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 … ]

J had not just a beautiful location planned for his proposal to S — he had also secretly hired Ashley Jemison, a saxophonist they had heard performing in Oakland, to be present to provide some romantic ambience! As the two walked down the pier, Ashley started playing [ read more … ]

It took a village to pull this one off — Aaron had envisioned a grand proposal with an elaborate setup: a floral arch, lit sign, candles, flower petals, champagne, the works — and a group of over a dozen friends joined in to assemble everything at the end of Pier 7, with a perfect view of both the Bay Bridge and the San Francisco cityscape. [ read more … ]