Bakery
And a big thank you to Liz Caruana for second shooting!

Jessica and Steve’s big day in Fairfax

Erin Beach — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:47:56 +0000

Jessica and Steve had a rocking wedding. The day started at Jessica’s childhood home in Fairfax, then on to the ceremony at St. Anselm Church, followed by the party at Meadow Club. The dance floor was the place to be: Shortly after the ceremony, Jessica slipped into some comfy Chuck Taylor’s and hardly left the dance floor for the rest of the night! The guests, too, danced the night away. What a great party!

Big thank you to the awesome Liz Caruana for great 2nd shooting!

Carrice and Mark married at the DeYoung Museum

Erin Beach — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:41:02 +0000

It was nice to see a lot of familiar faces at Carrice and Mark’s wedding. I photographed her sister Stacey’s wedding in St. Louis two years ago. Carrice chose to get married in San Francisco, at the DeYoung which is practically in my backyard, and lots of folks came out from St. Louis and elsewhere. Carrice was the picture of calm all day and Mark was hilarious. They mesh really well together. Everyone rocked out to DJ Dave Tutton. Thanks to Grace Street Catering for the great food and flowers, Got-light for the nice lighting and drapery, and Ed Ritger for second shooting. It was a wonderful day!

Lauren and Josh married at Ramekins in Sonoma

Erin Beach — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:35:56 +0000

Lauren and Josh are two very sweet people. And I’m not alone in knowing this. Family and friends traveled far and wide to support them in a big way on their Big Day. They aren’t from the Bay Area, and they’re currently in the process of moving to Connecticut, but they had established a great network of wedding professionals through their church, including Wendy Harrop who organized the day at Ramekins flawlessly. I was honored to be the only vendor they didn’t already know. Congratulations Lauren and Josh! Best wishes on your new life back east!

Sumi and Sam’s wedding at Dawn Ranch Lodge

Erin Beach — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:49:59 +0000

It was great working with Sumi and Sam. They put on a fantastic event at the Dawn Ranch Lodge in Guerneville, Calif. Most of the guests stayed there, turning the wedding into a festive event that went on all weekend. The wedding day was joyful and colorful, with a rocking party at the end.

Sam’s pretty anxious to see Sumi

Photo by my great assistant Ed
Thanks Sumi and Sam! We had a blast.

Double down

Erin Beach — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:54:37 +0000

It has been a strange year weather-wise in northern California. When I first started talking with Jack and Ivy about their wedding, the threat of rain never crossed my mind for their June ceremony. But the forecast did indeed call for rain that week. They tented the dinner area at 12 Oaks in preparation but held firm that they would be married in the outdoor garden. Everyone said Jack is a gambling man and he was doubling down on this. Though it rained much of the morning, patches of sun started coming through as the ceremony hour approached. We did many of the family photos before the ceremony and spent a lot of the time running back and forth for cover under the porch of the house. There were still a few sprinkles as Ivy and her dad made their way down the aisle but that was it for the rain that day. Sunny skies for the rest of the ceremony and reception. And the tent turned out to be great help, in any case: It kept the grass from getting soaked. Either way they threw quite a party.

Getting ready at the Four Seasons in Palo Alto

Big thanks to Liz for the great groom prep shots

Jack is pretty happy with the sun

First sighting

From the ceremony

Gorgeousness at the Flood Mansion

Erin Beach — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:08:57 +0000

It was such a delight to work with Karen and Cort. They are both so sweet and gracious, even thanking their vendors by name in a toast during the reception. Very nice. After the prep shots at the Hotel Drisco we headed to the Lyon Street Steps for fun photos with the bride and groom before the ceremony at the Flood, followed by quite a dance party. The couple are clearly adored by friends and family.

It was great to work with:

MAP Events

McCalls

Passiflora Designs

Keith Johnson’s All Stars

Oren Arieli of Awesome Shot Studios

Sarah Hyde

Magnolia Photo Booth

My fabulous assistant Liz covered the groom prep

Another great shot from Liz!

Short and sweet

Erin Beach — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:59:28 +0000

Carla and David were married at Blackie’s Pasture in Tiburon, the site of their first date. They had a lovely, short and sweet ceremony surrounded by their closest family and friends.

Natasha & Daniel

Erin Beach — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:36:55 +0000

My great friends and colleagues, Natasha of Waterlily Pond floral design studio and Daniel of DAS Design, pulled together their Bolinas wedding in a matter of weeks but they put on an event that felt like it took a year to plan. The talented duo thought of every detail in creating a really beautiful and fun wedding.

Natasha’s daughters

They surprised the guests with a flamenco performance