It’s been over five years since Lydia and Jessenia’s sweet proposal and four years since we celebrated their wedding, and not long after that, they welcomed their first baby. (David was lucky enough to meet one-month-old J when dropping off their wedding album!) Now, they’ve been blessed with number two, and to memorialize this next chapter, we headed to Stanford’s Arizona Cactus Garden for a golden hour maternity photo session. [ read more … ]

There’s something magical about this early-morning graduation photo shoot on the Stanford campus: the quad is all ours, and that soft, golden light feels perfect for milestone moments. Jay’s contagious smile lit up every shot, from the leafy archway where he posed with his proud parents to the fountain’s spray that framed his beaming face. [ read more … ]

From the start, Chantal and Tony’s story was full of surprises… literally! When we first met them as they were planning their wedding, Tony hadn’t officially proposed yet. He’d been trying to plan a surprise proposal for months, but Chantal kept unintentionally throwing a wrench in every version of the plan. By the time it finally happened at Fort Funston around this time last year, it must have been a half dozen iterations later. But it was perfect, just like the wedding day that followed! [ read more … ]

To us, W&L’s wedding day felt like celebrating with a pair of old friends. It was almost exactly one year ago that we photographed their proposal at the edge of the world, atop the dramatic cliffs of Fort Funston, and more recently, their pre-wedding shoot at SF City Hall. This time around, they chose more cozy, intimate settings. [ read more … ]

I had such a blast photographing Cayla and Isaac’s sunset engagement session at Marshall’s Beach! These two are big fans of the outdoors — Isaac proposed in Yosemite — so a beach with a beautiful trail and rugged coastline felt like the perfect spot. [ read more … ]