SF City Hall wedding of Nancy & Rod


















































Hannah & Carter planned a Lord of the Rings themed reception to follow their Orthodox Christian ceremony and the gorgeous redwoods of the Santa Cruz mountains served as the perfect setting for both the reception and their portraits. Now, my dear friend Hannah LOVES to climb on things, so the discussion we had about getting…
Earlier this year we were fortunate enough to put on our destination wedding photographer hats and do some Costa Rica wedding photography. The absolutely stunning, like stop traffic, mid-conversation loss of focus, head-turning-ly gorgeous couple is my sister and her husband and this was their actual wedding day. They wanted to include some unique wedding…
This is Ben. Why is Ben smiling? This is Melanny. She’s the reason Ben’s smiling. This is where Ben & Melanny are about to join their friends and family for a traditional Catholic wedding ceremony. Crystal Springs Golf Club in Burlingame, California. A loving couple, a breathtaking view… and a relatively high chance of rain. It’s…
Most destination weddings we photograph are planned months, even years, in advance. But every once in a while, we receive an inquiry for destination wedding photography that’s right away. Ina & Alan called us about a week prior to their San Francisco Russian Orthodox elopement and asked for an hour of coverage. Even without guests, (maybe especially…
Elena & Matt contacted us about their wedding and were delighted to find that Mischa was familiar with the “Russian wedding reception format” where toasts and courses of hot and cold appetizers are intertwined with dancing, more food, more toasts and more dancing. Matt & Elena chose the Concordia-Argonaut Club in San Francisco as their…
June 19th Mischa is speaking at PPGBA. It’s a great opportunity to learn a little about the business of wedding photography. http://ppgba.org/news/june-19th-speaker-mischa-purcell/ June 20th Mischa is teaching a live shoot with a wedding gown adorned model at Ocean Beach! Come learn how he gets his award winning images and make a few of your…
These are the best pictures I’ve ever seen showing all the emotions and sweet sentiments
BEAUTIFUL!