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 … ]

Being from out of town, Jet had to coordinate quite a few moving pieces for his SF surprise proposal, but he was incredibly organized and determined to make this a perfect experience for his girlfriend Madison. And it was absolutely perfect, every little detail of it. [ 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 … ]

This photo shoot has been a loooooong time in the making! We first met with Scarlet & Anthony at the end of 2019 — back in the Before Times when it was still normal to meet people face-to-face — and together we happily talked about their May 2020 wedding day. Well, we all know what 2020 brought us 🙁 So we rescheduled to September, because surely a pandemic couldn’t possibly last an entire summer… right? [ 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 … ]