Sanchi had always wanted to get engaged by the ocean, and Gaurang worked hard to make it happen. There was just one problem: they live in landlocked Colorado, so it would be tough… but they did have a trip planned to visit some friends in San Jose, so Gaurang started to put together the surprise. He decided on Fort Funston, which offers beautiful cliffside views and a relatively quiet, private space quite unlike a lot of the busier beaches nearby. [ read more … ]

I recently had the pleasure of taking some holiday family photos for the Z family in Palo Alto. The golden hillscape of the Pearson-Arastradero Preseve is a perfect place for portraits, especially as the sun is setting. They have three perfect kids, and besides some posed and candid photos of everyone together [ read more … ]

Daniel & Arezoo are a couple not unlike us — originally from another country, together for many years before getting engaged, and we even share the first initials D&A! We moved in opposite directions though: as we left Vancouver and the PNW to make San Francisco our new home a decade ago, they journeyed the opposite direction to settle down in Vancouver. But for an anniversary trip, Daniel and Arezoo came back to where it all started. [ read more … ]

One week ago, Brad and Lori visited San Francisco on a trip to celebrate her birthday. On their first day in the city, it was unfortunately extremely foggy — and we had to postpone to the next day, which cleared up beautifully. It was then that we captured Brad and Lori’s Ina Coolbrith Park engagement [ read more … ]

Trent initially considered a lot of different potential locations, from wineries to the San Francisco coastline, but ultimately decided on a Half Moon Bay sunset proposal at the Ritz-Carlton. To keep it a surprise while making sure she was dressed up nicely for the occasion, he really went the extra mile by designing a two-page invitation to a company event at the Ritz-Carlton. We were impressed — and more importantly, it worked! [ read more … ]