On the evening of their third anniversary, J brought L (and their very energetic golden retriever) to one of her favorite places, the Pillar Point Bluff in Half Moon Bay, for a very special question he had in mind for her. With haze from the recent wildfires giving color to the sky above them and trees and cliffs along the shoreline behind them, the setting was absolute perfection. [ read more … ]

One week ago, Sahil and Neha made their way down the trail from the Half Moon Bay Ritz Carlton for a coastal cliffside proposal that really could not have been any more perfect. This day was filled to the brim with the unbridled joy and laughter of not just the happy couple (of course), but also their families and even yours truly, the photographers. Indeed, their happiness was just so contagious that I teared up a bit! (But, I quickly remembered that I needed to be able to see through the lens.) [ read more … ]

Coming from the east coast for a holiday getaway, Henry and Alina had a pretty amazing trip planned together with lots of fun in California. One of the first items on the agenda, one that she didn’t know, can be seen in the photos below — a beautiful and romantic Half Moon Bay cliffside surprise engagement! [ read more … ]

While in town for the long Memorial Day weekend, Oscar had planned to surprise his girlfriend Darlene with a very beautiful ring and a marriage proposal. I really loved his setup: simple and elegant, just enough to add a bit of an accent to an already beautiful bluff overlooking Pelican Point Beach. [ read more … ]

Last weekend, I joined Jonathan & Leianne on the cliffs of Pacifica for their Devil’s Slide Bunker engagement photos. It’s a neat spot that you might have seen while driving down the Pacific Coast Highway down towards Half moon Bay, that weird-looking, colorful, weather-worn structure defiantly standing up on a rock jutting into the ocean. Turns out, this spot makes a great place for an engagement session! [ read more … ]