Calm, useful planning
Couples regularly mention clear advice, organization, and feeling able to trust the plan—especially at City Hall and when timelines change.
San Francisco wedding photographers · Film + digital
No awkward posing. Just real moments, beautifully captured.
We are Helena and Laurent, San Francisco and Bay Area wedding photographers based in Marin. We photograph on film and digital, focusing on real moments as they unfold—no scripts and no need to perform. We give clear direction when it helps, then make room for you to be fully present and for the photographs to reflect that honestly and beautifully.
A standard for the work
A few photographs we still measure ourselves against.
Not because they look alike. Because each one holds the thing we are always after: the atmosphere of the place, the people inside it, and a moment that could never happen the same way twice.
Best of the best
The photographs make a different kind of sense in motion.
A few minutes from years of weddings—quiet beginnings, portraits, ceremonies, weather, crowded rooms, and the point when everyone lets go of the plan.
Watch on its own page ↗Weddings, from the inside
Be in the day. We will hold onto what happened.
Full wedding weekends, an afternoon together, or a ceremony with only your closest people—the scale changes, but the promise does not. Clear help when it matters. No awkward performance. A complete set of photographs with atmosphere, relationships, and room for surprise.
01 · Full wedding days
The whole room, the people at its edges, and the momentum of the day.
Wedding photography, coverage, stories, and practical planning.
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02 · Small weddings
A complete wedding story, held by a smaller group of people.
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03 · Engagements + proposals
An afternoon together, with direction only when it helps.
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04 · Elopements
Private vows, a real sense of place, and enough room for the day to breathe.
Explore elopements ↗A major part of our work
San Francisco City Hall, photographed with care.
We know the building, the timing, the light, and the practical details. More importantly, we know how to make a City Hall wedding feel personal rather than rushed.
Family + maternity
Photographs of the life you are already living.
Family work is a substantial part of the studio. Sessions can happen at home, on the coast, in the redwoods, or somewhere that is already part of your family’s life.
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Home · coast · redwoods
We begin with the family’s rhythms, then choose the place and time that leave room for them.
Photographs without taking you out of the dayMarin County
Film + digital
Two mediums. One complete story.
Film brings texture, patience, and a physical sense of the moment. Digital brings speed, range, and flexibility. We use both for what each does best, without asking the day to slow down for the cameras. Your attention stays with each other; the photographs keep up.
The photographs leave the screen
Pictures become different when you can hold them.
The digital gallery is the memory bank: complete, searchable, easy to share, and easy to copy. Prints and albums become the heirlooms—objects with a place, a surface, fingerprints, and family history.
Every private gallery includes the full-resolution photographs and a built-in print shop. We can also design a Vision Art wedding album in full-grain leather with gold embossing and panoramic lay-flat pages—work made to be handled, not only scrolled past.
The people behind the photographs
We are Helena and Laurent.
A husband-and-wife team, parents, and a shared way of seeing the story.
This is a personal business. You plan with us, and we decide together how to support and photograph each day. We help with the decisions we know well, make room for the people you invited, and pay attention to what happens between the expected parts.
Get to know usWhat clients consistently notice
The photographs matter. So does getting there well.
Comfort without performance
Reviews return to feeling at ease, receiving direction without pressure, and being able to stay present with their people.
Natural photographs with depth
Clients describe work that feels beautiful, candid, emotional, and true to the day rather than assembled for a portfolio.
Planning guides
Useful information from years of doing this work.
Browse all guidesTell us what you are planning
Your people, your place, and what matters to you.
Share the date and the loose version of the plan. We will tell you whether we are available and what would make sense.
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