Brandon and Anna’s surprise proposal at Crane Cove Park was a unique one, to say the least. The spot he had chosen for this special moment is a quiet little cove right next to their apartment, and it’s one they had been to many, many times before, so she didn’t suspect a thing. When they arrived, it was like they had the entire space to themselves, and we got some lovely photos of the exciting moment as Brandon asked the question and Anna responded with “yes, of course!” [ read more … ]

The last time we saw Lydia & Jessenia was one pandemic ago — yes that’s a unit of time now — when Lydia brought her girlfriend to the most scenic basketball court ever and proposed. A couple of weeks ago, we met up again for engagement photos. They had originally planned to do these photos at the beach, but some unexpected fog rolled in at the last minute so we ended up relocating to sunny Palo Alto [ read more … ]

Nate & Katie had quite the memorable engagement — they got engaged last fall, right on that day when the Bay Area skies turned apocalyptic orange due to the fires. Though that wasn’t Nate’s original plan, it certainly made for a very memorable day! Now, almost exactly half a pandemic later (we’ve started using that as a unit of time…) the four of us met up in Pescadero for their engagement photos at Pigeon Point Lighthouse. [ read more … ]

In between shots during M&T’s engagement session, their puppy Ruby ran around in circles, ate grass, tasted ocean foam, and… pooped in the woods. Some of my favorite photos feature M&T looking perfectly calm and romantic, juxtaposed with Ruby acting like a big goofball inches away in the same frame. And we loved every minute of it. [ read more … ]

As Jeremiah and Cindy walked around the Palace of Fine Arts on a cheerful sunny afternoon, they stopped for a selfie in front of the rotunda. But before they could get the perfect snap, out of nowhere, a woman wearing a UPS uniform ran over with a small box [ read more … ]