As an outdoorsy couple, Hong and Ben wanted to be sure to capture nature in their engagement photos, and the Russian Ridge Open Space ended up being a perfect place for that. We aimed to capture them surrounded by beautiful landscapes and a big blue sky, and that’s exactly what we got! [ read more … ]

Sometimes, you just have to go for it. We rescheduled Erica & Andrew’s pre-wedding shoot very, very last-minute because our original date was looking super rainy. Then on my drive over to the Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve, I was greeted by seemingly impenetrable fog… but in the ten minutes that it took Erica & Andrew to arrive, the fog started to roll out! I’m super glad we went for it because the results are fantastic! [ read more … ]

The last time we saw Lydia & Jessenia was one pandemic ago — yes that’s a unit of time now — when Lydia brought her girlfriend to the most scenic basketball court ever and proposed. A couple of weeks ago, we met up again for engagement photos. They had originally planned to do these photos at the beach, but some unexpected fog rolled in at the last minute so we ended up relocating to sunny Palo Alto [ read more … ]

Sometimes, we’re dealt a combination that is just too good to be true: the sweetest couple, in the most scenic location, with unbelievable weather. Tim & Kim love to hike, and they know all the good spots in the Bay Area… which is great for us as we love to explore new places for photos! They ended up choosing a mountaintop engagement photo shoot in Portola Valley, at a beautiful, quiet expanse of nature nestled in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It’s a wonderful spot for engagement photos, and even more so for Tim & Kim since the outdoors is something they enjoy together as a couple. [ read more … ]

I’ve been doing a lot of shoots at the rolling hills of the Pearson-Arastradero Preserve lately, but they’ve all ended up quite different! I’m finishing up editing for this latest set of dreamy outdoor maternity photos for Amy, a mom of two and soon to be one more. [ read more … ]