Ryan and Kelly’s love story came full circle at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach when Ryan orchestrated a heartwarming surprise proposal on the sand dunes above the beach. Having shared nine years of their lives together so far (starting in high school!), this place was a very special place for them — it was the same beach where Ryan asked Kelly to prom [ read more … ]

Over the course of the past fifteen years, Jason and Celine’s relationship steadily grew to what it is today. There was an immediate spark, one that continues to grow today. The two have actually already started a bit of wedding planning, but Jason wanted to make it special and complete for Celine with a real surprise proposal. Since she loves nature and trees, and because San Francisco is such a special place to the two of them, Lovers’ Lane would be the perfect setting — not to mention the very fitting name, of course! [ read more … ]

One of J&E’s first dates was at Mersea on Treasure Island, and now, years later, he wanted to recreate that memory in a totally new way. While supposedly far away on a trip in SoCal, J snuck over to Treasure Island and hid behind a corner as he coordinated E’s arrival with her friend who was secretly in on the plan. [ read more … ]

Using an event later that night as a convenient excuse, Ryan brought his girlfriend Anjali to the Palace of Fine Arts — one of the most iconic and beautiful San Francisco landmarks — for a sunset walk around the pond. As they stopped to take in the view, he asked her to face the rotunda for a photo, and at that moment he dropped to one knee behind her. [ read more … ]

It’s not often that we get up early for photo shoots — in fact, we’ve been up Slackers Hill more than 30 times, and this is our very first time at sunrise — but the morning sun can be the best light of the day. We jumped at the opportunity to capture Brad and Stephanie’s sunrise surprise proposal overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, and this scene was stunning in every way. [ read more … ]