Hazel Photo

05/10/2022

Congratulations Tri & Alva! I loved photographing your smiling faces on Saturday. You turned @ruthbancroftgarden into a wondrous village of friends and family sipping cocktails and boba tea, nomming tacos and wood-fired pizza between allllll the cacti and flowers. Y’all should throw a party every weekend! Thanks for inviting me in to document. This is just scratching the surface of all of the stunning/tender/funny/sweet moments. @samgak_kimbap @alva.w @mtreev #ruthbancroftgarden #ruthbancroftwedding #walnutcreekwedding #eastbayweddingphotographer

05/05/2022

When you stop by your favorite bar for a cocktail and a few portraits on the way to your wedding. Thanks for being so creative and fun! @jagfilm & @rameyp #eastbayweddingphotographer #factorybar #makeportraits #oaklandweddingphotographer

05/03/2022

Engagement photos are seriously different than wedding photos. The best wedding photos are transporting images that bring you back to a day, a breeze, a fragrance, a room full of the people who love you and your spouse the most. They are a precious document of an event. The best engagement photos document the specifics of the connection you have with your fiancé, and the places your love is mapped onto. With Marie & Charlie, it all came together. It just did. #documentary weddingphotographerbayarea #sutrobathsengagement #oceanbeachengagement #sanfranciscoengagementphotographer #bayareaengagementphotographer #chasinglight #makeportraits

05/02/2022

Congratulations Eric & Jay! Your wedding on Saturday was so very lovely, all the way from Grace Cathedral to Four One Nine, from Nob Hill to SOMA, from San Francisco to Wisconsin and beyond. To all the years of exciting connected marriage! @skrrzkrrk @jjaycubb #sanfranciscodocumentaryweddingphotographer #gracecathedralwedding #fouronenine @taylorraeweddings @eventsbygs @gracecathedral @hughgromangroup @fouroneninesf

04/29/2022

Delivering weddings the next two weeks! Here’s Kaitlin & Eric at City Hall, Hayes Valley Biergarten, Pier 7, and Coqueta. These two were super laid back, and laughed easily. It was a delight to follow them and their families around the city documenting the beauty and the connection. #sfcityhallwedding #pier7wedding #hayesvalleybiergarten #documentaryweddingphotography #sanfranciscodocumentaryweddingphotographer

01/23/2022

My 2022 got off to an ecstatic, flying start at @brazilianroomevents with Frankie and Elaina. @alixjwall wrote some wonderful words about them in the @nytimes mini vows as well. Thanks for the help on this one @kaitnicole. #berkeleywedding #bayareaweddings #oaklandweddingphotographer #documentaryweddingphotographer #hazelphotoweddings #brazilroom #brazilianroom

11/11/2021

Melissa & Steve are officially very married! It was such a pleasure to witness these two celebrated by their friends and family with a big ole party, mariachis, etc. after their intimate backyard wedding last year. Big congrats you guys! @itscocolove
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10/25/2021

Lisa & Alex were dream clients! Equal parts organized and laid back. They began their planning in 2019, navigated pandemic postponements with utter grace, and finally had their wedding at Thomas Fogarty Winery on Saturday. The rain gave us glorious clouds, and held off until we were cozy on the dance floor. The team was fantastic. Ten of ten would do again. @fogartywineryevents @daylikenoother @globalgourmetcatering @greenpetaldesigns @brides.by.Lydias @weddingsonfilm @hazelphotoweddings @bigfundj #thomasfogartywedding #wineryweddingvenues #documentaryweddingphotographer #southbayweddingphotographer #thomasfogartywinery

10/03/2021

Congratulations @rkatiegarcia_ & @amarcog_ !! It was a total delight to witness and document your love and your people in the Redwoods at @roaringcampwed this past Friday. #redwoodwedding #roaringcampwedding #santacruzweddingphotographer #roaringcamp #californiadocumentaryweddingphotographer #sanjoseweddingphotographer #goinggarcia

09/21/2021

It feels incredible to finally be able to witness and document these love celebrations that were planned for 2020. Congratulations to Jen & Brett! Your wedding was dreamily gorgeous, and comfortably elegant. @mavericks_house #maverickshouse #halfmoonbaywedding #documentaryweddingphotographer #halfmoonbayweddingphotographer #oaklandweddingphotographer

08/26/2021

You know… when a couple has been married a decade, and they have raised three kids, and they somehow make it through a harrowing pandemic… a day to celebrate their love, and the strength of their marriage, is definitely welcome. On a hilltop vineyard with the wind rustling the trees of a live oak, A & P read aloud the vows they had read to each other ten years previous, followed by new vows they had prepared for the day. It was transporting and life affirming. @merryvalevineyards @runawaywithmeweddings @allisonlouisedesigns @kalikacasady @mrspkwilde @rabbistevefinley #napaelopement #napavowrenewal #californiaelopement #winecountryelopement #hazelphoto

07/16/2021

Vineyards! Chuppahs, Horas, Dips, and so much more. Thank you for bringing me back to the distinct pleasure of a room full of people chanting “gorko, gorko, gorko” until the newlyweds kiss. Gorko is Russian for bitter, and the kiss of the newlyweds sweetens all bitterness in the world. @rsimmons89 @main_maksik @silveradoresort @aboutjoyevents #napaweddingphotographer #silveradoresortwedding #vineyardwedding #hora #smashingtheglass #winecountrywedding #bayareaweddingphotographer #hazelphotoweddings

07/02/2021

Anita & Seth making magic on a Wednesday at the @ucbgarden Congratulations you two 🍾!!!! #hazelphotoweddings #ucbotanicalgarden #berkeleyweddingphotographer #claremontwedding #bayareaweddingphotographer @anita.pinto._ @giantfan3 @ucbgarden @claremonthotel @twoperfectevents @brushedbyngan @jennyyoonyc @blacklapel @fairmonthotels

06/18/2021

Julia & Varun making magic at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens! What a delight it has been to witness the blooming of hearts and the reconnection of loved ones as the darkness 2020 brought begins to lift in places. @jgittes @varun_nagaraja #sanfranciscobotanicalgarden @sfbotanicalgarden #documentaryweddingphotography #bayareaweddingphotographer #botanicalgardenwedding #berkeleyweddingphotographer #oaklandweddingphotographer #bayareadocumentaryweddingphotographer #editorialweddingphotographer

06/01/2021

Congratulations, Allison & Kody! What a breath of fresh air it was to document your lovely wedding this weekend. #documentaryweddingphotography #bayareaweddingphotographer #oaklandweddingphotographer #berkeleyweddingphotographer #sanfranciscodocumentaryweddingphotographer #apracticalwedding #backyardwedding #bhldnbride

05/16/2021

Sharing from the archives in honor of #sanfranciscocityhall reopening for weddings on June 9th. For more from Kathryn & Brian’s delightful SF City Hall wedding check out the blog in bio.
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05/04/2021

Jessica & David married at last in an intimate wedding unfolding throughout the day from Cavallo Point to The Palace of Fine Arts and on to Golden Gate Park. Congrats you two! Blog with lost more up in the bio. #cavallopointwedding #palaceoffineartswedding #documentaryweddingphotography #sanfranciscodocumentaryweddingphotographer #bayareadocumentaryweddingphotographer #intimatewedding #minimony

10/27/2020

This stunning situation right here is what a socially distanced wedding can look like. Kerianne & Ned and their families worked hard and utilized creative thinking to bring all the details together. The fires held off, the sun shone, and @frankfurter_cavalier did his part!
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04/10/2020

This reception at @bigdaddysantiquessf was a stunner. Lots more from this wedding on the blog. Link in bio. @sashaborodovsky @treckedd Venue: @bigdaddysantiquessf Catering: @fogcutter_sf Bar: @thewoodennickelsf Floral: @maxgilldesign Photography: @hazelphotoweddings Cake: @butter_and DJ/Band: @goldenbellmusic Photobooth: @pikapikasf Rentals: @encoreeventsrentals Hair and Make up: @kellyjomakeupandhair Cable Car Tour: @hornblowercablecars Surprise Brass Band: @misbrassboppers Planning: @jennigrubbaevents #bigdaddysantiqueswedding #industrialchicwedding #documentaryweddingphotographersanfrancisco #bayareaweddingphotographer
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04/05/2020

Remember when we could parade around the city, cram onto cable car buses, dance real close? Feels like eons ago... I miss that world so. It held so much beauty and touch. I wrote a 4 part situation about @sashaborodovsky & @treckedd epic romp of a wedding. (link in profile) shout out to the team that made this possible: Venue: @bigdaddysantiquessf Catering: @fogcutter_sf Bar: @thewoodennickelsf Floral: @maxgilldesign Photography: @hazelphotoweddings Cake: @butter_and DJ/Band: @goldenbellmusic Photobooth: @pikapikasf Rentals: @encoreeventsrentals Hair and Make up: @kellyjomakeupandhair Cable Car Tour: @hornblowercablecars Surprise Brass Band: @misbrassboppers Planning: @jennigrubbaevents @ City Hall

01/02/2020

2019 a year in wedding moments - Hazel Photo Weddings

Disclaimer: Includes cow suits, saxophones, and redwood trees. Tread carefully. Short and sweet year-in-review video of all the gorgeousness I witnessed in 2019 condensed.

2019 was a big year over here. After moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in June of 2017, and flying to NYC, Boston, and Philadelphia countless times to photograph …

01/02/2020

Happy New Years!! Here’s 9 algorithmically favored images in a grid to celebrate. (Year-in-review video link in profile (you’ll laugh. You’ll cry. It’s like “Cats” but better))😻🔥🌈🐯🕺🐣

12/31/2019

Please come check out my year in review slideshow (link in profile) TLDR I witnessed an overwhelming onslaught of beauty this year, and I am ever grateful. Happy New Years!!!

12/16/2019

@eginamanachova & @bwgoldstein stomping glasses at the glorious @materialcultureinc This was my last wedding of the year, and the only wedding I shot on the East Coast this year. Before I moved to San Francisco, I lived in Philly for more than a decade, so this wedding was full up with old friends... oh... also, I definitely joined these two at their afterparty :) Big congratulations Egina & Ben!!! @bindleandkeep @petitjardinenville #materialculturewedding #jewishwedding #chuppah #hazelphotoweddings

12/06/2019

Headed into my last wedding weekend of a long, busy, and fun year, like...🔥😻🔥 #weddingreception #bigdaddysantiques #sanfranciscoweddingvenue #documentaryweddingphotographer #bayareaweddingphotographer #industrialchicwedding #weddinging #itsacelebration #norcalweddingphotographer #weddingofdreams #weddingreceptioninspiration #warehousewedding

12/05/2019

Just reading the newspaper at Steff & Quito’s wedding. Get it while it’s hot! I remember one of my favorite details from my wedding was that I asked my uncle, the New York Times junkie, to bring a few copies for our guests to read. The venue was kind of out of the way, and it wasn’t going to be easy to grab a paper, so he wrote his own newspaper about our wedding, and I adored it. #weddingnewspaper #stignatiuswedding #sanfranciscoweddingphotographer #documentaryweddingphotographer #weddinginspo #thatsdarling #weddinging #oaklandweddingphotographer

12/04/2019

Running around Pac Heights, The Marina, and Crissy Field with Michelle & Hayden was delightful. For them it was a return to old stomping grounds from when they first started dating. Every engagement session starts off kind of strange, because, believe it or not, most of my clients are not professional models, and being comfortable in front of the camera is a learned skill. But...after visiting the streets where they once lived, and walking down a characteristically steep San Francisco hill, we had eased into the session, and we were able to make this image, where, to my eyes, they look at peace, and remarkably connected, and are standing in fabulous light to boot. #sanfranciscoengagement #sanfranciscoweddingphotographer #sanfranciscoengagementphotographer #pacheights #crissyfield #themarina #makeportraits #thatsdarling #chasinglight #norcalweddingphotographer #bayareaweddingphotographer #wanderingweddings #elopementphotographer #engaged #subjectlight