Hercules: South Bay couple seeks wedding photos stolen in car burglary

Ryan and Keri Brady tied the knot on June 26, a historic day for weddings for another reason in the U.S., in a ceremony at San Francisco City Hall and a reception at Boulevard with a stop at St. Francis Yacht Club for photographs.
The South Bay couple by happenstance months ago picked the day the Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage a constitutional right, and were married right inside the city hall dome where one of the day's biggest parties was happening outside.
And by happenstance, their wedding photographer parked five days later on July 1 outside a Hercules Starbucks where burglars broke a window and stole cameras, gear and the memories of the Bradys' wedding day, police said Tuesday.
"She called me and I couldn't even understand her she was crying so hard," Ryan Brady said of when his wife called him with the news. "It's one of those priceless moments in your life that you expect everything is so well planned, you expect everything is going to be perfectly documented. ... (Nothing) is going to capture the magic of that day."
Police said the photographer went in for a coffee at the shop in the 3700 block of San Pablo Avenue and returned to the car to find the camera equipment gone. Witnesses said a Lexus SUV drove away after the burglary but police Tuesday had no suspects.
The Bradys met as co-workers at San Jose State, were engaged April 24 and planned a small wedding with 46 family members in time for Keri Brady to attend a Ph.D. program in the fall at Boston University, where she will study health services research, her husband said.
They hired the photographer for $3,000 to take pictures at City Hall, Boulevard restaurant, and around Crissy Field, said Ryan Brady, a composer who also works in information technology at San Jose State. He said the couple planned the wedding for June 26 without realizing until days before the Supreme Court would rule on same-sex marriage.
"We showed up and there was a press conference outside," said Ryan Brady, who lives with his wife in San Jose. "(Mayor) Ed Lee was on the steps. The flags were draped everywhere. It was super positive energy.

"At this point they told us they don't even care about the gear, they just want us to have the photos," he said. "They are trying to help us salvage something."