Easily one of the most emotional marriage proposals we’ve seen, Nick and Kyrie’s took place in the towering redwoods of Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park in Oakland. They both love nature and redwoods in particular, and in order to find the perfect spot, Nick even snuck away one day to scout out the location and make sure that it would be the perfect spot — and it was indeed! [ read more … ]

Even though the “yes” was already a foregone conclusion, the when/where/how was all up to Keya to plan… because that’s part of the fun of it all, right? Cindy did have one request for the proposal though: he had to “try.” So Keya set out on a multi-month journey to decide how best to make his proposal the memory of a lifetime. [ read more … ]

Last time I saw Sachin and Karina was 6.5 years ago for their surprise proposal in the woods of Oakland, and this time I got to see them in their beautiful house to photograph their precious baby boy Niam. How time has flown! [ read more … ]

One day before this perfect Joaquin Miller Park surprise proposal, Will made up an excuse about getting a haircut (which was true… he did actually get a haircut!) so that he could take a walk in the redwoods and see in person that it was exactly the kind of place where his girlfriend Treecy would want to get engaged. And it was! He and I quickly hopped on a video call to talk about the space and the light, and we went over the whole game plan. He’d bring Treecy over under the guise of meeting some coworkers at the park, he’d stop to say a few words, and afterwards, family would come meet them for an additional surprise. [ read more … ]

Over the course of several weeks, Charles had put together a very well-thought-out sunset balcony proposal plan, involving parents and family members from both sides, as well as a big group of friends… pretty much everyone knew about it except Kristen [ read more … ]