Our last wedding of the year was Anne & Jeff’s at Aracely Cafe, and we couldn’t have asked for a sweeter couple or a more wonderful wedding to close out the year. Before we begin, I just want to recap their proposal story, which I thought was quite romantic and very clever [ read more … ]

Knowing that his girlfriend Jennifer is a very perceptive girl, Clayton had to be sure to come up with the perfect cover story for his proposal in order to not give away the surprise. His sister had recently gotten engaged, and so last weekend, he and Jennifer would be taking a trip to Half Moon Bay to check out some potential venues for her wedding. It just so happened that one of them was just a few minutes’ walking distance from this beautiful cypress tree tunnel [ read more … ]

Andy got in touch with me more than a month ago to start planning his proposal. Although he and Kate were already technically engaged and had made wedding plans, he knew that she needed to receive a proper proposal like every girl deserves. We worked out a plan for the two of them to walk around the Palace of Fine Arts, where he’d surprise her with a bouquet of roses and a note that he had prepared. [ read more … ]

What a gorgeous couple and amazing sky! This has to be one of the best sunsets I’ve ever seen, and I’ve certainly seen more than my fair share of golden California sun. I had such a great time with Alyan & Daniel out there shooting on this beautiful day. Their chemistry is what makes me really love how their sunset engagement photos came out, and their natural and blissful look throughout this shoot was picture-perfect. [ read more … ]

It was a bit of luck that brought us to Ramzi & Natalie’s wedding: their original photographer (a friend of ours) had a family emergency, so we stepped in to help. I’m so glad we were available that day and got the opportunity to work with this wonderful couple!

Our day started off at the adorable little Old St. Hilary’s Chapel [ read more … ]