I think Erik wins the award for the most meticulously-planned and perfectly-executed proposal we’ve ever seen. There were just so many moving pieces: the friends who brought Sherrie along for the airplane ride, the airport where they landed, Sherrie’s boss who was in on the plan all along, and even yours truly, the photographers. Erik quietly worked it all out, rehearsing the flight path a few times and juggling multiple unplanned schedule changes, and the result was the sweetest and most perfect proposal. To be honest, we really didn’t know what to expect out of an “emergency landing” airport runway proposal, but Erik knocked this one out of the park! [ read more … ]

Just last month, we met Shabeg and his now-fiancee Nav for their surprise proposal on the Fairmont Hotel rooftop. Last weekend, we drove out to Pescadero for their engagement shoot so they could have everything ready for their wedding — which is in less than two weeks! That’s some efficient wedding planning!

For the first half of this session, we took a set of playful and fun photos along the coast at Pescadero State Beach (including that mini-canyon thingy that’s just absolutely wild), and afterwards headed south for some Pigeon Point Lighthouse engagement photos, which are some of my favorites from their shoot. [ read more … ]

Kim & Raoul met in one of my favorite cities in the world — Vancouver! Maybe I had even bumped into them unknowingly many years back when I lived there too 😀 For their engagement photos, we hit up the very distinctly San Francisco location of Baker Beach for their beach sunset engagement session. There’s a great amount of variety here, with woods, beach, and a Golden Gate Bridge view all within a few minutes’ walk. It was super empty that day, and it was as if they had the whole beach to themselves!

Kevin wanted to choose the perfect setting for his proposal, and he quietly teased out Maria’s choice of location in the weeks leading up to the big day. Eventually, he picked a spot in front of the Bay Bridge near Cupid’s Span for the perfect Embarcadero proposal. [ read more … ]

What a cute proposal: at the end of a beautiful day together, Neil and Kristina ended up at the Crissy Field beach, where he planned to surprise her with his proposal. Their French bulldog Marlon even came along to witness the moment, and he was the best. I loved how he paid complete attention to his parents — the look on his face seems to be saying, “hey Mom and Dad, I don’t know what’s happening but this looks important!” [ read more … ]