Cavallo Point and Twin Peaks made a great combination of locations for this engagement shoot. With a beautiful San Francisco skyline and Golden Gate Bridge behind us near the Presidio Yacht Club, and a twilight view looking down on a lit-up city at Twin Peaks, these backdrops were a perfect complement for each other. [ read more … ]

Bo & Bingbing’s wedding day started off at Hotel Los Gatos, where they began by getting ready with the wedding party. Before heading out for their Regale Winery & Vineyards wedding ceremony and reception, they had a Chinese tea ceremony at the hotel with their parents. The tea ceremony is a traditional Chinese event, yet the aunt hosting it kept things interesting and made it quite entertaining.

Over at Regale, their wedding venue was beautifully decorated with elegant details. B&B had their very sweet first look there, followed by their wedding ceremony just as the sun was setting over the vineyards. [ read more … ]

“Fwd: FW: National Championship Project” — that was the subject line of an email that Jack got from Stanford, inviting his girlfriend Nicole, a Stanford alumna and tennis champion, to participate in a profile for the athletics department to celebrate 40 years of Stanford national championships. All she had to do was schedule a time to visit Stanford to meet with some photographers on campus.

Despite the very convincing invitation that his friends in the Stanford athletics department made, complete with a university letterhead, it was all made up… [ read more … ]

One year after T&A got engaged, and four months after their wedding, we met up again for their Pulgas Water Temple “engagement anniversary” session. The Temple is a serene and beautiful little spot on the western end of Redwood City, neatly hidden away from the bustling civilization nearby. It was here that A proposed to T last January, and its picturesque quality was a perfect complement to our two lovebirds for these photos. [ read more … ]

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 … ]