Though we live only 15 minutes from the base of Montara Mountain, last weekend was our very first time hiking all the way up. At 1800 feet, the peak of the mountain offers a stunning view of not only Montara and the beautiful mountains and rolling hills that surround the area, but you can also see San Francisco, Half Moon Bay, Pacifica, and the Pacific coastline.

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Jeff & Leslie headed up Montara Mountain, taking a different route from the familiar trails they had gone up many times in the past. Just before reaching the summit, Jeff spotted us waiting in a clearing with a sweeping, unobstructed view, and he led Leslie over. [ read more … ]

Flying in all the way from New Jersey, Zak & Kelcie came to San Francisco for a little visit… and a beautiful Marshall’s Beach proposal on a very extraordinary evening! A couple of weeks prior, Zak and I had talked about some location ideas, and for a quiet, relaxing area with a beautiful view, there are few spots that fit the bill as perfectly as Marshall’s Beach. [ read more … ]

The truly real, candid, spontaneous moments are the ones we live for, and Yath & Bekky’s proposal was just that. On a beautiful New Year’s Eve, he brought her up to the Battery Spencer lookout, enjoyed the grand view together, and he proposed. [ read more … ]

Steve & Jerely were already set to get married soon — in fact, as I’m writing this post, I’m also scrolling through Jerely’s Instagram account looking at their gorgeous SF City Hall wedding photos. But Steve wanted to surprise his fiancée with a proper proposal. [ read more … ]

In planning for his proposal to his now-fiancee Emily, James wanted the setting to be memorable, scenic, and beautiful. The Pacific coast along northern California is all of those things, and one of the best (and commonly overlooked) stretches is in Half Moon Bay. [ read more … ]