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Wedding Photography at St. Peter and Paul Church in San Francisco

St Peter & Paul - San Francisco Italian Athletic Club - Marisa & Randall's Wedding in San FranciscoI recently had the pleasure of photographing a beautiful wedding at St. Peter and Paul Church in San Francisco, otherwise known as “The Italian Cathedral of the West.”  This church is in fact, the Italian-American cultural center of the Bay Area.  It is so old world looking, so old world feeling… you just plain feel like you are in Italy, especially if you attend one of the masses held in Italian!  For a young Italian-American couple like Marisa and Randy, it was the perfect location for their wedding ceremony.

Immediately following the ceremony, the wedding party and I whisked off to The Palace of Fine Arts for formal wedding portraits, and the results are gorgeous.  Note to all not from San Francisco:  As Mark Twain wrote, “the coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.”  And for those of you from out of town… nothing has changed since the days of Mark Twain.  He was right!  It is always cold there, glad I brought a coat, but the bride and bridesmaids were definitely chilly.  So we were in and out of there in minutes –well worth the brief chill for such breathtaking photos!

In true Italian-American style, Marisa and Randy held their reception at the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club in North Beach.  The club was beautifully staged for a gorgeous reception with roughly 250 friends and family attending.  I must say though, even though this was a large wedding by most people’s standards, the reception felt very intimate, filled with love and support for the bride and groom.

Ultimately, this was the perfect wedding for this loving, young couple.  It was an honor to photograph the beginning of their life together.

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Wedding Photography at St. Peter and Paul Church in North Beach, San Francisco

San Francisco Wedding photography - St Peter & Paul ChurchNick Masset is a baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds, so he and his bride, Jennah travel all over the country for work, but for their wedding day they wanted to have our stunning San Francisco Bay as a location and backdrop for their wedding photographs.  There is no question, Nick and Jennah covered all their bases in San Francisco on their big day!  They chose to have their wedding ceremony at the spectacular St. Peter and Paul Church in the North Beach district of San Francisco.  This church is nothing short of breathtaking in the heart of one of the most romantic neighborhoods in the city.  For their reception, they held it at the stylish Terra Gallery in the SOMA district where all the hip restaurants and nightclubs are located in the city.

To highlight the city, we decided to shoot in Crissy Field near the Palace of Fine Arts and the Marina District. The pier offers a fabulous vantage point for placing the iconic Golden Gate Bridge perfectly in the background which frames each shot with drama and romance.  There is nothing like shooting wedding photographs in San Francisco.  It is truly, a gorgeous and idyllic city, and clearly, Jenna and Nick took advantage of everything “The City by the Bay” has to offer.  We covered nearly the entire city, in one day –their wedding day!

Nicholas and Jennah’s wedding, from start to finish, was flawless thanks to Mirella Riga.  She is an outstanding wedding planner.  When Mirella is running the show, my job as the photographer, is so much easier.

“The photographs were absolutely amazing. Jen and Nick were so fortunate to find you. They could not be happier with their photos, and everyone who has viewed them, feels the same.
Thank you so much for giving them the wedding pictures they hoped and dreamed of so that they will have the memories documented for years to come. Best regards, Lorrie” (mother of the groom)

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