Last weekend, Alex brought Lauren up to a fantastic vista point with a sweeping Golden Gate Bridge view, for a small, romantic picnic… or was it? In reality, he was planning to pop the question and wanted a beautiful SF backdrop for that special moment. As the two walked up the hill and towards the bridge, I quietly got into position to capture it all. Lauren was very, very excited — if she hadn’t been eagerly waiting for this moment for a while, it certainly looked that way to me! — and even wiped away a joyful tear as Alex asked for her hand in marriage. [ read more … ]

Love has a beautiful way of coming full circle, and for Adeeb and Halley, their journey began at the Yerba Buena Gardens in the heart of San Francisco. Little did they know during their first date that this picturesque park would later become the site of one of the most important moments of their lives — a surprise proposal filled with love, art, and modern elegance. [ read more … ]

Sunflowers are a favorite of Thuy’s, and Alex wanted to propose to her at a place filled with them. Surprisingly (at least for me), there seem to be very few places to find sunflowers around here. Andreotti Farm in Half Moon Bay is one of the few sunflower fields in the Bay Area, certainly the biggest, and they grew as far as my eye could see [ read more … ]

Nihil put a lot of planning into his proposal to Alisha. He had thought out every little detail, from the decor and setup all the way down to the color of Alisha’s dress. In fact, his story was that his friend, a coworker, would bring Alisha to this rooftop at Russian Hill [ read more … ]

With some help from a group of their closest friends, Vardhman set up the perfect cliffside surprise proposal for his girlfriend Aishwari. Just before sunset, the group of friends set up a beautiful circular arbor, complete with flowers and even music, and hid in a corner for the couple to arrive. Vardhman and Aishwari arrived at the top of the Mori Point cliffside just as the evening sun was crossing the horizon [ read more … ]