John and Emily came from southern California to visit San Francisco for her birthday. He had been planning this event, with the help of Emily’s sister, for months! The day after Emily’s birthday, while on a short walk along the path in front of the Palace of Fine Arts, John presented her with a stunning ring, and boy was she surprised!! And that wasn’t the end of this precious proposal — John had arranged for many of Emily’s family members to be waiting for them on the other side of the pond! Take a look at the photos below. Congrats John & Emily!

During our first phone call, Derek was bubbling with excitement and I immediately knew their proposal would be a great moment. He had planned a series of events leading up to it, even arranging a surprise dinner with Melissa’s parents right afterwards. On a chilly but lovely winter day, the couple took a walk around the very crowded Palace of Fine Arts to the spot where Derek would propose. Melissa was totally caught off guard and was ecstatic as you’ll see in the photos! [ read more … ]

It was drizzling on Kristina and Huy’s engagement session but that wasn’t a problem for us at all! The colors in their photos turned out to be very pretty and we got the entire palace to ourselves. Huy was really good at making Kristina giggle and I got some wonderful pictures of the two 🙂 [ read more … ]

With the help of Soha’s family (and us!), Kushal planned his proposal more than a month in advance. Since he lives in London and she’s local to the Bay Area, his trip was a complete surprise to her — but everyone else was in on it. He even told her he was in a data center to explain why he couldn’t pick up his phone! [ read more … ]

Shubhro planned a big surprise for Sadhana on her birthday! He sent a limo to pick her up for a special birthday dinner in San Francisco. Little did she know, there was going to be a detour — Shubhro was going to pop the question at the Palace of Fine Arts, with a rose bouquet nearby, flower petals scattered on the ground, and love notes pinned to the big tree waiting for her! From now on, Sadhana’s birthday each year will have some extra meaning 🙂 [ read more … ]