“Fwd: FW: National Championship Project” — that was the subject line of an email that Jack got from Stanford, inviting his girlfriend Nicole, a Stanford alumna and tennis champion, to participate in a profile for the athletics department to celebrate 40 years of Stanford national championships. All she had to do was schedule a time to visit Stanford to meet with some photographers on campus.

Despite the very convincing invitation that his friends in the Stanford athletics department made, complete with a university letterhead, it was all made up… [ read more … ]

Though we live only 15 minutes from the base of Montara Mountain, last weekend was our very first time hiking all the way up. At 1800 feet, the peak of the mountain offers a stunning view of not only Montara and the beautiful mountains and rolling hills that surround the area, but you can also see San Francisco, Half Moon Bay, Pacifica, and the Pacific coastline.

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Jeff & Leslie headed up Montara Mountain, taking a different route from the familiar trails they had gone up many times in the past. Just before reaching the summit, Jeff spotted us waiting in a clearing with a sweeping, unobstructed view, and he led Leslie over. [ read more … ]

Flying in all the way from New Jersey, Zak & Kelcie came to San Francisco for a little visit… and a beautiful Marshall’s Beach proposal on a very extraordinary evening! A couple of weeks prior, Zak and I had talked about some location ideas, and for a quiet, relaxing area with a beautiful view, there are few spots that fit the bill as perfectly as Marshall’s Beach. [ read more … ]

We had the honor of photographing Will proposing to Sam under a golden spotlight at the Palace of Fine Arts in August (see pics here), and exactly four months later, we met them on the UCLA campus for their engagement photos. UCLA is where they had both gone to school and grown closer as a couple, and I’m really glad our travel plans lined up and we were able to take their engagement photos in a meaningful spot for them! [ read more … ]

Steve & Jerely were already set to get married soon — in fact, as I’m writing this post, I’m also scrolling through Jerely’s Instagram account looking at their gorgeous SF City Hall wedding photos. But Steve wanted to surprise his fiancée with a proper proposal. [ read more … ]