One week ago, Brad and Lori visited San Francisco on a trip to celebrate her birthday. On their first day in the city, it was unfortunately extremely foggy — and we had to postpone to the next day, which cleared up beautifully. It was then that we captured Brad and Lori’s Ina Coolbrith Park engagement [ read more … ]

Trent initially considered a lot of different potential locations, from wineries to the San Francisco coastline, but ultimately decided on a Half Moon Bay sunset proposal at the Ritz-Carlton. To keep it a surprise while making sure she was dressed up nicely for the occasion, he really went the extra mile by designing a two-page invitation to a company event at the Ritz-Carlton. We were impressed — and more importantly, it worked! [ read more … ]

Shooting a wedding at Yosemite has been on our bucket list for a while now, and Katherine & Chris gave us our wish earlier this month — and in the process, we got to spend a day with the coolest couple. Our day was packed with fun and adventure: after an early morning drive into the park, we met up with them at Tunnel View for a cute little first look, then headed to Cathedral Beach where about a dozen of their closest friends & family gathered for the wedding ceremony. Afterwards, we regrouped at Glacier Point and then made the hike over to Taft Point where we all braved the cold for the sunset to peek out for a brief minute — which is all we needed for some epic sunset photos. [ read more … ]

We’re going to keep this blog post short (because the next post is their epic elopement photos), but Katherine & Chris’s engagement photos are also too good to not be shared. Earlier this spring, they had their sunset engagement session right here at home in San Francisco. We started with a beautiful urban, downtown background with the SF skyline view from Pier 7, plus a gorgeous beach and Golden Gate Bridge backdrop from Marshalls Beach [ read more … ]

Look at that gown and this absolutely glowing couple! I had a blast chasing the evening light with Nia and Ryan for their Half Moon Bay sunset photos on the beach. We walked in the woods and along the beach, and the couple even splashed around in the water a bit for a few fun shots. I absolutely adored the two of them, Nia’s dress, and of course, their two adorable pups!! [ read more … ]