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Written by Mark Pereyra What do you call a love that is innocent, playful, kind, and caring? You can’t call it anything… because it is uniquely Shawn and Danielle’s. Danielle and Shawn were one of our very first wedding clients when we started this business, so this was extra special to us. So when the […]

by Mark Pereyra Warm waters, surfing, poke, beaches – does that sound familiar? If you guessed Hawaii, you guessed right. Our team had a chance to capture love in Honolulu for Khai and Linda’s elopement. In February I captured David’s brother’s wedding in New York, and now I’m capturing his other brother’s wedding in Hawaii. […]

Who could have imagined the culmination of joy that sprung on the day of April 2, 2022? It was a long and winding road for both Jason and Melanie to make it to this day but finally it had arrived. The love that these two have for each other was on full display and I […]

God is the essential foundation upon which a strong marriage is to be built and these two are the perfect example of what that means. There were so many notable moments that stood out to me throughout the day. One of them was when I was driving to the venue – I remembered it pouring […]

Hannah & Thien | 04.09.2022 | Boulder Ridge in San Jose, CA Complimentary – A word I’d use to describe these two. When Hannah and Thien first reached out to us a year ago, we could already tell from the get-go that they were made for each other. Hannah described their relationship as opposites as […]

If you asked me a year ago that I was going to document love in New York, I wouldn’t believe it. Fast forward to today and I had the pleasure of doing just that. Dominic (David’s brother) and Sindell live there, and they asked our team to hop along for the ride. Without hesitation, I […]

Whether it would be fate or chance, that Kieu and Jeremy met in July of 2018. One thing is for certain, the undeniable bond these two have for each other. I loved witnessing their romance on display. It was a joy capturing their admiration for one another and their respective cultures. The unity of the […]

“People who marry their high school sweethearts are stupid.” To this day, those words still echo in the deepest recesses of my memory. But witnessing and capturing many high school sweethearts in the past few years, I now think back on them and laugh at the absurdity of the idea. Finding love so young in […]

by Mark Pereyra Motherhood is the greatest adventure. When I think of my own mother, she was hard-working, loving, caring, and someone that wanted me to see the world. I remember growing up in Reno, we used to take road trips with my cousins and grandparents. Everywhere from Las Vegas to Arizona, to California, and […]

By Mark Pereyra One of my favorite things about being an engagement photographer is getting to explore all the places that nature has to offer. So when Danielle and Shawn decided they wanted to take photos at the JV Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, David and I were super excited because we’ve never been there before. Danielle […]