Jonathan & Anne’s San Francisco Russian Hill Surprise Proposal

The only thing we enjoy more than photographing proposals… is photographing proposals for someone who’s highly organized and is a detailed planner! Jonny set up the perfect proposal for his girlfriend Anne and executed it exactly as planned, with the help of his brother and his wife, who had flown from New York, to place a few key items on the ground where he would ask the question. Jonny even made a shared Google doc to lay out the plan as well as everyone’s role to play, which we absolutely loved! [ read more … ]

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Jill & Evan’s Colorful Golden Engagement Photos at Baker Beach

I always have a lot of fun at engagement shoots. They’re a time when everyone is relaxed, there are no strict schedules to adhere to, and my couple can move around and be themselves like nobody’s watching. That’s exactly what happened here with Jill and Evan, but as a cherry on top, the wonderful weather gave us some really great light and a perfect sky too, resulting in this beautiful set of colorful and golden engagement photos. [ read more … ]

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Jim & Shelly’s Lands End Surprise Proposal with Seagulls

Flying in from the east coast, Jim had a big goal for their trip to San Francisco: this was going to be when he and Shelly would officially get engaged. After doing his homework on where to pop the question, he found that he absolutely loved Sutro Baths and knew that she would too. Over the following weeks, we worked with him on how to set up a picture-perfect Lands End surprise proposal. [ read more … ]

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Denzil & Jackie’s Baker Beach Engagement Surprise

While visiting San Francisco, Denzil and Jackie spent an evening out to celebrate her birthday — or so she thought… in fact, Denzil had secretly planned to bring her out to Baker Beach for an engagement surprise, with the iconic Golden Gate Bridge as the backdrop. [ read more … ]

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Rolando & Violeta’s San Jose Rose Garden Surprise Proposal

After seven years, the time had finally come — time for Rolando to make a statement and give Violeta the marriage proposal of her dreams. He partnered with Something Special to put together the fabulous decor with a lit “MARRY ME” sign and beautiful roses in Violeta’s favorite color, orange, for his San Jose Rose Garden surprise proposal. [ read more … ]

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