Ray & Nicole’s Half Moon Bay Beach Surprise Proposal

Ray isn’t a huge fan of the beach. He really doesn’t like sand. “But,” you say, “why do all of these photos show the proposal happening on a sandy beach?” Because that, my friends, is how you know that Ray wanted their surprise proposal to be all about Nicole, not about him. [ read more … ]

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Kaushal & Madhu’s Fort Point Surprise Proposal

For his marriage proposal, Kaushal was looking for a view of the Golden Gate Bridge that’s a little more unique than the usual popular spots. After doing some research and looking at photos of various places, he decided on Fort Point. It’s almost directly underneath the bridge, giving it a very unique angle and perspective [ read more … ]

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Lou & Meyling’s Filoli Historic House Proposal

The Filoli Garden is a gorgeously-kept piece of history in the valley of Woodside, and it’s the perfect place for a date — and maybe even a marriage proposal 🙂 Lou had originally planned to bring his girlfriend Meyling to the Filoli Historic House to propose in the long grass in the back [ read more … ]

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Anupam & Aarti’s Crissy Field Picnic Surprise Proposal

Anupam made plans to propose and set all the gears into motion in just two days, which might have been the most efficient display of proposal planning ever! He had arranged for a cute little picnic teepee to be set up on the Crissy Field lawn, complete with big “marry me” letters, flower petals, and their names on a little board. When he brought Aarti there, all I could hear from afar was “are you serious?!” — oh yes, he was 🙂 [ read more … ]

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Vinit & Rucha’s Pacifica Coastline Sunset Surprise Proposal

Vinit really went the extra mile to make his proposal to Rucha an extra special one. He had run a lot of ideas by me throughout the planning process, but the end result was even better than I was expecting. With the help of some friends, Vinit set up a simple but elegant heptagonal ring arbor with some light floral decor against an ocean sunset backdrop in a private backyard on the Pacifica coastline. (I really liked the uniqueness of the heptagonal shape!) He had even prepared his guitar and a song to serenade Rucha with. [ read more … ]

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