When we first met with Chantal and Tony to discuss their wedding, Tony hadn’t officially proposed yet. He’d made plans several times, but each plan was foiled by Chantal unknowingly breaking them. But it did eventually end up happening a few months ago! Now that they’re officially engaged [ read more … ]

Miriam and Brent have such a innate connection that made capturing their love so effortless. From the moment we started, I could feel their energy — laid-back, full of joy, and completely in sync with one another. For their engagement photos, we explored a lot of the variety that San Francisco has to offer in a compact and efficient shoot, capturing the ocean, woods, and Golden Gate Bridge. [ read more … ]

A lot of times, the first thing we notice when looking at photos is the color, the light, and the surroundings. And don’t get me wrong: the sunset hour in San Francisco is unforgettable, and that golden light shining on Jacob & Shanelle as the ocean breeze kicks up her dress is some real eye candy [ read more … ]

Matt had been thinking of proposing since February — nine months ago — and after lots of careful planning, it finally happened a week ago! To set an excuse to get dressed up (and to throw her off a bit!), they had scheduled a family photo shoot in the afternoon, before the planned proposal. Of course, that wasn’t the main event! As the sun glowed golden over the ocean, Matt brought Ronica down the weathered steps to the Sutro Baths ruins [ read more … ]

Flying in from the east coast, Jim had a big goal for their trip to San Francisco: this was going to be when he and Shelly would officially get engaged. After doing his homework on where to pop the question, he found that he absolutely loved Sutro Baths and knew that she would too. Over the following weeks, we worked with him on how to set up a picture-perfect Lands End surprise proposal. [ read more … ]