Karla Bravo Photography

Sneak peek of Cristina and Mike’s warm and beautiful wedding at Riggers Loft Wine Company ❤️

Cristina and Mike’s Wedding

The beautiful Kyla Dawn 💃🏼

Magic in the waiting ✨

Those sweet details!

Congratulations to Darrian and Christina on their friendship set on fire. From their Tuscan-style suite to their ceremony overlooking the Sonoma hills, a splash of Lord of the Rings and lots of laughter, we all got to witness the depth and playfulness of their love. Check out Darrian’s first look at his bride. A beautiful tearful groom always gets me!
Thank you to this beautiful couple, their hearts, friends and family for such an amazing wedding ❤️ Congratulations to the whole family!

Before and after for the upcoming show! So beautiful to see the work from the lens go through to custom woodcut silhouette and then stunningly painted by What a joy to collaborate and create with other women 💚 model and photography by yours truly Hope to see you at the show!

Magical country river backyard wedding with that splash of Viking elven queen from the bride 💫 🌾 Apple pie kind of love. 🥧

Mazel Tov to Lila! It was beautiful to photograph my first Bat Mitzvah steeped in love, wisdom, blessings and fun. It is so profoundly touching to witness the sacredness of this lineage, the family and community surrounding this young woman in love and helping to light her path towards growth. May all be touched by her light in the world 💫

How do you know when love endures? When you have two wedding dresses, one prepandemic and one post pandemic, a wedding date that keeps moving with the lockdowns and you still have someone who is laughing and loving you by your side as a best friend. As a photographer, I’m getting to witness and see what so many couples faced and flowed with these last two years. This wedding was supposed to be one I shot two years ago. They waited three years to get married and they had the same cool, calm and loving vibration from when I first sat with them in 2019. Their beautiful relaxed manner of flowing with life and each other was celebrated by those closest to their hearts. Congratulations, guys!

Had the pleasure of photographing this amazing family yesterday and I love when families come back! It’s been two years since I saw them, how beautiful to watch them grow and evolve. We did a mixed session of family portraiture integrated with Stephanie’s work. She and her husband are both therapists and have an office in downtown Petaluma. They offer a space filled with beauty for their clients and Stephanie is also offering ecotherapy outdoors using the four elements.

“I love you because the whole universe conspired to help me find you.” || Cicily and Randall celebrated their love with their family and beloved community in beautiful Santa Cruz with a wedding to remember. From a sacred coronation to the roaring twenties.

Black and white or color? 💫

Sometimes simple and intimate is exactly all you need 🌹 Young and tender love on the Carmel coast

A beautiful bi-cultural Taiwanese American wedding with their adorable two-month-old baby...needless to say, I loved every part of this celebration. Their gentle, laid-back and loving wedding brought many hearts and laughter together. Congratulations, Brian and Chia!

I know I've used the line, "Love is friendship set on fire."...but these guys really defined that. Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Robinson! So much soulful beauty. From the groom's adorable Japanese grandma on FaceTime to the bride's tears as her best friend saw her for the first time fully dressed, to the on-going laughter and jokes from the groom and the romantic, playful energy all around, it was a day to remember. Thank you, guys!

Back to the bo***ir! Photographing this classic beauty was fun and sweet...and it’s only a few more days until her wedding day. From the living room to the bed to the rooftop to the shower (for his eyes only 😉 ) to me hopping into bed and giggling together, it was all one fun adventure. Thanks for rolling with it all, darling! When was the last time you celebrated your body?

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A little romantic country flair and some corgi love in the hills of Sonoma County 🌅 Looking forward to their wedding!

Sonoma County’s rich mustard fields...golden California. Now, we get to witness the state become a different tone of gold. One week away from autumn. Open for fall sessions, message to book starting at $200

Remembering those mustard fields 🌼🌼🌼🌼 And so excited for the magic of the fall. Who is ready for fall sessions? 😍

“Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls” || This gorgeous couple, this gorgeous backyard wedding in beautiful Inverness, California. Gibran made it into the ceremony and I quote him once again for this newly wed Lebanese-American couple. 🇱🇧 🇺🇸 The lightness and playfulness of their energy was a joy to capture. The couple that laughs and plays together...😁

Love is not what you say. Love is what you do. || I knew they would be a dream to photograph. Their joy, love and respect for one another emanated from them. Mazal tov, Gyll and Fay! Thank you for the adventure today on Mt. Tam and the honor of documenting your beautiful love.

Hands down for the most unique and heartfelt bouquet with photos of her beautiful ancestors ♥️ I’m sure they were smiling from the other side of the veil

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
|| A dreamy backyard wedding...nothing like marrying your best friend in the nest you built together. Congratulations to Laurel and Michael! It was so sweet ♥️

A rite of passage in Mexico, a quinceañera to remember 🌹 The look a loving parents, flower offering at the foot of Mother Mary, a blessing from God, friends and family. Happy birthday to this sweet young lady!

Love is friendship that is caught on 🔥 || Can hardly wait for these two’s wedding in the fall...

It’s not everyday your little girl turns 15. So when she does, in Mexico we celebrate big. A blessing and a celebration, every quinceañera is showered in love, beauty and joy by her family. Happy quince, Analisa!

SO happy to be getting back into photography. Congratulations to these two who originally had planned their wedding in Germany before 2020 and now celebrated their love here at our coast, intimately just between the two of them. Here’s to the things that 2020 made possible 🥂 Yes, life was rearranged and plans shifted, but silver linings are always there when you seek them.