Athena Kalindi Photography

I kept forgetting that yesterday was a weekday when I met Shizuka and David at San Francisco City Hall for their wedding because there was so much activity downtown! The days of the week just sort of seem to blend together. And, even though it is a bit of a cliche', big cities like San Francisco truly are such a cultural melting pot. Shizuka is from Japan, and David from Spain. Many of their friends who accompanied them were also from cities around the globe. As we they waited in the halls to sign their marriage certificate, a few of their friends held laptops with live connections to each of their families in Japan and Spain. During the ceremony, the computers "stood" as guests in the circle with the rest of us. It was pretty special for the two of them to have their families with them in some way!

Anyone who has ever studied photography knows that part of the art and skill of creating a body of work is often doing it with as few images as possible. The theory being that less strong images dilute the better ones. Well, I'm completely breaking the rules here because I LOVE this set! I'm really learning the story telling process of a wedding, and I feel like each of these images plays such an important role in their day! OKAY, maybe I just think some of them are pretty!

Enjoy!

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I had a ten day break before Joan and Jim's wedding this past weekend. It was just enough time to finish up all my editing from the past several weeks and clear the boards for a brand new project! Joan and Jim were married at Saint Mary's College in Moraga, Ca. It was absolutely the most perfect Spring day. A warm subtle wind blew through the corridors of the centuries old campus, filling the air with the fragrance of sweet lemon and jasmine. The hills surrounding were soft and green from the weeks of rain prior.

Every wedding and photo shoot is an opportunity for me to learn something new. I had to work with the very firm house rules on photography in the Chapel, and a pretty dark reception space. (Pretty standard things for Photographer's to deal with.) I'm so glad we had the opportunity to take some portraits around campus before the reception! The motorized Trolley Car they rented to transport the wedding party was a pretty fun place to shoot as well!