We’re going to keep this blog post short (because the next post is their epic elopement photos), but Katherine & Chris’s engagement photos are also too good to not be shared. Earlier this spring, they had their sunset engagement session right here at home in San Francisco. We started with a beautiful urban, downtown background with the SF skyline view from Pier 7, plus a gorgeous beach and Golden Gate Bridge backdrop from Marshalls Beach [ read more … ]

San Francisco is a popular destination for travelers from all across the globe who come to enjoy the sights, culture, and history. But for Abirán and Ana, their visit here last week was much more than just a memorable trip; it’s become one of the most special and defining moments of their relationship together, marked by a beautiful San Francisco downtown surprise proposal. [ read more … ]

Noah and Liana have had an international trip planned for a while — in fact, I’m pretty sure they’re in Costa Rica as I write this — but that’s not where he decided to surprise her with a proposal. After all, that’d be too easy for her to guess, right? So Noah planned to take Liana out to dinner on the Embarcadero a week prior to their departure, and just before their reservation time, they took a walk along the wooden walkway — and that’s where he surprised her with an evening proposal at Pier 7. [ read more … ]

For months, Matthew had been planning his surprise proposal to his girlfriend Lauren. As photographers, we of course like to shoot at locations that provide good aesthetics — interesting backdrop, good light, not a lot of bystanders — but as storytellers, we like locations with meaning, ones with a special significance. Matthew decided to ask Lauren to marry him at Pier 7, the place where they ended their first date, which made it the perfect place to enter into the next stage of their relationship together and to get some great photos in the process! [ read more … ]

I always love it when San Francisco gets a bit of sunshine (after all, who doesn’t?), but I really loved the weather on the day of these engagement photos because of how well the cheerful sky matched up with Christine and Glen’s radiant smiles! I’ve been pretty busy these past few weeks (this was my tenth shoot in ten days), but spending an afternoon with such a sweet, happy couple gives me just the kind of energy I need. [ read more … ]