Amaritpal surprised Arsheen on a sunny day last month with one of the most beautiful proposal displays I’ve ever had the pleasure of photographing: a huge, free-standing heart made of red roses, with an aisle made of rose petals and rows of vases on either side. Under the golden hour evening sun, just the decor by itself was breathtaking, but of course what was really memorable was the proposal itself.

When the couple arrived, Amaritpal gave his touching yet lighthearted speech, recounting how he knew she was the one ever since he slid into her DMs [ read more … ]

Alexis and Spencer recently moved to the Bay Area, and I had the most wonderful engagement session here with them last week! Despite never having been to the Palace of Fine Arts in person, they fell in love with the architecture, and that’s where we started our shoot. [ read more … ]

January 2023 was an epic month of record-breaking rainfall in California. Despite storm after storm bringing us pouring rain and gale-force winds from across the seas, Derek was unfazed — this proposal was going to happen, rain or shine. Although originally Derek had intended to propose elsewhere in the city with an open view, ultimately it was simply raining too hard, and we rerouted to the Palace of Fine Arts, which offers a sizable covered area with a beautiful backdrop and surroundings. [ read more … ]

A beautiful and iconic spot in San Francisco, the Palace of Fine Arts is a magical place for photos during the golden hour. It was here that S planned to propose to his girlfriend, and he’d arrived early to wait at the perfect spot. He had arranged for some friends to bring her over to the location, and of course once she arrived and saw him waiting there in a suit, she knew exactly what was about to happen. [ read more … ]

I absolutely loved Michelle and Tim’s engagement session at the Palace of Fine Arts in SF earlier this month. They were so full of smiles and laughs, and we spent the golden hour enjoying ourselves and snapping photos around the park with their dog Dashi. [ read more … ]