Preethi and Parthiv started dating in their freshman year at Waterloo (my alma mater!), and moved to San Francisco 6 months ago. For their engagement photo session, we visited the Palace of Fine Arts and Crissy Field in San Francisco. I really enjoyed the contrast between Preethi’s bright, vibrant sari and her black cocktail dress — and she looks amazing in both, especially alongside her sharp-looking man! [ read more … ]

Although they live in Arizona now, K&B visit San Francisco often, and Treasure Island is their special spot. K had the perfect proposal planned out months in advance: he’d walk down the Avenue of the Palms waterfront with his girlfriend, enjoying the San Francisco Bay breeze and looking at the beautiful city skyline view as the sun set over Marin before dropping to one knee and proposing. [ read more … ]

When Matt told me about his proposal plan involving two dogs, I knew this was going to be a challenging shoot, but this combination of dogs and a proposal, two of my favorite things, is pretty much off-the-charts awesome. I was as excited then to meet them and their pups as I am now to share these photos! [ read more … ]

After their cute backyard wedding last year, Ashley and Michael donned their wedding outfits again for some more photos, this time at some iconic locations in San Francisco. Their wedding was actually on Christmas Day, so Ashley wore her red sash and brought a perfectly-complimentary red rose bouquet, which really helped the colors in their photos pop. [ read more … ]

I love that I get to live in a city that’s so loved by locals and tourists alike! Marcelo & Nathaly came to San Francisco all the way from England for an early spring trip, and while they were here they stopped by for a visit to Baker Beach. It was such a gorgeous day, with just enough sun for a good view but perfectly soft for beautiful portraits. (Well, at least I thought the weather was nice. Apparently, it was too chilly for the “regulars” aka nudists since none of them were “hanging out” that day =P) [ read more … ]