Silvana Difranco » ||Wedding Photographer || San Francisco Bay Area

This week I received my first of many orders from Paloma’s Nest. I am in love with the simplicity and organic quality to their products. Not only are there Thank You cards but they are well known for their ring bearer bowls. Beautiful! Now I’m off to Stinson Beach for a wedding. Happy weekend!

Sometimes it pays to be simple and elegant. Juli and Scott decided to host an amazing Luncheon for their closest friends and family in honor of their wedding. The festivities took place at the Harvest Moon Cafe, located in the town square in Sonoma, CA. Rustic chic! It was so well done. Intimate, festive and understated.

Sonoma State Park

Nick and Jen Demarest do a wonderful job catering to the needs of the bride and groom. Delicious food and inviting surroundings.

Juli and Scott are a dream to work with.  Cheers!

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing Teresa Kuhl of True Style. It was such a fun shoot and Teresa is definitely one of the most engaging women I’ve ever met. I loved working with her and I think you will too! This is a great example of a Portrait Session (two looks). Happy Thursday!

I loved the painting of the zebra.

I have several sessions that I cannot wait to post. Once the film comes back from the lab, all will be well. When I was going through my images in order to create something while I’m waiting, I couldn’t help but realize that I may need a little vacation to a serene spa somewhere. Dreaming is what I’m doing. It’s vital that one get the mental spa vacation that is needed. Even if it means looking at calming images. Back to life.

If you have not joined BridalTweet and you are about to get married, you are truly missing out on this wonderful service. Please visit this site and consider joining. You will not be disappointed!! Not only is it a great way to help you organize your wedding but they have just announced an amazing contest for Brides to be. Here is an excerpt from the Press Release.

NEW YORK – September 15, 2009 – BridalTweet.com today announced a contest awarding one lucky bride a complimentary rental of dazzling diamond earrings to wear on her wedding day. Each bride who joins BridalTweet.com before October 30 will be entered to win, compliments of Adorn Brides.1 “The Red Carpet Wedding contest is our way of thanking brides for joining our wedding community,” said Christine Dyer, creator and founder of BridalTweet.com. “We’re seeing that brides will rent anything from visual props to floral arrangements, table linens, head-pieces and sometimes even dresses; why not rent diamonds for the special day.”

Each bride that joins BridalTweet.com will also gain access to the wedding community’s ongoing benefits such as free wedding advice, exclusive offers, giveaways, information about local events, a local vendor directory, and more. All BridalTweet.com members, including brides, wedding vendors, and wedding bloggers, can also share tips and information via chats, blogs, discussions, groups, photos, and videos.

Have a wonderful Holiday weekend!

I’m a huge fan of Bridal Portraiture! The Bridal Session is usually scheduled for after the big day and honeymoon are over and it is a great investment for those who would like to have a more meaningful photographic experience. They are intimate and seamless and most importantly, they are totally different than portraits done on the wedding day.  A  photographer only has a limited time to capture those wonderful moments of the bride getting ready (usually about an hour) and not much time of her alone. A bridal session is a perfect opportunity for this person to slip on her wedding dress again and relive that feeling without all the worries. There is a perfect ease and the camera will capture that quiet stillness that is so apparent when there is no one tapping them on the shoulder telling them that it’s time to get ready to walk down the isle.

These adorable little beings were photographed in Piedmont Park, Oakland. Lovely place full of great spots and cooperative light!!

They were really fun to work with!

Getting all three of them together was a bit of a challenge. The little one had her own agenda. As she should!!