Christian proposed to Daena at the end of the pier at the Municipal Wharf in Santa Cruz and of course she said YES!! Before the exciting moment happened, we followed them around the boardwalk like two sneaky paparazzi!

Christian and Daena just moved to LA a few months ago, and lived in the Peninsula area before that. Christian picked the wharf because of their personal history here. He prepared a two-day “scavenger hunt” for Daena that included some little stories and clues to different spots in the area, led her to some of the boardwalk amusement park rides, and finally, took her to the wharf where he popped the question. Isn’t that sweet?!! He even hand folded all the clues into three different shapes! We ended this perfect proposal session with a killer sunset. Congrats Christian and Daena!!

Mabel first contacted us 6 months ago, and we scheduled a family session later in the year because Ethan was only 9 month old back then. Now little Ethan is (a little bit) grown up and can walk on his own. Kaitlyn is a really caring big sister! She is sweet and happy and loves giving her family hugs and kisses. Mabel and Andy also brought along their 7 year old Husky, Mac, who loooooves his treats.

2 adults + 2 kids + 1 dog = a perfect family!

Kurt & Sumi tied the knot last month at the New Alamaden Mining Museum with Casa Grande as the backdrop. Their ceremony took place by the old mining shaft, and afterwards they had lawn games and snacks for the guests to enjoy. We loved the pretty sunflowers, and the desserts at the reception were especially cute! Kurt himself is actually into landscape photography, and all the guest tables were labeled with a placard printed with beautiful landscape photos he had taken! Congrats to Kurt & Sumi, and we wish you two a happy and fully caffeinated marriage!! 😀

Kari and Cameron said “I do” in front of their family and friends at Maverick’s Surf Break located in this lovely town called Princeton-by-the-Sea. Their first look was a very sweet one and we’re so glad we were able to document the deep love between them. Kari is a really cool bride! She galloped her way to the wedding ceremony on her horse! [ read more … ]

Anicea and Harold took their twin babies Yann and Yanis to Cuesta Park to celebrate their two year anniversary and their babies’ second birthday!! Anicea spent time with me to discuss her preferences ahead of the photo shoot and I’m really glad that they brought some colorful props! Yann & Yanis are two energetic and adorable kids — they LOVE running around and laughing, and they love dancing and marching 🙂 [ read more … ]