A week ago, I made a spur of the moment trip up to visit my sister in san francisco. I have been wanting to go for months, but there was morning sickness, then softball games, and sick kiddos that kept my trip delayed. So, I decided to take this last chance before baby is due and go see this amazing city. The main purpose was a visit, a little shopping that needed to be done with Gena for my next workshop, and I decided to host a stylized shoot as well! I can’t believe that we actually pulled it together in a matter of days, but Gena had an amazing model, I had a dress, i was so lucky to find a makeup artist…and it all just came together. I am so so so glad too, because it has been way too long since I have gotten to shoot with Gena….AND HELLO…the presidio is one of the most beautiful places on the planet! It was a WIN WIN!
Shoot Location: The presidio of San Francisco
Models: Brad and Danielle
Makeup: Fresh Face Makeup (thank you Elissya)
Hair: Cary Carter Hairstylist
Styling: Tonya Joy
Florals: Tonya Joy (that was a fun little project!!!)
Wardobe: Shop Ruche and Anthropologie via Danielle’s closet!
I think one of the things I loved most about this shoot was how darn cute this couple was! Danielle literally glows…she is such a happy, vibrant, and good person. You can totally get that vibe from the moment you meet her…I was so happy that she and gena are friends and that she and brad were willing to spend the day with us!
the second thing I loved was the locations! We hopped around to like 7 different spots and i LOVED every single one…
the light in the bay was amazing this day…no fog which is pretty common in the afternoons!
I made these little kites as a spin of ruche’s lookbook shoot…I thought fabric kites would be darling and it was so fun to put them together with some fabric I have had sitting in boxes for years now…
Danielle was pretty adorable with them…
this bush was calling my name…so so so pretty with the light peeking thru…
you are seriously stunning girl…
yes…i am addicted to lace and french netting…i need a support group…
we drove down to shoot in front of these great brick houses…but gena spotted the light coming through these random trees and tall grass…and it was a good call…i think these are some of my favorite images from the shoot…
we only shot here for a few minutes…but the light filtered through the backdrop so pretty…
The forests in the presidio are AMAZING!!! full of posion ivy…but really really breathtaking…
we hiked through until we found some nice light filtering through…
ok…seriously…san fran is amazing!
after the forest we headed to baker beach..couldn’t resist the beautiful golden gate bridge…
and then my sister shared one of her amazing spots with us…thank you gena!!
my mom, adam and I went to the san fran flower mart the morning of the shoot. I have never been to a flower market before and I am seriously in love. The vendors I bought from were so kind and I was in heaven being surrounded by so many gorgeous flowers. So much fun putting this bouquet together! Dont ask me what the names of the flowers are…haha…but the colors are pretty!! lol
and the last moments of sunset were soaked up on the beach…
thank you thank you thank you to all my sweet friends who shared the shoot with me, to danielle and brad for sharing your beauty and love with us, and to my sweet sis for showing me around and inspiring this shoot!
enjoy a beautiful slideshow below!!!
xoxo
Tonya Joy
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Thank you Jaime!!! i loved meeting you and your beautiful babes!
They are a beautiful couple!
i helped her with a little guidance for the what to wear for family photos…and her gorgeous family took care of the rest…
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