Vintage muscle cars & Australian accents. Two seriously amazing things that made this day a lot of fun! Rob & Des had a month long holiday travelling the United States. One of the pit stops was to San Francisco, for a romantic and fun wedding. We started off with me getting some time in with the girls doing hair & makeup at the Orchard Garden Hotel. From there, my assistant Heidi & I hopped into our Lyft and met the Camaro & Roadrunner to the Ferry Building & Chrissy Fields for some portraits around the city. My friend Ehvan (the videographer that made the video on my website) shot all the video footage of the day. I will update with the link once that is posted :)

For now, enjoy! Congratulations Rob, Des & Kyle. I hope you enjoyed your stay!

Special Thanks:

Heidi Sandoval-Assistant/Second Shooter

Ehvan Tran-Videographer

Ken Jones-Lyssabeth's Wedding Officiants

Cars-Stu Harmon

San Francisco Florist-Floral

Locations: Ferry Building, East Beach Chrissy Fields & Orchard Garden Hotel, rooftop.

View the Full Gallery here: http://meobaaklini.pass.us/roblovesdes/

Meo Baaklini is a San Francisco Intimate Wedding and Elopement Photographer. Available for destination weddings to tell your love story. To inquire about your date, please contact the studio at

hello@meobaaklini.com

510-545-6361

www.meobaaklini.com

Hi everyone! I have decided to open up the studio for some fun events this summer!! Mondays-Thursdays will be filled with hair & makeup workshops, photography classes, ladies day out, arts & crafts and other paint projects. The calendar will be posted shortly** So please leave a comment if you'd like to stay in the loop for future events.

Select Fridays will be open for summertime themed mini sessions (think-Lemonade stand..yum! or a day at the beach!) These will be $175 and include five of your favorite images. The full gallery may be purchased for $150.

Book 4 or more friends on the same day and you each receive $50 off your full gallery!

DATES: Available on the hour from noon-7pm. Sessions are 20 minutes

7/5    7/12    7/19

Ready to book? Email meo@meobaaklini.com with your desired date & time.

photo courtesy of an awesome lemonade stand from pinterest that we will be making!!

Meo Baaklini, summertime mini session in Benicia, CA. San Francisco Bay Area Family Photographer

Dedicated to Janina.

This week I lost a friend & a client. It was tough to swallow the bad news. It was surreal since we had just spent an afternoon photographing her son's high school senior portraits. We laughed that she got out of a speeding ticket on her way to meet me. We rocked my first ever senior boy session and left with great big hugs and plans for future sessions.

Had I known it would be my last time getting to hear her loud Latina laugh I would've taken more than 4 pictures of her with Jairo. I should've ignored her request to not have her in the pictures because her hair wasn't done. I should've taken some of her hugging her kids. I should've should've should've.....

Thank you, Janina for your friendship & inspiration.

I've decided to start a portrait project. Celebrate Life.

These sessions are dedicated to telling your family's story. We will spend time photographing your loved ones in their environment, your sentimental items, family recipes & even hand written love notes. You will be able to choose from a hand crafted memory box to preserve your memories (see here).

How do you want your family history remembered?

Email meo@meobaaklini.com for more information

Collections from $750, includes session and custom album or upgrade to a handcrafted photo box. Additional copies of album will be available at a discounted rate. Payment options available.

Meo Baaklini serves the San Francisco Bay Area and Las Vegas. meo@meobaaklini.com 510-545-6361

A very last minute request, and I am so happy I was available to witness Erika & Chris' Golden Gate Park wedding under the Pagoda. Yes, we were attracting tourists and even a random harnessed cat that wanted in on the action! It was a chilly and foggy morning, but I love the way the light surrounds them and the beautiful garden. After the ceremony we headed over to Shakespeare Garden, contemplated crashing a wedding, but opted for adventures around the Golden Gate Park concourse area. The details: Her dress (& his fedora) came from a cute vintage shop in their hometown in Traverse City, Michigan.  Not to worry, I will find out who made her dress! Her ring was designed from a mold of a twig and set with a pearl. On her other hand she wore a vintage ring her grandmother (or was it great-grandmother?) hand painted. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

Congratulations Erika & Chris! Ceremony

Location: Pagoda at Golden Gate Park

Other Location: Music Concourse

Officiated by Ken Jones, Lyssabeth's Officiants, elopeinsanfrancisco.com

Featured on:

NUPTIALS FOR TWO, a blog dedicated to elopements and THE LOVELY BAY, one of my favorite local blogs!

San Francisco Elopement and Intimate Wedding Photographer Meo Baaklini. Inquire about your wedding day at hello@meobaaklini.com

Jairo's High School Senior Portraits Class of 2013, SECTA High School

Photographed at Nelson Ghost Town by the El Dorado Mine Tours just outside of Boulder City

Featured on DONE BRILLIANTLY blog

I just have to say I was slightly nervous going into this. You see, I normally photograph women, very feminine and girly with tutus and tulle. I've known Janina and her family since Jairo was in the 1st grade, so I knew I had to take the challenge and photograph a boy! Well, he's not exactly a boy anymore. He's grown into a man that his mama is proud of.

Congratulations Jairo, good luck to you on your next step. :)