This wedding has been quite a long time in the making! Rudy and Erin had been planning it for nearly two years (thanks, pandemic!), and their wedding at The Highlands Estate finally came to life last month. Rudy and Erin, along with their fluffy baby Benji and the rest of the gang, celebrated their marriage at the most beautiful venue, with the most colorful autumn scenery in the background. [ read more … ]

Anupam made plans to propose and set all the gears into motion in just two days, which might have been the most efficient display of proposal planning ever! He had arranged for a cute little picnic teepee to be set up on the Crissy Field lawn, complete with big “marry me” letters, flower petals, and their names on a little board. When he brought Aarti there, all I could hear from afar was “are you serious?!” — oh yes, he was 🙂 [ read more … ]

Sometimes my couples ask me, “would it be okay if we bring our dogs to the shoot?” And I’m like, is it ok?? OF COURSE it is!! Last week, I had a great time with Sheila and Rex and their two dogs Bella and Coco. [ read more … ]

Vinit really went the extra mile to make his proposal to Rucha an extra special one. He had run a lot of ideas by me throughout the planning process, but the end result was even better than I was expecting. With the help of some friends, Vinit set up a simple but elegant heptagonal ring arbor with some light floral decor against an ocean sunset backdrop in a private backyard on the Pacifica coastline. (I really liked the uniqueness of the heptagonal shape!) He had even prepared his guitar and a song to serenade Rucha with. [ read more … ]

I always love it when San Francisco gets a bit of sunshine (after all, who doesn’t?), but I really loved the weather on the day of these engagement photos because of how well the cheerful sky matched up with Christine and Glen’s radiant smiles! I’ve been pretty busy these past few weeks (this was my tenth shoot in ten days), but spending an afternoon with such a sweet, happy couple gives me just the kind of energy I need. [ read more … ]