Julia & Chuck’s Deer Park Villa Wedding in Fairfax

Julia & Chuck’s Deer Park Villa wedding was full of emotion, and the resulting photos are some of our most candid wedding photos in recent memory. We started off with getting ready photos, Julia and the ladies in Deer Park Villa’s newly-built bridal cottage, and Chuck with the men at a beautiful house in San Rafael with an incredible private mountain view. [ read more … ]

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Tiffany & Victor’s San Francisco City Hall Wedding Ceremony & Portraits

Meet Tiffany & Victor, probably the most successful yet down-to-earth and awesome couple I know. Fifteen years ago, Tiffany and I first met in high school at math team (or was it Science Olympiad?). Since then, she’s gone into a 💪 career, met Victor who I hear makes the best beef noodles, and, just last week, had a San Francisco City Hall wedding ceremony to officially tie the knot. [ read more … ]

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Yan & Min’s Surprise Proposal at the Half Moon Bay Ritz Carlton

5/20 is a special day for many Chinese couples (it sounds like “I love you” in Mandarin), and Yan made sure to lock down that date with us several months in advance to capture this special moment between him and his girlfriend Min. He put a lot of thought into choosing the perfect spot, especially since the weather wasn’t looking the best that weekend.

When the time came, he and two of his friends concocted a story to get Min out to the Half Moon Bay Ritz Carlton for the surprise proposal, and they choreographed it perfectly. He led her to an overlook above the beach and coastline, and at just the right moment, his friends started playing music from a speaker that had been concealed in an inconspicuous shopping bag. We loved Min’s overjoyed reaction, and all the happy moments following the proposal. [ read more … ]

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N&F’s Half Moon Bay Surprise Proposal

Half Moon Bay weather can be tricky, but when it all lines up, it’s one of the most scenic spots in all of NorCal. A couple of weeks ago, N surprised F with a Half Moon Bay surprise proposal by asking her to marry him at the coastal trail, on a beautiful cliffside overlooking the ocean and beach below. [ read more … ]

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A&R’s Surprise Engagement at the Lyon Street Steps in Pacific Heights

A&R first met two years ago, and for their first date, they came to the Lyon Street Steps in Pacific Heights and enjoyed the view together. Last weekend, he brought her back to where they shared that moment two years ago to ask for her hand in marriage. [ read more … ]

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