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Gerard is a San Francisco Bay Area Wedding Photographer.
Originally from France, he first studied music, which took him to travel extensively around the world. Europe, Africa, South America, and finally North America.

"The best way to really get to know another society and its culture is to live in it as an active participant rather than simply an observer."

He is fluent in three languages, French, English, Spanish, and German if you count his wife " Rosemarie Lion's" native language... but that would be cheating... 

In his journey, he developed a respect for different traditions, Christian, Muslim, Fetishist (Voodoo) and others... which he continues to apply in his daily life.

In Los Angeles he briefly played as a drummer for the band "The Mau Maus" who was already popular in the local punk music scene.

While all this was a lot of fun, it wasn't much of a living, he decided to hang the drum sticks for a while.

Continuing...

Moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989, he went back to college to study Fine Art Photography with "Shirley Fisher" experimenting with all types of processes to transform an image.

Then moving on to Commercial Photography with "Douglas Peck" (Doug is a graduate of the prestigious Brooks Institute of Photography, where he has also served as a faculty member teaching a variety of courses in advanced photography. He is a part-time faculty member at De Anza College and serves on the school’s Advisory Board.)

San Francisco Wedding Photography

To complete his photographic education Gerard took a class in photojournalism, where he met his wife who continued on to study with "Ken Kobre" at San Francisco State University.
(Ken has been teaching photojournalism for nearly 30 years, have written the leading photojournalism textbook, "Photojournalism: The Professionals' Approach," now in its 6th edition, and co-authored the 7th and 8th editions of "Photography," the leading basic photography textbook. )

Gerard has since been working as a wedding photographer here in San Francisco, Napa, and Sonoma Wine Country.

Gerard and Rosemarie work as a couple for most weddings. But also retained a certain independence, which is the reason for having their own website, it suits better each personality.

There you have it: If you have any question, please don't hesitate to call us.

From the mountain to the sea, we bring you the joy of photography in the following wedding Locations:

San Francisco Wedding Venues:

1409 Sutter Mansion,Alamo Square Inn, Argonaut Hotel, Asian Art Museum, Aurobora Press, Beach Chalet Brewery and Restaurant, California Academy of Sciences, California Culinary Academy, Canterbury Hotel and Lehr's Greenhouse, Carnelian Room, Casa De La Vista, Century Club Building, Chapel of our Lady at the Presidio, Chateau Tivoli, City Forest Lodge, Clift, Conservatory of Flowers, Delancey Street Restaurant, Dogpatch Studios, Fairmont Hotel, Farallon Restaurant, Ferry Building, First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Francisco, Fort Mason Chapel, Four Seasons Hotel, Galleria at the San Francisco Design Center, Giftcenter pavilion, Golden Gate Club, Grand Café at the Hotel Monaco, Grand Hyatt San Francisco, Great American Music Hall, Greens, Haas-Lilienthal House, Hamlin Mansion, Hang Art, hornblower Cruises, Hotel Cosmo, Hotel Majestic, Hotel Niko San Francisco, Hotel Rex, Hyatt Regency San Francisco, Intercontinental Mark Hopkins, James Laery Flood Mansion, Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, Julia Morgan Ballroom at the Merchants Exchange Club, Juliu's Castle, Kuleto's Italian Restaurant, Legion of Honor Café, Limn Gallery, MacArthur Park San Francisco, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Marines' Memorial Club, McCormick & Kuleto's, Old Federal Reserve Building, Omni San Francisco hotel, One Taste, Park Hyatt San Francisco, , Presidio Chapel, Presidio Golf Course and Clubhouse, Presidio Inspiration Point, Presidio Log Cabin and Log Cabin Lawn, Quee Anne Hotel, Radisson Miyako Hotel, Ramada Plaza Hotel International, Rincon Atrium & Yank Sing Restaurant, Rubicon, San Francisco Film Center, San Francisco Musuem of Modern Art, SFMOMA, San Francsico Zoo, Shannon-Kavanaugh House, Sir Francis Drake Hotel, St. John's Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, St. John's United Church of Christ, Swedenborgian Church, Swedish American Hall, Temple Emanu-el, Terra, The Atrium, The City Club of San Francisco, The Cliff House, The Officer's Club at the Presidio, The Palace Hotel, The Pan Pacific, The Regency Center, The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco, Rotunda at Neiman Marcus, The Simmons Gallery, The Warwick Regis Hotel, Trinity Episcopal Church, Westin St. Francis Hotel, World Trade Club

East bay Wedding Venues:

Bancroft Hotel, Bellevue Club, Berkeley City Club, Berkeley Repertory Theater, Brazilian Room, Café de La Paz, Caffe Verbena, California Ballroom, Camron-Stanford House, Central Park Restaurant, Chabot Space & Science Center, Claremont Resort & Spa, Dunsmuir Historic Estate, First Church of Christ Scientist, Berkeley, Grand Island Mansion, Henry J. Kaiser Center, Hiddenbrooke Golf Club, Hillside Club, HS Lordships Restaurant & Catering, Jack London Aquatic Center, Lake Merrit United Methodist Church, Lake Temescal Beach House, Lawrence Hall of Science, Lawrence Hall of Science, Madison's at the Lake Merritt Hotel, MLK Student Union, Montclair Women's Cultural Arts Club, Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland Scottish Rite Center , Piedmont Community hall, Preservation Park, Scott's Seafood Restaurant, The Claremont Resort & Spa, The Faculty Club, UC Botanical Garden, Waterfront Plaza hotel,

Peninsula Wedding Venues:

Cetrella Bistro and Café, Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, Green Oak, Hillsborogh Racquet club, Hilton Garden Inn San Mateo, Kohl Mansion, "The Oaks", Latham-Hopkins Gatehouse, Los Altos History Museum, Maison du Lac & Gardens, Mill Rose Inn, Ralston Hall Mansion at Notre Dame De Namur Univeristy, Ristorante Portofino at the best Western Lighthouse Hotel, San Benito House, San Mateo Conty History Museum, Stanford Memorial Church, Stanford Faculty Club, Stanford Park Hotel, Terrace Café at El Rancho Inn, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, Thomas Fogarty Winery and Vineyard,

Marin County Wedding Venues

Acqua Hotel, Bar-Or Ranch, Campbell Hall and Garden , Casa Madrona Hotel, China Cabin, Corinthian Yacht Club, Falkirk Mansion, Frantoio Ristorante, Giorgio's, Harbor Point Racquet & Beach Club, Headlands Institute oat Rodeo Beach , Inn Marin, Landmarks Art and Garden Center, Lark Creek Inn, Lyford House At Tiburon Audubon Center, Marin Art & Garden Center, Mill Valley Community Center, Mill Valley Masonic Events Center, Old St. Hilary's, Ondine, Pelican Inn, Point Reyes Seashore Lodge, Rancho Nicasio, San Geronimo Golf Course Clubhouse, Sausalito Presbyterian Church, Sausalito Woman's Club, Servino Ristorante, Spinnaker Restaurant, Stinson Beach community Center, Stonetree Golf Club, The Olema Inn and Restaurant, The Outdoor Art Club, Thomas White House Inn, Unity Center, Valhalla Restaurant

Wine Country - Sonoma County Wedding Venues:

Anderson Estate, Annadel Winery & Gardens, Beltane Ranch, B.R.Cohn Winery, BODEGA BAY LODGE & SPA, Bodega harbour Yacht Club, Buena Vista Winery, Chateau Souverain, Chileno Valley Ranch, Cline Cellars, Compass Rose Gardens, Depot Hotel, Di Rosa Preserve, Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Farmhouse Inn and Restaurant, Flying Cloud, Gloria Ferrer Champagne Caves, Harvest Inn, Healdsburg Country Garden, Hilton- Sonoma County/Santa Rosa, Hotel Healdsburg, Hummingbird Gardens at the Mark West Lodge, Jack London Lodge, John Ash & Co. At Vintners inn, Kenwood Depot, Landmark Vineyards, Lake Sonoma Winery, Ledson Winery, Madrona Manor, Navillus Birney Ranch, Nicholson Ranch Winery, Ramekins, Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club, Sea Ranch Lodge, Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery, Sheraton Sonoma County-Petaluma, Sonoma Coast Villa & Spa, St. Francis Winery & Vineyard, Terra Cielo, Trendadue Winery, Viansa Winery, Villa Chanticleer, Vine Hill House, Vineyard Creek, Vineyard Ranch & Barn, Vintners Inn

Wine Country - Napa County Wedding Venues:

Auberge du Soleil, Auberge du Soleil, Bayleaf, Brix Restaurant, Calistoga Ranch, Churchill Manor, Copia, Hans Fahden, Hans Fahden Vineyards, Harvest Inn, Mayacamas Ranch, Meadowood Napa Valley, Napa Valley Grille, Pinot Blanc, Silverado Resort, Tra Vigne, Tra Vigne, V. Sattui Winery, Vintner's Golf Club

Mendocino County Wedding Venues:

Hill House Inn, Inn At SchoolHouse Creek, ShambahlaRanch.com, Martha's Garden,

Destination Weddings:

Lake Tahoe, Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite, Carmel, Baja California, Europe, Austria, Vienna, Wien, France, Paris,