Matt had been thinking of proposing since February — nine months ago — and after lots of careful planning, it finally happened a week ago! To set an excuse to get dressed up (and to throw her off a bit!), they had scheduled a family photo shoot in the afternoon, before the planned proposal. Of course, that wasn’t the main event! As the sun glowed golden over the ocean, Matt brought Ronica down the weathered steps to the Sutro Baths ruins [ read more … ]

As he was planning his surprise proposal and considering possible locations, Cole decided he wanted a location with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. Since San Francisco has been the home of their relationship together, the bridge is the perfect symbol of their past, present, and future. This particular spot at Cavallo Point is actually one I knew about but had never been to myself, so it was great to shoot a very unique set of proposal photos for Cole & Madeline plus a few more fun photos afterwards! I loved her reaction — so happy, surprised, and genuine. Congrats to both!

Back to where it all started: Jonathan brought Kate on a special date one week ago to Toyosu, where they had originally shared their first date together as boyfriend & girlfriend — and now, their last date as boyfriend & girlfriend before taking the next step to become fiancé and fiancée. Just after being seated at their table, Jonathan got up to say his short speech to Kate, and the restaurant grew silent in cheerful anticipation before collectively erupting in applause. [ read more … ]

Peter and Grace’s engagement at Ina Coolbrith Park is one of the most heartfelt and emotional proposals we’ve had the honor to witness. They’ve had a trip to Japan planned for later this year, and he guessed — correctly! — that Grace was expecting the proposal there… so of course, he had to stay one step ahead. Peter came up with a whole story about how they would be going on a dinner double date with mutual friends, when in reality, Peter had prepared a scrapbook filled with their adventures together, eager to show her and pop the question. [ read more … ]

Sanchi had always wanted to get engaged by the ocean, and Gaurang worked hard to make it happen. There was just one problem: they live in landlocked Colorado, so it would be tough… but they did have a trip planned to visit some friends in San Jose, so Gaurang started to put together the surprise. He decided on Fort Funston, which offers beautiful cliffside views and a relatively quiet, private space quite unlike a lot of the busier beaches nearby. [ read more … ]