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Daphne and David: San Francisco MOMA and Mourad Wedding

Mourad SFMOMA Wedding
Close-up wedding portrait at Yerba Buena Center

If there’s one bit of advice that every couple getting married should heed, it’s this: Do whatever you want, it’s your wedding. Sure you can seek inspiration from all the amazing weddings that’ve you pinned and bookmarked over the years, but how refreshing when it’s something all your own. My first time talking with David was on the phone standing outside my guesthouse in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia at 4 am. I received his wedding request and wanted to chat before I started driving out to the Gobi Desert for the week. He was really enthusiastic and quite confident that he wanted me as his photographer from the get-go, so I told him take the week to be sure while I bounced around in an old Russian tank of a van driving through the vast nothingness of the Mongolian landscape. A week later, I sent out a contract and looked forward to meeting David and Daphne.

Flash forward to the big day. I meet David at the Palace Hotel and immediately noticed his velvet suit jacket hanging by the closet. “Nice jacket” I said. It really was. Then he opened it up to show me the colored feather pattern on the inside. Damn, that was a cool jacket and I was jealous I didn’t own one. If I thought he took an alternative route to the wedding attire, I hadn’t seen anything yet, because when I met Daphne, she wore the most amazing floral short sleeve dressing. It was unlike anything I’ve seen as far as wedding dresses go. When they first came together during the first look, I knew we had something amazing to work with. She offered me a glass of Japanese whiskey while we were waiting for David on their rooftop. When it came time for the first look, I asked if she wanted me to hold onto her glass of whiskey during the photos. She shrugged and say, “Nah”. I loved it.

Fittingly, we moved onto the SF MOMA to shoot amongst the art. Daphne fit right in with the art pieces that I had to get a shot of David sitting on the bench looking at her. The colors on her dress really popped against the white in the museum and then later against the metallic blue of the Jewish Contemporary Museum.

The wedding and reception took place at Mourad where they broke tradition again and just got married at one end of the restaurant, the aisle, literally being the space between the tables and the booths. It was a fun and light-hearted ceremony that perfected captured how I saw the couple.

Groom getting ready at Palace Hotel

Groom with velvet suit jacket looking back

Groom alternative style velvet wedding suit with colored feathers

Candid shot of groomsmen writing wedding toast at the Palace Hotel

Basil Hayden Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey and Tuna Tartare with edible flowers

Candid wedding photo of groom showing off velvet suit jacket

Black and white candid shot of child playing with toy

Candid shot of grandfather playing with grandson in the Palace Hotel

Candid shot of alternative bridal dress

Black and white candid shot of bride in alternative floral wedding dress

Bride getting ring from sister and playing with dog

Photojournalistic wedding shot of mother putting necklace on bride.

Candid shot of bride and mother laughing in a bright room

Bride in different kind of floral dress trimming flowers

Bride in floral dress putting boutonniere on mother before wedding

Couple's rooftop wedding first look location in San Francisco

Rooftop first look between bride and groom

Bride and groom first look on SF rooftop

Black and white shot of bride putting on boutonniere

Bride in alternative floral wedding dress at SF Moma

Couple sitting by window during wedding photography in SF MOMA museu

Couple posing in front of art work for wedding shoot in SF Moma

Couple's wedding photography in SF MOMA museum

SF Moma wedding portrait in front of art work

Beautiful shot of bride in floral dress outside Jewish Contemporary Museum

Couple in alternative wedding dress outside Jewish Contemporary Museum

Wedding photography outside Jewish Contemporary Museum

Funny bridal shot outside Jewish Contemporary Museum.

Funny groomsmen shot outside Jewish Contemporary Musem

Couple's wedding portrait at Yerba Buena Center

Couple kissing on ground during wedding portrait at Yerba Buena Center

Couple's candid wedding portrait at Yerba Buena Center

Black and white funny wedding shot in San Francisco

 

Wedding event photography at Mourad's SF

Wedding wildflower decor and custom table design at Mourad's SF

Mourad's boneless fried chicken catering

Mourad's meatballs and grapes skewers and lavender cocktail

Guests drinking cocktails at Mourad's in San Francisco

Candid photo of couple laughing during wedding at Mourad's in SF

Mourad's roasted chicken and hummus

Mourad's miso black cod and salad

Mourad's moroccan salad trio event catering

Bridge and groom candid shot during wedding speech at Mourad's SF

Bride's sister holding wedding rings at Mourad's SF

Couple walking down "aisle" for wedding at Mourad's SF

Candid shot of couple smiling during wedding speech at Mourad's SF

Couple looking surprised during wedding at Mourad's

Photojournalistic photography of parents smiling

Candid black and white photography of mother and child during wedding ceremony at Mourads

Photojournalistic wedding photography at Mourads

Wedding ceremony at Mourad's in San Francisco

Mother taking photo during wedding

Bride and groom candid shot during wedding toast at Mourad's SF

Candid shot of parents during wedding toast at Mourad's San Francisco

 

 

 

 

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