When I think of places in that are both quiet and have a great view of San Francisco, not a lot of places come to mind… and most of them involve a lot of hiking. But nestled in the middle of San Francisco, Ina Coolbrith Park is a hidden gem that’s the perfect spot for a surprise proposal: it’s convenient to get to, has a beautiful view of the San Francisco skyline (and of Alcatraz if you look off to the side), and offers an easy, quiet walk through a pretty private location. [ read more … ]

Love is in the air — quite literally! One of the most unique and spectacular ways to propose is to write it out in the air through skywriting, in huge mile-high letters where everyone can see from miles around. Tigran had arranged for a pilot to spell out “Nastya marry me” high over the Golden Gate Bridge (Nastya being the short form of his fiancee’s name) while they were visiting SF from out of town. After discussing timing with the skywriters and ship captains, we worked out a plan with the best location and heading for photos [ read more … ]

The French Laundry is a favorite of both locals and visitors alike, and their garden across the street is a great place to have a look at the fresh ingredients being used to prepare your meal. It also happens to be the perfect place to propose, especially when fall colors are involved! [ read more … ]

Lajos and Gunjan are quite the avid travelers. In fact, they first met while they were on separate international trips. They just happened to cross paths and have been inseparable since! Now they’re exploring California together, starting with our beautiful city of San Francisco. To memorialize the trip, we met up with them one morning near the Golden Gate Bridge for some travel couple portraits. I really enjoyed their outfits — stylish and perfectly matched, just like the two of them. Take a look at the photos below!

On a sunny Sunday afternoon, Jason had schemed for Michelle’s friends to take her out to lunch for a few hours, while he went over to her parents’ backyard to set up an origami paper flower proposal. To prepare for this big moment, he had painstakingly folded dozens of flowers [ read more … ]