Crystal & Ryan: San Francisco Botanical Garden Family Photography

Crystal, Ryan and their 1-year-old little girl were in San Francisco celebrating Easter in Golden Gate Park, and we met after the egg hunt for some family portraits. The flowers on their dresses fit in wonderfully at the Botanical Gardens. It's also worth mentioning that the way baby Kaila connected with the camera melted my heart.

I've been eyeing this whimsical red tree for some time now, and I finally visited at a time where the light hit the dangling vines just the right way. It's named as a New Zealand Christmas tree (Metrosideros Excelsa Pohutukawa), but these long reddish vines don't show up anywhere when I do an image search. It's kind of driving me bonkers. Nonetheless, here are our results from our late afternoon stroll through the gardens -- beautiful family, Crystal and Ryan!

If you'd like me to provide your family a photo session like this, send me a message here or email stephanie@marilee.co. I work within a variety of budgets and most of all, I love what I do. :)

Little Red Dress: Style Photography on San Francisco's Market Street

Jake and I are at it again with the lunchtime shoots! It's a warm, beautiful week in San Francisco -- definitely frozen yogurt and dress weather. Check out her style picks this week on the Five Foot Under Small Wonder blog.

If you'd like to schedule your very own portrait session, send me a message here or email stephanie@marilee.co. I work within a variety of budgets and most of all, I love what I do. :)

We also met up with our new friend, Berniedette of Petite and Toned. Can't wait to shoot with these two in a couple weeks. Stay tuned.

Neha Tiwari Portrait Photography: San Francisco SoMA

I am so in love with these photos of Neha! She is lined up for some speaking events and it was time for an updated headshot. I met her in SoMA where she revealed an alley that had so much character. After assessing the decor, we chose several backgrounds that gave the appearance of doing a big tour, but we really only walked a block or two. We are efficient! 

Neha is currently an Executive Producer at CBS Interactive Games making awesome content for GameSpot. We worked together waaaaay back in the day at Revision3 and have been friends ever since -- the kind of friend you want to wear pajamas with while eating Taco Bell or sushi (or both simultaneously).

Thanks Neha for choosing me to capture your beautiful face. :) Here are our photos! 

If you'd like to schedule your very own portrait session, send me a message here or email stephanie@marilee.co. I work within a variety of budgets and most of all, I love what I do. :)

Nelson & Jennifer: San Francisco Stow Lake Family Photography

Quick #momlife story -- sometimes kids fall asleep on the car ride home, and it would be disastrous for all parties to wake your kiddo up. So sometimes, I drive to somewhere beautiful to enjoy the view and wait for my son to wake up so we can play. It turns out, when my little Noah woke up, we spent a solid few hours hiking around Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park finding the best sticks to carry, the cutest flowers to pick, and generally just running around. 

Naturally, I had to suggest this location to Nelson and Jennifer who were looking for family portraits with their baby boy, Nicholas. There is so much love here -- you can totally see it, goofiness or not. :) Thanks for inviting me to capture these adorable moments, friends!

If you'd like to schedule your very own portrait session, send me a message here or email stephanie@marilee.co. I work within a variety of budgets and most of all, I love what I do. :)