John & Cate’s Joffre Lakes Surprise Proposal in Glacial Waters

800 miles flown, 200 kilometers driven, 7.9 kilometers hiked, and one bucket list item checked off! Joffre Lakes is ingrained deeply in our memories as one of the most beautiful hikes we ever went on 12 years ago, and we were so excited to be there again earlier this month when John & Cate got engaged. They last visited two years ago and had taken a few photos on these very same rocks, and this time, they did it again to recreate this memory — and unbeknownst to Cate, to make a new one. [ read more … ]

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Quincy & Kim’s Davenport Beach Cliffside Sunset Proposal

Quincy and Kim both love the ocean, and the coast is important to each of their lives individually and together as a couple. On one of their first dates years ago, they had visited an ocean bluff in Davenport together, a little bit off the beaten path and astoundingly beautiful! [ read more … ]

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Jack & Courtney’s Baker Beach Colorful Sunset Surprise Proposal

As Jack and Courtney walked along the shoreline of Baker Beach, breathing in the fresh ocean air, they enjoyed one of the most colorful sunsets in recent memory. The golden light shining over the ocean onto the Golden Gate Bridge [ read more … ]

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Emily & Jeff’s Montalvo Arts Center Wedding

Emily and Jeff’s wedding at the Montalvo Arts Center was an absolute joy to be a part of. Their love story began back at Duke (also David’s alma mater!) where they first met on orientation day but now joke about not really remembering each other at the time. After some long-distance dating, they moved in together on the east coast before eventually making their way back to California, where Emily grew up. They love to travel, and two years ago during a particularly memorable hike in Hawaii, Jeff proposed, which brings us to this next exciting stage of their story!

Their wedding day kicked off with a first look up in the hiking trails at Montalvo [ read more … ]

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Anthony & Kamila’s Wedding at the Golden Gate Club

“Falling for you wasn’t like falling at all — it was walking into a house and finally feeling like I was home.”

Anthony and Kamila’s wedding at the Golden Gate Club was one of the most beautiful, emotional, and touching weddings we’ve ever had the honor to document. [ read more … ]

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