The holiday family photo season is here! We found a great day to go out to the Legion of Honor and the woods nearby with Gara, Ryan, and the boys. I always like showing a bit of personality in family portraits, especially of kids [ read more … ]

The Filoli Garden is a gorgeously-kept piece of history in the valley of Woodside, and it’s the perfect place for a date — and maybe even a marriage proposal 🙂 Lou had originally planned to bring his girlfriend Meyling to the Filoli Historic House to propose in the long grass in the back [ read more … ]

Anupam made plans to propose and set all the gears into motion in just two days, which might have been the most efficient display of proposal planning ever! He had arranged for a cute little picnic teepee to be set up on the Crissy Field lawn, complete with big “marry me” letters, flower petals, and their names on a little board. When he brought Aarti there, all I could hear from afar was “are you serious?!” — oh yes, he was 🙂 [ read more … ]

Sometimes my couples ask me, “would it be okay if we bring our dogs to the shoot?” And I’m like, is it ok?? OF COURSE it is!! Last week, I had a great time with Sheila and Rex and their two dogs Bella and Coco. [ read more … ]

Vinit really went the extra mile to make his proposal to Rucha an extra special one. He had run a lot of ideas by me throughout the planning process, but the end result was even better than I was expecting. With the help of some friends, Vinit set up a simple but elegant heptagonal ring arbor with some light floral decor against an ocean sunset backdrop in a private backyard on the Pacifica coastline. (I really liked the uniqueness of the heptagonal shape!) He had even prepared his guitar and a song to serenade Rucha with. [ read more … ]