A Tale Ahead Photography

Annie and David were wonderful to work with. Our wedding photos came out beautiful. They were honest about the delivery and i can tell they took their time to make sure they came out as stunning as they did. I would recommend their services to anyone and use them again myself. Great work!

My Fiancé and I just received our engagement photos from Annie today and are beyond thrilled! We couldn’t have imagined a better outcome! From start to finish she has been amazing!
We found her by searching images using «San Francisco engagement pictures» and every photo we fell in love with was taken by Annie or her husband. We made the perfect choice! Everything we had envisioned about these photos from the location, backdrop, and especially the photographer was perfect! Annie is amazing, approachable, so creative, and so easy to work with! The photos are in everyway perfect! I was jumping up and down as I was looking through them and can’t wait to show our loved ones! She even took family pictures with our puppies and did everything she could to get them to look directly at her and she got the perfect shots!
If you are in need of beautiful photos and an experience that you will remember forever don’t hesitate to work with A Tale Ahead Photography! She worked so hard! We love love love our photos and will absolutely be calling them for every life event in the future!

My husband and I were there spending our honeymoon and took our second wedding portraits in San Francisco (First one was taken in China). Annie was our photographer.
We actually found this photography on a photography forum, and browsed its website. I was fascinated by the pictures they put on their website. Suddenly, I felt this is the photography I want! And then I contact Annie, which was the photographer who took our photos.
During our session, I found she is a talented and artistic photographer, and always enthusiastic on her work! Moreover, we are impressed by her patience and proactive working style before the session and benign interaction between us during the photographic process. We enjoyed our working together a lot.
Comes to her outcome, she delivered a natural, sweet and romantic aroma in her photos, just like a fresh breeze blowing deeply into our heart.
In all, we love her photos so much and appreciate her works a lot! And I definitely recommend this photography if you plan to take your engagement or wedding photos in CA!
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Annie is amazing photographer! I worked with her on a wedding as the bride’s stylist that day. Annie is very professional and I love her joyful personality and high energy. Annie started the shoot from the early morning til the evening. From bride’s house to several locations. Annie gave the tips when posing and cheer the couple so we got the most natural shoot. The photo came out great and very much like a tale!

Annie was the photographer for my wedding in August and all I can say is that I wish there was a way to give her five MORE stars! Her enthusiasm is infectious and came through in our pictures. It’s hard to get excited about the obligatory family pics, but she got everyone from the new baby to stressed out in-​laws laughing and relaxed. She is all the things you want in the person who is taking pictures of your awesome day — she is around, but not overbearing, she lets you know it’s that «golden hour» so it’s time to get a move on (but she says it in the sweetest way!), and obviously her pics are amazing, but you can see that from her website. We would 100% recommend Annie for weddings and will use her again when it’s time for family pictures. Thank you, Annie! :)

A Tale Ahead what can I say Annie is the best she took our special day and made it even better by turning a special day into a laying memory that we can look at whenever we want to.

I cannot recommend David and Annie enough. I used them to capture my surprise proposals to my fiancé, and they captured the moment and our emotions in such a way that still makes my eyes water with emotion today. They were communicative, professional, the sweetest people ever — and took amazing photographs. I highly recommend them for any photography needs you have.

Annie & David are everything you could possibly want in a photography tandem. They are thorough, professional and have enough experience to listen to your vision and make it happen. We booked them for our recent Oct wedding and found them during our online research. They were very quick with their response and we met in person later that week. Their online portfolio is top-​notch and very representative of their overall approach to the business.
They encourage communication to ensure the outcome is what you had envisioned. Their pricing structure is incredibly fair for what you get and includes travel and the vital second shooter. Most Bay Area photogs are more expensive with only one.
During the wedding they were barely noticeable (that’s a good thing) and we are very confident they captured the entire day brilliantly.
Seriously, though, give these two ideas as they absolutely feed off of your energy and translate it to the shoot.
This couple are must hires regardless what your event is – you will not regret it.

Annie and David kicked ass and shot wonderful photos at both our wedding and engagement photos! They listened to what we wanted, and delivered way more than we expected. They sent us more than double the pictures promised and the quality was amazing! We’re so glad we found them and captured so many photos of the wedding and our guests. We initially thought two photographers would be out of budget, but their rates were terrific and having two angles was a great privilege. Annie worked with us to help plan the big day and her insights were extremely helpful. We couldn’t have asked for better photography! Thank you!!!

My fiancé hired Annie and David to help with his surprise proposal to me. He has nothing but great things to say. They always responded to him right away whenever he had questions and gave him advice as to color schemes and best time of day for lighting. The day of the photo shoot they were on time and super friendly. They were really fun to work with. We had a total of 17 people involved in our photos and everyone, even the kids, had such a fun time during the shoots. When it came down for him to propose, which i totally was caught off guard with btw, they captured our special moment beautifully. I would definitely recommend Annie and David. They were a very professional, fun and spunky couple to work with. You wont be disappointed !

Annie and David photographed our wedding, and we sincerely couldn’t be happier with both the process and the results. We made it clear that we really didn’t want the photographer to dominate the proceedings, and were hoping that they could take photos without being too conspicuous. Annie and David listened to what it is we wanted, and did exactly that. What we didn’t truly expect was for the resulting photos to be as incredible as they are! Their price was extremely reasonable, they were a pleasure to deal with (which is Hugely important when planning a wedding) throughout the entire process, they listened to our wants and needs, and they took amazing photos. We are so grateful to them, and we love looking and sharing the photos all the time.

Annie and David were awesome and David helped my fiancé, Arthur and I capture our proposal and engagement photos. The photos were amazing! Since our families live in NY this was the next best thing for them to be able to share the moment with us.
They went above and beyond, scouted the location prior to and ensured the timing/​location were perfect! They are extremely talented and undoubtedly captured our excitement and happiness!
Overall, great experience and would highly recommend!

I can’t give anything less than 5 stars for Annie and David. I was left in the lurch for my wedding album 7 years ago when my photographers suddenly went out of business. We had great photos, but no album. Every year I promised myself I would get on it, but never was able to find the time… Finally I gave myself a Mother’s Day deadline and looked around for someone who could help me out.
Annie was prompt, enthusiastic, and listened carefully to what I wanted. Then, during the revision process, she went ABOVE AND BEYOND to revise again and again until we got it just right! (And yes, I was fairly picky.) When my husband, mother, and mother in law opened their albums (a surprise for all three) they were absolutely blown away. They LOVED their albums, thanking me again and again. But I gotta give credit where it’s due: the talented Annie and David. You guys blessed my family with treasured memories, and I’ll always be grateful.

My family had a great experience working with both Annie and David on getting our family photos taken. they took their time to ensure that they were able to capture great candid photos of my family especially the kids. This was a big challenge since my son was only 16 months old at the time and my daughter just a little over 3 and a half. We were very pleased with all the photos in the end and they even provided a few extra bonus photos.
Will definitely work with them again!

A Tale Ahead Photography is uh-mazing!!They are experts in their profession and are very artistic and talented. They did our engagement photos and turned out terrific. Then recently, capturing our wedding and they did an amazing job! David was our photographer on our wedding and Annie did the edits on the photos. I love how they work as a team! They are always punctual and always respond to any questions promptly, whether it’s through e-​mails or texts or calls. In addition to that, they are fun to work with! They’re so friendly and just so real.
I would definitely see more of these 2 to capture the most important moments of our lives!
Thank you, A Tale Ahead Photography for everything! :)

Had a very, very awesome experience with A Tale Ahead getting engagement photos taken. Annie and David were extremely helpful and accommodating in coordinating schedules and travel. Very affordable too. As good as it gets!

Annie and David just shot our wedding a few days ago, and we had a great experience. They were really good at asking questions when we met with them beforehand so that they could understand what we wanted, and worked with us to make that happened the day of the wedding. We had a pretty unscripted event and they were able to roll with it and gather family together for the family shots. They even helped instigate some toasts during dinner! They had the cameras and the flashes needed to handle the event and used them seamlessly and unobtrusively. The two of them certainly make a great team and we highly recommend them.
They’re working through the pictures now and I’ll update the review with more about the photos when we get them back!
— – Update
We got the photos back a couple weeks ago and they were fantastic! We had asked them to take as many candid photos as possible and they came through capturing practically everyone at the wedding at least once, and especially getting great shots of the kids. We couldn’t have had a better experience and strongly recommend A Tale Ahead.

I am so happy to have found Annie and David. We recently got our wedding pictures back from them and they were AMAZING!!! Our wedding was during the day around noon on a boat on a sunny day and I know the challenge they had with the lighting. I was so glad to see that the pictures turned out wonderfully and no one looked washed out or bleached by they sun. They took the time to capture all the great moments of the wedding. I couldn’t have been happier with the photos!
I am so happy I have amazing pictures that captured such a wonderful day and special day!

Annie and David helped us capture our save the date pictures. They are extremely talented. Annie helped us pick the location, props etc — based on our convenience. They are extremely great at that. They will make you feel very comfortable and that is very important for any photo shoot.
For me — they made it a very special day. At the last minute I decided to surprise my girlfriend with a ring and we were running short in time. They not only waited for us at the location but also helped us by picking flowers for us. They even had a plan on how I should be giving surprise and they very well executed it.
In short my take on this is — For me or even most of the folks out there — Photo shoots are meant to capture happy moments of life and Annie and David would really make the environment really friendly and comfortable — which is really important.
If I am not comfortable I cannot put a plastic smile on my face and look good. They did a real good job in making me and my girl friend comfortable and look good together in the pictures.

We recently did a family shoot with Annie; we had 4 generations and it went great! Annie is so calm and collected, flexible and amazing with children. She had my two toddlers listening to her and smiling in minutes (and they don’t do well with strangers)
I am so pleased with the outcome of her work — I have recommended her to friends and — you really won’t be disappointed!